The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
1.-THE NICKELPLATE MINING
COMPANY"
CLIFTON, ARIZONA.
OF

Know All Men By These Presents: That We
the undersigned, have this day associated our
selves together for the purpose of forming a
corporationunder the laws of the Territory of
Arizona, United States of America and for
that purpose, do adopt the following Charter:
Article I. The names of the incorporatOrs of
this corporation are A. Lafave, J. W. Condell,
John Stirrat 7. c. Dingle, James NJ Kilsby,
Thomas W. Anderson, Charles Wright, W. H
Neill and Charles Bond.
Article II. 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 ". The general nature of the bust
ness proposed to be transacted by this corpora
ton shall be, to carry on the business of min
Jag, milling, smelling and reduction of ores of
all kinds and descriptions, to work, operate,
own, buy, sell, 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
power1fOr 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. bitches, fumes,
sawmills, dredges, and hydraulic plants to
carry on a general merchandise business, and
manufacturing business, and transportation
business, and to do everything consistent and
proper for the carrying on of all the aforesaid
At
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 convey ance to said cor
poratiOn of certain mining property, and the
payment of the expenses of ineorp Grafton by
the incorporates hereof in such proportions
as each shall be entitled to receive, and the 1e-
naming 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 worcestershire.
list 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 nor more 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
ton 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 cleo
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. Condell 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 filed by the remaining men,
bers to serve for the uneXpired term ma
jority of the members of the board shall con-
sttute a quorum for the transaction of bust
ness.
Article VIII. The officers of this corporation
shall consist of 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 ana the same person. Ali officers to be
elected annually 10y the Board of Directors and
shall hold office for year, until their sue
cessors shall have been elected and qualified.