Williams news., 1903-02-28
Articles of Incorporation George Metal Extracting Company.

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 George Metal Extracting Company. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under Title XIII, Chap ter Two, Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1901. and to that end make the following statement:
 The names of the corporators are Henry I. Nesmith, of Swampscott, State of Massachusetts, Edmund Wood, of New Bedford, State of Mass achusetts and William l.. George, of Williams Arizona, all citizens of the United States and the name of the incorporation shall be the George Metal Extracting Company The prin- cipal place of which the business of the corpo- | ration shall be transacted will be Williams, Co., | coninO county, Arizona Territory. The corporatoIs may have such other branch | offices, either without or within the Territory | of Arizona as may be established by the board | of directors. l
 III That the general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted, and the objects and purposes for which this corporation is formed, l are, to do any and all the things herein set forth to the same extent as natural person To conduct business in any of the states, ter ritories, colonies or dependencies of the United States, in Mexico, and in any and all foreign countries; to have one or more offices therein, and to hold, purchase, mortgage and convey amount thereof; to acquire, purchase, own and lease real estate, mines and minerals and rights, and to sell, lease, rent or operate the same; to excavate for. mine and remove gold, silver, cop per and all other minerals and mineral sub- stances. to transport and dispose of the same own and lease houses, roads, tramways, in- clines and wharf landings; to purchase, lease lease. rent or use the same; to develop ard i'm, Ipe and lands otberWse S5a dea sqs me ha ndis fn hvIi1 operate, lease, mortgage and acquire plants, machinery ard appliances for the extracting quire, take out, sell otherwise dispose of pat ents and patent rights respecting appliances. methods and processes for extracting metals operate oil and gas wells and pipe lines and lines conveying, transporting and delivering oil and operate for petroleum, nsturai gas sais water and any and all other oils and gases; to trans thereof: to construct, maintain and operate maenIsry and Psnts and appliances for the ties, and to undertake the whole, or any part, of the assets and liabilities of any and to pay the same ' in n cash. stocks or bends of this corporation, or otherwise; to ake hx 6Se patents smd ae9pire those taken out spect to patents or works, or to do whatever to them may be thought fit; to draw, make, ac- promisory notes, bills of exchange. warrants. bonds, debentures, and other negotiable or money without limit as to amount, not exceed ing two-thirds 60 of the amount of the capital bond snis Sy the issue 4l or uR any such manner as the corporation shall think fit; to have one or more offices to carry on all or any of its operations and business; to pur- chase or otherwise acquire, to hold. own, mort gage, sell cor vey, or otherwise dispose of real in J q terr1tor1es, dependencies colonies thereof, and in Mexico, and in any and all foreign countries or places, and in general to carry on any other business in connection with the foregoing, whether of manufacture or otherwise, and to have and to exercise all powers conferred by under the laws of the Territory of Arizona; and it is expressly provided that the foregoing clause shall be construed both objects and powers, it being hereby expressly provided that the foregoing enumeration of specific powers shall not be held to limit restrict in any manner the powers of this corporation.
 That the amount of capital stock authorized is divided into four thousand (4OOO) shares of the par value of twenty-five dollars per share.
 " its affairs shall consist of board of directors, selected by the stoekholders at each annual than three and not more than seven members, and Henry I. Nesmith, of Swampscott, Massa- chusetts, Edmund Wood, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and William L. George of Will jams, Arizona, shall act as directors until the first annual meeting of the board of directors. The board ar t of directors shall at each annual their body president, vice president, secre- l tary, treasurer, the latter two of which offices point such other agents as by them are, or may be, deemed necessary in the management of the corporate affairs. The board of directors shall fix the time and | place for any meeting for the purpose of trans acting any business pertaining to the affairs board of directors shall be on the 1st Tuesday | in June each year, and the annual meeting of | the stockholders shall be on the 1st Monday in | June of each year. The board of directors may adopt bylaws for | the government of this corporation, may i authorize the president or any other agent or | officer, to have in charge the general manage execute and accept deeds, leases, or other con- veyances, and to do any and all other acts for may deem necessary in carrying out the pur- poses for which this corporation is formed.
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 holder of said Corporation is to be, and shall be exempt from all corporate T debts.
 ability, direct or contingent, to which this cor poratfon is at any time to be subject shall in no case, exceed two-thirds of the amount of the capital stock of the corporation.
 ration shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the seecretary 9f ,Arizona, ana the terminamon fio and for such further time may be permitted by the laws of the Territory of Arizona. Of the capital stock we have subscribed the following viz:
 Henry I. Nesmith, shares, $10O
 EdmuEd Wood shares. 100
 William L. George, shares. 100 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 26th day of December. A. D. 1902
 HENRY I. NEsMITH, Seal
 EDMUND WOOD. Seal
 WILLIAM L. GEORGE, Seal TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 County of CocOninO.
 Before me, Henry F. Ashurst, a notary public in and for the County of Coconino, Territory of on this day personally appeared Hen " I. Nesmith and William L. George, known to me to be the persons whose names are sub scribed to the foregoing instrument and who to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this, the 26th day of December, A. D. 1902. tSeal1 HENRY F. AsHURsT,
 Notary Public. My commission expires July 1st, 1905.