Mohave County miner., 1908-05-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Southwest Gold and Copper Mining Company.

forming u corporal ion under the laws of the territory oi Arizona. and we have hereUy adopted the following as the Articles Of Sucn Incorporation.
 ARTICLE l.
 I he names of tne lucUrporators are: J. F. Lutny and j. h. lark.
 ARTICLE II
 The name of said incorporation shall be The Southwest told anu copper nlinlng Company.
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal pl..ue in wuicn the buSi ness Of the Corporation within the territory UI ArlZunl shall Ue transacteu IS hlngniah, MoiiaVe Coun- t.. AiiZJuu. Il. Il. WaLklus, ie luing at Ming ulan Is hereby named as resluenI aSehu, upon wuUm D. OcesS nay Ue served Ill any acLlun, suIL, orpruceed,ng that may be had or brought ugalusL the Iumpauy III any of the courts UI Arizna Ihe principal place uf UuslneSs out s.ue oI AriZona shah De the City uf AiuuQuer- que. territory of New MeXlco where tue meet lugs of the sluck huluers anu the Board of Dl- rectVrs shall be nelu, Should the interests ul the corporation demand it, the Board ut Dlrec tors may designate any other place for the principal place of business and where the meet lugs uI the stuchhU $ and directors may be neld.
 AkTICLElv
 The purposes for which said corporation is Orgdnized and the general nature of the buSi ness proposed tu be tralsacted ale as follows: d. To purchase and acquire. sell and ulsp> S oi, in any ldwlu ul way, mines, mlaeral claims auu lands; mlll-slJes, coal, timber, and oil lauds; and all uJuer kiLdS of Teal tate; also ores, metals. IL achinery, tools, teams, and all other kinuS of persunal lerty.
 b. 10 work, explore and operate mines and other property
 C. 10 construct operate, and own smelters, mills, rennerles, and works for any method oi reuuctiun Ut ores.
 q. const. uct, acquire, sell or dispose of or operate for gain, Water rignUs, dams, reser. vulrs, ditcheS, water and electric light work, and power plants, power lhes, telep one and telegraph lIneS, roads, tralnwayS, and Tai roadS C Iu lucate puI chase ur otherwise acquire lands and lay out tVwnsites. .nd to build. buy, sell, rent, lease, own, operate, control and man age prup'rJy in any town orc ty.
 I. To carry uu the business of aSSaying, gen. eral merchandise. and boarding houses. 7. To led and borrow money tu make. huy, sell, acquire, dispose of, and deal iu corporate SLUCkS and Secul eties. or negotiable paper Il 10 do anu perform any and all such other add further acts and things cessary and proper tu De done and perurued, or Us may be incidental or conducive to tn attainment of the engage m any Kind of buSIneSS and do any. tnlng hat d natural person might or could do |. the United States UT any other part of the world.
 70 conduct all of the business specified, in said Territory Of Arizona and in any other state or territory of the United States and in all foreign countries.
 ARTICLEv
 The capital stock of this corporation shall te wO Million Dollars, (S.,UO. .OUU.UUJ divided into two million shares (2,UUU.UUOI of the par value of One Doll IT iSlUOl eacn. Said cal ltal stock shall Ot paid Tn within SIX months from the date Of completion of tnIS organ Zatiun. a.d on sucn conditions as the Board of Directors may determine. ana the same may be exchanged for mineS. mining claims options services, or any other ralu .Dle thing that may ne designated d deter mined by the Board of Directors and their judgment as to the Value thereof shall be conclusive. such stock when issued shall be fully paid up.
 ARTICLE VI
 The capital stock of thls corporation shall be and Is hereby made forever non assesSable by this corporation for any purpose whatever.
 ARTICLE VII
 The private property of all stockholders of this corporation shall be. and is hereby made forever exempt from all liability for the debts or obligations of this corporation.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility, direct or contingent. to which this Cor poratiOn is to subject itself at any me shall be | wenty Thousand D,larS, (S.v,O0J00).
 ARTICLE K
 This corporation is formed for twenty-five years after It's Articles gre duly executed, but it's oh rter rights may be renewed from time to time, for periods not exceeding twenty-five years at Il time. perpeiually.
 ARTICLEX.
 The affairs of thlS corporation shall be con ducted by board of three Directors who shall be stockholders and shall hold office until their succe. sors are eec ed and have qualified. he Dire. tors shall be elected at the annual meet
  second Tuesday in March. should d vacancy occur Tn said Board it may be filled by a vote of the m jorty oi the remaining Direct ITS s lid Board of Directors is empowered to elert from among them> elves a President Wee President a Treasurer, and a Secretary. whose duties shall be defined in the By Laws. he following shall constitute the Board of Direc tors anu officers of the corporation unti their succ 'sSors have been cleo ed:
 J. K Clark, of santa te. N. M., President A. E. Walker, of Albuquerque, N. M., Vice President
 J. F. Luthy. of Albuquerque, N. M., Treas ur CT and Secretary.
 The Board of Directors may be increased to five or seven members at any meeting of the Board of Directors or annual meeting of the stockholders
 ARTICLE XL
 Among the powers of this body corporate shall be to sue and be sued by the corporate name to have n common seal and to alter the same at pleasure; to render the shares trans ferable and prescribe the mode of making such tr inSfer to adopt Bylaw, and to make all rules and regulations deemed eXpedent for the with these Articles of Incorporation. the laws of Arizona. and the constitution and laws of the United states.
 These Articles of Incorporation may be amended by the affirmative vote of ma joritv of the stock at any regular meeting of the stockholders or special meeting called for that purpose.
 In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 23rd d " of April, A. D. 1908.
 !. r LUTHY, [Geall
 J. E. Clark, [Seall TERRITORY OF nS,ia NEW MEXICO ss. Before me- Lloyd Hunsa<er, Notary Pub lie in and for the County of Bernnlllo, Terri tory of New Mexico on this day personally ap- peared J. F. Clark and J. F. Luthv. known to me to be the persons whose names are sub. Scribed to the foregoing Articles of Incorpora- tiOn and acknowledged to me that they exc cuted the same for the purpose and considera- tlou therein expressed.
 In Witness Whereof. have hereunto set my hand and affiXed my official seal, this the 23rd day of Anril A. D, 1908.