Mohave County miner., 1907-02-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE "Arizona Silver-Lead Mining
 Company"

Arizona S1lVcr-LcdQ N11n1IlS
 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 in which the business of said corporation is to be transacted is Kingman. 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 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 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 Operate any railroad. tramway. turnpike canal which may lead from the principal works of said company in the differ ent counties of said Territory. to some navi- gable stream. or to some existing railroad. turnpike or public highway
 To pay any individual or cOI poration for any right. privilege license. matter or thing re- ceived, either in cash, evidence of debt or in shares of the capital stock of the corporation organized hereunder at the par value of such stock, and at bona fide valuation Of the right, privilege. license. matter or thing so received and paid for.
 To receive in payment for any right. privi- 1ege, license, matter or thing that may be in any manner transferred by the corporation or ganized 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 l best interests of the corporation organized hereunder.
 | To deal in any evidences of debt received in ayment for any right. privilege. license. mat ! ter or thing transferred by the corporation or | ganized hereunder, as the directors may deem l for the best interests of the corporation, 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 mercan- | tile usage and customs, but not engaging in the
 business ot banking or in a business of cor | poratiOn intended to derive prOht from the loan | and use of money.
 | To make cont cts, 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, miniug claims, oil lands, coal lands. mineral
 lands. oil. gas, coal shale. asphaltun, petrol
 cum. asbestos, salt. water and water rights and machinery, and to work. mine, explore, operate | and develop the same: and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct ot 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, ,OOO, ,OO0.OO) Dollars, divided into one million
 shares of the par value of One CSiOoI Dollar aid ifa1 n f.
 this corporation within six months from the
 date of filing of certified copy of these arti-
 cles of incorporation in the office ot 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 nom
 assessable and in the absence of actual fraud
 in the transaction. the judgment of the drec.
 tors as to the value of the property purchased
 shall be conclusive.
 Fourth. The time of the commencement ot
 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 sha1 be conducted by board of five directors, and the following named shs Il constitute the bt ard of directors until their successors are elected John Denar. K. 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 o eacu year.
 1 The officers of said corporation until thei 8 successors are elected shall be RObt. Mushet r President. G. H. Mosher. Vice-President. Cti F zen Natl. Bank. Treasurer H. M Bowen. Sec v retary. and H. M. Bowen, General Manager. f Sixth. The highest amount of indebtedness
 or liability. direct contingent to which th f corporatiOn is at any time subject shall b. s Five Hundred Thousand ($5O0.0OO.OOl Dollars t which amount does not exceed two thirds o $ the capital stock.
 ? Seventh. The private property of the stock V holders of tnis corpo: aton shall be exemp ]. from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever o In Witness Whereof we have hereunto SC
 our hands and ses Is, this the 4th day of Janu , ary, A. D. 1907.
 l' c. H. KOSHER, ], Fl M BOWEN