Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-09-21
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 - OF THE - BLACK QUARTZ MINES Go.
First: The name of the corporation Is the Black Quartz Mines Company.

First: The name of the corporation Is the Black Quartz Mines Company.
 Second: The principal place of business shall be at Prescott, Yavapai county, in the territory or Arizona; and branch office in the city of Philadelphia, state of Pennsyi- yania, and branch offices in such other places as the board of directors may from time to time designate in the United States. and in such other places in the territory of Arizona as 1t may find convenient for the proper conduct of iis business.
 Third: The objects for which the com paly is established are to do any or all things herein set forth, to the same extent as natural persons might or could do, and in any part of the world, viz:
 (a) To purchase or otherwise acquire. to hold. own, mortgage. pledge, sell, assign aud transfer or otherwise dispose of gold, silver, copper and other mines, canals, ditches, aqueducts, fumes. pipe lines, water, ater rights, dam sites. power. real estat mining rights and claims, both placer aud quartz, goods, wares and merchandise and personal property of every class and des- cription. To construct, build, erect, equip, repair. alter and own all railroads necessary to conduct it's business, whereof the motive power Is steam, electricity or any other power. To operate and manage any mine or mines, railroad or other work. (b) To purchase or otherwise acquire. to own, lay out. build, equip. mortgage, sell, assign and transfer, or otherwise dispo-e of. | to invest. trade in and deal with, operate, and manage. towns, factories, warehouses, hotels and buildings of every kind whatso- ever. water works, sewers, gas plants, cleo ! tric lighting plants, power plants, sewage disposal plants, roads, excavations. embank- ments, reclamations, drainage, dredging, telegraph lines. telephone lines.
 (c) To acquire and undertake all or any part of the business, assets and liabilities of any person, firm, association or corpora | ton.
 ld) To apply for. purchase or otherwise acquire, and to hold, own, use, operate and to sell, assign or to otherwise dispose of, to grant licenses in re- spect of or otherwise turn to as. count any and all inventions, improve rnents and processes used in connection with or secured under, letters patent of the United States or other country, or otherwise and with a view to the working and develop ment of the same, to carry on any business whether manufacturing or otherwise, which ! the corporation may think calculated di- rectly or indirectly to etfectuate these ob. | jects.
 i To enter into, make. perform and carry out contracts of every kind with any person firm, assocIation or cooperation,
 To have one or more offices, to carry on all or any of its operations and business and unlimitedly and without reservation to hold, purchase, mortgage, lease and convey real and personal property in any state or | territory of the United States, and in any ! foreign country or place.
 | In general to carry on any other businessi in connection herewith, whether mining milling manufacturing or otherwise, and with all the powers conferred by the laws of Arizona upon corporations.
 Fourth: The total authorized capital stock of this corporation is five hundred and | fifty thousand dollars (S550.000.00) divided | into five hundred and fifty thousand shares of one dollar each (Sl .00J to be full paid in cash or property. Fifty thousand shares to | be preferred seven per cent cumulative stock, the balance common stock. Fifth: The number of directors to man. | dge the affairs of the corporation shall be five C5) and the following named directors shall constiture the board until their sue cessors are elected at the annual election of directors: John B. Clothier, Enon NJ. liar ris Jr., Wells H. Bates, Harold NJ. Dabbs. Sterling E. Edmunds.
 Sixth: The corporation will begin busi- ness on the fourth day of June, Dineteen hundred and four (1904). and will terminate |
 Seventh: The officers to be chosen by the board of directors shall be president, vice president, or vice presidents, secretary and treasurer, and at the option of the board of directors. a managing director, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer and an execu. tive committee.
 The election of directors shall be held an- nua ly on the first Wednesday in June, and election of officers at the first meeting of the bOlrd of directors thereafter.
 Eighth: The largest amount of liability to which this corporation shall subject it. self shall be three hundred thousand dollars (S300.0C0.00).
 Ninth: Private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts.
 In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty fourth day of May, A. D. nineteen hundred and four (I9O4.)
 Witness:
 John B. Clothier. TSeaIl
 Enon M. Harris. Jr. lSeal1
 Wells H. Bates. ISeall
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