Mohave County miner., 1906-08-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
The Big Sandy Gold Mining
Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PREsESTs;-
That we, the undersigned, Hasso r. Postal
oZZi, H. @. Lotter, Fred j. Prohl, w. H
Perthesius and r. p. Wheeler, have this day
associated ourselves together for the purpose
of forming corporation under the laws OF
Arizona ano for that purpose do adopt the fol
lowing charter.
ARTICLE l.
The name Of this corporation shall be THE
BIG SANDY GOLD MINING COMPANY.
ARTICLE IL.
This Company shall keep an ONCE at King
man, Arizona and may keep other principal
Offices and places of business at Milwaukee,
State OF Wisconsin, and at such other places
as the Board Of Directors may establish, at
which place places all incorporators'. stock
holders and directors meetings may be held
and all corporate business may be transacted.
ARTICLE Ill
The amount Of the capital stock of this cor.
poration shall be One Million Dollars, divided
into One Million shares Of the par value Of One
Dollar each and said capital stock shall be
paid up at the date of issuance, or at such time
as the Board Of Directors may designate. in
money, property, labor or other valuable right
or thing, and the judgment Of the Board OF
Directors as to the value thereof shall be con-
elusive.
ARTICLE ".
The general nature of the business in which
this Corporation shall engage is as follows, to-
wit:
To purchase, lease, bond, locate or otherwise
acquire, own. exchange, sell or otherwise dis
pose of, pledge. mortgage, hypothecate and
deal in any and all kinds OF personal property,
mines, mining claims. oil lands, mineral lands,
oil. gas, asphaltum. petroleum, T2.er and wa
ter rights aud machinery, and to work, mine,
explore, operate and develop the same To do
a general mercantile business. To own, han
die and control letters patent and inventions
and shares of stock Of other corporations. To
borrow money and in general to do all things
necessary TO the proper conduct of the bust
ness of this corporation in the Territory Of
Arizona and elsewhere not inconsistent with
the laws Of the United States or Of the Terri
tory of Arizona
ARTICLE V.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bility direct or contingent to which this Cor
pOratiOn shall at any time subject itself shall
be Two Hundred Thousand (S20O, OOO00l Dollars.
ARTICLE VI
The affairs Of this Corporation shall be con-
Quoted by a Board of Directors, who shall be
elected annually as the BY Laws shall provide
ARTICLE VII.
This Corporation is formed to endure for
twenty-five years after its articles are duly ex-
ecuted. but its charter rights may bs renewed.
before its charter expires), from time to time,
for periods not exceeding twenty five years at
a time, perpetually.
ARTICLE VIII.
The private property Of the stockholders Of
this corporation shall be and is hereby made
forever exempt from all liability for its debts
or obligations
ARTICLE TX.
The capital stock Of this corporation shall be |
and is hereby made forever On-assessable by |
this corporation for any purpose whatsoever.
In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 31st day of May, 1906.
WILLIAM H. PERTHESIUS, [seall |
H. r. PESTALOZZI fSeall |
II. G. LOTTER, tSeall |
FL. PROHL. Seal /
R p. WHEELER, fSeall /
STATE OF WISCONSIN, &C
Milwaukee County
Before me- Charles W. Fricke Notary Pub
lie in and for the County of Milwaukee, State
of Wisconsin. on this day personally appeared |
HaSSo r. PeSJaloZZI, H G. Lotter. Fred j. |
Prohl and w. H Perthesius, known to me to
be the persons who subscribed to the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged thai they ex-
ecuted the same for the purposes and consid-
erations therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal Of office this
CSeaD CHAS. w. FRICKE,
Notary Public, Milwaukee County. Wisconsin.
MY commission expires Nov. %, 1909
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, Jcc
Mohave County. 80
Before me, Ross H Blakely, "a Notary in and
for said County and Territory on this day per
sonally appeared r. p. Wheeler. known to me
to be the person who subscribed the foregoing
Instrument ana acknowledged TO me that he
executed The same for the purposes and con
siderations therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal Of ONCE this
seth day of June, 1906.
Notary Public Mohave County, Territory of
Arizona
Ny commission expires Nov. 9th, 1907.
Filed and recorded at request of R. P. Wheel
er June SOth. A. d. 1906. at 40 minutes past 10
O'Clock a. m. in Book ?. pages 3Ss-S9l, of Incor-
poration Records Of Mohave County, Arizona
Territory. THOS. MCNEELY.
County Recorder.