Mohave County miner., 1906-02-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF The Mocking Bird Mining Company.

MOhave. Territory oi ArlZona. nave this uay voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the provisions of Chapter Two, Title XII, or the Revised statutes of 1901, of the Territory Ot Arizona and all amendments thereto to trans act the business hereinafter mentioned aud de- scrIbed. and we do hereby adopt. publish and declare the following to be the Articles or ln- corporation of such Corporation to-Wlt'
 ARTICLE 1.
 The name of this Corporation shall be THE MoCKING BIRD MINING COMPANY.
 ARTICLE II.
 The principal place of business of said Cor. poratiOn within the Territory of Arizona shall be the town of kingman. in said Coudty OI MOhave. and the pr ncipal place Of buSlLess outside of the said Territory of Arizona snail be al the City of Camden. in the State of New Jersey where meetings of the Stockholders and of the Board of Directors my De held; branch offices may be established at olner places within the United States, Or ln foreign countries, as shall be designated by the Board of Directors or as the interests Of the Corpora- tion shall hereafter demand.
 ARTICLE H.
 The general Lature of the business for which this Corporation is formed ana by 1t tO be con ducted, Is as follows, to wit:
 (a) To purchase. lease. bond, lOca.e anc oth- erwise acquire mineral claims, mineral lands, mines mill-sites and real estate in the Ierrl- tory of Arizona, or in any other tate Or Terri tory of the United States Uf Amt rlca- and to pay for the same in money, or Tn fully pad up
 
 sell. lease. bond. or otherwise dispose or the same or any Of them;
 (b) To work explore and operate mines and other property of this cOrpOrstiOn' or ar other companies or parties;
 Ccj Tu own. operate and control reduction works and retneries, Smelters, miilS, Or other methods for the reduction. treating and nilnd- ling of ores and mineral products. and to buy, sell. dispose of and deal in ores. metals and mineral products aud substances, either In manufactured state or otherwise.
 Fd U,.t fnI hp Df boarding houses. machine works and power plants. general merchandise and asSaylng; (e) To construct. maintain control aud operate trails, roadways, tramways, railroads bridges reservoirs. water courses, aqueductS pipe lines. power lines, electrical works. tele- graph and telephone lines and warehouses. or any and all works and convenienceS directly or indirectly conducive to any Of the ODJeciS OI the Corp Iratlon or otherwise;
 CD To acquire. manage. operate and farm agricultural lands. canals. and irri=atinT ditches, and to deal in the products oi the same and any and all other personal property; (g) To locate, purchase or otherwise acquire lands and lay out tcwnSiteS. and tO build. buy. sell, rent. lease. own, operate control and man age property in any town or city;
 (h) To leud and borrow money. to buy. sell, acquire and dispose Of and deal in corporate stock and secureties, or negotiable paper; dj 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- pos- of the Company. to make. execute and de liver trust deeds and mortgages. or to charge Oy uuQeflaklnE illl or sluN part Ol Iuc pEhpCitN of the company or its uncIiled capital stock. and to CT cate. issue. make, draw. accept and negotiate perpetual or redeemable debenture or debeuturvS. stocks prOmissory notes, hlll> of exchange. bills of lading, warrants. obl1ga- tions and other negotiable and transferable in- struments;
 O) To do and perform any and all such oth- CT and further acts and things necessary 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 (Sl.OOO.OOU) divided into One Million G,OOOOOO) shares, of the par value of One Dollar, (sl.OOl each; said stock shall be fully paid up and forever non.aSSe>Sable. 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, l9,6, tO-wit: Jaunary l6th lyO6 and the term of its exist tehee 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 q like period of twenty-five years and may De 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
 
 by a Board of Directors to be elected annually the annual election of such Board Ot Director: shall be held on the Third Tuesday in January in each and every year; the first Board of Dl rectors shall be composed of Three member and may be increased to Seven members at tn, hrst regular meeting of said Board which shal be held at kingman. MOhave County, Arizona on Tuesday. January 10th. l9O6. or sOoI thereafter the organization Of the said Cor poration shall be perfected; The names, plac of residence and respective official positions Q those who shall constitute the said first Boar, of Directors. are 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 frs meeting so to be held by the above name Board of Directors shall be the election of tn sevel members who shall constitute the Boar of Directors and who shall be elect-d for tn 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 tn power to transact such other business aS ma be necessary for the purpose Of perfecting tn orcanizatiOn of the said Corporation; set o Bylaws may be adopted at said first meeting or at any suqseqnent meeting of the Board c Directors. which said Bylaws shall preScrib the duties ana powers of such Board. the maI ner times and places of all special elections O meetings. and shall specify and set forth th rules and regulations for the management an control of the affairs of the corporation.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness and lii bility to which this Cor pOration shall at an time subject itself is limited to the sum of On Thousand Dollars. CSl.000. The private DrOl erty of it's officers and shareholders shall and is exempt from liability for any corporal debts of whatsoever nature or character.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 These Articles Of Incorporation may be a tered. amended or corrected by majority vol of the Board of Directors at its first regul; meeting, and thereafter in accordance with u provisions of the Bylaws to be adopted. au a, provided by the laws of the Territory Arizona.
 In Witness Whereof. We have hereuntO s our hands and seals at kingman. in the Cou ty of Mohave. Territory of Arizona, this l5t day of January. 1906. .
 ROSS H. BLAKELY, GSeall
 J. D. JORDAN. Seall
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