Mohave County miner., 1909-11-06
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 kingman. Mohave County, Arizona. and the corporation may establish branch offices either within or without the Territory of Arizona where meet ings of the Board of Directors may be held
 Second: The general nature ot 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. mining claims. oil lands. coal lands, mineral lanas. oil. gas. coal. shale as- phaltum. pet oleun. asbestos. salt. water, wa ter rights, mills. smelters. and machinery, and to work mine. explore and develop and operate same: and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Territory and elsewhere not inconsistent with the laws of the nited States. and the Territory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount of the Capi tai stock of this corporation shall be One Mill ion tSl.0 oHo.0h Dollars divided into one mill ion she es of the par value of One (S1 0J) Dollar each s4cn as the Board ot Directors may di ect by resolution, said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation in cash or by the sale or transfer to it of real or per sonal property for the uses and purposes of sad 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 and thereby ecome 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 commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of a certified copy of these Articles Of 1ucor- poration according to law, and the termination thereof shall he twenty-five years thereafter. Fifth: I'll affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of Three Directors. but which numbe may be changed at any reg ular. or regularly called stockholders meeting by ma jorty vote of the stockholders of rec ord. The Directors shall be elected at the first stockholders meeting, and thereafter from among the stock olders at the stockholders an nual meeting WI ich shall be held on the last Wednesday of Aul nst of each year.
 Sixth: The hip hest indebtedness or liability direct or contnge to which the corporation is at any time sub ect. shall be Six Hundred Thousand (S6O0,0JD Dollars, which amount does not exceed twOthirds the amount of the capital stock.
 Seventh: The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate dt bts of any kind whatsoever. In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 21th day of August. 1909. C. c. FAST. [Seal
 JOHN BOYLE. JR. [Seall TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. SS
 County of Mohave.
 Before me, K. A. Robertson, a Notary Public in and for the County of Mohave, Territory of Arizona on this day personally appeared (. c. Fast and John Boyle. Jr.. 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 purposes and consideration therein expressed,
 Given under my hand and seal of office.
 this Eth day of August. A. D 19J9.
 K. A. ROBERTSON.
 (Seal) Notary Public. My commission expires Dec. 2l. 1912.
 Filed and recorded at request of John Boyle, Jr.. Aug. 27th. A. n. 1909. at Il o'clock a. nl. in Book E. pages 35S-360 of Incorporation Records of Mohave County. Arizona Territory.
 R. A. ROBERTSON,
 County Recorder. First insertion Oct 2-Nov.