Mohave County miner., 1911-06-17
Articles of Incorporation.
 OF Trout Creek Mining, Milling and Power Company.

that end we do hereby adopt execute and ac. knowledge the following Articles of Incorpora- tion:
 ARTICLE
 The names of the incorporators are J. H. Hayes and Robert T. Waters, and the name Of the corporation is TROUT CREEK MINING, MILLING AND POWER COMPANY.
 ARTICLE II.
 The principal office and place of transacting the business of this corporation shall be the town Of kingman. County of MOhave, Territory oI arizona together with such branch offices and places of business as the Board of Direc- tors, hereinafter provided for may from time To time establish, and such branch ofices so established may be either within or without the Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the business propo sed to be transacted by this corporation is as fol- lows:
 To purchase, locate, acquire, lease, own con- trol, mine, operate or sell, transfer or dispose of mines aud mining claims. mining property mining rights and mining machinery of all kinds and character; also 10 purchase acquire OWd, lease, control, sell transfer or dispose of water and water rights ores, minerals, metals or oils; also to manufacture, purchase lease acquire, own, control operate or dispose of any ana all Kinds or mining machinery and all ap- pllances necessary tor operating the same
 To locate, claim, divert, acquire. own and utilize water and wa errightS, canals, ditches fumes, pipe lines, aqueductS and water ways; to construct acquire and maintain ditches dams, tunnels levees, viaducts, bridges em- oankments and excavat' ons to, across or from any water course. lake, stream or water way aud to sell, lease grant or otherwise dispose of so much of the water or water rights thus se- cured. appropriated or controlled as may not pc used by this corp ration, to persOI or cor pOratlOnS by special contracts or otherwise: to transform and convert water power into elect Ilclty, electric current aud electric power energy light and heat. and to sell or otherwise ulSpUSe Of the same, and to transmit the same to purchasers thereof and to such places as the Board of Directors shall deem proper, by means of poles and wires, conduitS and sub ways or otherwise; to engage in the business of supplying light, heat and power for electrical appliances or otherwise.
 To purchase or otherwise acquire, hold en- cumber and dispose of such real and personal property of any k,nd as may be needful neces- Sary or proper in the carrying on of any busi- ness or businesses in which this corporation may engage.
 To own, operate, maintain and dispose of hotels and boarding houses; general mercan- tile business in all it's branches.
 To acquire by purchase or otherwise hold. own and dispose of the capital stock securl- ties, privileges and franchises of other corpora- tons, and buy, own, hold. sell and deal in notes, bonds, options, securities and evidences Of indebtedness, and any and all kinds of prop erty; tO purchase or otherwise acquire and deal in the capital stock of this and other cor. pOratlons; to sell or exchange the capital stock of this corporation, or any part thereof. for the capital stock of other corporations and Tor such property rights interests and iran chises as the Board of Directors may deem il advisable to acquire.
 To make contracts; to borrow money and to execute the corporate notes of this company therefor. and to issue bonds or other evidences of lnde 0tedneSs; to execute mOrtgG ges upon all pr any portion oi the property owned by the company; u sell, hypOtheclte. pledge or other wise dispose of any Or all of the property of the corporation; and generally to do and perform each and every act and thing, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the re- ritOry of Arizona. and to carry on any business that may be necessary incidental or proper in the carrying out of the purposes Tor which this corporation is organized.
 ARTICLE w.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (Sl,5O0OOUl divided into one million five hundred thousand shares of the par value of one Dollar (Sl.OV) per share, which stock when issu u7d shall be fully paid and forever non as sessable
 said stock shall be issued at such times and upon such terms and conditions aud in such amounts the Board of Directors may de termine. and the same any part thereof may be issued in exchange for cash. property. con tracts. services or other benefits of any kind or character accruing to the corporation. and in the absence of actual fraud in the transactiOn the judgment of the Board of Directors as to the value of the property, contracts or other benefits purchased or of services rendered shall e O 1clus ve.
 ARTICLE V.
 The time of the commencement of this cor poratiod stall be the day upon which these
 
 in the office of the Recorder of Mohave County. Arizona. and a certified copy thereof in the office of the Auditor of Arizona, and the termi- nation thereof shall be twenty-five years there after, which privilege of renewal. as provided by law.
 ARTICLE VI. The management of the business and affairs of this corporation shall be vested in a Board | of Directors. consisting of not less than three (5l nor more than seven @ members who shall be elected by the stockholders at the an nual meeting of the stockholders from the of record: said annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held on the second | Tuesday in January of each year. Directors shall hold office for year, until their sue cessors are elected and qualified. The Board of Directors shall have the power to establish By Laws and to make any and all rules and regulations necessary for the conduct and management of the affairs of the corporations; and shall have the power to fill vacancies in the Board of Directors
 Until the first annual meeting of the Stock holders the following named persons shall con- sutute the Board of Directors of this corpora tion: J K. P. Fancher. Joseph Steed. William Gruniuger. George Fancher, J. H. Hayes and Robert T. Waters
 The officers of this corporation shall be a President, Vice President. Second Vice Presi- dent. Secretary and Treasurer. who shall be selected by the Directors from among their own number at the meeting of the Directors immediately following the annual meeting of the stockholders. The Board of Directors shall have the power to create such additional offices from time to time they may deem to be for the best interests of the Company. Until the first annual meeting of the Direc- tors. or until their successors are elected and qualified, the following named persons shall l act as the officers of this corporations: President DO. .-....... J. K. P. FANCHER Vice President ................J. H. HAYES Second Vice President. ...... GEORGE FANcHER Secretary ROBERT T. WATERS | Treasurer. .-.-...--. JOSEPH SPEED |
 ARTICLE VII The highest amount of indebtedness or Iia- bility. direct contingent. to which this cor | pOration shall at any time subject itself is the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand | Dollars.
 ARTICLE VIII. The private property of this corporation shall | be and is hereby made forever exempt from | any and all liability for its corporate debts and | liability.
 ARTICLE TX. These Articles of Incorporation may be |