Mohave County miner., 1903-07-11
Articles Of incorporation
The Stockton Hill Mining
Company.

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That
we, the undersigned, have and do, by these
presents associate ourselves together for the
purpose OF forming corporation and becoming
of Arizona, and we do hereby adopt, sign and
acknowledge the following Articles OF IncOr
poration In pursuance OF the purpose Of our
said association:
ARTICLEL
This incorporation shall be known as The
Stockton Hin Mining Company, and its princi.
pal place of transacting business shall be In the
CITY OF hlnRman' County OF Mohaye, Ierrltory
of Arizona, with the privilege of maintaining
branch offices at such other places shall
from time to time be designated by the Board
/ OF Directors Of said company.
ARTICLE II.
The nature Of the business 10 be transacted
| is TO purchase acquire lease, own control
mine, operate, or sell, transfer or dispose Of
| mines, mining property and mining rights;
/ also TO purchase, acquire, own, lease, control.
| sell, transfer OF dispose Of water and water
/ rights, ores minerals. metals or oils; also 20
manufacture, purchase, lease, acquire own con-
/ troll or operate reduction works, Smelter or
smelters, and all other mining machinery and
| appliances necessary thereto, and gas. electric
/ light and power plants, and all patents and
patent rights and licenses thereto appertain-
/ ing; also 10 construct, operate and maintain
/ railroads, tramwayS turnpikes and canals from
/ its principal works or place Of business to eX-
listing railroads, turnpikes and public high
ways; also to refine ores; also to purchase, ac-
Qure, least, own, control, improve, manage,
sub-divide or dispose Of lands tenements and
! franchises, and all kinds Of property, real, per
sonal or mixed; also 10 manufacture, buy or
! sell all kinds OF merchandise, and to do and
| perform all things necessary TO carry out the
! purposes aforesaid within or without the Ter
| ritOry OF Arizona, and to purchase, acquire
own. preempt and sell its own stock and the
| stock OF other corporations; with the right TO
| transact any or all Of said businesses as may
be decided upon by the Board OF Directors
! from time to time.
! ARTICLE III.
! The amount OF the Capital Stock shall be the
sum Of One Million Dollars, divided into one
million Sh ares of the par value Of one Dollar
| each which capital stock shall be paid in upon
| the call Of the Board Of Directors of this cor
poration, and il shall be forever worcestershire,
/ and each certificate, when issued. shall state
upon its face the number Of shares represented
| thereby, and that the same is fully paid and
| forever worcestershire; with the right 10 issue
! fun paid stock in exchange for any real or per
sonal property, upon the order and direction OF
the Board of Directors
ARTICLE ~.
The time OF the commencement OF this cor
poration shall be the date Of the filing Of these
Articles Of Incorporation in the Recorders Of
! fee OF Mohave County, Arizona. and the term
| thereof shall be ninety nine years thereafter.
ARTICLE v.
! The highest amount OF the Indebtedness or
| liability 10 which this corporation shall at any
! time subject itself snail be the sum OF Twenty
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ARTICLE VI.
! The affairs Of this corporation shall be con
Quoted by Board OF five Directors, TO be elect
ed among the stockholders OF the corporation
| at the annual StockhOlder' meeting, which
shall be held in the ofice Of the company, TO
| be designated by the Directors, on the third
Monday in April in each year, and until the
! next annual meeting OF the stockholders, the
affairs OF this corporation shall be conducted
| by the following Board Of Directors:
! l. w. II. CUSHING
2. JNO. J. KINNEY.
| 3. F. A. LEWIS.
4. L. j. LASSELL.
| 5. ANsoN H. SMITH.
| who shall hold Office until their successors
/ shall be duly elected and qualified.
! Vacancies in the Board OF Directors shall be
filled by majority vote Of the other directors
in office.
ARTICLE VII
The officers OF this corporation shall be a
! President, Vice President, General Manager,
Secretary and sasurer, and such other Of
! icerS as may be provided for by the Board Of
! Directors, and such officers shall be elected in
the manner and form provided for by the by
laws OF said corporation. Until the first annual
| election Of officers, and until their successors
| have been elected and qualified w. II. Cushing
! shall be President, Jno. J. Kinney, Vice Presi-
dent, F. A. Lewis Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE VIII
The private property of the stockholders OF
this corporation shall be exempt from liability
for its corporate debts.
ARTICLE TX.
| The Directors OF the corporation shall have
| power to pass bylaws and make amendments
thereto, and the said corporation shall have
power to increase or diminish its capital stock,
! or increase or diminish the number of direc-
tors by majority vote OF the stockholders
| represented at any regular stockholders meet
| ing, or any special meeting OF the stockholders
called for that purpose, and by the filing of the
certificate thereof, and by publishing the same
in the same manner as is provided by law for
the recording and publishing of these Articles
| OF Incorporation.
| In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set
our hands this 9th day of May 1908
l. w. II CUSHING.
3 JNO j. KINNEY,
g. +. A. LEWIS,