Mohave County miner., 1909-10-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Century Mining Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed, do here by 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 name of the corporators are, John Boyle, Jr.. and c. c. Fast. and the name of the corportion shall be Century Mining Com- pany. The principal place within the Terri tory of Arizona in which the business of said corporation is to be transacted is Kngman, Mohave County, Arizona. and the corpora ation may establish branch offices either within or without the Territory of Arlzona where meet ings 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: Make contracts; to pur- chase, lease bond, locate, or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell. or otherwise dispose of pledge. mortgage hypothecate. and deal in real estate. and any and all kinds of personal property. mines. mi ming claims, oil lands. coal lands, mineral lands, oil. gas, coal, shale as phaltum. pet oleum. asbestos. salt water, wa ter rights, mills. smelters and machinery, and to work, mine. explore and develop and operate same; and in general { do all things necessary to the proper conduct ot the business of this 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 tSl.OO0.00O0O Dollars divided into one mill l Il shares of the par value of One (S1 OJ) Dollar each. At such tune the Board of Directors may direct by resolution, said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation in cash by the 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 ,pital stock so issued shall thereupon aud theieby become and be fully paid up and non-assessable, and in the absence of fraud in the transaction the judgment of the Directors as to the value of the property shall be con elusive.
 Fourth: The time of the com me ncement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of certified copy of these Articles of Incor- poraton according to law, and the termination thereof shall he twenty-five years thereafter. 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 stockholders meeting by a majority vote of the stockholders of rec ord. The Directors shall be elected at the first stockholders meeting, and thereafter from among the stockholders at the stockholders an nual meeting which shall be held on the last Wednesday of August of each year.
 Sixth: The highest indebtedness or liability direct or contingent to which the corporation is at any time subject. shall be Six Hundred Thousand C$6OO,OOO Dollars. which amount does not exceed twO-thrds the amount of the capital stock.
 Seventh: The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever. our hands and seals this Eth day of August, 19J0. C. C. FAST TSeall
 JOHN BOYLE. JR. tseali TERRITORY OF ARIZoNAl ce
 County of Mohave. oo.
 Before me. R. A. Robertson, Notary Public in and for the County of Mohave, Territory of Arizona. on this day personally appeared C. c. Fast and John Boyle, Jr., known to me to be the persons whose names subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed,
 Given under my hand and seal of office
 this Eth day of August, A. D. 1909.
 K. A. ROBERTSON.
 (Seap Notary Public. My commission expires Dec. 2l, 1912.
 Filed and recorded at request of John Boyle yr Aug. 27th. A. D. 1909. at Il o'clock a. m., in Book E. pages 35S-360 of Incorporation Records of Mohave County. Arizona Territory.
 K. A. ROBERTSON,
 County Recorder, First insertion Oct. 2-Nov.6