Arizona silver belt., 1905-10-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of inc Arizona and Eastern Consolidat-
 ed Mining Company

We, the undersigned persons of flu
 ogr and citizens of the United State. and a majority of whom are citizens ( ibe m District of Columbia, do hereby a. sociate ourselves as body corporat, nnder an act to establish code for tn District of Columbia, approved Marc Srd 1901, sections 605, GA and June 3( 1902 inclusive.
 II is hereby expressly understood tha m rights or powers shall be exercise by this corporation except those ey nresslv granted and authorized by tn proyisions of sub-chapter W of Chan fer XVIII of the Code of the Distric of Columbia as amended by act of Con CreSs. And we do hereby certify il nursuance of said act as follows:
 FIRST--The name of this corporation is the Arizona X Eastern Consolidate, Mining Company.
 SECOND Its principal office and plac, of business in the District of Columbis 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 stockholder' and directors s 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 a 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, smslting, refining, marketing and con yerting into marketable commodities any or all kinds of minerals or mineral 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- 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 ,500,000) divided into l,5OO,000 shares of par value of One Dollar (S) 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.
 E. L. DeLestry, St. Paul, Minn.
 R. Kirby VanMater, Washington, D. (.
 Edwin L. Bradford, Washington, D c Ralph Wormelle, Washington, D. c.
 SIXTH The existence of this corpor- atiOn is to be perpetual.
 SEVENTH private property of the stockholders shall not be subject to the payment of the corporate debts to any extent whatever.
 EIGHTH-The Directors shall have Bylaws; 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 to amount upon the franchises and prop erty of this corporation.
 With the consent in writing and pur- suant to vote of the holders of 60 per cent of the capital stock issued and out standing, the directors shall have pow CT to dispose many manner of the whole property of this corporation.
 The Directors shall have power by a resolution passed by majority vote of the whole board, under suitable provi- slOnS of the Bylaws, to designate two '''NAN VI Niitli VI an executive committee, which commit tee for the time being as provided in sad resolution or in the Bylaws, shall have and exercise any and all of the powers of the Board of Directors which may be lawfully delegated in the man agement of the business and affairs of the corporation and shall have power to authorize the seal of the corporation to De affixed to all papers which may re- quire it.
 We the undersigned for the purpose oi forming corporation under the laws oi the District of Columbia, do make and record this certificate and do certi- " that the facts stated are true, and We have accordingly hereunto set our respective hands and seals. Dated at Washington, D. C., this zOth day of December. A. D. 1904.
 Attest: S. A. TERRY.
 RALPH WoRMELLE (SeaD
 EDWIN l.. BRADFORD (SeaD
 k. K. VANMATER (SeaD