Mohave County miner., 1907-03-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE "Arizona Silver-Lead Mining
 Company"

Know all men by these presents. that we, whose hands are hereto affixed. do hereby as- socate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and to that end make the following statement:
 First. The names of the cOrpora tors are H. NJ. Bowen, Geo. Mosher and Robert Mushet. and the name of the corporation shall be the
 Arizona Silver-Lead Mining Company. The principal place within the Territory of Arizona in which the business of said corporation is to be transacted hingman, 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 he1d
 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 oIes. minerals and metals: and to manufacture. acquire, deal in. sell and otherwise dispose of all products of ores minerals and metals. To purchase lease and otherwise acquire improve, develop let, sell and otherwise dispose of, as well as to con- struct and ooerate. 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 navi- gable stream. or to some existing railroad. turnpike or public highway.
 To pay any individual or cO1 pOration for any right. privilege. license, matter thing re- ceived, either in cash. evidence of debt. or in
  organized hereunder at the par value of such stock, and at bona fde valuation of the right, privilege. license, matter or thing so received and paid for
 To receive in payment for any right. prvi- lege. license, matter or thing that may be in any manner transferred by the corporation ganized hereunder to any other corporation. either cash evidence of debt, shares ot the capital stock of the corporation to which any matter or thing as aforesaid. is so transferred. such shares of such capital stock to become ri of lao n 10 znd hereunder. and to be held managed. used and disposed of as it's directors may deem for the best .intere ests of the corporation organized heI eunder.
 payment for any right. privilege. license. mat ter thing transferred by the corporation gani7ed hereunder the directors may deem for the best interests of the corporation, as to holding the same. procuring it to be discounted, negotiating it. repurchasing it. if the interests of the corporation require such action. and gen. orally dealing with same according to mercau- tile usage and custonls but not engaging in the business ot banking or in business of a cor poraton 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, niniug claims, oil lands, coal lands. mineral lands. oil. gas. coal. shale. asphaltum, petrol cum. asbestos, salt water and water rights and mach cry. md to work. mine explore. operate
 
 things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Territory land 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 | Sl.000,OO0.OO) Dollars divided into one million shares of the par value of One SlOOI Dollar each. Said capital stock shall be paid in to | this corporation within six months from the date of filing of a certified copy of these arti- cles of incorporation in the office of the Terri 1 tOrial 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 caI ital stock so issued shall thereupOn and therel become and be fully paid up and non- | assess able, and in the absence of actual fraud | in the transaction the Judgment of the direc- | tors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 Fourth. The time of the commencement of l this corporation shall be the date of the filing aton 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 board of five directors. and | the following named shs Il constitute the board | of directors until their successors are elected. John Denair R. Mushet. 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 each year.
 The OthcerS Of said corporation until their | successors elected shall be Robt. Mushet. | Pr resident. G. H. Mosher. Vice-President. Citi- zen Natl. Bank. Treasurer H. M. Bowen Sec | retary. and H. M. Bowen, General Manager. Sixth. The highest amount of indebtedness | or liability. direct or contingent. to which this corporation is at any time subject shall be | Five Hundred Thousand (S50O.OOOOO) Dollars. | which amount does not exceed two thirds of the capital stock.
 | Seventh. The private property of the stock l holders of tfis corporation shall be exempt | from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever. In Witness Whereof, have hereuntO set our hands and seals. this the 4th day of Janu- | ary. A. D. 1907
 l G. H. KOSHER. H. M. BOWEN.