Arizona republican., 1906-12-25
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 :. 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 body corporate and do hereby make. sign and acknowledge. each for himself and do adopt these articles of incorpora- ton. 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. Afford, Wm. J. Shelton. Charles Brand and Walter : Dillon. and the principal office or place for tTansacting business of this coTpo- 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 OF 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- rectors 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 i (S1.5OO. OOO) divided into one million five hundred thousand G.59O,OO0) ! shares of the par value of one dollar ! (S1.0O) each.
 1 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 bv sale and transfer to it of real or personal property or by services for i the use and purpose of said corpora | tion, in payment of which, shares Oi | the capital stock shall be issued, and | said stock when issued shall be full, ! paid and non-assessable. and the judg | ment of the board of directors as tC | the value of the property purchased or II services rendered shall be conclusive | The capital stock may be increased or decreased by the affirmative vote o
 the majority of the stock then issued
 
 II itaI stock each stOckholder shall hay,
 the privilege of subscribing for sucl
 number of shares of the proposed in
 crease as he may be entitled to, ac
 co,ding tO the number of shares hel'
 by him before the stock is increased T. Fourth. The time of the commence
 ment of this corporation shall be th day of the filing of it's articles of in corporation in the office of the cdUnt,
 recorder of said Maricopa county. an'
 a certified copy in the office of tn
 auditor of the Territory of Arizona and the termination thereof shall b'
 twenty-five (25) years thereafter. Fifth. The business affairs of thu
 corporation shall be conducted by tn
 board of directors. consisting of seVel @ members each of whom shall be
 stockholder. and whenever a directo
 ceases to be a stockholder he shall
 the same time cease to be a director
 The directors shall be elected annu
 ally by the stockholders at their annua meeting which shall he held on the frs
 Monday in November each year ate the year 1906. Said meeting to be hel'
 in any of the offices of the corporation
 and they shall hold their offices unti
 their successors are duly elected am
 qualified
 Voting at such stockholders meet ings may be either in person or b proxy duly given in writing at leas Ifve (5) days before the converting O
 such meeting.