Mohave County miner., 1908-05-30
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Southwest Gold and Copper Mining Company.

I IOlmlNR a CUrpCTuIIO l Territory oi Arizona, and we have hereby adopted the following as the Articles of such | Incorporation.
 | The names of the lncorporators are: J. F. Luthy ana J. E. Clark. | ARTICLE II | The name of said incorporation shall be The | Southwest oold and Copper Mining Company. ARTICLE H. The principal place Ill which the business of | the curpUrallUn within the territory of Arizona | shall Ue tialsucLeu Is hlngnian, MUnave CUun- | ty. AriZuna. Ii. WaLkluS, Ie ,lding at King man. is hereby named as resluent agent, upon whom process may Ue served m any action, suit, or proceeding that may be had or brought | agalnst the Company Tn any of the courts of | Arizona The principal place of business out side of Arizona shall be the City of Albuquer- | que, territory of New Mexico. where the meet | lugS of the stockholders ana the Board of Di- | recturs shall be helu; should the interests of l the corporation demand 1t, the Board of Direc | tors may designate any other place for the | principal place of business and where the meet | lngs oI the stockholders ana directors may be | held.
 AkTICLEIv The purposes for which said corporation is organized and the general nature of the busi ness proposed to be transacted are follows: a. To purchase and acquire. sell and dispose | Of, in any lawful way, mines, miaeral claims add lands; mill-sites, coal timber, and oil | lands; and all other kinds of real estate; also ores, metals IL achinery, tools, teams, and all other kinds of personal property. b. To work, explore and operate mines and other property
 c. Io construct, operate, and own smelters mills, renneries, and works for any method oi reduction Uf ores
 d. TO construct, acquire, sell or dispose of or operate for gain, water rights, dams, reser. VOlrS, ditcheS, water and electric light works and power plants, power liues. telep one and telegraph lines, roads, tramways, and raj roads 6 To lucate pui chase or otherwise acquire lands and llV tUWuSiteS, and to buil1 sell, rent lease, own, operate control and man age property in any town orc ty. I. To carry on the business of aSSaying gen. eral merchandise, and boarding houses. z. To leud and borrow money tu make. buy, sell acquire, dispose of, and deal in corporate | stocks and secuietles. or negotiable paper h. To do and perform any and all such other aud further acts and things necessary and proper to be done and performed, or as may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of the aUoVe specified objects, CT any of them. or t. engage in any kind of business, and do any. tning hat a natural person might or could do i" the United States or any other part of the world.
 l. 10 conduct all of the business specified, in 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 te Two Million Dollars, (S-,UUU.UUU.UO), divided into two million shares t2,UUO.UUU) of the par value of One Doll IT tSl.UO) each. Said capital stock
 
 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 valuable thing that may ne designated u d determined 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 rweuty Thousand Dollars, (S!U0OO.OO).
 ARTICLE lX
 This corporation is formed for twenty-five years after It's Articles rre duly executed, but it's charter rights may be renewed from time to time, for periods not exceeding twenty-five years at a time. perpelually.
 ARTICLE X.
 The affairs of thlS corporation shall be ducted by Board of three Directors who shall be stockholders and shall hold office uLtil their succe, 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 Tn said Board it may be filled by a vote of the majority oi the remaining Directors. lid Board of Directors is empowered to elect from among themselves d President. a Vice President a Treasurer, and q 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 successors have been elected:
 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. uier 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 XL
 Among the powers of this body corporate shall be to sue and be sued by the corporate name; to have 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 Bylaws and to make all rules and regulations deemed eXpedient for the managemr of it's affairs, not inconsistent with these Articles of Incorporation. or the laws of AriZC na, and the constitution and laws ARTICLE XII
 These Articles of Incorporation may be amended hv the affirmative vote of a ma joritv of the stock at any regular meeting of the stockholders or special meeting called for that purpose.
 our hands and seals, this 23rd day of April. A. D. 1908
 J. F. LUTHY, [Seall J. F. Clark TSeall TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO, Sc County of Bernalillo. "' Before me, Lloyd Huns saker, a Notary Pub lie in and for the County of Bernalllo, Terri tory of New Mexico, on this day personally ap- peared J. E. Clark and J F. Luthy. known to me to be the persohs 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 afixed my official seal, this the 23rd l q, ,i n