The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-24
Articles of Incorporation of the Mayhew Free Gold Mining Company.

the laws of the Territory of Arizona, in inc United States Of America. To that end ws do adopt this instrument as Articles of In corporation of said corporation. We dC therefore certify:
 FIRsT-That the names Of the incorpora- tors are those which arc hereunto subscribed; viz: Felix Mayhew. George F. Hodges, George H. Barker and w. s. Wright.
 The name of the corporation is fixed as 'Mayhew Free Gold Mining Company"
 The principal place of business of the cor poration shall be the Town Of Yuma, Yuma County. in the Territory of Arizona.
 Meetings of the stock holders of the corpor- alton shall be held at said Yuma, at the office of the corporation.
 Meetings of the directors of the corporation may be held at such place within or without the Territory of Arizona as may be authOriZ- ed by the bylaws of the corporation. If at any time the directors shall meet at any place not fixed by the bylaws, the acts of such directors shall be valid acts of the Board of Directors if such meeting be held by the written consent of all of the directors, or If the acis Of the directors at the meeting be approved by written endorsement of such approval by the absent directors upon the minutes of the proceedings that may be had at such meeting. or endorsed upon the copy of said inmates filed in the office of the Secretary Of the corporation and certified Co by the Secretary as such copy.
 SEoOSD-The general nature of the bslsi- ness proposed to be transacted by the cor pOration is as follows:
 To any lawful way acquire, own hold, hire rent, pledge, mortgage, sell, improve, loan, operate, and generally deal in, manage, and make profit from, mines, mining property, reduction mills, hotels, hydraulic, electric and other power plants, transportation lines, railroads and tramways, telephone and tele- graph lines, real estate, stocks, bonds, evi- dences cf debt, and other personal property of every character and description. To incur debts, and to execute it's promises to pay the same with interest. To vote upon, and as- sent to or dissent from, all propositions sub- pitted to it as a stock holder or bondhodeT Of any corporation. To guaranty and be- come liable for, the performance of, obliga- lions and payment of debts. To pledge or mortgage ts property for such purpose. To act as agent or trustee, in any lawful man. ner. Through its Board Of Directors to do any and all of it's business one party, with any of its directors, stockholders, or officers, as other parties, as freely, and in the same manner, as though they were not such direc- tors, officers or stockholders. But it is to be generally classed as a mining corporation, and such is to be its principal business.
 1t Is also to have and exercise the powers aow authorized by Section 76j of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arizona, which section is as follows:
 Among the powers of such bodies corpor- ate shall be the following:
 l. To have perpetual succession. ?. To sue and be sued by the corporate 5amc.
 3. To have common seal and after the same at pleasure.
 To render Inc shares or interest of stockholders transferable and prescribe the mode Of making such transfers.
 ,. To exempt the private property of mem- 5efs from l. ability for corporate debts.
 To make contracts, acquire and trans fer property. possessing the same powers in such respects as private individuals now enjoy.
 :. To establish bylaws and make all Hlles and regulations deemed expedient for the management of their affairs not incon- sistent with the constitution and laws of the United States and laws of this territory"
 TIIIRD-The amount of it's capital stock is authorized at One Million Dollars to be di- vided into one million shares of a par value of One Dollar each. The time when, and the conditions upon which, it shall be paid in are as follows:
 The corporation proposes in pursuance of an agreement heretofore made for it's benefit, to make contract, as soon as organized, for the purchase of certain mining properties in which Frank AmivIsca and A. E. Soderman now have an interest The corporation is to agree 10 pay for the mines and mining prop critics it's entire capital stock fully paid and One Hundred Thousand Dollars in addition thereto, the stock to be paid immediately and the One Hundred Thousand Dollars in instalIments.
 . FoURTH-The corporate life shall commence en the 27th day of June, I9O7, 10 terminate with the expiration of twenty-five years from that date. FIFrH-The affairs Of the corporation are to be conducted by a Board Of Directors to con- sist of five persons; the number of directors To be increased at any time by the affirma- tive vote in favor thereof of persons repre- senting at least two-thirdS Of it's entire capi- tal stock. The persons who are to serve as first directors are here appointed and are as follows: Felix Mayhew, George F. Hodges. George H. Barker. William l.. Percey and w. <. Wright They are 10 serve for a period of two years and until their successors shall have been elected after the expiration of two years; the directors to be elected annually at the annual meeting Of the stockholders to be hcld at sach times as may be fixed by the l'y laws Of the corporation. All vacancies in tie Board of Directors, excepting when filled :.t the annual election by stock holders shall lDe flied by the Board of Directors, by q ma Joriiy vote cf its members. SIETB-Tlpe highest amount of indehted- ness or liability to which the corporation is a4 any tune to subject Itself Is One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
 oEVENrH-The private property of the stock holders Is to be exempt from corporate debts No stockholdcr shall be liable for any debt created by the corporation or by its Beard Of Directors. officers or agents. ] he capital stock, when issued as herein ! provided shall stand as fully paid. Ii shall not thereafter be subject to assessment Of any | kt&d. ffhe Board of Director, shall order !! the sale CT any ot the capital stock Of this and the Sa,re abau De, scld. and the certificate tbertcFt Ftss-ed and the sq,ae be ! sold in exchange for property or services and { as fully paid. the same shall stand as fully 1! paid in the absence of actual fraud on the | part Of the purchaser of said stock and the | Board Of Directors in the contract Of sale and | purchase Dated this Eth day Of JIne. laG7.
 FELIX MATHEW