Arizona republican., 1906-01-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CALIFORNIA MINING AND
 EXPLORATION COMPANY.

EXPLORATION COMPANY.
 Know All Men By These Presents. That
 we, the undersigned, do hereby Volun-
 t55ry tar associate 9Seys }1T@iS together 95
 under the laws of the Territory of Ari-
 zona, United States of America, and do
 First: That the name of said corpora tiOn is and shall be California Mining and Exploration Company.
 Second: That the names of the incor- porators are Joseph H. Hunt. s. T. Allen and L. T. Carr. all residing m Oakland. Alameda county, California, and F. J. Solnsllys residing at Berkeley, Alameda county. California.
 Third: That the principal place in which the business of said corporation. within the Territory of Arizona. is to be transacted is Phoenix, Maricopa county, Arizona, and the principal place of busi- ness of said corporation outside of the Territory of Arizona shall be the city of San Francisco, in the Stace or California, at which said San Francisco office meet ingS of the stockholders and the board of directors may be held, and the corpora tion may have such other branch offices. either within or without the Territory of Arizona, as may be established by the board of directors, and to transact any and Sall business thereat.
 Fourth: That the objects and purposes for which said corporation is formed and the general nature of the business pro posed to be transacted by the corporation are:
 (a) To engage in the business of mining for gold, silver and other precious metals by any process and with any appliances and to mill, work and reduce alf kinds of ores. minerals and metals: and to pur- chase, acquire, lease bond, contract for. locate, take options for the purchase of. gage, and dispose of any and all kinds or personal property, mines, mining lands, wood lands timber lands. water and water rights, and to work, mine eX- ploit, develop and operate the same; to explore for, examine, prospect, and de- velOp mines, mineral lands, water rights and privileges, lands, properties and en- terprises for sale, development and fnan-
 CbJ To operate smelters, mills, and any processes for the extraction of metals and minerals, and to own, operate and control pumps, hOiStS. railroads, tram ways. turnpikes, canals, ditches and any and all other things that the corporation may consider appurtenant to or advan> tageous in the mining, milling. reduction and transportation of metals, minerals or ores.
 Co To engage in the business of buying and selling merchandise and supplies. and any other business necessary or con- Venient to said business of mining, and the milling, working and reduction or ores; to operate stores, boarding houses, electric power and lighting plants water power ana pipe line plants; to acquire, own, develop, hold or dispose of water rights, water power rights, and rights of way for canals, ditches, aqueducts and reservoirs; to acquire, construct, own hold and dispose of works for the deVel- opment, transmission and application of power or mechanical energy.
 (d) To buy or otherwise acquire manu- facture, sell and deal in any and all products, materials and things used in the business of mining and the milling and reduction of ores; to engage m and the construction of works for the devel- Opment, transmission and application of gage in and conduct the business of de- veloping and transmitting power or me chanical energy, and in selling or other wise dlsposing of the same.
 fe) To 60 general real estate. manu- featuring and mercantile business
 (f) To buy or otherwise acquire. own, hold and sell or otherwise dispose of all real and personal property or every kind including stocks, shares. bonds and exercise in respect of such any and all rights, powers and privileges of indi- to vote, sell, hypothecate and dispose Of any of such stocks, shares, bonds and debentures held by it, to the same extent that natural person might or could do.
 (g) To borrow money and execute notes, bonds, mortgages or deeds of trust to Se- cure the same.
 or corporation for the purpose of Iurth- ering the, interest. or for the profit m any. way of this corporation.
 OD To acquire or purchase the good win of the business and rights and property of every kind, and the whole or any part or the assets, property, shares. stocks. bonds or debentures of any person, firm, association or corporation, and 10 pay Tor the same Tn cash, shares or stock of this corporation, bonds or otherwise.
 CD To apply for. obtain, register pur- chase, lease or otherwise acquire and to hold, own, use, operate, introduce, sell assign, or otherwise dispose of all copy rights and rights analogous thereto. and all inventions. improvements and pro- cesses used in connection with or secured under letters patent of the United States or any other government, or otherwise; and with view to the working, develop ing or selling of the same, or to use, work or develop the same in connection with the business of mining or milling, working or reducing of ores.
 Ck) To loan and advance money to per sons or corporations upon such terms. conditions, securities and interests as the board of directors may determine.
 QD To do all and everything necessary, ment of any of the purposes or attain ment of any of the obJecss hereinbefore
 Fifth: That the authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be one million (S1,00l. .00O dollars. divided into value of one dollar (S1.O0) eacl.
 Sixth: The said capital stock shall be under the control and management of the board of directors of said corporation, and at such time as the board of direct ors may by resolution direct said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation either in cash or by the transfer to it of real or personal property, or for services ration, in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued, and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully patd-up ana non-assessable thereafter and in the absence of actual fraud in the transaction the judgment of the directors as to the value of the prop erty purchased shall be conclusive.
 Seventh: That the time of the com of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of in the office of the county recorder of Maricopa county, Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five C25) years thereafter.
 Eighth: That the private property of the members. officers and stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from any corporate debts or liabilities what ever.
 Ninth: The management and control of the business affairs of this corporation shall be vested in and conGucted by a board of directors of five @ members.
 The following named persons shall con stitute the board of directors of this cor poration and are hereby named and ap- pointed directors of this corporation to hold office until their successors are elected and qualified, viz: Joseph H. Hunt, l.. T. Carr. s. T. Allen. F. J. Sol iDsky and A. c. Baumgartner.
 Thereafter the board of directors shall be elected from among the stockholders on the second Wednesday in January of each year.
 Vacancies in the board of directors may be filled by a ma jority of the remaining