The Coconino sun., 1908-09-25
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE GOLD RIDGE MINING & MILLING
 CoNpANv

COMPANY Know all men by these Presents: That we, the undersigned. have this day voluntarily as . sociated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws Of the Territory of Arizona, and for that purpose to adopt fhe following Charter:
 ARTICLE I. The name Of this corporation shall be the Gold Ridge Mining & Milling Company.
 ARTICLE II.
 This company shall keep principal office in the town of Prescott in the county of Yavapai, Territory of Arizona, and may keep other prin- ctDal offices and places Of business at such other places as the Board Of Directors may es- tablish, and at such place or places incorpora- tors stockholders and directors meetings ma Y be held and all corporate business may b. transacted.
 ARTICLE III The amount of capital stock of this corpora tion shall be one million tslOOOOO0) dollars divided into one million shares of the par value of one Sn.0O) dollar each, and said capital stock shall be paid up at the date Of it's issu- ance, or at such time us the Board of Directors may designate, in money, property labor or any other valuable right or thing and the judgement of the Board Of directors or managing officers as to the value thereof shall be coilclusive thereof
 ARTICLEIv The general nature ot the business in which the ineorporators shall engage is tf develop ment, exploration exploitation ano operation of mines and mining properties, the milling. smelting and reducing and treating by the op- eraton of any and all kinds of plants and pro- cesseS oi all kinds of mineral bearing rock or ore, the generation, transmission and utiliza- tion of any and all kinds of. and for any and all purposes, electric power, and in fnrtheranCe Of lts general purposes and powers thlS cor poration shau have power to acquire disp ,se Of and otherwise de with any and all kinds of property to do any and all acts and things, and to engage in any and every lawful business not prohibited by the law of the Territory of Ari- z0na or the United States Of America in any part of the world as in the judgement of the Board of Directors may be deemed necessary proper or eXpedient, having and excersins the same rights and privileges as private indivi- duals now enjoy
 ARTICLE V
 The existence of this corporation shall com. menee on the day when these articles are filed in the office Of the County Recorder Of Coconino County. Arizona Territory and certified copy thereof filed with the Territorial Auditor of Arizona and shall terminate twenty-five 25) years thereafter but this charter may be re- newed from time to time, as now provided by law, or as may be hereafter provided by law. so as to make the same perpetual.
 ARTICLE VI
 The highest amount of indebtedness to which this corporation shall nt any time subject itself Is Five hundred thousand ts500, ,0O0i dollars which may be in such form and secured in such manner as the Board of Directors may deter mine.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be and Is hereby made forever exempt from any and ali liabilities for It's debts or obligations.
 ARTICLE VIII
 me capital stock of this corporation shall be and is hereby made forever non -assessable by this corporation for any purpose.
 ARTICLE TX.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- dueted by Board of seven Directors. who shall be elected from among tbe stockholders at the annual stock kdolders meeting. which shall be held at the principal ofice of the corporation on the third Tuesday in December in each year Said Directors shallhold office for cue year or until their successors are elected and qu li- fled and said Board shall have power to i'll va cane es m its own memnersnIp ana to make and establish by-laws, rules and regulations for the government Of the corporation and the management of it's affairs. Until She first an uGal meeting of the stockholders, oe until their successors are elected and qualified, the follow ing persons shall constitute the Board of Dl- rectors Of this corporation:
 R. II. Cameron. A. V Davis, E..A. Wing, r. M. Ward, Byron Smith, J. A. Carter and T. E. Pulliam.
 ARTICLE X The officers of this corporation shall be President, First Vice President, Second Vice. President Secretary and Treasurer, but the of fees of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by the same person if the Board of Directors so elect The aforesaid officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors from among it's mem bers. In addition to the foregoing officers the Board may provide for such other officers as | they may deem necessary or proper for the purpose Of trausacting the business of the cor poration. These officers shall be elected at the | annual meeting of the Board of Directors which st all be held as practicable after the an- nual stockholders meeting The duties Of said officers shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors, which shall have power to All va- cancies in said offices.
 | Until their successors are elected and quail flied the ofdcers.of said corporation shall be; | President: A. W. Davis. | First Vice President; E. H. Wing. | second Vice President; r. NJ. Ward.
 Secretary and Treasurer; J. A. Carter. | IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have hereunto l set our hands this 23rd day of July A. D 1908