The border vidette., 1904-07-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
  MOUNT WHITNEY GOLD MINING COMPANY.

COMPANY KNOWN ALI MEN THESE PRESENTS: State of California. have this day a-sociated ourselves ,ossther for the purpose of % orsnniz tl laws of tine Territory of Arizona. and to that end HEREBY CERTIFY the following:
 ARTICLE 1.
 The na,ne of this corporation shall he the MOUNT WHITNEY GOLD MINING COMPANY.
 ARTICLE II.
 The principal place il which the business of of Nogales. County of Sauta Cruz. Territory of cipal branch office shall be m the City of Los Angeles. State of California. in tie United other branch offices. either within or without 9s 64s esfyash 9i M snch bGanh 0 oe m Los Angeles. California. the first and subse, of Directors may be held. and any or all of Its corporation business transacted.
 ARTICLE III.
 That THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH IT FORMED. are: To discover and locate acquire purchase OWL hold sell or lease; @ 8s operate 9 %inss ,e of and water power. or electric energy. and to in energy in mining and extracting the metals of Hydrogen, Aluminium. Golu. Copper. Silve :. Lead or other metal substances. of commercial worth and values. or in any other way. make use of electric energy; and to construct. fully equip and to operate electric. tram. cable carrier ways, railways, or the operations of mining. railing. smelting or refining plants therefor. construct all necessary buildings boarding houses. supplies for and the opera tions thereof; and also to lorate, construc equip and operate waterways. reservoirs, Ievees, viaducts bridges. embankments, ex- cayations. te. across and from streams and water water FisEts MSs and water va % or Water p5wer and energy thereby deve oped; or to transmit the ated. otherwise; for various uses and at various places, to and from mines, trails, cable ways and carriers, mills, tramways. or rail ways; also to build, own, and operate te:ephone and telegrap ph lines.
 
 The capital stock of said corporation is Three Million C;.Loo0Oo) Dollars. divided into value of One Dollar tS1 70 each.
 ARTICLE V.
 At such times the Board of Directors may by resolution direct. the capital stock shall be may be either in cash or by the sale and trans and purposes of said corporation. and shares of sand capital stock may be then issued; and thereby become and be fully paid up and Lon a>sessible, and in the a absence of actual fraud, the judgment of the BoarJ of Directors 70 the value of such property purchased or ser vices rendered shall be conclusive; and stock may be issued for services rendered to the cor poration, either in it's creation for other services, and said stock shall stand upon the same footing if it had been paid for in actual cash
 ARTICLE VI.
 The existence of this corporation shall be deemed to commence the date upon which the duly certified copy of these Articles shall be filed with the Territorial Auditor of Arizona. Ii nd the termination thereof shall be Twenty-Five years from said uate. unless renewed tended pursuant to the laws of said Territory.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con duct ed by a board of Five Directors. three of whom being present and acting may proceed W ith authority. and their acts shall be bind ing if all fiv were present and participating; he fpllo owi n,r sn:ill nsti tute the said Board of Directors until their successors shall be duly elected.
 Name of director Residence. Horace Wilson Los Angeles California. L.. H B amish Los Angeles, Ii. N. McC Colloush Los Angeles, ]. w. Oney Los Angeles. \. J sSchiegl Los Angeles All subsequent directors shall be electeI from among the stockhOitiers. Tor which the By Laws shall provide. and tine vote of any may be cast in person. or by writ ten pr oxy. which written proxy, when once ex -cGted. shall continue in force until revo oked in writing and tled with the Secretary hereof-
 ARTICLE VIII. This corporation shall never create an in l iebtedness against itself Tn an ainount ex- l ;eeding One Million T QUO ,UOO- Dollars. un- | ess by the unanimous vote of all five directors ! ,y 6. olution passed by them. sad resolution l 0 be signed in person by each. and then only i 0 the extent of an additional One Million | I, o0,o0O- Dollars. and for the purpose of | property, and no other.
 ARTICLE IN. The stockholders of this corporation and heir prIvate property shall be forever exempt rom all corporate debts and liabilities of whatsoever character.
 ARTICLE N.
 The Directors hereof by resolution may pro idle such officers agents. representatives or CT wants the needs of the corporation may eem to demand. and compensate them Tn such manner. either in cash with stock of this orporatIon, to said Directors may seem fisest and best.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereuntO set UT hands and seals this 9th day of June. IyJ4
 HORACE WILSON Seal
 l.. II BEAMISH Seal
 G. N. MCCULLOUGH Seal
 J. w. ONEY Seal
 A. J. SCHIEGL, Seal.