Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE LOST GULCH UNITED MINES
 COMPANY

Know All Men By These Presents: | That we, the undersigned have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Ari. zona and for that purpose do hereby adopt the following as the Charter and Articles of Incorporation thereof: ARTICLE l. The name of this corporation shall be LOST GULCH UNITED MINES COM. | PANY.
 ARTICLE II. The principal place of business of this company shall be at the Black War rior Post Office in Gila County. Arizona. but other offices may be established and maintained within or outside of Arizo- na at such places as the Board of Di rectors may designate and whereat meetings of stockholders and directors may be held. One of the places at which said meetings of stockholders and directors may be held shall be at Chi eago, Illinois.
 ARTICLE III. The objects for which this corpora. tion Tn formed and the general nature of the business proposed to be transact. ed by, 1t, is to acquire, by purchase, lease, location or otherwise, mines, min ing lands and mining property of any and all kinds, and to operate, develop, ineumber and otherwise handle and dis pose of the same; to buy, sell erect. own and operate smelters and all other kinds of buildings or plants for the refining and reduction of oren, and to own and operate all machinery and things neces- sary to the carrying on of the business es herein mentioned; to carry on the business of mining, converting, milling. reducing, smelting, treating, preparing Tor market, manufacturing, buying, sell ing and otherwise producing and d~Al. ing with ores, to develop own, buy and operate all kinds of water rights and to sell or otherwise dispose of the same: to purchase, erect, leane, own and op- crate pumping plants, pipe lines, res. ervoirs, waterways and fumes for the transmission of water and sewerage fer the use of the company in conducting its business, or for the sale and dehv. cry of such water to others; to build. purchase, lease or otherwise acquire telephones and telephone lines and to operate the same; to acquire by bur. chase or otherwise, land for the use of the company in its business: to own. operate, buy, sell and otherwise handle gas and electric light plants and all ma. chlnery and appurtenances necessary and incident thereto in the management thereof, and to sell gas or electricity Tor power or lighting purposes; to con duet a general mercantile business and to purchane and dispose of lands and franchises; to buy, sell, or otherwise own and dispose of the stock of other corporations; and to construct, own and operate saw mills and to dispose of the product thereof.
 ARTICLE ".
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Million Dollars ($2,000, ,0o0.00) divided into two million (2,000,000) shares of the par value of Ose Dollar ($I.OO) per share, which shall be paid for at such time and in such manner as the Board of Directors may designate, in money. property, labor, or any other right of thing of value, for the uses and Dur. poses of the corporation; and when 80 issued, the same shall become and be full paid, the same as though paid for in cash at par; and the judgment of the Board of Directors or managing officers as to the value thereof shall be con elusive.
 ARTICLE V.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board of Directors who shall be elected each year and shall consist of a number to be fixed by the Bylaws. The names of the Di- rectors appointedet to serve. and serving until the first annual meeting of the corporation, are as follows:
 J. CLEM HARPER,
 J. T. HARRINGTON,
 c. s. ANDREWS.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The annual meeting of the corpor. ation shall be on the fourth (4th) Monday of October in each year and the first annual meeting thereof nhall be held on Monday, October 26th, 1908.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be upon the date that these Articles are filed in accord anee with law, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter, with the privilege of re- newal, as provided by statute.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be and is hereby made forever exempt from all liability for its debts or obligations, and there shall be no individual liabil- ity on the part of eiher the Directors or stockholders
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