Mohave County miner., 1907-04-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The Arizona turquoise Mines
 Company.


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, George Bell Mary F. Bell and k. J. Pltkin "1 Denver, Colorado have associated ourselves together Tor the purpose of forming cOrpura- ton under the law, of the Territory of Arizo- na anu to that end we do hereby certify aud declare:
 
 The name of this corporation shall be '.The Arlzona Turquoise Mines Company"
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 This company shall nave and maintain an Offce at Chloride, in MOhave County, Arizona put they may have and maintain offices at Den- yer, Colorado, and such other places either within Or without the Territory UI Arizona as may be established by the board of directors, at Whlch any and all meetings of the directors and stockholders may be held, and any ana all business of the company be transa, ted. III
 The general nature OI the business proposed tO De transacted by this corpuruLi,n, and It's corporate objects and purposes are to acquire by purchase ,UcatiOn lease or otherwise. min- Ing claims, reai estate and rights appurtenant thereto; tu develop, improve and operate mines ana mlnlng claims cuhtaining turquoise gems, precious and Seml-prtciouS stones and other minerals, and to sell, lease, mortgage ur other wise dispose of the same; to cut and mount Salu products anu engage ge.erally ill the bus mess or d lap uary, 10 mine, buy. sell aud deal in turquoise gems, precious ana sem-pI eclous stones and jew. Try and to engage generally n the business of manufacturing jeweleT; to ac quire, hold and sell patents and patent rights and stock in other cor pOratiUns and to do all things necessary or convenient to the proper conduct of the DuslnesS above mentioned not inconsistent with the laws oi the United States or the Territory of arizona.
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 The capital stock of this corporation shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars ($5O.OOU.UUl. divided in to nVe Ihousand shares Ot the paI value UI 1tn dollars (SlO OOJ each, which ShaI De paid up in fulI at the date OI tile Issuance thereof, and shall forever be full paid ana forever uUn-as- fs,rn l stock may be paid for ei her in cash or by the sale and transfer to the corporation of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corDOration in the discretion of the board of directors, and the judgment of the board of directors as to the value Uf such property as may De transferred to and purchased by said corporation in exchange for it's capital stock or any part thereof, shall be conclusive The time of the commencement of this cor. poratiOn shall be the date Of the fling in the office of the Territorial Auditor of Arizona d copy of these Articles of Incorporation certified to by the County Recorder of the county where said articles are recorded; and the termination of this corpoi ation shall be twenty five years thereafter with the privilege of renewal as provided by law.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by board of directors consisting of three directors who shall be elected annually from among the stockholders on the second Thursday in February Tn each and every year. The directors for the first year of said com pany'S existence shall be George Bell and Mary r. Bell of Denver. Colorado ana Frank L. Nc Cracken of Los Angeles. Calf ifOrnia. The officers of said company for the first year of it's existence shall be George Bell pres fdent and easurt r, Mary P. Bell vice. presi- deht, and Frank L. McCracken, secretary. VII
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility this corp raLlUn may at any tune incur shall not exceed the sum of Thirty Thousand dollars (S3O.OOOUU
 There shall be nc personal liability whatever for the debts of this cOrporatiO upon the part of any stockhOlder, officer or director of this company. and the private property of the stockholders directors and officers of this con- pany shall forever remain exempt from any and all debts or obligations of this company of whatsoever kind or character.
 In itness Whereof. we the incorporators above named have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day of February, A. D. 1907. GEORGE BELL, (SeaU MARY P. BELL, (>eal K. J. PIrkiN. (SeaD STATE OF COLORADO. Ice
 City and COuaty of Denver. '"
 1. William A. Moore, a Notary Public in and for the City and County of Denver in said State of Colorado, residing therein and duly commissioned and sworn, do here by cer fly that George Bell. Mary P. Bell and n. J: pitkin who are personally known to me to be the persons whose names are sub | SGT ibed to the foregoing Articles of Incorpora tion appeared before me this day in persou and acknowledged that they signed ana executed the same as their free and voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
 In Witness Whereof, have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notaral seal at my office in said City and County of Denver. Colorado | this 18th day of February. D. 1907. My commission expires April P. 1907. (Notarial SeaD WILLIAM A. MOORE Notary Public Filed and recorded at request of Cranston Pitkn MOore February 23rd A. D. 1907. at o'clock a. m. in Book 3, pages 1ll-ll4 of Incor poration Records of Mohaye County Arizona Territory.
 THOMAS MCNEELY, County Recorder Filed in the office of the Territorial Auditor of the Territory of Arizona this day of March, A. D. 1907, at 10 o'clock a. m., at request of CranSton Pitkin & Moore whose poStoffice ad- dress is 439 Equitable Bldg. Denver, Colorado JOHN H. PAGE, Territorial Auditor First insertion March 16-April 20.