Mohave County miner., 1906-12-29
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Victor Gold Mining Company.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS :-

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENTs:-
 That we, the undersigned. have this day as- sOciated ourselves together for the purpose Of forming corporation. and for that purpose do adopt the following charter:
 FIRST: I he name ot the corporation shall be VICTOR L OLD MINING COMPANY.
 SECoND; The names of the incorporators are A. l.. WHITE, THOMAS EWING, and J. H, RICHARDS
 THIRD: The principal place in which the business of the corporation within the Terri 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. or pro- ceedng that may had brought against the Company in any of the courts of Arizona, is w. E. EMING. residing at the town of Viv- ian, Territory ot Arizona.
 FOURTH: The general nature of the busi- ness ill which this corporation shall engage is as 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, lease mill sites, water rights, rights of way for transmission lines, telephone lines, or terminal facilities. aud such tramways. railways and wagon roads as may be necessary to connect the principal worKs of the Company with ad- jacent hiA hways, railways and streams:
 ic) To acquire, own build, bond or lease such real or personal property as may be prop CT or necessary fO. the proper or convenient conduct of the business of this corporations:
 (d) To work, prospect, drain or develop mines and mineral lands ot every kind des- CriptiOn, either for this corporation for other companies, corporations, or individuals. upon such terms or tor such remuneration may be deemed best by this corporations;
 te) To do every thing that may be proper necessary in the conduct of its business in the way ot locating, acquiring, buying or bonding. leasing or selling mineral lands, mining lands. mining claims and mining property of every kind and description, and in developing, prOS- peCting, draining. working or operating such mines or mineral lands and producing ore and mineral theretrOm. or in reducing such ores and minerals to the most profitable merchant table value. and ill doing the same. to contract. build, buy, sell bond. lease, own acquire. and operate all necessary buildings, Sawmlls. 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, s, herein stated and to construct such tramwayS. railways and wagon roads may be necessary to connect the principal works of the Company with adjacent highways, rail ways and streams;
 .(f To generate, sell or lease electric power and transmit the same to place of use;
 (gl To buy, sell. mill, smelt, reduce treat 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 the purposes herein enumerated or in- cidental thereto;
 FIFTH: I he authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be One Million QiO0.00JS) Dollars. divided into two hundred thousand (2O0.OOO) shares of the par value of Five sos Dollars each. The Board of Di- rectors may cause said capital stock any part thereof to be subscribed paid for in cash in the purchase or exchange or transfer of real or personal property or for services rendered. and to issue or cause to be issued any part 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-assesible, and in the absence of fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the Board of Directors as to the value of the property purchased trans ferred or exchanged or services rendered shall be conclusive. Shares of stock may be voted by proxy at all stockholders meetings.
 SIXTH: The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of certified 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 conducted 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 of 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 cOrpo atiOn is at any time subject. shall be Three Hundred ThOus md (3J0,O0oS 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 this 27th day of October. 1906.
 Ie, ,N
 THOMAS E. EWING. (SeaD
 J. H. RICHARDS. iSeaU 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 strument. and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purpose and consid- eratiOnS there2n 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 SeaD OLIVER o. HAGA
 Notary Public. My commission ex oires October B. l9lO STATE OF COLORADO.
 COUNTY OF DENvER.-SS.
 On this 1st day of November, 1906 before me. Notary Public, in and tor the State aforesaid, residing therein. duly commissioned 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 conSid- eratiOns therein expressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in the said State and County, the day and (Notaral SeaD THoS. F. KENNEDY
 Notary Public.