Mohave County miner., 1906-02-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE Ora Plata Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENTs:-
 That we. whose hands hereunto affixed. do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and to that end make the following statement:
 First The names of the corpOrators are. John W. GerriIt. and John Boyle, Jr., and the name of the corporation shall be ORA PLATA COMPANY. The principal place within the Territory of Arizona in which the businest Of said corpOi atiou is to be transacted is kiugman. MolIave County. Arizona. and the co poration may establish braLc1 offices either within or without the Territory of Arizona where meet
 ngs of the Board of Directors may be held.
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed tO be transacted by this corporation is as follows. to-wit: To make contracts: to purchase. lease. bond, locate or otherwise ac- quire. own. exchange. sell or otherwise dispose of. pledge. mortgage. hypothecdte ana deal m real estate and any and all kinds of personal property. mines, mining claims. oil lands. coal lands mineral lands. oil. gas. coal. shale as- phaltdm. petroleum. asbestos. salt. water and water rights. mills. smelters. and machinery. and to work. miue. explore. operate and develop the same: and in general to do all things nee essary to the proper conduct Of the business Of this corporation in the territory and elsewhere. not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be Five HuudTe red housand Dollars ,S5OJ.JJO.JJ divided into five hundred thousand shares of the par value of One Dollar ,Sl.OO each. At suci- time as the
 
 said capital stock shall be paid into this cor pOraton. either in cash or b, sale and transfer to it of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation. in payment fof which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued. and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thei eby become and be fully paid up and nOn-assesS- able. and in the absence of actual fraud m tle transaction the judgment of the Directors as 10 the whole of the property purchased shall De conclusive.
 Fourth. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing ot a certified copy of these Articles of IncoT- poration according to law. and the teruii nation thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter. Fifth. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board Of five directors. but which number may be changed at any regular or regularly called stockholders meeting by d majority vote of the stockholders ot record. and the following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected: John w. Gerritt. John T. Favorite. Geo W. Mark. Frank NJ. Allen aud John | l5oyle, Jr. Thereafter the Board of Directors | shall be elected from among the stockholders | on the first Tuesday in December of each year | The officers of said corporation until their sue | cessOrs are elected shall be: Frank NJ. Allen. President; John w. Gerritt Nice-President. and John Boyle. Jr.. Secretary and Treasurer. | Sixth: The highest indebtedness or lia 'ility. direct or contingent to which this corporation | is at any time subject shall be On- Hundred l Thousand Dollars. tSlUO.OOhOOl which amount does not exceed twO-thirds the amount Of the l Cdplldl stOSh-
 | Seventh: The private property of the stock | holders of this corporation sha te exempt | from corporate debts of any kind Whatsoever. | In witness we have hereunto set our hands and seals this ? day of December, l9l5 | JOHN W. GERRITT. lSeall | JOHN BOYLE. JR.. lSeall | TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
 | County of Mohave.
 | On this the 26Jh day of December. in the year | 1905 before me. E. F. ThOmpsou.a Notary Pub | lie in and for the Territory and C 'unty afOre- | said. residing therein. duly commissioned and
 sworn. personally appeared J. w. Gerritt. | known tc me to be the person described in. | whose name is subscribed to and who eNecute1 | the annexed instrument and acknowledged that l he executed the same for the purposes and con- | alterations therein expressed.
 | In witness whereof. I have hereuuto set my | hand and affixed my official seal of my ofhce | in the Territory and County the day and year | last above written. - | Notary Public. | My commission expires July Huh. l9JS. STATE OF MISSOURI, lcS