Arizona republican., 1905-11-07
State of Illinois,
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF the Mohave County Consolidated
Mines and Development. co.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ENTS: That We, the undersigned, do
hereby associate ourselves together for
the purpose of forming corporation I'M
der the laws of the territory of Arizona
and to that end make the following
statement:
! Edwin NJ. Carson, Walter de Varila, Ar
thur Gleason, and d. NJ. Mcdonald, and
the name of the incorporation shall be
MohaYe County Consolidated Mines and
Development Co, and the principa: place
of business of the said corporation with
in the territory of Arizona. in which the
business of the said corporation shall be
transacted, is Phoenix, Arizona, with Of
fees in Los Angeles city and county
California, and Kingman, Arizona, where
the meetings of the directors and stock
holders may be held, and the ordinary
business of the corporation may be
transacted, including the execution of all
deeds. documents and writings bearing
the corporate seal of the said corpora
ton, and the transferring of shares of
this corporation and the issuing certifi-
Gates thereof, with power TO the direc-
tors from time to time to establish
branch offices within or without said ter
ritory, where the meetings of the direc-
tors and stockholders may also be held,
and the ordinary business of the corpo-
ration may also be transacted, including
the execution, of all deeds, documents.
and writings bearing the corporate seal
of the said corporation, and the trans
ferring of shares of this corporation and
the issuing certificates thereof
~. The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted and the pur-
pose for which this corporation is formed
are as follows:
a. To carry on the business Of mining
IN Arizona; or any state or territory of
the. United States of America, or the
United States of Mexico.
b. To make contracts. purchase. lease
bond, locate, or otherwise acquire, own,
sell: exchange. or otherwise dispose of,
in real estate, in either or both of the
said countries, and in all other kinds of
property, mines, mining claims. oil lands.
coal, gas. oil. shale, asphaltum, petro-
leum. water and water rights, and ma
chinery, and to work. mine, explore op-
crate and develop the same;
c. TO construct and own tunnels and
TO carry on the ordinary business of
tunnel company with all powers neces-
sary to that end.
o. To erect and maintain IN either of
the said countries all machinery and
plants for the purpose of reducing ores
or for any other operations of this COM
pany.
e. To erect and maintain tanks and
store-houses placed for storing petro-
leum or other substances, and to carry
on the business of buying and selling
goods and merchandise.
f. To subscribe for and purchase stock
and shares in any other corporation, or
corporate company, and to become a
stock or shareholder in any other cor
poration.
ate rail or other roads and tramways, for
the carriage of passengers, ores or
freight, from any mines or other prop
erty owned by this company, to connect
with any railroad or water way or town.
h. To erect and maintain electric light
and other plants, and to generate and
supply electricity.
l. To erect and maintain telegraph and
telephone lines and to operate the same.
J. To erect and maintain pipe and 9TH
er lines for the purpose of conveying
water. oil, petroleum, and other sub
stances.
k. To develop water and supply the
TriO 1fr1fy1
and other purposes.
l. To acquire from Edwin NJ. Carson,
one of the directors of this Incorporation.
or Carson and Rogers, all their interest
in certain properties in the territory of
Arizona, United States OF America, and
to carry out an agreement between.
the incorporators hereof for the purchase
thereof by this company when incorpo-
rated.
90 The authorized capital of this COM
pany shall he five million ($5, 900 900 OO
dollars, divided into five million g. 900 O0O)
shares of the par value of one ($1.0O
each, which may he paid in at such time
and place as the directors. for the time
shall direct and may be so paid in either
in cash or by the purchase and trans
fer of real and other property to said
corporation. or the purchase and trans
fer to 1t of shares in any other corpora
ton or company or for such considera-
tions as are not inconsistent with the
laws of Arizona, and as the board of
directors for the time being shall con-
capital stock so issued shall thereby be-
come paid up and worcestershire, and
the Judgment of the directors as to the
value of the said property purchased or
considerations given for the said stock
shall be conclusive as against the said
corporation, its officers, directors or