Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
The Big Sandy Gold Mining
Company.


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That we, the undersigned, Hasso R Postal
ozzi, H. G. Lotter, Fred j. Prohl, w. h
Perthesius and K. p. Wheeler, have this DAY
associated ourselves together for the purpose
of forming corporation under the laws OF
Arizona, ano for that purpose do adopt the fol-
lowing charter.
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be THE
BIG SANDY GOLD MINING COMPANY.
ARTICLE IL
This Company shall keep an office at King
man, Arizona and may keep other principal
ofices and places of business at Milwaukee,
State of Wisconsin, and at such other places
as the Board of Directors may establish, at
which place or places all incorporators'. stock
holders and directors meetings may be held
and all corporate business may be transacted.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock OF this cor.
poration shall be One Million Dollars, divided
Into One Million shares of the par value of One
Dollar each. and said capital stock shall be
paid up at the date of issuance, or at such time
as the Board of Directors may designate in
money property, labor or other valuable right
or thing, and the judgment of the Board Of
Directors as to the value thereof shall be con-
elusive.
ARTICLE ".
The general nature Of the business in which
this Corporation shall engage is as follows, to-
wit:
To purchase, lease bond locate or otherwise
acquire, own exchange. sell or otherwise dis
pose of, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and
deal in any and all kinds OF personal property,
Mines mining claims. oil lands, mineral lands,
oil. gas asphaltum, petroleum, water and wa
ter rights and machinery, and to work, mine,
explore, operate and develop the same To do
q general mercantile business. To own, han
die and control letters patent and inventions
and shares of stock Of other corporations. To
borrow money and in general to do all things
conduct
ness of this corporation in the Territory OF
Arizona and elsewhere not inconsistent with
the laws Of the United States or of the Terri
tory of Arizona.
ARTICLE V.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bility. direct or contingent, to which this Cor
poration shall at any time subject itself shall
be Two Hundred Thousand (s2OO'OOOOOl Dollars.
ARTICLE VI
The affairs Of this Corporation shall be con-
Quoted by a Board of Directors, who shall be
elected annually as the By Laws shall provide
ARTICLE VII.
This Corporation is formed to endure for
twenty-five years after its articles are duly ex-
ecuted. but its charter rights may b. renewed.
tbefore its charter expires). from time to time,
for periods not exceeding twenty five years at
a time, perpetually.
ARTICLE VIII
The private property Of the stockholders of
this corporation shall be and is hereby made
forever exempt from all liability for its debts
or obligations.
ARTICLE TX.
The capital stock Of this corporation shall be
and is hereby made forever worcestershire by
this corporation for any purpose whatsoever
In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this Slst day of May, 1906.
WILLIAM H. PERTHESIUS, [seall
H. R. PESTALOZZI. tSeall
H. G. LOTTER, Seal
f. ]. PROHL Seal
R. p. WHEELER, lSeall
STATE OF WISCONSIN, &C
Milwaukee County
Before me. Charles W. Fricke a Notary Pub
lie in and for the County of Milwaukee, State
of Wisconsin. on this day personally appeared
Hasso r. PesIalozzi, H G. Lotter. Fred j.
Prohl and w. H. Perthesius, known to me to
be the persons who subscribed to the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged that they ex-
ecuted the same for the purposes and cOnsid-
erations therein expressed
Given under my hand and seal Of ONCE this
3st day of May, 1906.
(SeaD CHAS. W. FRIChE,
Notary Public, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
My commission expires Nov. D, 1909.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, Jcc
Mohave County.
Before me. Ross ii. Blakely "a Notary in and
for said County and Territory on this day per
sonally appeared r. P. Wheeler. known to me
to be the person who subscribed the foregoing
Instrument and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same for the purposes and con-
siderationS therein expressed
Given under my hand and seal Of office this
30th day of June, 1906.
(SeaD ROSS H. BLAkELY,
Notary Public. Mohave County, Territory Of
Arizona
My commission expires Nov. eth, 1907.
Filed and recorded at request of R. p. Wheel
er June 30th A. ID. 1906. at 40 minutes past 10
O'Clock a. m. in Book ?. PAGES 3Ss-39l, of Incor-
poration Records OF Mohave County. Arizona
TERRITORY THOS. MCNEELY,
County Recorder.