Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1911-12-16
Articles of incorporation
Gold Reed Mining Company.


We, the undersigned, J. b. Rice, H H Shuck and
L. l.. MOUre, all RESIDENTS of the County Of Co
chise, Territory OF Arizona, have associated, and
do hereby associate ourselves together Tor the
purpose of forming corporation under the laws
o. die Territory OF Arizona, and in accordance
Herewith do hereby adopt and execute the FOL
lowing as The ArIlcies Ga Incorporation:
ARTICLE l.
The names of the incOrporatOrs J. b. Rice,
H. ID. Shuck and l.. L. Moore; the name of this
corporation snail be GOLD REED MINING COM
PANY, and It's principal office and place OF trans
acting business shall be at the town OF kingman,
in Iae County OF MOhave. IN the Territory OF
Arizona. with b-ancn offices and places OF bus
mess any o5ner place or places in the United
STATS OF America elseW here may be des-
igned and established by. the Board OF Directors
OF the Company as hereinafter provided Tor.
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and imposes of said corporation.
and J1e general nature of the business proposed
u De Transacted, promoted and carried on by II
follows:
l. To carry on as principal, agent. commission
merchant conslgnee, or in any other capacity
whatsoever, ne business of mining, concentraJ-
ing, converting, smeiung, refining, treating, pre-
paIlns Tor market, manufacturing, buying, sell
ing, exchanging ana Otherwise producing and
de2Ing copper, gold, silver, lead, zinc iron.
coal, OH and "Uher sadness and all kinds OF ores.
metals and nj ais, and the ?. oducls and by
pnOddcLs thereof vi any description, by whatso-
eve poses the same are or may hereafter be
prOiuue4, and generally, and without limit as 10
Tie anOunl, 20 Duy sell, exchange, lease, acquire
auc oeaI Ia lands, mines, ores, metals, minerals.
ducIs, and 70 conduct any and all business appur-
tenant LheIelO
z 10 purchase lease, locate or otherwise
quire, own, occupy, hold and operate, develop,
sell. convey, and deal in copper, god, silver, coal
ion and Other mines, INNING GAINS, mineral
lads, water IgnU and OIL Ian IS. and wood and
timber, agricultural, ranch and pasture lands,
lO;ated an The Territory OF 4ArizO or elsewhere,
for me purposes OF the cOrpOl alton
3. 10 mine OF otherwise extract or remove
gold. siive-, copper, ccaL, ION, ores and Other
minerals nom any lands owned, acuuiled, leased
or occupied by he corporation, or from any
oLner lands
l. To buy or otherwise acquire, own, hold,
opera e. sell, convey hervyise dispose Of eec-
TIC power plants, stamps mills, smelters and all
kinds OF reduction works.
5. To purchase or Otherwise acquire, own,
hod, operate, exchange, mortgage, lease, sell or
O-nS4-s.Ise dispose OF buildings, machinery APP
pa aCus, and any, and al o-her appliances, ana
At OtheE properly. real, personal or mixed, for
use IN Carrying out The pui poses and objects Of
TINS corporation
s 40 Oly construct maintain, own operate,
lease, NOR gage, sell or otherwise dispose or rail-
roads, turnpikes 0ramways, canals, water sys-
tens, rese. yoIrs, roads, telegraph and le ephOne
lines. fumes. and PIPE Lines necessary to any OF
the opera ions or This cooperation. Provided,
hOSevsI, that in the case OF railroads, tramways,
tuInpIkes or canals, tins COZ pOratlon snail Only
have power cons jrucC and operate the same
ON principal works OF places of business 10
some nAv.g4Ole stream, or 10 some existing rail-
ROAD, uu4 npike Or public highway.
Z To buy. sell, exchange and deal in goods and
me. chandise all kinds, commission Othe.-
and 4 general meEcan lllG, Iddlng, luTn-
being. mining, manu1ac ,uring, mechanical,
transportation IN ppng and lOrwa. ding DuIness,
or any o. o. the same and 10 con
strucJ and Opeiale supply houses, sores, resJau-
rams hO-eis and boarding houses, at any place or
places which may BE- liked and designated by the
Bad OF d. ecloTs.
To pu chase, acquire, Owr, sell, pledge or
OF wise dispose OF the Stock OF TINS CO pora ion,
as well ne sock OF O,her POI atoms, and
20 IKE else all 5hs lighs and p ivIeges OF owner
snip, inc -udIEg he right 70 vote the same 10 The
As a n a al .,
and perform al Jhirgs necessary 10 properly
earn GU the objects Aforesaid within or without
the Territory u TizOna, IN the United States OF
Anne ica-
3 In fu -the-ance of, and without in any par
ticula limi Ing any Of he Objects, purposes and
poWs.s OF inc COrpO alton, il Is hereby expressly
declared and pTovIoed that the corporation shall
have power 70 issue bonds and other obligations
in payment OF any all property purchased or
acqUig ei by it, any other object or purpose
IN or abOuC is business, and TO mortgage p.eCge
any stocks bonds or o. her obligation, or all
any property, which may be acquir ed by it %
cure any bOncs or othes OBJ iga ions by 1t Issued
or incurred and 70 guarantee any dividends
bonds o. con sac or other Obig cations. and
and per1O m contracts OF any KIND and cescIlp-
ton; ana H. Carrying its business. or Tor the
pu rpOse Of attaining furtherng any of Its
OUiec = PURPOSES and TO do any and all other
acus and THINGS and exercise any and all other
powers which a natural person mig NJ Or could do
and exercise, and in any part of the void. as
principal. agel.L contractor, factor, trustee, or
otherwise
The capital stock of this corporation shall be in
the amount OF One Million Dollars tSl,OUJ,UJO0D,
Lawful money OF the United STATES OF America,
d vided mo One MILLION OlOOJ,OOO shares of the
par value OF One Dollar lSlOOl each, which shall
be paid for at such time and in such manner As
the boa d OF Directors may from time time
designate, provided, however. that all or any pOr-
ton of said capital stock may be issued in pay
rnent for real estate, personal property services
or any other right Thing OF value, necessary
for or incidental to the advancement of this cor
pora.ion; and when SO issued, the same shall be
and become fully paid and worcestershire. the
same and with like effect as if paid for in cash at
pa-: and the Board OF Directors shall be the sole
Judge OF the value of any property, real per
ssInal, right or thing acquired and exchanged
for capital stock of this corporation; and no
shares of the crpital stock Of this corporation
shall be issued until fully paid for. in the manner,
upon the conditions and at the price specified by
IN Board of Directors, and thereafter the same
shall be in all respects full paid and non-assess-
abe
The time of com nencement of this corporation
shall be the day upon which certified copy OF
these articles shall be filed in the office of the
Territorial Auditor of the Territory
of Arizona, provided by law, and
the 20. shall endure and continue for the
fun term and period Of twenty-five (25) years
thereafter, with the privilege of perpetual sue
cession, j provided by statute and the copora-
ton may De renewed from time to time for fur
ther periods, each of twenty-five (25) years.
ARTICLE v
The government of the corporation shall be
vested in, and its affairs shall be conducted by a
BOard of Directors, consisting of not less than
three, or more than seven Directors, each of
whom shall be a stOc, holder, and who, other than
the first five, hereinafter provided for, shall be
elected annually by the stockholders from their
own number at annual meetings, which shall be
held at the Office of the corporation in Kingman
M0have County, Arizona on the first Monday of
November of each year, at the hour of twelve
O'Clock noon.
The Directors shall hold Office until their sue
cessOrs are elected and qualified, and any vacancy
in the Board may be filled by the remaining mem
bers thereof, by appointment, from the stock
holders and such appointment shall be for the
unexpired term for which the appointment is
made
The Board of Directors shall have power to