Arizona republican., 1906-04-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of TH-MANHATTAN MINING COMPANY
Know all men by these presents:

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 Know all men by these presents: That we, the undersigned, R. B. Hig- bee and C. Al- Higbee, both of the city of St. Paul, county of Ramsey, ana state ] of Minnesota, being desirous of forming a company, for the objects and purposes hereinafter set forth, have this day asso- cIated ourselves together for the purpose of forming d corporation, and do make, sign and acknowledge these, our articles of incorporation and do certify, state and declare as follows, towit:
 The corporate name of the said com pauy shall be the Duluth and Manhattan incorporators are k. E. Hisbee and C. M. Higbee.
 The principal place in which the busi- ness Of the said company, within the territory of Arizona, is 10 be transacted
 The name of the agent of this com pany. upon whom process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding that may De brought against this company is Harvey J. Lee, residing. in the city of Phoenix. territory of Arizona.
 The objects and nurposes for which said company shall be created are as
 TO acquire by appropriation. discovery. location, lease, license, franchise. grant, gift, devise. bond option. purchase. conveyance, agreement. or otherwise. and to own hold. possess. enjoy, construct. repair, develop, mine. dredge. work, Cp- crate and exploit gold, silver and other placer or lode mines or deposits, tunnels. mtnlnS and tuunchng property and any right. title and interest therein. as also such lands, mills, mill sites. tunnel sites, buildings, constructions plants appli- ances. equipments. fixtures. dredges. ma chinery. discoveries, inventions, patents. patent rights, improvements. dump and dump rights. ditches, fumes, pipes and pipe lines. water, ditch, and reservoir rights. or prioritieS. such railways, tram ways and rights of way as lead from their principal work to adjacent streams, railways or highways. easements, appur- tenances. privileges, franchises and Otn- CT property or rights to property real personal. or mixed, as may be deemed by the directors for the time being to be necessary, desirable and appropriate for the practical working, development mining. dredging. exploitation or enjoy ment of any and all of the company S properties acquired or to be acquired. . the treatment, concentrau ton, milling, Smeltlng or reduction of ores or minerals and mineral deposits: the receiving, ship ping or transportation of ores or minerals or supplies. on. to. or from any part of the workings upon the cOmpany's prop critics or for the accomplishment of any pany Is formed; to purchase, own, con struct or in any wise possess use Or utillZe and enjoy machinery. dredges or other appliances or devices used for rais- ing and operating gold, silver and other metals from such mines, lodes. lodges, mineral or placer deposits.
 To contract for. buy. take. acquire own, hold, enjoy. use, vote. utilize, guar antee and enforce any and all shares
 
 other securities or evidences of title, in terest or indebtedness Of any per ton, private, municipal or governmental.
 To buy sell, hold. use. pledge loan. and generally deal in or acquire by sub change therefor of stocks, bonds or se- curities in consideration of work done or labor performed or materials fur nished, or by. or for. any other lawful means, or consideration. the whole os- any part Of the capital stock. notes. bonds. mortgages. debentures or other securities or evidences of debt of any other company, corporation or associa- ton carrying on any line Of business within the United States or elsewhere, whether such business is similar or dis similar to that of this company.
 To aid, promote and invest in such other corporations or other enterprises as may have been or may be organized for the working. mining, dredging or posits of gold. silver or other minerals or metals. or for the reduction or treat ment of ores or other minerals. the ex- traction or metals or minerals therefrom. the exploitation of patented or other pro- ceSSeS for such working, mining raising, dredging or otherwise separating gold and silver and other minerals from placer and lode deposits. the production, use. transmission or distribution of pow CT. heat or light and the dealing in land.
 To enter into contracts with any per son, company, corporation. or assocfa- tion within or without the United States or America Tor any lawful purposes whatever which may to this company and to its directors. seem necessary or desirable.
 To borrow money and to execute and issue its notes. bonds, debentures, script or other securities therefor.
 To grant, bargain. sell. assign. trans fer. convey. bond. lease. pledge hypoth- ecate or dispose of the whole or any part of it's franchises, metals. minerals, min eral rights. ores or other property real, personal mixed, or any right title or interest therein. or thereto as and whenever it's directors may see fiji and n ntb wise cucumber it's mines placer depos- it's, or it's plants, or the principal ma lzed by law and to do any and all acts and things necessary. incident. appropri- ate or relating to the aforesaid purposes or any of them.
 To engage in and carry on a general mercantile business. so far as, in the essary to do so for the purpose of nro- viding provisions and supplies used or to be used in carrying out the objects
 And generally to transact any and all lawful business incident appurtenant or relative to the various lines of business herelhbetore referred to or any of them.
 The amount of the capital stock of said company shall be fifty thousand shares Of which said stock shall consist shall be five million shares of the par value Of one cent 'X2-OD.
 The time Of the commencement of the corporate existence of this company shall be the date of the fiIine Of ,, cOnv Of the said articles. duly certified by the county recorder of county. with the ter ritorial auditor. end the termination thereof shall be twenty-T7ve years there after. and it's charter rights may he re- newed for another period of twentv-five wears upon the vote of three-fourths of the stockholders 2iven at meeting duly called for that purpose.
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 The affairs of this cornoration shall be conducted by a board of directors who shall be elected annually by the stock holders: the number of said directors shall be not less than two nor more than eleven. and the names Of those who shall manage the affairs of the company for the first year of its cornorate exfstence.