Mohave County miner., 1908-06-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Union Basin Mining Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we. whose hands are hereunto affixed. do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and to that end make the following statement:
 First. The names ot the corporators are, John Boyle, Jr.. and LOrren M. Teae: and the name of the corporation shall be Union Basin Min ing Company. The principal place within the Territory of Aiizona in which tile business of sad corporation is 10 be transacted is kingman. MoIave County. Arizona. and the coi poration may establish branch ofhceS either within or without the Territory ot Arizona. where meet ings of the Board ot Directors may he held. Second. The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows to-wit: Make contracts; to pur- chase lease. bond. locate or otherwise acquire, own, exchange. sell, or otherwise dispose or, pledge. mortgage hypotliecate. and deal in real eState and any and all kinds of personal property, miues mining claims. oil lands coal lands. mineral lands. Oil gas. coal. shale. as phaltum. petroleum, asbestos. salt. water Wa lights, mills. SmelterS and machinery. and to work. mine, explore. operate and devel, D the same; and in general to do all things nec- essary to the proper conduct of the business of thls corporation in the Territory and elsewhere not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 Third. The authorized amount of the capi- tai stock of this corporation shall be One Mill ion SlUJO. .vO0.UJ Dollars. divided into one mill ion shares of the par value of One Sl.0J) Dollar each. At such time as the Board of Directors may direct by resolution. said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation in cash or by tn. sale or transfer to it of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said cor poration in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued. and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and run-assessable and in the absence of fraud in the transaction the judgment of the Directors to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 Fourth. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of a certified copy of these A ticleS of Incor- poration according to law. and the termination thereof shall be twenty five l25) years there- after.
 Fifth The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board of three Directors. but which number may be changed at any reg ular or regularly called stock holders meeting by a ma jorty vote of the stockholders of rec ord. The Directors shall be elected at the first stock holders meeting, and thereafter from among the stock holders, the third Tuesday in March Of each year.
 Sixth. The highest indebtedness or liability di ect or contingent to which the corporation is at any time subject. shall be Six Hundred Thousand tS6U.0JJ) Dolla's. which amount does not include two-thirds the amount of capi- tai stock.
 Seventh. The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever. In Witness We have hereuuto set our hands and seals this 23rd day of March, l9JS.
 JOHN BOYLE. JR.. [Sea1l
 LORREN M. TEALE, [Seall TERRITORY OF ARIzoNA.i SS
 County of Mohave. ''
 Before me, Allen E. Ware a Notary Public in and for the County of Mohave, Territory of Arizona on this day personally appeared John Boyle, Jr, and Lorren M. Teale. known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the pur- pose and consideration therein expressed
 Given under my hand and seal of office. this 2Srd day of March, A. D. l9lS.
 ALLEN E. WARE
 [Seall Notary Public. My commission expires June 10th. 1911.
 Filed and recorded at request of John Boyle Jr.. March 23rd A. D. 1908. at o'clock a. m. in book }. pages 226-227 of Incorporation Records of Mol1ave County, Ariz,na Territory.
 THOS. McNEELY,
 County Recorder, First insertion May 9-June B