Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-22
LEGAL NOTICE
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE SPHINX OF ARIZONA MIN ING COMPANY

Under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Colorado, we, whose names are hereunto subscribed, all be- ing citizens of the United States, in the State of Colorado, hereby certify that we do by these presents organize ourselves, our associates and success sors into a body corporate, under the name, for the objects and in accord ance with the provisions set forth in the articles following, namely: Article l
 The name of the corporation shall be THE SPHINX OF ARIZONA MIN ING COMPANY.
 Its principal office shall be in the City of Cripple Creek, State of Colo rado, with branch office in Yuma, Yuma county, Arizona. It's principal business shall be carried on in the County of Yuma and State of Ari- zona, but it's business and operations may be extended to and transacted in other counties in the State of Arizona, and in any foreign state as it's Board of Directors may determine.
 The term of the corporate existence shall be twenty years from and after the date hereof, with powers of re- newal as by law provided Article IF
 Its object shall be to acquire, pur- chase, own, work, lease, mortgage, Op- crate, sell and convey metalliferous mines and mineral lands; to prospect for, develop, mine and sell minerals; to construct, purchase, own, operate lease and sell all kinds of mills, ma chinery and apparatus for prospecting for, mining or treating such minerals, including tramways for the mining and moving of the same and other mater ial; to construct, own purchase, lease, mortgage and sell and convey build ings and personal property used or to be used in connection with it's oper- ations; to acquire, purchase, own, hy- pothecate, sell or guarantee the stocks, bonds and securities of any other min ing corporation or company, the organ iZatiOn of which, or the acquisition of whose stocks, bonds or securities may be deemed by the stockholders of this company, necessary or advantage ous to the successful carrying on of its business; to issue and dispose of its stocks in payment for property, real and personal; or for cash and general l ly to do any and all things lawful and necessary or convenient for the pro- motion of it's general objects, and to that end it shall have all the pow CT now conferred, together with such i additional powers as may hereafter be conferred by law upon bodies corpor- ate and necessary or convenient for . the successful carrying out of it's ob- jects.
 Article III
 It's capital stock shall be one hun dred thousand dollars, to be divided into one hundred thousand shares of one dollar each, the said stock to be paid for as it's Board of Directors may provide; but no certificate of stock shall be issued until the same is fully paid for, and thereafter such stock shall not be subject to further assess ment.
 Article "
 This corporation may commence business and operations as soon as this certificate is filed in the office of the Secretary of the State of Col 1rado and in the office of the Secre- .ary of the State of Arizona, and in he offices of the respective record ers of Teller County, Colorado and Yuma County, Arizona.
 Article V
 Its corporate affairs shall be man.