Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1910-05-21
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
WALLAPA KING MINING COM
PANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we. the undersigned have this day vol
UNFAIRLY associated ourselves together Tor the
purpose Of forming a corporation under and
pursuant TO the laws Of the Territory Of Ari-
zona and for that purpose do hereby ADOPT
Articles Of Incorporation as follows:
WE DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
ARTICLE /.
That the name OF said corporation shall be
WALLAPAI KING MINING COMPANY, and the
names Of the incorpOratOrs are: A. NJ. Smith,
A. II. Smith. L. L. smith. Calvin Cuzinno and
+. Is. Smith.
The principal place Of business of this cor
pOratiOn within the Territory Of Arizona shall
be at Kingman. Mohave County, and the prtn-
cipal place or places OF transacting business
OUTSIDE of Arizona shall be at the City Of Los
Angeles. County OF Los Angeles, State OF Cali
fornia, where meetings Of stockholders and di-
rectors may be held, and all business trans
acted.
That the purposes for which il is formed are:
I. To make contracts Of every kind; to pur-
chase, lease, option, locate. appropriate or 9th
erwiSe acquire, own, exchange, sell, or other
wise dispose Of, pleoge mortgage, hypothecate
and deal in mines, mining claims, mineral
lands, coal lands, oil lands, timber lands, real
estate, water aud water rights, and TO work,
explore, operate anC develop he same. and to
extract any and all minerals, oils aud gas there
| from. and deal in the produces and by-products
thereof. to sell or otherwise dispose Of all OF
said minerals. oils, gas, products and by-pro-
ducts, and to carry on general mining, milling
and smelling business; to construct, acquire
and maintain wells, Reservoirs. pipe lines, water
works, bitches, dams and bridges; to exercise
in general all rights Of eminent domain; to
buy, sell ana otherwise dispose of so much Of
the water and water rights, property rights
and franchises thus acquired, controlled or
appropriated. Us may be required by this cor
I pOration; to acquire, lease and lay out town
sites and milling sites; TO manufacture, con-
st-uct. pun chase lease or otherwise acquire,
and to sell or otherwise dispose OF all kinds Of
smelling machinery, ore reducing and milling
machinery, buildings, structures, mills, Smelt-
erS. boarding houses, ware houses, electrical
and steam plants. wagon roads. wagons and
other cOnveyances, Of every kind and descrip-
ton oil rehnerl6S. saw mills and power plants;
| to do a general real estate, manufacturing and
mercantile business: to own, handle and control
copyrights letters patent and Inventions; to
acquire. own, hold and dispose OF shares OF Its
own capital stock and that Of other corpora
tions and also the bonds OF other corporations.
including the right 70 exchange any or all Of
the property Of this corporation, for any such
stock or bonds Of other corporations, and par
ticularly to acquire, own, hold and dispose Of
the stocks and bonds Of other corporations or
EanizeG for purposes similar to or including
the purposes above mentioned: ana to vote any
stock owned by il the same as a natural person
might do to issue bonds notes, debentures and
other evidences OF Indebtedness and to secure
the payment Of the same by mortgage. deed Of
trust or otherwise; and to dispose OF its bonds
or stock at any price agreed upon by the Board
Of Directors: to act as agent trustee, broker,
or in any other hduciary capacity. to borrow
and loan money; and in general to do and per
form such acts and things and transact such
business. not Inconsistent with law, in any
part Of the world as the Board of Directors may
deem to the advantage OF the corporation.
ARTICLE Nv.
The authorized amount Of capital stock OF
tn : Corporation shall be One Million Isl co.,
900 Dollars. divided Into one million Q,OO0OO0l
shares Of the par value Of One CSl.OOl Dollar
each. At such time as the Board Of Directors
m-y nv resolution direct, said capital stock
Sh 10 nnid COrnOrntiOu
cash or by sale and transfer TO il Of real or per-
Spnal property contracts. services. or any 9th
er valuable right OF thing for the uses and pur-
poses OF said Corporation, In payment Tor
which shares Of the capital stock Of said Cor
poraton may be issued and the capital stock
so issued shall thereupOn and thereby become
and be fully paid up and worcestershire, and in
the absence OF actual fraud in the transaction
the judgment Of the Directors as to the value
Of the property purchased shall be conclusive
ARTICLE
The time OF the commencement of this Cor
pOr-tion shall be the date OF the filing Of GER
titled copy OF these Articles Of Incorporation
In the ONCE OF the Auditor OF the territory OF
Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be
twenty-five years thereafter with the privilege
OF renewal as provided by law.
ARTICLE VI
The affairs Of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by Board OF Directors, and the follow
ing named shall constitute the Board Of Direc-
tors until their successors are elected:
A. NJ. Smith, A. II. Smith. l. L. Smith. Cal
win CuZinno and F. b. Smith.
Thereafter the Board of Directors shall be
elected from among the Stockholders at the
annual Stockholders meeting to be held on
the first Monday in April Of each year,
ARTICLE VII.
The Board OF Directors shall have power to
adopt aud amend Bylaws for the government
in the Board from any cause, and to appoint
an Executive Committee and vest said com
mittee with such powers as they may de-
termine.
ARTICLE VIII.
The highest amount of Indebtedness, direct
or contingent to which the corporation shall
be subject at any one time shall be One Hun
dred Thousand CSlO0.OOOl Dollars, which amount
does not exceed twO-thirds the amount OF the
capital stock.
ARTICLE TX.
The private property of the stockholders and
officers of the corporation shall be exempt
from all corporate debts of any kind whatso-
ever
In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 4Jh day Of April, 1910.
A. NJ. SMITH, (SeaD
A. II. SMITH, (Seall
L. L. SMITH. (SeaD
CALVIN CUZINNO. tSeaD
F.. B. SMITH, tSeaD
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. tcc
County Of Los Angeles. (
Before me. ChaS. J. Creller IA Notary Public
IL and for said County and State), on this day
personally appeared A. NJ. Smith. Calvin CuZ-
luna and +. Smith, to me known TO be the
persons who subscribed to the foregoing IN
Strument. and acknowledged to me that they
executed the same for the purposes and con
Sideratlon therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal Of office, this
4th day OF April, A. j. 1910.
My commission will expire on the 18th day OF
october, 1918.
CHAS. J. CRELLER.
CNotarial SeaD Notary Public.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.l &C
County OF MOhave
Before me. Ross H Blakely "a Notary Pub
lie in aud for said county and Territory. on
naW liz A. ID.
me known TO be the person who subscribed TO
the foregoing instrument. and acknowledged TO
me that he executed the same for the purposes
aud consideration therein expressed
Given under my hnnd and seal Of Oftice, TINS |