Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-02-24
Articles ef incorporation


GRANITE GAP MINING COMPANY
know All Men By These Presents. That we,
the under signed do hereby associate our
selves together for the purpose of forming a
corporation under the laws of the Territory of
Arizona, slnd TO that end make the following
statement:
First. Pho nance of the corporators are
Robert l.. Daniel, Arthur NJ. Pnlsbury. John
F. Bowling and the name Of the Corporation
shall be
GRANITE GAP MINING COMPANY
The principal pace In which the business OF
aaid Corporation within the territory OF Ariz,
ona IS TO be transacted ia Douglas. Cochise
county, Arizona and the principal place of
business OF said Corporation outside OF the Ter
ritoiy Of Arizona shall be the city of Fl Paso,
IN the State OF Texas. at when meetings OF
che stookhoiders and the Board eff Directors
may be held,
Second. The general nature OF the bust
ness OF said Corporation is as follows, to-wit:
mining and handling of minerals. and In ad-
dition thereto and in fnrtherance thereof.
To make contracts; 20 purchase, lease. bond,
iocete or otherwise acquire, own exchange,
sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge. mortgage,
hypothecate and deal In any aud all kinds OF
real and personal property, including bonds
and shares OF the capital stock Of it, own and
other corporations, whether organized IN the
Unitcd States of America, or else where, mines,
mining claims, oil lands. coal lands, mineral
lands, oil. gas. GOAL shale, asphaltum. petro-
leumL asbestos, salt water and water rights
and machinery aud 70 work, mine, explore,
operate and develop the same; 10 borrow
money aud execute notes. bonds. mortgages,
or deeds OF trust TO secure the Same. and toex-
ercise In respect thereof and of all shares OF
capital stock and other securities and obliga-
tions any and all rights. powers and privil-
eyes Of individual owners, aud In general 20
do all things necessary 20 the proper conduct
OF the business OF this corporation.
Third; The authorized amount OF capital
stock Of this corporation shall be three hun.
dred thousand dollars G3OO.OOO divided into
three hundred thousand shares OF IA par
value one dollar Bt.Ol each. At such time as
fho Board OF Directors may by resolution
direct said capitol stock shall be paid into this
Corporation. either Ia cash or by the sale aud
transferto II Of real or personal property for
the uses and purposes of oaid Corporation. in
payment for which shares OF the capital stock
Of said Corporation may be issued.a and the
capital stock 40 issued shall therelpon and
thereby become and be fully paid up and non
assosaable, and the judgments OF the Direct
ors az to the value OF the property purchased
shall be conclusive.
Fourth. The time % the Commencement OF
this Corporation shall be the date OF the nlng
OF a ceriined copy Of these Articles OF Ineor-
poration In the once Of the Territorial Audit.
or. and the termination thereof shall be
twenty-five years thereafter, with privilege
of renewal for like periods AZ provided by law.
Fifth The ahairs Of this Corporation shall
be conducted bya Board OF not less than three
nor more than hye Directors who shall be
stockholders and the following named shall
constitute the Board Of Directors until their
gucoessors arc sloctcd; Frank w. Berkshire.