The border vidette., 1907-08-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
searchlight Gold and Copper Company.
OF THE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. H. c. Thompson of Whitewater, state of Kansas. and P. J. Mcintyre and Frank desirous of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together into body corporate. and have made sl2nei;; Incorporation. and that end. do hereby certify:
 The name of this corporation and by which it SsEARCHLIGHT ;fil M ftGl GoLD AND COPPER COMPANY
 The names of the incorporation are H. C. ThompsoP P. J. Mcintyre and Frank J; Duny; The principal office or place of trinSactlnE Ihe business of this corporation shall be at NoSa. but branc1 offices may be kept and maintained at such other place or places e!,nTp p lR nad ai,d of Directors may from time to time determlne holders and directors may be held and all busi- ness may be transacted with the sam same t|rSe tHe principal ot1ice
 poration shall be the day of the filing of it's Articles of Incorporation in the oI1ce oi the the County Recorder of SaI ta Cruz county ArlZ ona. and a certified copy thereof in the ofhce or the the termination thereon shan be t~ enty five years thereafter unless the same pc aioritt vote of its members. rby operation or ii"' to be transacted by this corporation is to locate buy bond acgpire hold own isn Lease of mnes or mining claims or prospects of gold: silver mineral lands or properties; to buy. lease. or otherwise acquire. to hold ana own IlanaSe. operate improve. mortgage. sell. convey or otherwise dispose of, and devesop lands con- eiaimsi oil Weiis and oil lands and other real estate. water and water rights. ana interests III on ' the business of mining of building and operating stamp mills and other mlilS rn G%trdGt- @ gng. drilling. tunnelling and explorlhg TOT.
 
 dealing in. buying and selling gold siIVer; cop per. coal iron. lead oil petroleum mineral gas; asphaltum. bitumen. bitumenous rock and other minerals and hydrochr6oh 9nd for such purposes to buy. contract for. lease O. operate mortgage sell or otherwise dispose of retineres, pipe lines tanks cars. m=anulac = tories, machinery and other works. property and appliances. franchises and rights or way necessnry or incident to or auxiliary said business pertaining thereto. or that may De by the Board of Directors of said corporation; also as factor or agent to enga%e in ana eafpg M any portion thereof. Also to establish and structures. appliances and houses. and to buy and sell all articles or products manu1aetureu other states Territories of the United erase or otherwise acquire hold. pledge hypo.. thecate. sell otherwise dispose of shares of the capital stock of other corporations or of this corporation. and also bonds debentures. bllls. promissory notes. mortgases and pled@es s of this or other corporations partnerships or persons; to borrow or loan money. to give and receive mOrJSaSeSs UO 0icCIflCiIN' and buy or sell electricity; also to bargain and ith III tS onSs an wnres and merchandise real estate minrs MiIr oOd mining machinery choses m action and other property in possession or in action or all and every kind of business of what nature and kind soever; to sign. acknowledge; execute and deliver such deeds. convenants. 1ndentures. agreements; mortgages hypotheeations; [s, pot - ceipts. evidences of debt. release and satlsfac- tion of mortgages: judgements and such other nature may be necessary or convenient or proper in the promises; to buy procure hold equip maintain and operate rai1roads. ferries. means of transportation including equipments thereof and therefor. tor mining or for any other lawful use or purpose; to build. cons, hypothecate all kinds of boat;. barges steam ships. sailing vessels and all kinds of water ing thereto; to acquire. locate. manufacture. procure. construct. buy. hold own: sell lease. develop. distribute transmit and furnish. both power. fST srS electric fights electric light plants electric power. steam power and any and all uses and purposes; to treat. smelt. mill: stamp concentrates of every kind nature and descrip- tion; to erect. construct maintain: operate. gage or otherwise dispose of mills. smelters. concentrators and any and all kinds or machln- sary pertaining thereto: to engage in the ani reporting upon mines and mining claims of e ,erv kind and natnrc for itself and others. and to buy own sell and deal in assaye"'s sup plies of all kinds; to own. handle ana control letters patent and inventions: to do general real estate and mercantile business. and for that purpose may carry in stock such articles of merchandise the Board of Directors may deem necessary or eXpedient; to buy. ov n or contract for. feed. or sell or otherwise dispose of cattle. horses. sheep or other animals or their products. and to do and carry on all things pertaining the cattle business; to carry on. do and perform each. every and all matters and things necessary or expedient or proper to carry out the purposes Of this corpo- ration. or for which individuals may lawfully aSsociate themselves together to perform. and generally to do and perform each and every and thing which it is lawful for natural per sons to do all of which businesses or occupa- tions may be carried on at such place or places as tue Board of Directors shall deem for the best interests of the corporation
 The amount of the capital stock of this cor porition shall be one million dollars (Slooo.Ue) divided into one million shares of the par value such con titions the Board of Directors shall direct. said capital stock shall be paid into the transfer to it of real or personal property Tor the and purposes of the col poration. or for services rendered ou behalf ot sald corpor;l- tiOn. in payment Of which shares or the capital stock shall be issued. and Said stock. when IS sued shall be fully paid and non-assessable. The capital stock may be increased or decreased stock; but in case of the increase of the capital stock each shareholder shall have the privilege of subscribing for such Dunbcr of shares of the proposed increase he be entitled to in proportion the number of shares held by him belOre such lncrease
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability. either direct or contingent. to which this corporation is at any time to subject it. and Fifty Thousand (T65o.HOO) dollars; and the Stockholders of this corporation and their private property shall be exempt rom the ooyInent Of Is corporate debts.
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