Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-06-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
or THE
BRAZILIAN DIAMOND AND
GOLD MINING COMPANY.

Know All Men By These Presents: That
we, the undersigned, hereby associate our
selves together for the purpose of forming
corporation under the laws of the Territory
of Arizona, and to that end do declare:
FIRST The name of the corporation
shall be the Brazilian Diamond and Gold
Mining Company.
The principal Office of the company in
Arizona shall be at Prescott, Arizona. and
the corporation may have such other offices,
principal OF branch, either within OF with
out the Territory of Arizona, as may be es-
tablished by the board of directors, at
which meetings of the stockholders and
board of Directors may be held.
SECOND. The general nature of this
corporation Is as follows, tO-wit: Mining
for diamonds, precious stones, gold, silver
and other minerals, the preparation and
marketing the same. The carrying on the
business of grazing and animal in iustry /;
general trading and merchandising. The
construction and operation of roads, rail-
roads, tramways, electric lines, steamships,
steamboats, and all other forms of transpOr-
tatiOn incidental to and necessary in the
conduct of its affairs. The buying and sell
ing of timber lands and lumber. For all
these purposes the company will acquire,
hold. use and work, such rights and prop
erty as may be necessary in the conduct of
its business.
The company shall have power to carry on
its business and operations in the United
States OF Brazil, the United States of Amer
lea, and in all other countries of the world.
THIRD. The capital stock of the cor
poration shall be one hundred million dol
lars $780, ,0OO), divided into one million
shares of the par value of one hundred dol
lars each, and said stock shall be issued full
paid and worcestershire at such time as the
board of directors may designate, in ex
change for cash, property, services, or other
valuable right or thing, and the judgment of
the directors as to the value thereof shall be
conclusive.
FOURTH. The time of the commence
ment of this corporation shall be the date of
the filing of these Articles of Incorporation
in the Office of the Auditor of Arizona. and
the termination thereof shall be twenty five
years thereafter.
FIFTH. The affairs of this corporation
shall be conducted by beard of directors
consisting of three persons, who shall be
elected annually on the second Wednesday
of May of each year.
SIXTH. The highest amount of indebt-
edness or liability, direct or contingent. to
which this corporation is at any time sub
ject, shall be siXty-six millions of dollars
tS66.0O0000) which amount does not exceed
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SEVENTH. The private property of the
stockholders of this corporation shall be ex-
empt from the corporate debts of any kind
whatsoever.
EIGHTH. Among the power of this body
corporate shall be, LIST, to have perpetual
succession; I'd, to sue ard be sued by the
corporate name: 3ro, to have a common
seal and TO alter the same at pleasure: 4th.
to render the shares of the company trans
ferable and prescribe the mode of making
such transfers; 5th. to make contracts. ac-
quire and transfer property, possessing the
powers IN such respects as private indivi-
duals now enjoy: 9Th. to establish bylaws
and make all rules and regulations deemed
eNpedient for the management of the at
fairs of the company.
in witness whereof. we have hereuuto set
our hands and seals this 9th day of May.
1904.
Signed, Timothy Hurley. TSealI
Signed. Valentine Robinson. Seal
Signed and sealed in the presence of Chas
Edgar Mills.