Arizona silver belt., 1905-11-16
ARTICLES OF Incorporation
of the Arizona and Eastern CONSOLIDATE
ed Mining Company

We, the Undersigned persons OF full
ace and citizens of the United States,
and q majority of whom are citizens of
tbc District of Columbia, do hereby as
sociate ourselves as body corporate,
nnder an act to establish code for the
District of Columbia, approved March
ard 1901, sections COS, GA and June 30,
1907, inclusive.
II is hereby expressly understood that
M rights or powers shall be exercised
nv this corporation except those ex-
nrcssly granted and authorized by the
provisions of sub-chapter Nv of Chap
Ter XVIII of the Code of the District
If Columbia as amended by act of Con-
grfss. And we do hereby certify in
pursuance of said act as follows:
FlRsT--The name of this corporation
is the Arizona 4 Eastern Consolidated
Mining Company.
SECOND Its principal office and place
of business in the District of Columbia
viii be located at the rooms of the Col
umhia 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 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,
smelling, 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, bitches, 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 Isl, 500, 00O divided into
l,5OO, 600 shares of par value of One
Dollar ISL per share.
FIFTH-The names and places of res
idence of each of the trustees of the
corporation are as follows:
W. II. Sisson, st. Louis, Mo.
Z. l.. DeLestry, St. Paul, MINI.
r. Kirby VanMater, Washington,
D. c.
Edwin l.. Bradford, Washington, ID c
Ralph Wormelle, Washington, ID. c.
SIXTH-The existence of this corpor-
alton is to be perpetual.
SEvENTH-The 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
power to make, alter or to amend the
Bylaws; to aflix 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
er to dispose in any manner of the whole
property of this corporation.
The Directors shall have power by
resolution passed by majority vote OF
the whole board, under suitable proyi-
siOns of the Bylaws, to designate two
or more of their number to constitute
an executive committee, which commit
tee for the time being as provided IN
said 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
be affixed to all papers which may re-
quire it.
We the undersigned for the purpose
Of forming corporation under, the laws
Of the District of Columbia, do make
and record this certificate and do certi-,
fly that the facts stated are true, and
we have accordingly hereunto set our
respective hands and seals.
Dated at Washington, ID. e., this
10Th day of December. A. ID. 1904.
Attest: S. A. TERRY.
RALPH WoRMELLE (SeaD
EDWIN l.. BRADFORD (SeaD
X. X. VANMATER (SeaD
WASHINGTON, &C
District of Columbia.
BE 1T REMEMBERED: That on