Mohave County miner., 1909-10-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Century Mining Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we. whose hands are hereuuto 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, of the corportiou 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 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. 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 lands. oil gas,' coal, shale as- phaltum. petroleum, 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 United States. and the Territory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount of the capi- tai stock of this corporation shall be One Mill ion tSlOO0,000O0 Dollars. divided into one mill fen shares of the par value of One ($1.OO) 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 the sale or transfer to 1t of real or personal property for the and purposes of said cor poration, in payment TOT 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 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 1ncor- poration according to law. and the termination thereof shall he twenty-five years thereafter. Fifth: The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by 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.
 Sxth The highest indebtedness or liability direct or contingent to which the corporation is at any time subject. shall be Six Hundred Thousand 5000 0OO Dollars. which amount does not exceed two-thirds the amount of the capital stock.
 Seventh: The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exemp, from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever In Witness Whereof, we have hereuuto SC, our hands and seals this 27th day of August i'o' foaN S; Gs TAST; BOYLE JR, ssal] seai] TERRITORY OF RATIONAL SS
 County of Mohave. SS
 Before me. R. A. Robertson, Notary Public in and for the County of Mohave, Territory o Arizona on this day personally appeared c. c Tast and Jobn Boyle, Jr, known to me to bt the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrpment, and acknowledged to nit that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed
 Given under my hand and seal of office
 this 27th day of August, A. D. 1909.
 K. A. ROBERTSON.
 (Seal Notary Public. My commission expires Dec. 2l, 1912
 Filed and recorded at request of John Boyle Jr.. Aug. 27th, A. D. 1909. at Il o'clock m., ii Book E. pages 358-360 of Incorporation Record: of Mohave County. Arizona Territory.
 K. A. ROBERTSON,
 County Recorder, First insertion Oct 2-Nov.