Mohave County miner., 1905-06-17


 Santa 1nez Gold Mining and Exploration
 Company.
 selves together for the purpose of forming a corporation. and execute these Articles of In. corporation for the purpose of forming a cor poratiOn under the laws of the Territory of Ari. zona. and for that purpose do adopt the follow. ing:
 The name of this corporation shall be SAN- "A INEZ GOLD MINING AND EXPLORA- TON COMPANY.
 ARTICLE IT..
 The principal place of business of this cor poration shall be Vivian. Mohave County, Ter ritory of Arizona. and it may keep other offices and places of business at Ellsworth, Sheridan County, Nebraska, at which places of business stockholders and directors meetings may be held. ana all corporate business transacted. Directors and stockholders meetings may also be held elsewhere. when held in accordance with the bylaws adopted by the corporation, and at such directors and stockholders meet ings all and any business of the corporation may be transacted.
 ARTICLE III
 The purposes for which said corporation is organized and the general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted, are: To1ocate buy. sell, operate. and develop mines and min ing properties. in the Territory of Arizona and elsewhere; to own. build and operate mills milling and concentrating machinery and smelters machinery and appliances of all kinds for the purpose of milling and con, en- trating. sn1elting and reducing. or otherwise working all kinds of ore and extracting n1in- erals therefrom by any process or processes in the Territory of Arizona or eIsewl lere; to ac- quire by purchase. location, or any legal means mines and mining property in the Territory of ArlZOna. elsewhere fad and in foreign countries; and to acquire all appliances of every kipd that may be necessary or expedient for the use of the corporation in developing and operating its mining properties or extracting minerals therefrom; to buy. sell, acquire lease. mortgage, and otherwise in all respects deal in any and all kinds of personal and real property, including mines and mining properties. and stocks and bonds of other coni- panes and corporations, and the stock and bonds of this corporation: to erect and main- tain any and all kinds of machinery or plants for any purpose whatever. operated by water power. steam power. electricity. or other motive power; to build and construct roads, railroads tramways turnpikes. and canals from the principal works or place of business of this corporation to some navigable stream. or to some existing railroads, turnpikes, or public highways; to build and operate pipe lines and pumping plants; to build, construct and operate water works. reservoirs. dams fumes and sys- tens, for distributing water for irrigation. or other purposes; to do general storage and warehouse business: to construct and operate hotels and boarding houses; to conduct various kinds of mercantile business with relation to any and all kinds of commodities; to carry on the business of constructing all kinds of ma Chinery or articles or commodities made from metals or any materials to convert into money or other property. by sale. barter or otherwise all or any of the property of this corporations: to engage in any and all kinds of business that a natural person might or could transact in the Territory of Arizona, or in any of the United States, or elsewhere. except in so far as they are restricted from such right by the laws of 
 ARTICLE w.
 This corporation is formed to endure for twenty-five 25) years after it's Articles of Incor- poration are duly executed and filed for record with the County Recorder of MOhave County. Territory of Arizona. but the rights of said cor pol ation hereunder may be renewed before its charter expires from time to time for periods not exceeding twenty-five years at any one time.
 ARTICLEv.
 The amount of the capital stock of ths cor poration shall be $l O00.0OO.O0. divided into 2OO- UOO SharesOf the par value of $500 each. and said capital stock may be paid for at the date of it's issuance. or at such time as the Board of Directors shall designate. in money. property. labor. or other valuable rights or things. and the Judgment and conclusion of the Board of Directors as to the value of such property shall be conclusive.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The affairs of the corporation shall be con. ducted by Board of three directors, composed of stockholders of the corporation. who shall be elected at the annual meeting each year. as provided by the bylaws of the corporation. and shall hold office for such period as shall be pro- vided by the bylaws of the corporation, and until such meeting of stockholders of the cor poration and the election of directors, Bartlett Richards, Inez k. Richards and J.. H. Knight shall be and act as directors of this corporation, and they shall hold office such until their successors are elected and qualified The Board of Directors may be increased to five or seven directors. fl u n a lao directors at any regular meeting, by a vote of all holders holding more than two thirds of the stock of said corporation.
 ARTICLE VII. The highest amount of indebtedness and lia- bility. direct or contingent to which this cor | pOratiOn is at any time to be subjected shall l not exceed $66O,OO0.0o,
 ARTICLE vIu The private property of all the stockholders of this corporation shall be. and it is hereby | made forever. exempt from all liability for the | debts or obligations of this corporation.
 ARTICLE IX | The capital stock of this corporation shall be | and is hereby made forever non assessable by | this corporation for any purpose whatever.
 ARTICLE X. These Articles of Incorporation may be | amended by vote of two-thirds of the stock of this corporation at any regular meeting of the | stockholders or at any other meeting called for | that purpose.
 In Witness Whereof. We have hereunto set our hands and seals this 5 day of May, 1905.
 BARTLETT RICHARDS, [Seall
 INEZ E. RICHARDS, [Seall |
 J. H. KNIGHT, [Seal] | STATE OF CALIFORNIA, lee
 County of San Diego. ""'
 Before me, J. H. Hartupee, a Notary Public in and for said county and state, on this day appeared Bartlett Richards, Inez E. Richards and J. H. Knight. known to me to be the persons who subscribed the foregoing in- strument and acknowledged to me that they