Mohave County miner., 1912-01-06
Articles. of Incorporation
 or Gold Reed Mining Company.


 we, the undersigned, J. B. Rice, H ri Shuck and l.. l.. Moore. all residents of the County of Co., cnise, Territory or AriLona, have associated, and do hereby associate ourselves together Tor the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory Arizona, and in accordance herewith do hereby adopt and execute the 1ol- loving as the Articles Of lncorporaton:
 ARTICLE 1.
 The names of the incorporators are J. s. Rice, II. h Shuck and l.. l.. Moore; the name of this corporation sha.l be uULD REED MINING COM PANY. and it's principal office and place of trans- acting business shall be at the town or Kingman, in the County of Mohave. in the Territory of Arizona, Win branch offices and places of bus ldsss at any other place or piaces in the United SLales of America or elsewhere, as may be des- igned and established by the Boaid of Directors O. the Company as hereinafter provided tor.
 ARTICLE II.
 The objects and puc ucposes of said corporation. and the general nature Of the business proposed 10 De transacted, promoted and carried on by it are as follows:
 1. To carry as principal. agent, commission merchant. consignee, or in any other capacity whatsoever, business of inning, concentra.- inls. converting, smeiting, iefning, treating pre- pa. ing for market, manufacturing, buying, sell ing, exchanging and otherwise producing and dealing m copper. gold silver, lead. zine, iron. coal, oil and other salnes and all kinds or ores. metals and mine als. and the p.oduc,s and by produces thereof ot any description, by whatso- ever D. ocess the same may hereafter be produced, and genei ally, and without limit as to the amour, to puy sell, exchange. lease, acquire
 
 rights and ,laims. and in the above specified pro- duets, and .o conduct any and all business appur- tenant rhereto
 k To purchase lease, locate or otherwise ac- quire, own, occupy hold and operate develop. sell, convey, and deal in copper, god, sver coal on and other mines, mning cams, mineral lands, water right and oil lanis, and wood and timber, ag. .iculVural, ranch and pasture lands, locaGed in the Territory of Arizo elsewhere. tor the purposes or the corporation.
 5. To mine or otherwise extract or remove ,.,,iI Stlu sna1 opI. .hnt nI...v. ais nom any lands owned, acquired leased or occupied by the corporation, or from any o.heI lands.
 4 To buy or otherwise acquire, own, hold, op srate. sell. convey ne;wIse dispose of cleo tic power plants, s,anps mills sme.lers and all kinds of reduction Works.
 5. To purchase or otherwise acquire own, hold, operate, exchange, mortgdgs lease, sell D. otherwise dispose or buildings, machinery, ap pa.atus, ana any, and al other appliances, ana all other property. real. personal or mixed, Ior use in carrying out the purposes and objects of tnis cUrpuralion
 To buy, construct, maintain, own, operate, lease mort gage sell or otherwise dispose or iail roads, tucnp,kes, tramways, canals, water sys- tems reservoirs, roaos, telegraph and le ephone hnes, humes, and pipe lines necessary to any O. the operations Of .hls coTpo. a.lon. Prov. .ded, however, that in the case of railroads, tramways, tui npikes O. canals, this CO., poraliOn shall oniy have power to construct and operate the same from us principal works or places of business to some navigabie stream, or to some existing rail
 
 7 To buy, sell, exchange and deal in goods and me. chanoise o all kinds. on commission othe wise and to a general mercantile, trading. lum- boring. mining, manufacturing, mechanical, transportation. shipping and forwarding buness, any one or moi e O. all oi the same, and 10 con strucr and operate supply houses, sores, reslau- ran, hotels and boardlng houses, at any place or places which may De fixed and designated by the Boa, d ot Di eclors.
 D. To pu chase. acquire, own, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of the stock ot this pora on, ynil pS Tnar~ t.lIi i'm n to else all the righ,s and privileges ot owner snip, inc udlng the right 10 vote the same to the same extent as a natu al person might do, and do and perform all things necessary to properly carry ouC the ooJects aforesaid, within or without the Territory of Arizona, in the United States oi America.
 In furtherance of, and without, in any par tcular, lim ing any of he objects, purposes and powers or the corpo. ation, it is hereby expressly cared and provided that the corporation shail have power to issue bonds and other obligations in payment of any or all property purchased or acquired by it, or tor any other object or purpose in about it's business, and to mortgage or p.eGge any stocks. bonds or other obligations; or all oi any property, which may be acquired by it 70 cure any bonds or otne obiga lions by it issued or incurred, and to guaranCee any dividends bonds contracts other obligations, and make and per1o m cont acts of any kind and descrip- tion; and in carrying on it's business. for the purpose of attaining or furthering any of it's objects or purposes, and to do any and all other acts and things, and to exercise any and all other and exercise, and in any part of the world. principal. ageit, contractor, factor, trustee. or otherwise.
 ARTICLE III.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be in the amount of One Million Dollars (Sl 0OO. .0OO0O, lawful money of the United States of America, divided into One Million l,00J,00O shares of the par value of One Dollar t$l0J) each, which shall be paid for at such time and in such manner the Board of Directors may from time to time designate, provided, however. that all or any DOT tion of said capital .ock may be issued in pay ment for real estate personal property, services, any other right or thing of value, necessary for or incidental to the advancement of this poration; and when so issued the same shall be and become fully paid and non-assessabe. the same and with like effect if paid for in cash at par: and the Board of Directors shall be the sole judge or the value of any property, real per sona or right or thing acquired and exchanged for capital stock of this corporation; and shares of the capital stock of this corporation shall be issued until fully paid for, in the manner. upon the conditions and at the price specified by the Board of Directors, and thereafter the same shall be in all respects full paid and able.
 The time of commencement of this corporation shall be the day upon which certified copy of these articles shall be filed in the office or the of Arizona. as provided by law, and the corporation shall endure and continue for the full term and period of twenty-five (25) years thereafter, with the privilege of perpetual suc- cession. as provided by statute and the copora- tion may be 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 stockholder, 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 Mohave 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 suc- 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 i.al