Arizona silver belt., 1905-11-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the Arizona and Eastern Consolidat-
 ed Mining Company


 and a majority of whom are citizens of tbe District of Columbia, do hereby as- sociate ourselves as a body corporate, under an act to establish a code for the District of Columbia, approved March 3rd 1901, sections 605, GA and June 30, 1902. inclusive.
 It is hereby expressly understood that rn rights or powers shall be exercised by this corporation except those eX- pressly granted and authorized by the rroyisions of sub-chapter " of Chap fer XVIII of the Code of the District of Columbia as amended by act of Con press. And we do hereby certify in pursuance of said act as follows:
 FIRST The name of this corporation is the Arizona X Eastern Consolidated Mining Company.
 SEcoND-Its principal office and place nf business in the District of Columbia will be located at the rooms of the Col lmbia Copyright and Patent Company, in the Ralston Bldg.
 THlRD-The nature of the business, and the objects and purposes to be transacted, promoted and carried on are to do any or all of the things set forth as fully and to the same extent as natural persons might or could do, and all this to do in any State, Terri tory. Colony or Dependency of the Uni ted States of America, or any or all foreign countries in any part of the world. and to have one or more offices therein, especially reserving the right to hold stockholders and directors meetings and to keep such corporate books as may be necessary outside of the District of Columbia, providing however, that nothing is done incon- sistent with the laws of the District of Columbia.
 For the purpose of conducting gen eral mining business in all details any where in the world.
 To buy. sell, lease and operate min ing claims necessary to its conduct, and any mining properties; mining, milling, sv ,lting, refining, marketing ani con yerting into mark etable commJd. es any or all kinds of minerals or m.neral substances.
 To own, acquire and construct neces- sary tramways, ditches, fumes. electric light and power plants and machinery and to conduct the necessary company stores, and in connection with the above business to do each and every neces- sarv act or convenient thing for the hest welfare and interest of the Com panv. not inconsistent with the law. Acquiring and disposing of the neces- sary real estate and to have all other rights, powers and privileges conferred by law upon corporations.
 FouRTH-The amount of the total au- thorized capital stock of this corpora ton is One Million Five Hundred Thou sand Dollars (Sl 300, ,000 divided into ,5O0, 900 shares of a par value of One Dollar (Sl) per share.
 FIFTH-The names and places of res idence of each of the trustees of the corporation are as follows:
 w. H. Sisson, St. Louis, Mo.
 F. l.. DeLestry. St. Paul, Minn.
 k. Kirby VanMater, Washington, D. C. Edwin L. Bradford, Washington, D ( Ralph Wormelle, Washington, D. C. SxTH-The existence of this corpor- ation is to be perpetual.
 SEvENTH-The private property oi the stockholders shall not be subject tC the payment of the corporate depts t' any extent whatever.
 EIGHTH-The Directors shall hav' bower to make, alter or to amend tn By-Laws; to affix the amount to be re served as working capital and to au thorize and cause to be executed bonds mortgages and liens without limit as | amount upon the franchises and prop erty of this corporation.
 With the consent in writing and pun suant to a vote of the holders of 60 pc cent of the capital stock issued and out standing. the directors shall have pow CT to dispose in any manner of the whol property of this corporation.
 The Directors shall have power by resolution passed by majority vote c the whole board, under suitable prov sions of the Bylaws, to designate tw or more of their number to constitu' an executive committee, which comm tee for the time being as provided said resolution or Tn the By-La"s, siia have and exercise any and all or U powers of the Board of Directors whlc may be lawfully delegated Tn the maj agement of the business and affairs the corporation and shall have power authorize the seal of the corporation be affixed to all papers which may r Quire it.
 We the undersigned for the PurPo' of forming a corporation, under, the lay of the District of Columbia, do maj and record this certificate and do cert fy that the facts stated are true, al we have accordingly hereunto set o' respective hands and seals. .,
 Dated at Washington, D. C.,. tn 2Oth day of December. A. D. 1904.
 Attest: S. A. TERRY. u ,,
 RALPH WoRMELLE Seai
 EDWIN l.. BRADFORD Seai,
 k. K. VANMATER (SeaD
 WASHINGTON, ss
 District of Columbia.
 BE IT REMEMBERED: That n this 2Oth day of December A. D., iy .,.,,..,,,,ll,, annaa rod before me a N