Mohave County miner., 1904-09-17
Articles of Incorporation The Commonwealth Reduc-
 ton Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we whose hands are hereu ito affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together TOT the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws or the Territory of Ari7on and to that end make the following statement:
 FIRST: The names of the corporators are J. D. Jordan, $. R. pavis, NJ. A. Sawyer, Anson H. Smith, and the name of the corporatioL shall be TIE CoMMoSwEALrH REDUCTION COMPANY" The principal place within the Territory of Arizona in which the business of said corporation is to be transacted is King. man. County of Mohave. 'd the corpora' ion may establish branch offices either within or without the Territory of Arizola where meet
 ngs of the Board of Directors may be held
 SECoND The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows, to-wit: ID acquire, deal in, sell and otherwise dispose of ores, metals and min erals; to smelt, reduce, extract, refine, aneal and otherws treat ores, minerals and metals and to manufacture. acquire, deal in, sell and otherwise dispose of all products of ores, min erals and metals. To rurcha lease and oth erwise acquire, improve, develop, let sell and otherwise dispose of as well as to construct and operate. any railroad, tramway turnpike or canal which may lead from the pal works of said company, in the different cOun- ties of said Territory, to some ravigable stream, or to some existing railroad. turnpike or public highway.
 To pay any ind vidua or corporatio for any right, privilege, license. matter or thirg e ceivei l. ei, her in cash evidence of debt, or in shares Ot the capital stock of the corporation or anized hereunder at the par value of such stock and at a bona tide valuation of the right, privilege, lcense matter or thing so received aud paid for.
 To receive in pay ynent for any right, privi. lege license. matter or thing that may be in any manner transferred by the corporation or ganiZed hereunder to any other corporation, either cash, evidence of debt, or shares of the | capital stock of the corporation to which any matter or thing, as aforesaid, is so transferred, such shares of such capital stock to become part of the assets of the corpora ion organiZed hereunder, snd to be held. managed, used and disposed of as its directors may deem for the best interests of the corporation organized hereunder.
 To deal in any evidences of debt received in te or thing transferred by the corporation or ganized hereunder as the directors may deem for the best interests of the corporation, as to holding the same, procuring it to be discount ed, negotiating it. repurchasing it, if the inter ests of the corporaion require such action, and generally dealing with same according to mer. cantile usage and 'ustNmS, but not engaging | in the business of banking or in a business of a corporation intended to derive profit from | the loan and use of money.
 To make contracts: to purchase, lease, bord | locate or otherwise acquire, own, exchange | sell, or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgage | hypOthecate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property, mines
 min ng claims, oil lands coal lands mineral
 lands, oil, gas, coal, shale, asphaltum, petrol
 cum, asbestos, salt, water and water rights and