The copper era., 1909-01-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF "THE NICKELPLATE MINING COMPANY"
CLIFTON. ARIZONA.

Know All Men By These Presents: That we, the undersigned, have this day associated our selves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, United States of America, and for that purpose, do adopt the following Charter: . Article l. The names of the ineorporators of this corporation are A. Lafave, J. W. Condell, John Stirrat, T. c. Dingle, James NJ Kilsby, Thomas W. Anderson, Charles Wright, W. H. Neill and Charles Bond.
 Article IT. The name of this corporation shall be ''The Nickelplate Mining Company" of Clifton, Arizona.
 Article III. The office and principal place for the transaction of the business of this cor poration shall be at Clifton, County of Graham, Territory of Arizona, United States of America. Article IV The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by this corpora ton shall be, to carry on the business of min ing, milling, smelting and reduction of ores of all kinds and descriptions, to work. operate, own, buy, seI lease, bond, locate and deal in mines, metal and mineral claims placer and quartz, including oil, gas. asphaltum. coal lands and timber lands, to buy, sell, lease. acquire, hold, erect and operate natural and artificial gas and electric light and power plants, for the purpose of furnishing lights and creating power,for all purposes, to build, acquire, own, lease, operate and dispose of trails, wagon roads, railways, tramways and other means of transportation of ores and other materials, telegraph and telephone lines, townsites and other real estate, water rights, ditches fumes, sawmills, dredges, and hydraulic plants to carry on Q general merchandise business, and manufacturing business, and transportation business, and to do everything consistent and proper for the carrying on of all the aforesaid
  laws of the United States of America, and the Territory of Arizona.
 Article V. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be- Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, divided into Four Hundred Thousand Shares, of the par value of One Dol lar each. One half of said capital stock to be issued and paid for, by conveyance to said cor poration of certain mining property, and the payment of the expenses of incorporation by the incorporators hereof, in such proportions as each shall be entitled to receive, and the Ie- manning Two hundred thousand shares of said capital stock to be placed in the treasury and issued and sold from time to time, in such amounts, and for such prices as the board of directors may deem necessary for the develop ment of the property of this corporation. All stock when issued, to be fully paid. and for ever non-assessable.
 l. ist for twenty-five years, from and after the date of the execution of these articles.
 Article VII. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of not less than five normore than eleven directors, who shall be stockholders, and who shall be elected by the stockholders on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April Of each year; said cleo tion shall be held at the office, and principal place of business of the corporation; notice of the time and place of such meeting to be given to the stockholders in such manner as the by laws of this corporation shall direct
 Said directors shall hold office for the term Of one year from and after the date of their elec- ton, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
 The following persons who are stockholders of this corporation shall constitute the Board of Directors until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April, 1910, and until their success ors shall have been elected and qualified. viz: A. Lafave, J. W. CondeIl, John Stirrat. T. c. Dingle, James NJ. Kilsby, Thomas w. Ander- son, Charles Wright, W H. Neill, Charles Bond and John Dingle. Vacancies on the board of directors shall be filled by the remaining mem bers to serve for the unexpired term. Anna jority of the members of the board shall con- stitute quorum for the transaction of busi- ness.
 Article VIII The officers of this corporation shall consist of a President, Secretary and Treasurer, and. such other officers as the Board of Directors may deem necessary to carry on the business of this corporation. The office of Secretary and Treasury may be held by one and the same person. All officers to be elected annually by the Board of Directors, and shall hold office for year. or until their sue cessors shall have been elected and qualified The following named persons shall constitute the officers of this corporation, until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April, 191O viz: J. w. Condell, President, John stirrat Secretary and Treasurer.
 Article TX. The highest amount of indebt- edness to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself shall not exceed the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars.
 Article K. The private property of the stockholders of this corporation, shall be ex- cmpt from the corporate debts of this orpora- ton.
 In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this the 26th day of No- vember A. D. 1909.
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