Mohave County miner., 1908-03-14
AR TICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE Mining Company"
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:


 That we, whose hands are hereto affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose ot forming corporation under the laws ot the Territory of Arizona. and to that end make the following statement; FIRST. The name of the corporators are Frank Dudek. Annie F. Cartilage and Fred w. Morrison, aud the name ,i o1 the corporation MINING COMPANY" The principal place within the Territory ot Alizona in which the business of said corporation is to be transacted is kngnlan. County of Mohave. and the cor poraton may establish branch offices either within or without the Territory of Arizona where meetings of the board of directors may be held.
 SECOND. The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows. to-wit: To acquire. deal in, sell and otherwise dispose of ores. metals. and minerals; to smelt. reduce. extract. refine. aneal and otherwise treat ores. minerals and metals; and to manufacture, acquire, deal in sell and otherwise dispose of all products of ores, minerals and metals. To purchase, lease and otherwise acquire, improve develop. let sell and other wise dispose ot. as well as to con struct and operate, any railroad. tramway turnpike or canal which may lead from the principal works of said company, in the diff ferent counties oi said Territory, to some nav gable stream, or to some existing railroad turnpike or public highway.
 To pay any individual or corporation for any rig ht. privilege, license, matter or thing re- ceived, either in cash, evidence of debt. or in shares of the capital stock of the corporation organized hereunder at the par value Of such stock. and at a bona fde valuation of the right privilege. lcense, matter or thIug received and paid for.
 To receive in payment for any right priv. lege, lcenSe matter or thing that may be in any manner transferred by the corporation or ganized hereunder to any otIer corporation, either cash, evidence of debt. or shares of the capital stock of the corporation to which any matter or thing. as aforesaid. IS so transferred such shares of such capital stock to become pal of the assets of the corporation. organized hereunder, and to be held, managed. used and disposed of as it's directors may deem for the best interests of the corporation organized hereunder.
 To deal in any evidences of debt received in payment for any right. privilege, license, mat ter thing transferred by the corporation or ganized hereunder. as the directors may deem tor the best interests of the corporation. as to holding the same, procuring it to be discounted, , negotiating it, rrpurchasng it. if tie interes, $ of the corporation require such action. anu gen- erally dealing with same according to mer- cantile usage and customs, but not engaging in the business of banking or in business ot a corporati intended to derive profit from the loan and use of money.
 To make contracts, to purchase, lease. bond, locate or otherwise dispose of, pledge, . gage, hypothecate and deal in real estate d any and all kinds of personal property. mines, mining claims oil lands, coal lands mineral lands, oil, gas, coal Shale, aSphaltum. petrol cum. asbestos. salt water and water rights and machinery, and to work, mine explore. oper- ate and develop the same; and in general to do all tulnRS necessary 10 the proper the busine ss of this corporation in the Terri tory ot Al izona and elsewhere not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 THIRD. The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Million (S2,00J,O00.00) Dollars. divided into two mIlIon shares oi the par valu. of ONE iSl.OJ) Dollar each. Said capital stock shall be paid in to this corporation within six months from tue date ol filing ot certified copy of these arti- cles of incorporation in tne once of the Terri toris Auditor, either in cash. or by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal property for the and purposes of said CorpOia ion in payment for which shares Of the cap tai stock of said corporation may be ssuei, and the capital stock $ issued shall tn, reupJh and thereby become anA be fully paid up add non asSessable, and in tlNe absence ot actual fraul
 in the transaction, tNe judgment of the drec- tors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 FOURTH The time of the commencement of this coi poration shall be the date of the filing of q certified copy of these articles of incorpor- auon in the office of the Territorial Auditor, and the ernliuatiOn thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 FIFTH. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of seven directors and the following named shall constitute the board of directors until their successors are elected. Karl Junkermann Fred w. Morrison, J. D. Jordan. A. E. Ealy, Frank Sperl. J. A. Van dracek, Frank Dudek.
 Thereafter the board of directors shall be elected from the stockholders on the third Tuesday of February of each year.
 The officers of said corporation until their successors are elected shall be Fred w. Nor rison, President, J. A. Nandracek. Vice Presi- dent, J. D. Jordan, Treasurer, J. D. Jordan. Secretary. and Frank Dudek. General Manager.
 SIXTH. The highest amount of indebte hess. or liability, direct or contingent. to which thls corporation is at any time subject shall be Five Hundred Thousand (S5OO,OU0.00) Dollars, which amount does not exceed two thirds of the capital stock.
 The private of ha stockholders of this corporation shall be eX- enpt from corporate debts of any kind what Soever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto set our hands and seals, this the Sth day of February, A. D. 1908.
 FRANK DUDEK. ANNIE F. CARTLIDGE, FRED w. MORRISON. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. cC