Arizona silver belt., 1905-06-08
OF The Psyson Milling Company

Know All Men by These Presents ::
That we, the undersigned, have this day
voluntarily associated ourselves togeth-
er Tor the purpose of forming corpor-
alton under the now existing laws of
the Territory of Arizona. and to that
end adopt the following Articles of In
corporation
FIRST That j. W. Boardman, Mart
Mcdonald, W. H. HilRgass, Dr. X. r.
Wilson, j. w. Wentworth and w. c.
Colcord are the names of the incorpor-
ators, and the name of the corporation
shall be THE PAYSON MILLING
COMPANY. That the principal place
OF business of said corporation shall be
at Payson, ella county, Arizona.
SECOND That the business proposed
to be transacted by this corporation is
that Of quartz milling and treatment,
extracting, concentrating, reducing,
smelling and refining copper, gold, sill
yer and other ores to erect and oper-
ate smelters, stamp mills, teaching
plants, concentrators, reduction works,
sawmills and such other machinery as
may be required and to do all things as
may be necessary and proper TO carry
out and execute the objects herein men
toned.
THIRD The capital stock of this cor
poratlon shall be twenty-five thousand
ISIS, 100000 dollars, divided into twenty
five hundred (250O) shares of the par
value of ten $1,000 dollars each, which
may be paid in at once or from time TO
time and in cash as may be called for
by the directors of said corporation, or
by conveyance to said corporation of
property which may be purchased by
said corporation, or for services or
labor performed for said corporation,
but in all cases such stock shall be is
sued at par.value, only transferable and
worcestershire. and the judgment of
the board of directors as 10 the prices
paid and the value of the property
purchased shall be conclusive
FOURTH The time of the commence
ment of this corporation shall be the
date of the filing of certified copy of
these articles of incorporation in the
office Of the Territorial auditor, and the
time of the termination of said corpor-
alton shall be twenty-five years from
and after the date of such filing
FIFTH (a) That said corporation
shall be managed by a board Of direc-
tors, consisting of five bona fide stock [
holders therein, who shall be elected by
the stockholders of said corporation at
the first annual meeting to be held on .
the second Monday in December, 1905, .
and annually thereafter. All elections .
of directors shall be by ballot and every .
stakeholder shall have the right to vote .
in person or by proxy the number of .
shares in his name on the books of the .
company.
Oh Said directors shall have author /
ity 10 fill vacancies on the board and TO .
adopt rules aud bylaws as they may
deem necessary for the government Of .
said corporation not Inconsistent with
these articles of incorporation.
(c) The officers of this corporation
shall consist of President, Vice-Presi-
dent, Secretary and a Treasurer, who
shall be elected annually from and by the
directors Immediately after the election
held by the stockholders, and such offic
ials and board of directors shall act as
such without compensation. The fol-
lowing named persons shall act and con-
stitute the board of directors of the
corporation until the first annual meet
ing of the stockholders: j. w. Board
man, Mart Mcdonald, w. H. Hilligass,
Dr. X. K. Wilson and j. w. Went
worth.
SIXTH That no Indebtedness or
liability shall be incurred by this
and that all expenses
for machinery, buildings, improve
ments, labor, supplies and material
purchased or secured otherwise by this
corporation shall be paid for from the
sale of stock, or profits that may be
derived from and through the actual
business calling of this corporation.
SEVENTH These articles of incorpor-
alton may be amended only by ma
iority of the stock actually issued and
at any annual meeting of
the stockholders, or at any special meet
Jug of said stockholders called for that
after giving fifteen days no.
tice of the same, stating the purpose {
for which such special meeting is call
ed by mailing letter to the last known
postofIice address Of each stakeholder.
EIGHTH The private property of the
of this corporation shall
be exempt from all corporate debts of
any kind.
II witness whereof we have here
INTO set our hands this 31st day of
March, 1905 :
j. w. BoARDMAN,
MART MCDONALD,
w. II. HILLGASS,
I w WENTWORTH