The copper era., 1904-06-30
ARTICLES bF INCORPORATION ARIZONA GOLD MINING CON-
 PANY, INCORPORATED.
ARTICLES

We. the rs4gned have this day associated ourselves togethef Tor the purpose of forming a corporation undef the provisions of the laws ot the Territory of Arizona to engage in and carry on the lawful bus eness enterprises and pursuits hereinafter namet1 and specified. and we do hereby subscribe land acknowledge. according to law, these ucles Of Incorporation and certify and declaI :.
 l. The name ssumed by this corporation
 and by which il s$all be known is Arizona Gold
 Mining Compan0 Incorporated, and its princi- pal place of busi$ess shall be al the town of Clifton. Graham RJountv. Arizona The cor porate existence this corporation shall begin on tho day of /hling Of these Articles of Incorporation in lihe office of the County Re cOrder of Graham Founty. AriZona- and certi- fled copy of the satne with the Auditor of the Ter r.itory of A, ona, and the termination thereof shall be tSeuty five years thereafter.
 ? The naturs of the business to be transacted
 by this corporation, and which il is authorized to transact, is thajof general mining business and for this purpc,se it is empowered 10 acquire own, exchange, lease, bond. sell, mortgage and deal in lands mines, minerals mining claims locations. mill-stfs and water rights in the Territory of Arizoha and elsewhere; tO acquire maintain and operate any and all kinds of ma chinery and appliances necessary to the conduct of is business; 10 borrow money and secure the same by pledge or mortgage of any or all the property of the corporation and to conduct any other business appurtenant or auxiliary to any of the purposes above mentioned.
 2. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Hundred and Fifry Thousand dollars ts250 0o0 00). divided into Two Hundred any Fifty Thousand Shares of the par value of One Dollar (sl.00) per share. to be paid at such time and in such manner the Board of Directors shall direct and for such purposes as to said board shall seem best and said stock shall be sold for money exchanged for ser vices to the corporation or exchanged for property acquired by the corporation and when issued shall he fully paid and non-assessible. I. The business of this corporation shall be conducted by board of directors consisting of annually by the stockholders on the first Mon day in No!Ssf Der of tach year said election to s ae ael1 M ai the 95 e41,ns1n men; place of such met .xs .s be given in such man. ner as the by laws oi this corporation shall pro vide Said directors shall hold their office for their election and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. The follow capital stock of this corporation shall constitute the board of directors until the irst Monday in November of the year 1901. and until their cessors shall have been elected and qualified to-wit:
 F.. II. Franz s. J. Forbes, J. E. Holt and A G. smith.
 Vacancies on the board shall be filled by the remaining members of the board who shall elect persons to serve during the unexpired term. A majority f the members of such board shall constitute quorum and any meeting of such board at which a quorum is present shall be deemed a legal meeting and shall have the same authority as full board
 D. I he officers of this corporation shall consist of president vice president secretary and treasurer and such other officers as the boar of directors may deem necessary to carry on the business of the corporation. All officers shall be elected annually by the board of directors and shall serve one year or until their sue ccssors have becu elected and qualified The following named persons shall constitute the officers of this corporation until the first annual meeting of the directors to be held on the first Monday in November of the year 1904. viz:
 E. NJ. WILLIAMS. Ms....................Pr President
 w. T. Poland ...... ......... Vice President
 J R. HAMPTON Secretary and Treasurer
 6. The highest amount of indebtedness to | which this corporation may subject itself is | Fifteen Thousand Dollars (S15 OOOO0)
 :. The stockholders of his corporation and | their private property shall be exempt from liability on account of the debts of this corpora tion.
 s. The board of directors of this corporation 1 shall have power to establish bylaws and make | all nccdful rules and regulations for the man. agement of the affairs of thIs corporation and | for the government of the officers thereof not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States and the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day of May. A b. 1904