Mohave County miner., 1904-12-17
Articles of Incorporation Arizona-Mexican Mining &
 Smelling Company.

OaAASAIA1S NOAAAkAA/s 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 acknowiedge the following as its 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 it's principal place of tranSactlng business Allentown, Pennsylvania, and with other branch offices at such other places as may be designated by the Board of Directors. 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 yer. lead, copper, zinc and other metals and minerals, and sel reduce, refine or otherwise prepare the same TOT market; GO acquire, QOlu | and control inventions, rights and letters pat ent relating and incident to the mining, mill ing, refining developing and smelling of ores; merchandise o I busness 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. ".
 Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, | ($2,5OO,0O0), divided into Two Hundred and | Fifty Thousand shares (25000O), of the par value of Ten Dollars ($1O.oO) 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 gment 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 County, 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 (25) " ars thereafter, but | it's charter may be rent wed before the eX- | piratiOn of this charter from time to time, not exceeding twenty-five (25) years at 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 a President. two Vice Presidents who shall
 be members of the Board of Directors, Sec l 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 a Director
 and President; l.. D. Godshall, Director and Vice President; w. F. Johnson, Director al d
 Vice. President; A. c. Godshall a 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 hereby given authority to elect
 additional Directors. or such less number as | 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 bility to which this corporation is at any time
 to subject its elf is One Million Dollars, (SlOOO,- | OOO).
 The private property of the stockholders of
 this corporation shall be exempt from liability | for it's corporate debtS
 | In Witness Whereof the said corporators
 have hereunto set their hands this 9th day of December, A. D. 1904.
 | l.. GODSHALL, | JNO. J. HAWKINS. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, sS
 | County of Yavapai.
 Before me- John M Ross. Notary Public in
 and for said County and Territory, this day
 personally appeared l.. D. Godshall and John | J. Hawkins. known to me to be the persons
 named as corr orators in the foregoing Articles | of IncOrporatiOn and acknOwled to me that