Mohave County miner., 1904-08-27
Articles of Incorporation
Arizona Mining and Explora-
 ton Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned, s. E. Gross. of Chicago, Illinois; E. B Graham; of Chicago; Illinois; Roberts, of Chicago, Illinois, and Wm. G. Bakelv, of Kingman, Arizona have this day voluntarily associated ours elves together for the purpose of forming q corporation under the provisions of Chapter Two Title XII, of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari- zona, and all amendments thereto, to transact the business hereinafter mentioned and de. scribed and we do hereby adopt, publish and declare the foll wing to he the Articles of In. corporation of said company, to wit:
 ARTICLE 1.
 The name Of this corporation shall be ARI' IONA MINING AND EXPLORATION COM PANY.
 ARTICLE II.
 The principal place in which the business of the corporation within the Territory of Ari zona is to be transacted. is at kingman in Mo have county, and at the Companys mines in said Mohave county; and the principal place of business outside of the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, where meetings of the stockholders of the Board of Directors may be held: and branch offices may be established at such other places within the United States, or in foreign coun. tries as shall be designated by the Board of Directors or as the interests of the corporation shall hereafter demand.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the business for which this corporation is formed is as follows, to-wit: u, otherwise acquire mineral claims, mineral lands. mines, mil-sites, and real estate in the Territory of Arizona. or in any other state or territory of the United States of America and to pay for the same in money, or in fully paid up shares of the company. or otherwise; and to sell, lease, bond, or otherwise dispose of the same or any of them:
 (b) To work explore and operate mines and other property of this company, of other companies or parties;
 (c) To own, operate and control reduction works and retinerieS smelterS, mills, or other methods for the reduction, treating and hand ling of ores and mineral products and to buy, sell, dispose snd deal in ores, metals and min eral products and substances, either in a man. ufactured state or otherwise;
 (d) To carry on the business of n-keepers boarding houses machine works and power plants, general merchandise and assaying: t. plat and lay out townsites and sell town lot , and give mortgages one or more upon the sam, as security therefor, and to own electric and water power plants. and to sell to consumers -f.ass--ssestie~szra a-i9se2c ir;p sos, water and light.
 (e) To construct, maintain. control and op- crate trails. roadways. tramways, railroads, bridges. reservoirs. water courses. aqueductS, pipe lines, power lines, electrical works. tele- graph and telephone lines and warehouses or any and all works and couveniences directly or indirectly conductive to any of the objects of the company or otherwise;
 @ To acquire manage, farm and operate agricultural lands, canals and irrigating dtches, and to deal in the products of the same, and any and all other personal property;
 (g) To locate purchase or otherwise ac. quire lands and lay out tOwnSites and to build buy, sell rent. lease, own. operate. control and manage property in any town or city;
 (h) To lend and borrow money, to buy, sell, acquire and dispose of, and deal in corporate stock and secureties, or negotiable paper;
 G To borrow raise money for any pur- poses of the company and to secure payment of the same with interest or for any other pur- pose Of the company to make, execute and dc liver trust deeds and mortgages, or to charge bv undertaking all or any part of the property of the company or it's uncalled capital stock. and to create issue, make, draw. accept and negotiate perpetual or redeemable debentureS or debentnre stocks DromiSSory notes, bills of exchange, bills of lading, warrants, obligations, and other negotiable and transferable inStru- ments;
 G) To do and to perform any and all such other and further acts and things necessary and proper to be done and peri ormed or as may be incidental or conductive to the attainment of the above specified objects, or any of them
 ARTICLE ".
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be One Million Five HunGred Thousand Dol lars, (Sl .50O.O0000), divided inlO One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Shares. of the par value Of One Dollar. (Si0O) each and said stock may be paid for by the tranSference to the said corporation by good and sufficient deeds of con vevance or properties, mine or mines mninl claim or mining claims. or by the transference of any other property real or personal to the company, and said stock shall be fully paid UT and shall be thereafter forever non. assessable
 ARTICLE V.
 The time of commencement of this corpora tlon shall be the date of the hling of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Mohave Territory of Arizona, and the term of it's ex iStence thereafter shall be twenty-five years but shall be renewed again for the period o twenty-five years when three-fourths of tho called and held for that purpose, shall be 1T favor of such renewal.
 ARTICLE VI
 Ina irhp Af inJa tnl, l;, billty to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself is limited to the sum of On, Million Dollars (Sl OOO OOoO.OO).
 ARTICLE VII
 The private property of the officers ant stockholders of this corporation shall be eX empt from liability for the debts of this cor poratio or it's successor. No debts shall b contracted by said cOrporatiOn save and eXcep through and by the authority of the Board o Directors, or a majority of the stockholders and in accordance with the provisions of tn Bylaws to be adopted for the government O the affairs of this corporation.
 ARTICLE VIII
 The business of the corporation shall be COT ducted managed and controlled by a board Q Five Directors, who shall have authority t elect President, Vice President Secretar and Treasurer from among their number: tn offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be hel by one and the same person. and said Director shall adopt said Bylaws which may prOvid for an increase in the number of Directors an which Bylaws shall prescribe the duties an powers of such Board the manner. times an places of the holding of elections of officers annual meetings, special meetings, StOckholC CTS meetings and shall specify and set fort the rules and regulations for the governmer and management of the business affairs of Sai corporation, the names of those who shall cOl Stitute the firSt Board of Directors, and the respective official positions, are as follows, t