Mohave County miner., 1907-02-02
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 corporators are H. M. 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 is Kingman. County of MOhave and the corporation may establish n 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 o1 ores minerals and metals. To purchase, lease and otherwise acquire, improve, develop, let sell and Otherwi SC dispose of, as we'll as 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. ivilege. license, matter or thing re- ceived, either in cash, evidence of debt in shares of the capital stock Of the corporation organized hereunder at the par value of such stock. and at a bona fide valuation of the right, privilege, license, matter or thing so received and paid for.
 To receive in payment for any right. privi- ege. lcense matter or thing that may be in any manner transferred by the corporation or ganzed hereunder to any other corporation, either cash. evidence of debt, or shares of 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 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 intere sts of the corporation organized hereunder.
 To deal in any evidences of debt received in payment for any right privilege. license. mat ter or thing transferred by the corporation or ganzed hereunder as 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 ger- eral1y dealing with same according to mercan- tile usage and customs. but not engaging in the business Ot banking or in business of 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 and all kinds of personal property, mines, mniug claims, oil lands coal lands. mineral lands, oil. gas, coal, sha1e. aspha1tun1, petrol cum, asbestos, salt. water and water rights and machinery. and to work, mine, explore. operate
 
 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 (Sl, ,0O0.0O0OO) Dollars. divided into one million shares of the par value of One i$l.OO' 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 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 capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and nOn- assessab ble 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 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 board of five directors, and the following named sha Il constitute the board of directors until their successors elected. John Denair. R. 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 each year.
 The officers of said corporation until their successors are elected shall be RObt. Mushet, President. G. H. Mosher Vice-Presdent. 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 ($500,0O000 Dollars, which amount does not exceed two thirds of the capital stock.
 Seventh. The private property of the stock holders of t. is corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals. this the 4th day of Janu- ary, A. D. 1907.
 G. H. KOSHER,
 H. M. BOWEN.