Arizona republican., 1903-02-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE DULUTH AND VIRGINIA GOLD MINING COMPANY.


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. That we, whose hands arc hereunto affixed. do hereby associate ourselves together fer the purpose or forming a corpora tion under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement:
 First. The names of the cCrporators are: Norman H. Murray, J. c. Harris and A. M Morrison and the name of the corporation shall be THE DULUTH & VIRGINIA GOLD MINING COM PANY. The principal place in which the business Of said corpora ton within the Territory of Arizona is to be trans acted is Phoenix, Maricopa County. Arizona, and the principal place or business of said corporation outside the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Duluth in the State of Minnesota, at which meetings of the Board of Di- rectors may be held. and the corpora ton may have such branch offices either within or without the Territory of Arizona as may be established by the Board of Directors.
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as fellows. to-wit:
 To make contracts, to purchase. lease. bond. locate or otherwise acquire own, exchange. sell or otherwise dispose Of pledge. mortgage. hypothecate and deai in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property, mines, mining claims oil lands, mineral lands. oil, gas asphaltum. petroleum, asbestos. salt water and water rights and machinery and to work. mine, explore. operate and develop the same; to do a general real estate, manufacturing and mercantile business: to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of capital stock of other corpo- rations: to borrow money and execute notes, bonds. mortgages, or deeds of trust to secure the same, and to eXer- else in respect of all such bonds, mort gages. notes, shares of capital stocl; and other securities and obligations any and all rights, powers and privi- leges of individual owners thereof, in cluding the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that natural person might CT could do; and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Ter ritory and elsewhere not inconsistent with the laws of the United States anG the Territory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount Of capital stock of this corporation shali be One Million Dollars (S1,000,O0O) di- vided into one million shares of the par value of oIe dollar ($1.OO) each. At such time as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct, said capita; stock shall be paid into this corporation either in cash or by the sale and trans fer to it Of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corpora ton, in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corpora tion may be issued, and the capital stock 50 issued shall thereupon and thereby be come and be fully paid up and no asSessable. and in the absence of actua. frauu in the transaction the judgment of the Directors as to the value Of the property purchased shall be conclusive
 Fourth: The time of the commences ment of this corporation shall be tEe date of the filing Of these articles of incorporation in the office of the Sec retary of Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter
 Fifth: The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board of nins Directors and the following named shaI constitute the Board of Directors unti their successors are elected: Norma H. Murray, J. G. Harris. A. M. Mori son. James Kelly. A. J. Murray H. s. MockfCrd. Andrew Bloom, R. J. Morri- son. Edward McVean. Thereafter tns Board of Directors shall be elected from among the stock holders as the by laws of the cooperation may provide The officers of said corporation unti their successors are elected shall be Norman H. Murray, President: Edwar, McNean, Nice-President; J. G. Harris Secretary: Donald Morrison, Treasurer Sixth: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability, direct or contin gent. to which this corporation is any time subject shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars (s10O,OOO). whici amount does not exceed two thirds th. amount of the capital stock.
 Seventh: The private property of tn, stockholders of this corporation shal | be exempt from corporate debts of an, kind whatsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We hay. hereunto set our hands and seals thi ] 12th day of January, 1903.
 l NORMAN H. MURRAY. (Seal A. M. MORRISON, Seal | J. G. HARRIS. (Seal State of Minnesota.
 County of St. Louis. ss.
 On this - day of January, in tn year 1908 before me, Saide McLenan. Notary Public in and for the State an, County aforesaid. residing therein duly commissioned and sworn. person ally appeared Norman H. Murray, J. G Harris and A. M. Morrison, known t' me to be the persons described il ] whose names are subscribed to, an who executed the annexed instrument and they acknowledged to me that the executed the same for the purposes an considerations therein expressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I hay herounto set my hand and affixed m
 official seal. ct my office in the sai
 State and County. the day and year las above written.
 (Notarial SeaL) SAIDE McLENAN.
 Notary Publi,
 My commission expires 6-1S-19O9
 Territory of Arizona,
 County of Maricopa. ss
 1 L B. F. McFall County Recorder !;