Mohave County miner., 1907-03-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE "Arizona Silver-Lead Mining
 Company"

NOHllPdIly.
 Know all men by these presents that we, whose hands are hereto affixed. do hereby as- socate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement:
 First. The pames of the corporators are H. M. Bowen. Geo. MOsher and Robert Mushet. and tile name of the corporation shall be the
 Arizona Silver-Lead Mining Company". The principal place within the Territory oi Arizona in witch the business of said corporation is to be transacted is kingn1an. County of Mohave. and the corporation may establish branch of. fees either within or without the Territory of Arizona where meetings of the board of direc- tors may be held.
 Second. The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows. to-wit: To acquire. deal in. sell and otherwise dispose of ores. metals, and minerals: to smelt. reduce. extract. refine, aneal and otherwise treat Ores minerals and metals: and to manufacture. acquire. deal in. sell and otherwise dispose of all products or ores. minerals and metals. To purchase. lease and otherwise acquire. improve. develop. let. sell ana otherwise dispose of, as well to con struct and operate. any railroad, tramway. turnpike or canal which may lead from the principal works of said company. in the differ ent counties of said Territory. to some navi- gable stream. to some existing railroad. turnpike or public highway.
 To pay any individual or cOf pOratiOn for any right, privilege. license, matter or thing re- ceiyed. either in cash. evidence of debt. or in sllat es of the capital stock of the corporation organized hereunder at the par value of such stoc' . and al bona fide valuation of the right. privilege, license. matter or thing so received and paid for.
 To receive in payment for any right. prvi- 1ege, license, matter or thing that may be in any manner transferred by the corporation or ganlzcd hereunder to any other corporation, either cash. evidence of debt. or shares of the capital stock of the corporation to which any ma fIar prt al iS fra such shares of such capital stock to become part of the assets of the corporation, organized hereunder. and to be held. managed. used and disposed of as it's directors may deem for the best interests of the corporation organized hei eunder.
 To deal in any evidences of debt received in payment for any right. privilege. license. ma L. ter thing transferred by the corporation or gan>ed hereunder, as the directors may deem for tie best interests of the corporation. as to holding the same. procuri ing it to be discounted. negotiating it. repurchasUg it. if the interests Of tfe corporation require such action and gen. erai1y dealing with same according to mercau- tile usage and customs. but not engaging in the business Ot banking or in a business of a cor pOratiOn intended to derive profit from the loan and use of money.
 To make contracts. to purchase. lease. bond. locate or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mort gage. hypothecate and deal in real estate and any an all kinds of personal property. mines, min ug claims. oil lands, coal lands mineral lands. II. gas. coal. sIale asphaltum, petrOl- eum asbestos, salt. water and water rights and nacE rery. and to work. mine, explore, operate and d, velop the same; and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Territory and elsewhere not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 Third. The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be One Million ($l .OO0 OO0.OoJ Dollars. divided into million shares Of the par value Ot One tSl.UO, Dollar each. Said capital stock shall be paid in to this corporation within six months from the date of filing of certified copy of these arti- cles of incorporation in the office of the Terri tOria1 Auditor. either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation. in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued. and the ital stock issued shall thereupOn and therel become and be fully paid up and non- assess able, and in the absence of actual fraud in the trLusaction the judgment of the dircc- tors to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 Fourth The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of certified copy of these articles of incorpor- ation in the office of the Territorial Auditor. and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 Fifth The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board of five directors, and the following named sls Il constitute the board John Denar. K. Mushet H. M. Bowen, w. H. Pratt, G. H. Mosher. Thereafter the board of directors shall be elected from the stock holders on the first Thursday of January of e?",, year.
 The officers of said corporation until their successors are elected shall be Robt Mushet. President G. H. Mosher. Vice-President. Citi. | zen Natl. Bank, Treasurer. H. M. Bowen. Sec retary. and H. M. Bowen. General Manager. Sixtl. The highest amount of indebtedness or liab lity. direct contingent, to which this corporation is at any time subject shall be Five Hundred Thousand ($50OOOO.OO) Dollars. which amount does not exceed two thirds of the capital stock.
 Seventh. The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from rporate debts of any kind whatsoever. In itness Whereof. we have hereunto set our hauds and seals. this the 4th day of Janu- ary. A. D. 1907
 c. H. KOSHER. H. M BOWEN