Mohave County miner., 1906-02-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF The Mocking Bird Mining Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT: That we, the undersigned, Ross H. Blakely, J. D. Jor daI and Charles Metcalfe, all of the County of MOhave, Territory oi Arizona, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the provisions of Chapter Two, Title XIII, of the Revised Statutes of 1901, of the Territory of Arizona, and all amendments thereto to trans act the business hereinafter mentioned and de- Scrlbed, and we do hereby adopt. publish and declare the following to be the Articles of In corporation of such Corporation, JO-wit:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name of this Corporation shall be THE MoCKING BIRD MINING COMPANY.
 ARTICLE IL
 The principal place of business of said Cor. poration within the Territory of Arizona shall be the town of hingman, in said COuuty of Mohave, and the principal place of business outside of the said Territory of Arizona shall be at the City of Camden, in the State of New Jersey, where meetings of the Stockholders and of the Board of Directors may be held; branch offices may be established at ol her places within the United States, or in foreign countries, as shall be designated by the Board of Directors or as the interests of the CorpU ra- tion shall hereafter demand.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the business for which this Corporation is formed and Uy 1t Uo be con ducted, is as follows, to wlt:
 (a) To purchase lease. bond. locate and oth- erwiSe acquire mil eral claims mineral lands mines, mlll-Sites and real estate in the Terri tory of Arizona, or in any other -tate or Terri tory Of the United States of Amt ricsl and Ia pay for the same in money, or m fuIlr paid up shares of the Corporation. or utherw ,e; and 10 sell. lease, bond or otherwise diSDyS. of the same or any of them;
 (bl IO work. explore and operate mines and other property of this corporation, or of other companies or parties;
 (cJ To own. operate and control reduction works and rehneries, SmelterS. mi llS or other methods for the reduction, treating and hand ling of ores and mineral products, and to Ouy, sell, dispose of and deal in ores metals and mineral products and substance, |, thcr in manufactured state 'r otherwise.
 (dJ To carry on the business of inl-EeaDerS boarding houses machine works anu bower plants general merchandise and asSaying:
 tel To construct maintain cUntr,l and operate trails, rOadwayS. tramwayS. r.,i roads, bridge>. reservoirs. water courses, d lu .luctS, pipe lines, power lines. electrical wur.ls tele- graph and telephone lines and warehouses. or any and all works and conveniences directly or indirectly conclusive to any of the ubjec.S of the Corporation or otherwise;
 CD To acquire manage, operate and farm agricultural lands. canals. and irrigating ditcheS, and to deal in the products of the same and any and all other personal property:
 (g) To locate, purchase or otherwise acquire lands and lay out townSlJeS. aHd tU build. buy, sell, rent lease. own, operate. control and man age property in any town city;
 (h) To lend and borrow money. to buy. sell, acquire and dispose of and deal in corporate stock and securetieS, or negotiable paper:
 ul To borrow or raise money for any pur pose of the company and to secure payment of the same, with interest. or for any other pur- pnsr of the Company. to make. execute and de liver trust deeds and mortgages. or to charge by undertaking all or any part of the property of the company or its uncllled capital stock and to CT cate. issue. make, draw. accept and negotiate perpetual redeemable debenture or deoehtures. stocks promissOry notes, bills of exchange. bills of ladiug, warrants obliga- tionS and other negotiable and transferable in StrumentS;
 GJ To do and perform any and all such oth- lnnrS 1ap and proper to be done and performed, or as may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above specified objects, or any of them.
 ARrICLEIV
 The Capital stock of this Corporation shall be One Million Dollars (SlOOO OOOO divided into One Million 0,OOOOOO) shares of the par value of One Dollar, (Sl.OU) each; said stock shall be fully paid up and forever non-assessable and shall be paid into the Treasury hereof forth with upon the completion of the organization of said Corporation. or at the first meeting of the Board of Directors.
 ARTICLE V.
 The time of the commencement of this Cor pOration shall be the third TueSCay in the month of January. 19y6, to-wit: Jaanary I6th lyO6, and the term of its eXi> tence shall be Twenty-Five years thereafter, terminating on the Third Tuesday in the month of January 1851; provided. however. that the said Corpora tion may be continued in existence for a like period or tWentyhv years. and may be re newed for such term from time to time as pro. vided by the laws of the said Territory of Ari- Zona.
 ARTICLE VI
 The business of the Corporation shall be con- ducted and controlled and its affairs conducted by Board of Directors to be elected annually; the annual election of such Board of Directors shall be held on the Third Tuesday in January in each and every year; the first Board of Di- rectOrs shall be composed of Three member. and may be increased to Seven members at the first regular meeting of said Board which shall be held at kingman' Mohave County, Arizona, an thereafter as the organization of the said Cor p0ration shall be perfected; The names, place of residence and respective official positions of those who shall constitute the said first Board Of Directors, are as follows, tO-wit:
 Ross H. Blakely, of Kingman, Arizona, Pres ident.
 Charles Metcalfe, of kingman. Arizona Sec retary.
 J. D. Jordan, Of Kingman, Arizona. Treasurer The business to be transacted at said first meeting so to be held by the above named Board of Directors shall be the election of the seven members who shall constitute the Board of Directors and who shall be elected for the term of one year. or until the next regular an- nual meeting succeeding the date of their cleo tion; and said first meeting shall have the power to transact such other business as may be necessary for the purpose of perfecting the orfanization of the said Corporation: set Of Bylaws may be adopted at said first meeting, or at any SuQ>equent meeting of the Board of Directors which said Bylaws shall prescribe the duties ana powers of such Board, the man. ner. times and places of all special elections or meetings. and shall specify and set forth the rules and regulations for the management and control of the affairs of the corporation.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness and lia bility to which this Corporation shall at any time subject itself is limited to the sum of One Thousand Dollars, Gl0OO). The private prop erty of it's officers and shareholders shall be and is exempt from liability for any corporate debts of whatsoever nature or character.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 These Articles Of Incorporation may be al- tered. amended or corrected by a majority vote of the Board of Directors at its first regular meeting and thereafter in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws to be adopted, and a. provided by the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and seals. at kingman. in the Conn