Arizona republican., 1906-12-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE BIG FOUR NEVADA
 MINING COMPANY.

Know All Men By These Presents, that we, Frank w Afford, Vim. J. shelton. Charles Brand and Walter S. Dillon, each of whom is a citizen of the United States of America. being desirous of forming a corporation un- der the laws of the Territory of Ari- zona, have this day voluntarily asso ciated ourselves together into a body corporate and do hereby make. sign and acknowledge, each for himself, and do adopt these articles of incorpora- tion, and do hereby certify:
 First. The name of this corporation and by which it shall be authorized to act is 'The Big Four Nevada Mining Company"
 Second. The names of the incorpO- rators are, Frank w Arford, Wm. J. Shelton, Charles Brand and Walter $. Dillon, and the principal office or place for transacting business of this corpo ration shall be in the city of Phoenix. county Of Maricopa. Territory of Ari zona, but branch offices may be kept and maintained at such other place or places. either in the United States of America or foreign countries, as the board of directors may from time to time determine. At any of these offices meetings of the stockholders and di rcctors may be held and all business transacted.
 Third. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be one million five hundred thousand dollars .$15OOOOO) divided into one million five hundred thousand G,5OO. .OOO) shares of the par value of one dollar (S1.OO) each.
 At such times and under such con ditions as the board of directors may direct, such capital stock shall be paid into the corporation either in cash or by sale and transfer to it of real or personal property or by services for the use and purpose of said corpora ton, in payment of which. shares of the capital stock shall be issued, and said stock when issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable, and the judg ment of the board of directors as to the value of the property purchased or services rendered shall be conclusive.
 The capital stock may be increased or decreased by the affirmative vote of the majority of the stock then issued,
  ital stock. each stockholder shall have the privilege of subscribing for such number of shares of the proposed in crease as he may be entitled to, ac- cording to the number of shares held by him before the stock is increased.
 Fourth. The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the day of the filing of it's articles of in- corporation in the office of the county recorder of said Maricopa county. and a certified copy in the office of the auditor of the Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five C25) years thereafter.
 Fifth. The business affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by the board of directors. consisting of seven @ members each of whom shall be a stockhOlder, and whenever a director ceases to be a stockholder he shall at the same time cease to be a director.
 The directors shall be elected annu- ally by the stockholders at their annual meeting which shall be held on the first Monday in November each year after the year 1906. Said meeting to be held in any of the offices of the corporation. and they shall hold their offices until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
 Voting at such stockholders meet ings may be either in person or byI proxy duly given in writing at least five (5) days before the converting Of such meeting.
 Any vacancies in the said board Of directors may be filled by the remain ing members of the board by appoint ment from among the stockholders, and such appointment shall be for the unexpired term for which the appoint ment is made.
 The drst board of directors shall