Mohave County miner., 1904-12-24
Articles of Incorporation Arizona-Mexican Mining &
 Smelling Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. the undersigned have associated
 ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory
 of Arizona and in accordance herewith do hereby adopt. execute and acknowledge the following as it's Articles of Incorporation: 
 The names of the cOrporators are Lincoln D. GodShall and John J. Hawkins
 The name of this corporation is ARIZONA MEXICAN MINING AND SIMPLIFYING COMPANY,
 and its principal place of transacting business is kingman, Arizona, with a branch office at Allentown Pennsylvania, and With other branch offices at such other places as may be
 designated by the Board of Directors III
 The general nature of the business proposed
 to be transacted by this corporation is as fol lows: General mining, milling smelling and refining; the buying, selling, leasing, bonding,
 working, developing of mines, ores and bullion; the building of roads, tramwayS and railroads incident and necessary thereto; to acquire by purchase or otherwise, and to sell or dispose
 of the stock of other corporations, mines, real
 estate, millsites water-rights, and work or otherwise operate and develop the same; erect
 necessary buildings, SmelterS, reduction works.
 mills, machinery and appliances, and purchase
 materials for the same and mine for gold, sil yer lead, copper, zinc and other metals and
 minerals, and sell, reduce refine or otherwise prepare the same for market: to acquire, hold | and control inventions rights and letters pat ent relating and incident to the mining, mill ing, refining, developing and smelling of OreS to conduct and otherwise carry on general merchandise buSlneSs; borrow money. issue
 bonds and secure the same by mortgage or otherwise, and to do any and all things incl dent and necessary to the above, and generally | to make contracts, acquire and transfer prop erty, possessing the same powers in such re- Spect as private individuals now enjoy. ".
 ,,;to al of tbi l,oll I,o Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, (S.,500,0O0), divided into Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand shares (250,00O), of the par value of Ten Dollars (S1000) each. Said capi tai stock shall be paid in at such times and on
 such conditions as the Board of Directors may determine, and the same may be exchanged for
 mines. mining claims, options, services or any
 other valuable thing that may be designated | and determined by the Board of Directors and | their judg nent as to the value thereof shall be
 conclusive Such stock when issued shall be fully paid and nOn-aSSeSSable.
 The time of the commencement of this cor poration shall be the day upon which these | articles are filed with the County Recorder of Mohave Dunty, Arizona, and a certified copy thereof filed with the Territorial Auditor of
 Arizona, and this corpo ation is formed to en dure for twenty five t25) v ars thereafter, but it's ch ,rter may be rent wed before the ex piration of this charter from time to tlme not exceeding twenty-five (25) years at a time, per petually
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by Board of Directors consisting of | not less than three nor more than thirteen per
 sons, who shall be elected from the stock | holders at the annual meeting of the stock | holders to be held on the first Tuesday in Feb
 ruary of each year, and shall hold office for one | year and until their successors are elected and qualified; and any vacancy In said Board may | be filled by the remaining members thereof The officers of said corporation shall consist of President. two Vice-PreSidentS, who shall | be members of the Board of Directors, Sec retary and Treasurer, which latter offices may | be held by the same person.
 The officers and directors of this corporation | shall consist of: H. K. Hartzell, Director
 and President l.. D. Godshall, a Director and | Vice President; w. F. Johnson, Director al d Vice President; A. C. GOdshall, Director, and
 H. H. Godshall Secretary and Treasurer, who | shall hold such offices until the first annual | meeting of the stockholders and until their | successors are elected and qualified. Said four | directors are ht reby given authority to elect | from the stockholders of said company nine additional Directors. or such less number as l they may by resolution determine. who shall
 hold office until the first annual meeting of the | stockholders and until their successors are , elected and qualified.
 Such Board of Directors shall have the pow
 CT to establish and make By laws and all rules | and regulations necessary for the management
 of the affairs of this corporation, not incon- | SiStent with the laws of the Territory of Ari- | zOna or of the United States of America. | The highest amount of indebtedness or lia l blity to which this corporation is at any time
 to subject its elf is One Million Dollars, (Sl OOO,
 OOO).
 | VIII
 The private property of the stockholders of
 this corporation shall be exempt from liability | for its corporate debts.
 In Witness Whereof, the said corporators l have hereunto set their hands this 9th day of | December, A. D. 1904.
 | l.. D GODSHALL, JNO. J. HAWKINS. l TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, SS