Arizona silver belt., 1906-03-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE Arizona Exploration and Development Company

KNOW ALL MEN bl ihr'or
 That we. the undersigned, have this dav associated ourselves together for tbe purpose of forming corporation nnder the laws of the Territory of Arl- 1ona. and for such purpose we hereby adopt the following Articles of lncor- poration
 FIRST. The names of the incorpora- tors are: S. l.. Gibson, Joseph Il. Hamill, R. H. Rose, w. w. Brookner, and c. s. Van Wagenen: The name of said corporation is and shall be the Arizona Exploration and Development
 That the principal place of bus,ness of said company is and shall be at the Town of Globe, in the County of Gila, Terri tory of Arizona that the board of directors of said company may, from time to time, establish and maintain offices for the transaction of business in such other places, within or without tbe Territory of Arizona-that is to say, in the Territory of Arizona and Tn all other states, territories and colonies of the United States, and in all foreign countries and places as they may deem proper, and the same change or discon- tinue at pleasure, and the meetings of the stockholders and board of directors of said company, both regular and special may be held at any of such places. within or without the Territory of Arizona, where all business of the company may be transacted and per formed that is not in conflict with the laws of the Territory of Arizona or the state, territory, colony, or country where such meeting may be held.
 SECOND. That the objects and pur- noses for which this corporation is formed are as follows:
 Q). To purchase, own and acquire by purchase, location, lease or other wise. coal, iron, copper, gold, silver, oil. stone. clay and other kinds of min eral and mining lands and claims, and to purchase, own, hold, lease, sell and convey the same.
 (2). To develop and improve coal, iron, copper, gold, silver, oil, stone, clay, and all other kinds of mining claims.
 (3). To manufacture, produce, eX- tract, reduce from ores, buy, sell and deal in and with all kinds of metals, as well as the products of which they, or any of them, is a constituent; also to manufacture, prepare for market, trans portation, import, export, deal Tn and with any article or product, or articles in the manufacture or composition of which any metal of any kind or charac ter is an adjunct or factor, hereby in- tending to acquire by purchase, manu- facture or otherwise, all supplies and materials and articles necessary or con venient for use in connection with and for the accomplishment of the objects above mentioned and every part there oe.
 (Q. To build, repair, maini ain and acquire by purchase or otherwise, and operate gas, electric works, electric power and transmission plants, tunnels, bridges, viaducts, canals, railways, railroads and parts of railroads, tram ways, toll-roads, water powers, irrigat- ing canals and reservoirs, and machines and mechanical contrivances of all kinds and descriptions, in the Territory of Arizona and in other states, terri tories, districts, colonies and countries other than the Territory of Arizona; to construct, operate, sell, dispose of and lease any other works of internal im- portance and public utility.
 (5). To act as the agent, proxy, attorney-in-fact, or director of any stockholder or any corporation, or for such corporation, and to act as the agent, proxy, attorney-in-fact, eXecu- tor or administrator for any private person, individual, or estate.
 (6). To form, organize and incor- porate other corporations for other persons, and to act as the agent for other persons in the formation, organi- zation and incorporation of other corporations.
 %. To act as the recording agent or registrar of the stock of any other corporation or corporations.
 (8). To purchase, own and acquire by purchase, loan, lease, or otherwise, timber lands and other land and real estate, and to purchase, own, lease, mortgage, sell and convey the same.
 (9). To manufacture, mine, produce, buy, sell and deal in and with all kinds of timber, lumber, coal, coke, stone and clay, as well as the products there of; also to manufacture, prepare for market, transportation, import, export, deal in and with any article or product, or articles in the manufacture or com position of which any timber, lumber, coal, coke, stone or clay is an adjunct or factor, hereby intending to acquire by purchase, manufacture, or other wise, all supplies and materials and articles necessary or convenient for use in connection with and in accomplishing the objects above mentioned and every part thereof.
 QO). To engage in and carry on the business of drilling and exploring for oil, producing, refining, distilling, treat ing, manufacturing, piping, carrying, handling, storing, dealing in, buying and selling oils, petroleum, nat. ura gas, asphatum, bitumen, bit. luminous rock and other minera and hydro-carbon substances, anC products of all other substances, and for such purposes to buy and other wise acquire, hold, own, manage and operate refineries, pipe lines, tanks, manufactories, machinery, tank cars and other works, property and appli. ances which may be incidental or aux Hilary to said business, or that may be deemed necessary or convenient by the board of directors or executive com mittee.
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