Mohave County miner., 1906-07-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE The Big Sandy Gold Mining
 Company.


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENTs:-
 That we. the undersigned, Hasso K. Postal ozzi, H. G. Lotter. Fred J. Prom, H. Perthesius and R. P. Wheeler, have this day associated ourselves together Tor the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of Arizona, and for that purpose do adopt the fol- lowing charter.
 ARTICLE l.
 The name of this corporation shall be THE BIG SANDY GOLD MINING COMPANY ARTICLE II. This Company shall keep an office at King man, Arizona. and may keep other principal offices and places of business at Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin. and at such other places as the Board of Directors may establish, at which place or places all incorporators. stock, holders and directors meetings may be held and all corporate business may be transacted. ARTICLE III. The amount of the capital stock of this cor. poration shall be One Million Dollars, divided into One Million shares of the par value Of one Dollar each. and said capital stock shall be paid up at the date of issuance or at such tlmt' as the Board of Directors may designate m money. property, labor or other valuable rlght or thing and the judgment Of the Board or Directors as to the value thereof shall be con elusive.
 ARTICLE ".
 The general nature of the business in which this Corporation shall engage is as follows, to- | wit:
 To purchase. lease. bond. locate or otherwise | acquire, own. exchange, sell or otherwise dis | nose of pledge. mortgage. hypothecate and | deal in any and all kinds of personal property. mines. mining claims oil lands mineral lands | oil gas, asphaltum, petroleum, water and wa | ter rights and machinery. and to work, mine. explore. operate and develop the same To do | a general mercantile business To own, han de and control letters patent and inventions | and shares Of stock of other corporations. To | borrow money and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the busi, ness of this corporation in the Territory oi l Arizona and elsewhere not inconsistent with | the laws of the United States or of the Terri | tory of Arizona
 | ARTICLE V.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia bility. direct or contingent, to which this Cor l poration shall at any time subject itself snail | be Two Hundred Thousand (s3OOOOO.OOl Dollars ARTICLE VI | The affairs of this Corporation shall be con l ducted by Board of Directors, who shall bt elected annually as the By Laws shall provide
 ARTICLE VII.
 This Corporation is formed to endure fol | twenty-five years after it's articles are duly ex | ecuted. but its charter rights may b. renewed | before its charter expires), from time to time l for periods not exceeding twenty i've years al ] a time, perpetually.
 ARTICLE VIII
 The private property of the stockholders ot
  | forever exempt from all liability for it's debts | or obligations.
 ARTICLE TX.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall b' | and is hereby made forever non -assessable b! this corporation for any purpose whatsoever.
 In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto se our hands and seals this 3lst day of May, 1906.
 WILLIAM H. PERTHESIUS, [Seal H. R. PESTALOZZI. lSeal H. G. LOTTER, Seal | F. J. PROHL, Seal
 R. P WHEELER, tSeal | STATE OF WISCONSIN,, { SC Milwaukee County
 Before me Charles W. Fricke a Notary Pub lie in and for the County of Milwaukee, Stat' of Wisconsin. on this day personally appeared
 Hasso R. PeSUaloZZl, H G. Lotter. Fred J Prohl aud W. H. Perthesius, known to me tC be the persons who subscribed to the foregoinI
 Instrument and acknowledged that they ex ecuted the same for the purposes and consid erations therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office thi
 slst ,tcgS day of May 1905 cHAs w FR1cKE Notary Public, Milwaukee County. Wisconsin
 My commission expires Nov. 2S, 1909. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, lss.
 Mohave County. , for said County and Territory) on this day per
 sonally appeared R. P. Wheeler, known to m | to be the person who subscribed the foregoin Instrument and acknowledged to me that h executed the same for the purposes and con alterations therein expressed. , Given under my hand and seal of office thi 3Oth day of June, 1906 lSeaD ROSS H. BLAKELY. Notary Public Mohave County Territory o Arizona.
 My commission expires Nov. 27th, 1907. ' Filed and recorded at request of R. P. Whee i | CT June 3Oth A. D. 1906, at 40 minutes past l | o'clock a. m. in Book 2. pages 3SS-30l, of Incol poration Records of Mohave County, Arizon
 Territory. THOS. MCNEEL1.