Mohave County miner., 1909-10-09
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 Coni- pany. The principal place within the Terri tory of Arizona in which the business of said corporation is to be transacted is Kingmau, 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 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 lands, oil, g.s, coal shale as phaltum. petroleum, as 'estoS, salt. water, wa ter rights. mills. sr1elters, 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
 Thrd The authorized amount of the capi- tai stock Of this corporatiOu shall be One Mill ion tS1,OOO0OO.00 Dollars divided into mill l n shares of the par value of One CS1.0O Dollar each At such tune as the Board of Directors
 
 shall be paid into this corporation in cash or 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 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 O this COrDOratiOu shall be np dat Of he n of certified copy of these Articles ol ln.o.- 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 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 tS6O0,0O0l Dollars. which amount does not exceed two-thrds the amount of the capital stock
 Seventh: The private property of the stoc [, holders of this corporation shall be exem ,t from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto set i9o9. ~ '' C. c. FAST, ~ " fSeail
 JOHN BOYLE. JR, [SealI TERRITORY OF RATIONAL cc
 County of Mohave. SS'
 Before me, K. 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 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 27th day of August, A. D. 1909,
 K. A. ROBERTSON.
 (Sean 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 a. ni.. in Book E. pages 35S-360 of Incorporation Records of Mohave County. Arizoua Territory.
 K. A. ROBERTSON,
 County Recorder, First insertion Oct. 2-Noy