Mohave County miner., 1904-10-01
Articles of Incorporation
 OF The Commonwealth Reduc- ton Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, whose hands are hereuuto affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together tor the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws Oi the Territory of Ari2On', and to that end make the following statement:
 FIRST: The names of the corporatOrs are J. D. Jordan s. R. Davis, NJ. A. Sawyer, Anson II. Smith, and the name of the cOrporatio-I shall be THE COMMONWEALTH 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, and the corporation may establish branch offices either within or without the Territory of Arizoda where meet
 ngs of the Board of Directors may be held.
 SECOND: The general nature of the business proposed to be trs sacted 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 otherwis treat ores, minerals and metals; and to manufacture, acquire, deal Tn. sell and otherwise dispose of all products of ores, min erals and metals To purchase lease and Oth erwise acquire, improve, develop, let, sell and and operate, any railroad, tramway, turnpike or canal which may lead from the principal 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 'vdual or corporation for any right privilege. license. matter or thing re- ceived, eii her in cash, evidence of debt, or in shares of the capital stock of the corporation or anized hereunder at the par value of such stock, and at bona fide valuation of the right. privilege, license, matter or thing so received aud paid for
 To receive in payment for any right. privi. lege, license. matter or thing that may be in any manner transferred by the corporation or ganzed 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 pa Tt of the assets of the corporation 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 payment for any right, privilege, license, mat te or thing transferred by the corporation 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, repurchasng it, if the inter ests of the corporation require such action, and generally dealing with same according to mer- cantile usage and customs, 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, bond, locate 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, mining claims oil lands, coal lands mineral | lands, oil, gas coal, shale, asphaltum, petrol cum, asbestos, salt water and water rights and