Mohave County miner., 1908-05-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Southwest Gold and Copper Mining Company.

1 territory ul AIIZUna, and we have hereDy
 adopted the following as the Articles or sucn lncorp, ratob.
 | The names of the lncorporators are J. F. | Lutny and J. E.. Clark.
 ARTICLE II
 The name of said incorporation shall be The | Southwest Gold and topper Mining Company. | ARTICLE Ill.
 The principal place in which the business of | the corporation wiJnln the territory oT ArlLuna | mall Ut trausacteu IS gnian, MonaVe Coun- | t, AriZyuu. H. ii. Watkins, Ie luing at Ming
 lnan Is hereby named as icsiuenL agent, upon
 wuvm D. UctsS may Ut served Ill any acllol,
 suit, or proceeding that may oe lad or brought
 ugalnst the IUmpany m any Of the courts of
 Ariz na he principal place uf business out | 5 tue of AriZuua shall De Lhe City of AlUuQuer- | uue, territory of New MEXICO. Wnere the meet | lngs of the stockholders anu the oard of Di- | recturS shall be nelu, Sn ulu the interests oi l the corporation demand It, the Board o1 Dlrec | tors may designate any other place for the princIpal place of business and where the meet | Iugs uI the stochhu $ and directors may be | held.
 ARTICLEIv | The purposes for which said corporation is | organized and the general nature of the buSi | ness propUseu to be trahsacted ale as follows: a. 10 purchase and acquire. sell and dispose ot, in any lawful way, mlneS, mlneral claims | aud lands; miil-sltes, coal, timber, and oil lands; and all uJuer kihds uf Teal 6 tate; also
 ores, meals. IL achinery, tools, teams, and all OIntT kluuS Ol ptTSoudl piolOlpy. b. To work, explore and operate mines and other property
 c. 10 Construct, operate, and own smelters,
 mills, rehnerieS and works Tor any method of reduction of ores.
 d. TO construct acquire, sell or dispose of or operate for gain, Water rlgnJs, dams, reSer-
 volrs, ditches, water and electric light works and power plants, power nneS, telep One and telegraph lines, roads, tramways, and raj roads To locate, pu chase or otherwise acquire lands and lay out tuwnsites. and to build, buy, sell rent, lease own, operate, control and man age pruprrty in any town or ty. 1. To carry ou the business of aSSaying, gen. eral merch ,ndlse. and boarding houses. z. To leud and borrow money: tu make. buy, sell acquire, dispose of, and d, al iu corporate stocks and secul eties. or negotiable paper, To do and perform any and all such other and further acts and things necessary and proper to De done and perIoImed, or Il, may be | incidental or conducive to tn, attainment of the aOove specified objects. Or any of them, or tu engage m any klnd of business, and do any tning hat d Datul al person might or could do ~" United States or any other part of the world.
 .o conduct all of the business specified,
 Ill said Territory of Arizona and in any other state or territory of the United States. and in ali foreign countries. ARTICLEv The capital stock of this corporation shall e Two Million Dollars IUOOOUU.UU) divided into two million shares (2,UUOUUOJ of the par value of One Dollar tSl.Ol each. Said capital stock shall bt paid in within six months from the date of completion of this organization. aud on such conditions as the Board of Directors may determine and the same may be exchanged for
 mines. mining claims. options services, or any other valu lDle thing that may ue designated .. determined by the Board of Directors. and their judg ment as to the value thereof shall be conclusive. Such stock when issued shall be fully paid up.
 ARTICLE VI The ipital stock of thus corporation shall be and is hereby made forever non assesSable by this corporation lUr auy 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 Will The highest amount of indebtedness or lia-
 bility, direct or contingent to which this cor poration is to subject itself at any time shall be twenty Thousand Dollars, (S!U,OOUOO). AKIlCLEIX. This corporation is formed for twenty-five years after It's Articles gre duly executed, but it's charter rights may be renewed from time to tme for periods not exceeding twenty-five years at d time. perpelually. ARTICLEX. The affairs of this corporation shall be con ducted by board of three Directors who shan be stockholders and shall hold office until their Succe> SurS are eiec ed and have qualified. he Dire, tors shall be elected at the annual meet ing of stockholders which shall be held the second Tuesday in March. should vacancy occur m said Board, it may be filled by q vote of the m ,jOrity oI the remaining Directors. s lid Board of Directors is empowered to elect from among themselves q President n Vice President, q Treasurer, and d Secretary, whose duties shall be defined in the By Laws. The following shall constitute the Board of Direc. tors and officers of the corporation until their succ 'SSOrs have been elecjed: J. E Clark, of santa Fe. N. M., President.
 A. E. Walker, of Albuquerque, N. M., Vice. President
 J. F. Luthy, of Albuquerque, N. M., Treas. and Secretary.
 The Board of Directors may be increased 10 | five or seven members at any meeting of the Board of Directors or annual meeting of the | stockholders
 ARTICLE XI. Among the powers of this body corporate shall be to sue and be sued by the corporate name; to have a common seal and to alter the
 same at pleasure: to render the shares trans | ferable and prescribe the mode of making such | transfer to adopt By Laws and to make all rules and regulations deemed eXpedent for the
 with these Articles of Incorporation. or the
 laws of Arizona and the constitution and laws of the United states. | ARTICLE XII. These Articles of Incorporation may be
 amended by the affirmative vote of ma jority
 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 day of April A.
 D. 1908.
 IF LuTHY, LSean J. E. Clark, [Seall
 TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO SC County of Bernalillo. ''' Before me, Lloyd Huns aker. a Notary Pub lie in and for the County of Bernalillo, 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- | tiOu therein expressed. | In Witness Whereof, have hereunto set my | hand and aftixed my official seal. this the 23rd
 day of April A. D. 1908.