Mohave County miner., 1904-12-10
Articles of Incorporation Arizona-Mexican Mining &
 Smelling Company.

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 Smelling Company. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, the undersigned, have associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and in accordance herewith do hereby adopt, execute and acknowledge the following as its Articles of Incorporation: The names of the corporators are Lincoln D. GOdshall and John d. Hawkins.
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 MEXICAN MINING AND SIMPLIFYING COMPANY, and its principal place of transacting business is kingman, Arizona, with branch office at Allentown, Pennsylvania, and with other branch offices at such other places as may be designated by the Board of Directors
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 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as fol. refining; the buying, selling, leasing, bonding, working, developing of mines, ores and bullion; the building of roads, tramways and railroads incident and necessary thereto; to acquire by purchase or otherwise, and to sell or dispose of the stock of other corporations. mines, real estate millsites, water-rights, and work or necessary buildings, smelters, reduction works. mills, machinery and appliances and purchase materials for the same and mine for gold, Sil yer. lead, copper, zinc and other metals and minerals, and sell, reduce refine or otherwise prepare the same for market; to acquire hold and control inventions, rights and letters pat ent relating and incident to the mining, mill ing, refining, developing and smelling of ores; to conduct and otherwise carry on 8 general merchandise business; borrow money. issue bonds and secure the same by mortgage or dent and necessary to the above, and generally to make contracts, acquire and transfer prop erty. possessing the same powers in such re- spect as private individuals now enjoy.
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 The capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, (S2, 800 0U0), divided into Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand shares (25OOO0), of the par tai stock shall be paid in at such times and on such conditions as the Board of Directors may determine, and the same may be exchanged for mines, mining claims, options, services or any other valuable thing that may be designated and determined by the Board of Directors, and their judgment as to the value thereof shall be conclusive Such stock when issued shall be fully paid and nOn- aSSeSSable. The time of the commencement of this cor poration shall be the day upon which these articles are filed with the County Recorder of Mohave County, Arizoua, and a certified copy thereof filed with the Territorial Auditor of Arizona, and this corpo ation is formed to en' dure for twenty-five t25) " ars thereafter, but it's charter may be rent wed before the ex- piration of this charter from time to time, not exceeding twenty-five (25) years at time, per petually.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by a Board of Directors consisting of sons who shall be elected from the stock holders at the annual meeting of the stock holders to be held on the first Tursday in Feb ruary of each year and shall hold office for one xoor ay1 ,nfi1 fhni ir nd qualified; and any vacancy in said Board may be filled by the remaining members thereof. The officers of said corporation shall consist of President. two Vice. Presidents, who shall be members of the Board of Directors, Sec retary and Treasurer, which latter offices may be held by the same person.
 The officers and directors of this corporation shall consist of: H. K. Hartzell, Director and President; l.. D. Godshall, a Director and Vice President; w. F. Johnson, Director al d Vice President A. c. Godshall, Director, and H. H. GOdshall Secretary and Treasurer, who shall hold such offices until the first annual meeting of the stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Said four directors are ht reby given authority to elect from the stockholders of said company nine additional Directors. or such less number as they may by resolution determine. who shall hold office until the first annual meeting of the stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Such Board of Directors shall have the pow CT to establish and make By laws and all rules and regulations necessary for the management of the affairs of this corporation, not incOn- sistent with the laws of the Territory of Ari- zona or of the United States of America.
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 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia bility to which this corporation is at any time to subject its elf is One Million Dollars Sl,000, OOO).
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 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from liability for it's corporate debts.
 In Witness Whereof the said corporators have hereunto set their hands this 9th day of December, A. D. 1904.
 l.. GODSHALL,
 JNO. J. HAWKINS.