Mohave County miner., 1908-05-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Southwest Gold and Copper Mining Company.

1UTIIIInP territory oI Arizona. and we have hereby adopted the following as the Articles of such Incorporation.
 ARTICLE l. The names of the incorporators are: J. r. Luthy and J. E Clark
 ARTICLE II The name of said incorporation shall be The Southwest Gold and copper Mining Company. ARTICLE Ill. The principal place in which the business of the corporation within the territory of Arizona shall be transacted Is hlngman, Mohave Cuun- ty. AriZJna. H. Ii. Watkins, re ,lding at king man. is hereby named as resident agent, upon whom pI ocess may Ue served Tn any action, suit, or proceeding that may be had or brought ugaiust the Company Tn any of the courts of Arizona The principal place of business out side of Arizona shall be the City of Aluuquer- que, territory of New MeXlcO where the meet tugs of the stockholders and the Board of Di- recturs snail be helu; Sh uld the interests of the corporation demand it, the Board Of Direc tors may designate any other place for the principal place of business and where the meet lngs oI the stochholde. s and directors may be held.
 ARTICLEIv The purposes for which said corporation is organized and the general nature of the buSi ness proposed to be transacted are as follows: a. 10 purchase and acquire sell and dispose ot, in any lawful way, mineS mineral claims | aud lands; mill-Stes, coal, timber, and oil lands; and all oLuer kinds of real estate; also ores, metals. IL achinery tools, teams, and all other kinuS of persUnal property b. To york; explore and operate mines and other property
 C. To construct, operate, and own smelters, mills, rehneries, and works for any method of reduction of 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 lines, telep one and telegraph hnes, roads, tramways, and raj roads. To locate, pui chase or otherwise acquire lands and lay out townsites, .nd to build, buy, sell rent, lease, own, operate, control and man age property in any town or ty. 1. To carry on the business of aSsaying, gen eral merchandise, and boarding houses.
 2. To lead and borrow money; to make, buy, sell acquire, dispose of, and deal iu corporate stocks and secuIeties. or negotiable paper h. To do and perform any and all such other and further acts and things necessary and proper to be done and perIOrmed, as ma, be incidental or conducive to tn, attainment of the aoove specified objects CT any of them, tu engage in any kind of business, and do any. tnlng hat natural person might or could do
 th" United States or any other part of the world.
 .o conduct all of the business specified, Tn said Territory of Arizoua, and in any other state or territory of the United States and in all foreign countries.
 ARTICLEv
 The capital stock of this corporation shall te Two Million Dollars, (S2UO0.00UOO), divided into two million shares (2OOO.UUOl of the par Value of One Dollar tSlUOl 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 Ibe thing that may be designated 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 this 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 la- blity, direct or contingent, to which this cor poration is to subject itself at any time shall be twenty Thousand Dollars (S4u,O00.OO).
 ARTICLE K.
 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 time, for periods not exceeding twenty years at a time. perpeiually.
 ARTICLEX.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con ducted by d Board of three Directors who shall be stockholders and shall hold office until their Succes are eiec ed and have qualified. he Directors shall be elected at the annual meet ing of stockholders which shall be held the second Tuesday in March. Should a vacancy occur Tn said Board, it may be filled by a vote of the m jority oi the remaining Directors. Sld Board of Directors is empowered to elect from among themselves a President. 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 succ 'SSors have been elected:
 J. F. 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 to 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 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 Bylaws and to make all rules and regulations deemed eXpedient for the management of it's affairs, not inconsistent with these Articles of Incorporation. or the laws of Arizona, and the constitution and laws of the United states.
 AR TICLE XII. These Articles of Incorporation may be amended by the affirmative vote of a jority 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.
 LE LrTHY, [seall J. E. Clark, Seall TEnE1ToRY TaIo,r of or pSrnS,il,a NEw MEXICO ss. Before me, Lloyd Huns aler, 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 foregong Articles of Incorpora. ton and acknowledged to me that they exc cuted the same for the purpose and conSidera- tlOn therein eXpreSsed
 In Witness Whereof, have hereunto set my hand and aftixed my official seal this the 23rd day of April, A. D. 1908 LLOYD HUNSAKER Seal Notary Public.