Arizona republican., 1906-04-24
ARrIc1Es oF 1NcoRpoRArioN


 C. M. Higbee, both of the city of St. Paul, county of Ramsey, and state of Minnesota, being desirouS of forming a company, for the objects and purposes hereinafter set forth, have this day as sociated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming 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 said company shall be the NeVada-Manhattan Mining Higbee RHifsStS are " D. i''S's' anu ' :"
 The principal place in which the bus mess of the said company, within the territory of Arizona, is to be transacted The name of the agent of this com pany, upon whom process may be serv- ed in any action, suit or proceeding that may be brought against this company is Harvey J. Lee. residing in the city or Phoenix, territory T4, of Arizona.
 The objects and purposes for which said company shall be created are as To acquire by appropriation. discov- cry, location, lease, license, franchise, grant, gift, devise, bond, option, pur- wise, and to own, hold. possess, enjoy, construct, repair. develop, mine. dredge. work. operate, and exploit gold. silver and other placer or lode mines or de- posits, tunnels, mining ana tunneling property, and any right title, and inter
 
 mill sites. tunnel sites, buildings, con structions, plants, appliances. equip coveries, inventions, patents, patent rights improvements. dump and dump rights. ditches, fumes, pipes and. pipe lines, water, ditch, and reservoir rights, or priorities: such railways. trani-ways, and rights of way, as lead from their principal work to adjacent streams, rail- ways or highways; easements, appurte- nanceS, privileges. franchises and other property or rights to property, real, per al rad fNE nslEW aad by the directors for the time being to be necessary, desirable and appropriate for the practical working, development. min ing, dredging, exploitation or nJoyment of any and all of the cOmpany'S prop critics acquired or to De acquired; the treatment, concentration, milling, smelt- ing or reduction of ores or minerals and mineral deposits: the receiving, shipping or transportation Of ores, minerals or supplies on, to, or from any part of the workings upon the company'S properties or for the accomplishment of any other purpose for which this company is form ed; to purchase, own, construct or in any wise possess, use or utilize and enjoy or devices used for raising and operat- ing gold, silver and other metals from such mines, lodes, ledges, mineral or pla- To Contract for. buy. take. acquire. own, hold. enjoy, use, vote. utilize, guar antee and enforce any and all shares, stocks. bonds. debentures. mortgages or other securities or evidences of title. in- terest or indebtedness of any person, partnership, company. or corporation. private, municipal or governmental
 To buy, sell, hold, use, pledge, loan, and generally deal in or acquire by sub scription, purchase, pledge or by the eX- change therefor of stocks. bonds or se- curities in consideration of work done or labor performed or materials furnished, or by, or for any other lawful means. or consideration. the whole or any part of the capital stock, notes, bonds. mort gages. debentures or other securities. or evidence of debt of any other company. corporation or association carrying on hITG1nRGG I States or elsewhere. whether such busi- ness is similar or dissimilar to that of To aid. promote and invest in such other corporations other enterprises as may have been or may be organized for the working, mining, dredging, or operating placer and lode mines or depos- its of gold, silver or other minerals or metals. or for the reduction or treat ment of ores or other minerals, the eX- traction of metals 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 pla- cer and lode deposits, the production, use, transmission or distribution of pow CT, heat or light and the dealing in land. 10 enter into contracts with any per son, company, corporation, or associa- ton within or without the United States of America for 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 it's 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. metaIs, minerals, real, personal or mixed, or any right, title or interest therein, thereto as and whenever its directors may see fit, and determine, and t6 mortgage or Oth- erwise cucumber its mines, placer depos- it's, or it's plants, or the principal ma chinery, as and when thereunto author
  and things necessary, incident, apprOpri- ate or relating to the aforesaid purpo- To engage in and carry on a general mercantile business, so Tar as, in the opinion of the directors, it may be nee essary to do so for the purpose of pro- viding provisions and supplies used or to De used in carrying out the objects here in set forth
 And generally, to transact any and all lawful business incident, appurtenant or relative to the various lines of business hereinbefore referred to or any of them. The amount of the capital stock of dollars G50,0O0), and the number of shares siiia of which said stock shall con par value of one cent GOD.
 The time of the commencement of the corporate existence of this company shall be the date Of the filing of a copy of the said articles, duly certified by the county recorder of county, with the ter
  thereof shall be twenty-five years there after and its charter rights may be re- newed for another period of twenty-five years upon the vote of three-fourths of the stockholders given at meeting duly called for that purpose
 VI.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of directors who shall be elected annually by the stock holders: the number or 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 it's cor porate existence, and until their sue cessors shall have been elected and qual- flied are k. B. Higbee and C. M. Hig- bee.
 The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS for the election of directors and the transaction of other corporate business shall be held on the second Tuesday or January in each calendar year, and may be held beyond the limits of the ter ritory of Arizona.
 The directors meetings may be held within or without the territory of Ari- zona, as may be provided by the bylaws, and the right to vote by proxy at the meetings of both stockholders and the