The Coconino sun., 1908-09-18
Articles of Incorporation OF THE GOLD RIDGE MINING & MILLING
 COMPANY

COMPANY
 Know all men by these Presents That wc the undersigned have this day voluntarily as ssoclstea s ourselves togetner Tor the purpose l Territory of Arizona, and for that purpose to adopt inc following Charter
 ARTICLE L
 The name Of this corporation shall be the l Gold -Rdge Mining & Milling Company
 ARTICLE IT, | This company shall keep principal office in | tue town of Prescott in the county of Yayapai, | Territory of Arizona. and may keep other prin- | cipal offices and places of business at such 1 other places as'the Board of Directors may es- | tabltsh, and at such place or places incorpora- l tors stockholders and directors meetings may be held and all corporate business may be ' transacted.
 1 The amount of capital stock'of this corpora | ton shall be one million (si0O0,0O0) dollars. | divided into o, million shares of the par value | Of one 8ilOOl dollar each, and said capital stock shall be paid up at the date of it's issu- anoe, O. at such time as the BoJnd Of Directors may designate, inmoney, property labor any other valuable right or thing and the judgement of the Board of directors or managing officers as to the value thereof shall be conciusive thereof.
 ARTICLEIv The general nature oi the business in which | the incorporators shall engage is tf develop ment, exploration exploitation ano operation Of mines and mining properties, the milling smeltng and reducing and treating by the op- eration of any and all kinds of plants and pro cesses or all kinds of mineral bearing rock or ore the generation, transm issiou and utiiza- 1 tion Of any and all kinds of. and for any and all purposes, electric power, and in furtherance | or us general purposes and powers thls cor poration shall have power to acquire, disp se Of and otherwise deal with any and all kinds Of property; to do any and all acts and things, and l to engage.in any and every lawful business not prohibited by the law of the Territory of Arl- zcna or tbe United States Of America, in any ! part of the world us in the judgement of the | Board of Directors may be deemed necessary proper or expedient, having and exeersing the
 ARTICLE V The existence Of this corporation shall com mence 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 live t25 years thereafter but this charter may be TO. newed from time time, as now provided by law, or us may be hereafter provided by law. so as. to make the same perpetual. AR.ICLE VI
 The highest amount of indebtedness to which this corporation shall ut any time subject itself is Five hundred thousand ,s60O,OOOl dollars. which may be in such form and secured In such manner as the Board of Directors may deter mine.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be and is hereby made forever exempt fromany and all 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 thia coPDOratton fnr auy ntfrnose
 ARTICLE TX.
 The affairs Of this corporation shall be con- dueted by Board of seven Directors, who shall be elected from among the stockholders at the annual stockholders meeting, which shall be held at the principal onice of the corporation on the third Tuesday in December in each year Said Directors shallhold office for one year or until their successors are elected and quail lied, and said Board shall have power to fll va cane es ID Its own membership ano to mage and establish bylaws rules and regulations for the government Of the corporation and the management Of it's affairs Until the first an- uual meeting cf the stockholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified. the follow ing persons shall constitute the Board of Di- rectorS of this corparation: K H. Cameron. A. W Davis. E. A. Wing F. Nj Ward Byron smith. J. A Carter and T. E Puiliam.
 ARTICLEX
 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 ny be held by the same person fl the Board Of Directors so elect The aforesaid officers shall be elected by the Boari of Directors from among it's mem berS In addition to the foregoing officers the Board may provide for such other onicerS as they may deem necessary or proper for the purpose of trsnsacting the business Of the cor poration. These officers shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board Of Directors which | all be held as soon 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 fin va- cancies in said offices.
 Until their successors are elected and quail l flied the ofhcers.of said corporation shall be- President; A. W. Davis.
 First Vice President; E. II. Wing second Vice President: F. M. Ward. Secretary and Treasurer: J. A. Carter. IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have hereunto 1 set our hands this gsrd day Of July A. D. 1908. |
 R. II. CAMERON
 A. W. DAVIS
 E. A. WING
 F,M. WARD
 J. A. CARTER
 BYRON SMITB Territory . f Arizona ss County of Coconlno. Before me, Thomas A. Flynn, Notary Pub licin and for coconino County, Territory Of Arizona. on this day personally appeared R. H. | Cameron. A. W. Davis, E. A. Wing r. NJ Ward and J. A. Carter, each of whom is personally | known to me to be the person whose name is | subscribed to the foregotng instrument, and ac kuowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and considerations therein ] expressed lIuen nndnr my hand and seal of nfflce ihls l