Mohave County miner., 1906-03-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Ora Plata Company.

Ord IdId company.
I Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That we. whose hands are hereunto affixed.
! do hereby associate ourselves together for the
I purpose of forming corporation under the
laws OF the Territory of Arizona. and to that
end make the following statement:
First. The names of the corpOrators are.
John W. Gerritt. and John Boyle. Jr.. and the
name of tue corporation shall be ORA PLATA
COMPANY. The principal place within the
Territory of Arizona in which the businest OF
said corporation is to be transacted is Kiugman.
Mohave County. Arizona. and the corporation
may establish branch Offices either within or
without the Territory OF Arizona where meet
ings of the Board of Directors may be held
Second: The general nature of the business
proposed u be transacted by this Corporation
IL as follows. tO-wit: To make contracts: to
purchase. lease bond. locate or otherwise &c
quire. own. exchange. sell or otherwise dispose
OF. pledge, mortgage, hypOthecate and deal in
real estate and any and all kinds OF personal
property. mines. mining claims, oil lands coal
lands. mineral lands, oil. gas. coal. shale. as
phaltum. petroleum. asbestos, salt. water and
water rights. mills smelters. and machinery.
and to work. mine. explore operate and develop
the same; aud in general to do all things nee
essarN to the proper conduct OF the business of
this corporation in the territory and elsewhere.
not inconsistent with the laws of the United
States 81 the Territory of Arizona.
Third. The authorized amount of capital
stock % tuiS corporation shall be Five Hundred
4 hOusaud Dollars ,S5JJOJUUOl divided into five
hundred thousand shares of the par value of
One Dollar .Sl.OO each. At time the
board OF Directors may by resolution direct.
said capital stock shall be paid into this cor
pOratiou. either in cash or bN sale and transfer
To il of real or personal property for the uses
and purposes of said corporation. in payment
/ fOi which shares of the capital stock OF said
corporation may be issued. and the capital
/ stock issued shall thereupOn aud thereby
become and be fully paid up and nOn-assesS-
able. and IN the absence of actual traud in the
transaction the Judgment of the Directors as to
the whole Of the property purchased shall be
conclusive.
Fourth. The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the date of the filing
OF a cert fed copy OF these Articles of IncoT-
pOratiOn according To law aud the term nation
thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
Fifth. The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by a Board of five directors. but
which number may be changed at any regular
or regularly called stockholders meeting by
majority vote of the stockholders of record,
and the following named shall constitute the
Board of Directors until their successors are
elected: John W. Gerritt. John 7. FavOrite,
Geo. w. Mark. Frank NJ. Allen and John
Boyle, Jr. Thereafter the Board of Directors
shall be elected from among the stockholders
on the first Tuesday in December of each year.
The officers of said corporation until their sue
cessOrs are elected shall be: Frank NJ Allen.
President: John W. Gerritt. Vce-President.
and John Boyle. Jr.. Secretary and Treasurer.
Sixth: The highest Indebtedness or liability.
direct or contingent To which this corporation
is at any time subject shall be On. Hundred
Thousand Dollars. lSlOO.OOLOOD which amount
does not exceed two-thirds the amount of the
capital stock.
Seventh: The private property of the stock
holders of this corporation shall be exempt
from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
In witness we have hereunto set hands
and seals this p day OF December. los
JOHN W. GERRITT. LSeall
JOHN BOYLE, JR., lSeall
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. &c
County of Mohave.
On this the 10Th day of December. in the year
1905. before me. L. +. Thompson. a Notary Pub
lie in and for the Territory and County afOre-
said. residing therein. duly commissioned and
sworn. personally appeared J. W. GcrTitt.
known &c me to be the person described in,
whose name is subscribed to and who executed
the annexed instrument and acknowledged that
he executed the same for the purposes and con-
sderations therein expressed.
In witness whereof. have hereuuto set my
hand and affixed my official seal of my Office
in the Territory and County the day and year
last above written.
GNotariaI Seal EFF. THOMPSON.
Notary Public.
My commission expires July I1th, 1913.
STATE OF MISSOURI. &c
City of st Louis. 80
On this 22nd day of December. in tie year
1905. before me. Emily NJ. MitteudOrf. Notary
Public in and for the City and State aforesaid.
residing therein. duly commissioned aud sworn,
personally appeared John Bowie. Jr., known
TO me to be the person described in whose
name is subscribed to and who executed the
annexed instrument and acknowledged to me
that he executed the same for the purpose and
considerations therein expressed.
In Witness Whereof. l have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal of my Office
in St. Louis. Missouri. the day and year last
above written.
EMILY NJ. MITTENDORF,
[NOtaral Seal Notary Public.
NV commission expires March ~ 1900,
Recorded at request of J. W. Gerritt Dec.
26th. a. ID. 1905. 40 minutes past 10 o'clock a.
M. in book , pages 33T-S3S-559 of Incorporation
Records of MOhave County. Arizona Territory,
THOS. McNEELY.
County Recorder.
First insertion February 10. 1900
Last insertion March II
TIIne Warning Notice.