Mohave County miner., 1906-12-22
 Mineral Hill Development Co., Victor Gold Mining Company of
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: =

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENTS:-
 That we. the undersigned. have this day as- sociatcd ourselves together for the purpose of forming (, operation. and for that purpose do adopt the following charter:
 FIRST: I he name ot the corporation shall be VICTOR ( OLD MINING COMPANY.
 SECOND: The names of the ncorporators are A. l.. HIrE. THOMAS EWING, and J. H. RICHARDS.
 THIRD: The principal place in which the business of the corporation within the Tei ri- tory of Arizona is to be transacted is at Vivian, in Mojave County, Arizona. The name of the agent in charge thereof, and upon whom pro- cess may be served in any action, suit, pro- ceeding that may Ue nau thought against the Company in any of the courts Of Arizona. is w. k. EWING. residing at the town of Viv- ian. Territory of Arizona.
 FOURTH: The general nature of the busi- ness in which this corporation shall engage is follows, to wit:
 (a) To acquire. own. enter, locate bond, and lease mining property. mines. mining claims and mineral lands of every kind and descrip- tiOn;
 (b) To acquire. own, enter. locate. bond, or lease mill sites. water rights, rights of way for ditches. dams, fumes tunnels. shafts drifts. transmission lines, telephone lines. or terminal wagon roads as may be necessary to connect the principal works ot the Company with ad- jacent hil hways. railways and streams:
 icl To acquire, own, build, bond or lease
  CT or necessary for the proper or convenient conduct of the business ot this corporations
 (d) To work, prospect, drain develop mines and mineral lands of every kind or des- crption, either for this corporation or for other companies. corporations, or individuals. upon such terms or tor such remuneration as may be deemed best by this corporations;
 (e) To do every thing that may be proper or necessary in the conduct of it's business in the way ot locating, acquiring, buying or bonding. leasing or selling mineral lands, mining lands. .:.... ,1,,.& kind anu description. and in developing, pros- pecting. draining. working or operating such mines or mineral lands and producing and mineral theretrom. or in reducing such ores and minerals to the most profitable merchant table value. and in doing the same. to contract build. buy. sell. bond. lease, own. acquire. and operate all necessary buildings, sawmills mills. SmelterS machinery, damS ditcheS fumes, pipe lines, power plants electric light plants, transmission lines, telephone lines, and such other property as may be proper. convent ent or necessary in carrying out the purposes or busin, ss herein stated, and to construct such tranways railways and wagon roads as may be necessi ry to connect the principal works of the Company with adjacent highways, rail- ways and streams:
 (t To enerate. sell or lease electric power and tran init the same to place of use;
 tg) To buy. sell. mill. smelt, reduce. treat or otherwise handle ores and minerals of all kinds;
 (h) To sell, bond, lease, hypothecate. or mortgage all or any part of their property both real and personal. acquired or owned by this corporation. and to do all and every thing necessary. suitable or convenient for the ac- cOmplishment of the purpose, or any one or more of Il purposes herein enumerated or in- cidental thereto;
 FIFTH: he authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation snail be One Million Q. OO,0OJS) Dollars. divided into two hundred thousand l2N.OOU shares of the par value of Five (o.O $ Dollars each. The Board of D- rectOrs may cause said capital stock or any part thereon to be subscribed or paid for in cash. in the purchase or exchange or transfer Ot real or personal property or for services rendered. and to issue or cause to be issued any part or all of the capital stock as required, at any time or from time to time. and when so issued it shall be fully paid and non-assesibe. and in the absence of fraud in the transaction. the judgn ent of the Board of Directors as to the value of the property purchased or trans ferred or exchanged or services rendered shall be COnclus i've. Shares of stock may be voted by proxy at all stockholders meetings.
 SIXTH: The time of the commencement of this cOrpOI aton shall be the date of the filing of certif ed copy of these article of incorpor- tiOn iu the office of the Territorial Auditor of Arizona. and termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 SEVENTH: The affairs of this corporation shall be G nducted by Board of Directors, who shall be elected annually by the stock holders at the annual stockholders meeting. EIGHTH: The annual meeting of the stock holders shall be held on the third Tuesday in November of each .ar. and may be held at the City of Denver, County of Denver, State of Colorado or at the Town of Vivian, County oi Mohave. Territory of Arizona. as may from time to time be determined by the Board Of Directors.
 NINTH: The highest amount of indebted ness or liability. direct or contingent, to which this corpoi ation is at any time subject. shall be Three Hundred Thousand 5JO,OOJ$l Dollars. TENTH: The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatever, IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have hereunto set our hands and seals ths 27th day of October, 1906.
 A. L. WHITE, (Sean
 THOMAS E. EWING. iSeal)
 J. H. RICHARDS. (SeaD STATE OF IDAHO.
 COUNTY OF ADA.-SS.
 On this 27th day of October, 1906, before me- Notary Public. in and for the State aforesaid. residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn. personally appeard J. H. Richards. known to me to be the person described in, and whose name is subscribed to the foregoing in- strument. and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purpose and consid- eratiOns there.n expressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF have hereuntO set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in the sad State and County, the day and year last above written.
 INotarial SeaD OLIVER O. HAGA
 Notary Public. My commission ex oires October 3, l9l0. STATE OF COLORADO.
 COUNTY OF DENVER.-SS.
 On this 1st day of November, 1906 be fore me- Notary Public. in and Tor the State aforesaid, residing therein duly ommissiOned and sworn, personally appeared Thomas Ewing known to me to be the person described in, and whose name is subscribed to the foregoing in- strument, and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purpose and consiG- eratiOns therein expressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in the said State and County, the day and year last above written.
 (Notarial Seal) THOS. F. KENNEDY
 Notary Public. My commission expires April IT. 1909. STATE OF OHIO,
 COUNTY OF ALLEN.-SS.
 On this 3rd day of November, 1906. before me. a lie in and fnrf afn