Mohave County miner., 1904-09-24
Articles of Incorporation
Arizona Mining and Explora-
 ton Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we the undersigned, S. k. Gross, of Chicago Illinois; F. Graham. of Chicago. Illinois, T. E. D. Bradley, of Chicago Illinois, Jesse K Roberts, of Chicago, Illinois, and Wm. c. Blakely, of Kingman, Arizona have this day voluntarily associated ours elves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the provisions of Chapter Two Title XIII, of zOna and all amendments thereto. to transact the business hereinafter mentioned and de. scribed, and we do hereby adopt, publish and declare the following to be the Articles of In corporation of said company, to wit:
 ARTICLE 1.
 The name of this corporation shall be ARI IONA MINING AND EVAPORATION COM PANY.
 ARTICLE IT,
 The principal place in which the business of the corporation within the Territory of Ar- zona is to be transacted is at Kingman in Mo have county. and at the Company's mines in said Mohave county; and the principal place of sSaii be the r Cty of ~hcaro in the % state of Illinois. where meetings of the stockholders of the Board of Directors may be held; and branch may may pe at such other places tries. as shall be designated by the Board of Directors or the interests of the corporation shall hereafter demand.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the business for which
 
 (O To purchase. lease. bond, locate and otherwise acquire mineral claims mineral lands. mines mll-Sites, and real estate in the Territory of Arizona. or in any other state or territory of the United states of America and t. 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. or of other companies or parties;
 (c) To own, operate and control reduction works and rehnerieS Snelters, mills or other methods for the reduction. treating and hand. linz of ores and miner T products. and to buy sell, dispose and deal in oreS, metals and mn- eral products and suhstnnces, either in a man. ufactured state or otherwise:
 (d) To carry on the business f inn-keepers boarding houses. machine works und power plantS general merchandise and aSSaying: tu plat and lay out town-Sites and sell town lots and give mortgages one or mere upon the same as security therefor. and tO OWL electric and water power plants, and L. ,ell to consumers for domestic ano public purpr ses, water and light.
 (e To con struc,. maintain. control and op- crate trails. roadwnvS tr'ulwayS. railroads bridges. reservoirs water courses aqu"ducts pipe lines. power lines. electrical works tele- any and all works and ConvenienceS Cirectly or indirectly conductive to any of the objects of the company or otherwise:
 CD TO acquire. manage. farm and operate
 
 and to deal in the products of the same. and any and all other personHl property;
 (g) To locate. purchase or otherwise ac. quire lands and lay out town>ites md to build buy. sell rent. lease, owu. n"r te control and mana1e property in nnv t WIT v city:
 h> To lend and borrow 'Cnec. tn buy. sell, acquire and disposo of n3 ln!l in corporate stock and s'cureties. r'" tiahlp paper;
 d) TO borrow or raise -rnaev for any pur- poses of the cornpanv. N'.d tn secure payment of the same with int"reSt ar fo" any other pur- pose oi the cnmpanvt m''1o. execute and de- liver trust aandS nnd rrortun~cs or to charge bv undertaking all or any p'rt If the property of the company or it's unc'l"d capital stock. and to create, issue, mnk", daw. nccept and negotiate DorpetuHl or r@deemable dnbantureS or debentnro. stocks nrnmiSSorv notes. bills of exchanqe, bills of ladinr. warrants obligations, and other negotiable and transferable instru- montS;
 other and further acts and things necessary and proper to be done and per, ormed or as may be incidental or conductive to the attainment of the above specified objects or any of them
 ARTICLE w.
 The cnnital stock of this corporation shall be One Million Five Hunf red Thousand Dol l"rS. (si.5O0O0O.00) divided in,o One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Shares. of the par value Of One Dollar (Sl .00l each: and lid stock may be paid for bv the tranSference to the said corporaton bv good and sufficent deeds of con vevance or properties mine or mines. mining claim or mining clHims or by the transference of any other property. real or personal. to the company, and said stock shall be fully paid ur and shall be thereafter forever non. assessable
 ARTICLEv.
 The time of commencement of this corpora tion shall be the date of the filino 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 ey. istence thereaftor shall he twenty i've years but shall be renewed again for the period of twenty-five years when threa-fourthS of the votes cast at nnv stockholders meeting. duIy called and held for that purpose, shall be In favor of such renewal.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The richest amount of indebtedness and la. h'lity to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself is limited to the sum of One Million Dollars (SI OO0OOO.OO.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The private property of the officers and stockholders of this corporation shall be ex- emDt from liability for the debts of this cor pOratO or it's successor. No debts shall be contracted bv said corporation save and except throueh and by the authority of the Board of Directors. or. majority of the stockholders and in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws to be adOpted for the government of the affairs of this corpnratit n.
 ARTICLE VIII
 The business of the corporation shall be con ducted managed and controlled by a board of Five Directors who shall have authority tC elect a President. Vice-President. Secretary and Treasurer from among their number: the offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held bv one and the same person. and said Directors shall adopt said Bylaws which may provide for an increase in the number of Directors. ant which Bylaws shall prescribe the duties ant powers of such Board, the manner times ani places of the holding of elections of officers annual meetings SDecial meetings StockhOld CTS meetings and shall specify and set fortt the rules and regulations for the governmen and management of the business affairs of sait corporation, the names of those who shall con stitute the first Board of Directors and thei respective official positions, are as follows, to