Arizona silver belt., 1905-10-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the Arizona and Eastern ConsoIidat.
 ed Mininq Companv

: We, the undersigned persons of flu : age, and citizens of the United State, ana majority of whom are citizens c the District of Columbia, do hereby as soc,ate ourselves as body corporate under an act to establish code for tn
 Distrlct of Columbia, approved Mare
 Srd, 1901, sections 605, GA and June 3C
 l902, inclusive.
 It IS hereby expressly understood tha
 no rights or powers shall be exercise
 by this corporation except those ex
 pressly granted and authorized by tn
 provisions of sub-chapter W of Chan
 ter XVIII of the Code of the Distric
 of Columbia as amended by act of Con
 gress. And we do hereby certify il
 pursuance of said act as follows:
 FIRST The name of this corporatio,
 IS the Arizona X Eastern Consolidated
 Mining Company.
 SECoND-lts principal office and plac, Of business in the District of Columbia Will be located at the rooms of the Col. ambia Copyright and Patent Company, in the Ralston Bldg.
 THIRD-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. Smeltlng, refining, marketing and con verting into marketable commodities any or all kinds of minerals or mineral 
 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- sary act or convenient thing for the best welfare and interest of the Com pany, 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, ,500,0 ,000) divided into ,500, ,000 shares of par value of One Dollar (SD per share.
 FIFTH-The names and places of res dence of each of the trustees of the are as follows:
 W. II. Sisson, St. Louis, Mo.
 E.. l.. DeLestry, St. Paul, Minn.
 R. Kirby VanMater, Washington, D. C.
 Edwin l.. Bradford, Washington, D c
 Ralph Wormelle, Washington, D. C.
 SXTH-The existence of this corpor- ,tion is to be perpetual.
 SEvENTE-Tle private property of he stockho de s shall not be subject to i he payment of the corporate debts to my extent whatever.
 EIGHTH The Directors shall have | bower to make. alter or to amend the | Bylaws; to affix the amount to be re- served as working capital and to au- horize and cause to be executed bonds, | and liens without limit as to | mount upon the franchises and prop . ,rty of this corporation.
 With the consent in writing and pur- ,uant to vote of the holders of 60 per | .ent of the capital stock issued and out ! standing, the directors shall have pow IT to dispose in any manner of the whole | of this corporation.
 The Directors shall have power by . passed by majority vote of | he whole board, under suitable provi | lions of the Bylaws, to designate two | ,r more of their number to constitute | m executive committee, which commit ee for the time being as provided in | 'dlU TeSOlullOl UT III iilc Dy LAWS, Sidi nave and exercise any and all of the | powers of the Board of Directors which | nay be lawfully delegated in the man lgement of the business and affairs of | he corporation and shall have power to authorize the seal of the corporation to | De affixed to all papers which may re- luire it.
 We the undersigned for the purpose ,f forming corporation under the laws if the District of Columbia, do make md record this certificate and do certi- " that the facts stated are true, and ve have accordingly hereunto set our 'espective hands and seals.
 Dated at Washington, D. C., this .Oth day of December. A. D. 1904.
 Attest: S. A. TERRY.
 RALPH WoRMELLE (SeaD
 EDWIN l.. BRADFORD (SeaD
 K. K. VANMATER (SeaD