Arizona republican., 1906-01-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CALIFORNIA MINING AND
 EXPLORATION COMPANY.

! EXPLORATION COMPANY.
 Know All Men By These Presents. That
 we, the undersigned. do nerebv, volun- tarily associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation
 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-
 and L. T. Carr. all residing in Oakland. 1 Alameda county, California and F. J. Solinslly>, residing at Berkeley, Alameda
 Third: That the principal place in
 which the business of said corporation. ! transacted is Phoenix, Maricopa county, Arizona, and the principal place of busi- | Territory of Arizona shall be the city of i San Francisco, in the Staye or California,
 at which said San Francisco office meet | ings of the stockholders and the board of | directors may be held, and the corpora either within without the Territory f of Arizona. as may be esta ablished by the | board of directors, and to transact any | and all 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 I by any process and with any appliances, and to mill, work and reduce als kinds ] or ores, minerals and metals; and to pur- chase, acquire, lease bond contract for | locate, take options for the purchase of mine. manage and control, sell. mort gage, and dispose of any and all kinds l or personal property, mines, mining claims mining rights oil lands mineral | lands, wood lands, timber lands. water and water rights, and to work, mine eX- piolt, develop and operate the same; to velop mines, mineral lands, water rights and privileges. lands, properties and en- terpr1ses Tor sale, development and hnan- (bJ To operate smelters, mills, and any and minerals. and to own, operate and control pumps, hoists, railroads. tram 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 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 of electric power and lighting plants, water power and 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 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 conduct the business of contracting for the construction of works for the devel- opment, transmission and application of power or mechanical energy. and to en- gage in and conduct the business of de- VelOping and transmitting power or me chanical energy, and in selling or other wise disposing of the same.
 (e) To do a general real estate, manu- facturing, and mercantile business. q To buy or otherwise acquire. own, all real and personal property or every kind, including stocks, shares. bonds and debentures of other corporations, and to exercise in respect of such any and all rights. powers and privileges of indi- vidual owners thereof, including the right to vote, sell. hypothecate and dispose Of any of such stocks. shares. bonds and debentures held by it, to the same extent that a natural person might or could do. (s) To borrow money and execute notes, bonds, mortgages or deeds of trust to se- cure the same.
 (h) To associate with any other. person or corporation for the purpose of rurth erlng the interest, or for the profit m any way of this corporation.
 D To acquire or purchase the good will of the business and rights and property
 of every kind and the whole or any part of the assets. property, shares, stocks. bonds or debentures of any person. firm. association or corporation, and 70 pay Tor the same in cash, shares of stock of this corporation, bonds or otherwise. CD To apply for, obtain, regiSte-, 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 thereco. and all inventions, improvements and pro-
 cesses used in connection with or secured under letters patent of the United States
 and with a 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.
 (k) To loan and advance money to per sons or corporations upon such terms, conditions, securities and interests as the
 board of directors may determine.
 CD To do all and everything necessary,
 suitable or proper for the accomplish 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 ,001 O0O dollars, divided into one million Q.O00,OO0) shares of the par value of one dollar ($1.O0) eaca.
 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 for the uses and purposes of said corpo- the capital stock of said corporation may be issued, and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid-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
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 Seventh: That the time of the com mencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the office of the county recorder of Maricopa county, Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five (25) 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 conCucted by a board of directors of five (5) 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 insky 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 majority of the remaining