Mohave County miner., 1913-03-29
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Grand Canyon Gold Dredging
 Company.

| thas we, whose names are hercuntO affixed, desiring to form a corporation under the laws i of the State of Arizona do hereby associate | ourselves together tor that purposes and adopt the following Articles of Incorporation: ARTICLE l.
 The names of the incorpOrators are Mark w. | Musgrove. kingman, Arizona. Nicholas P. Bond. Continental Building, Baltimore, Md, and James A. Roberts, 257 Broadway, New York,
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of the corporation shal' be the GRAND CANYON GOLD DREDGING COM | PANY
 ARTICLE Ill.
 The principal place in which the business of | the corporation is to be transacted Is at the i general offices of the company at kINGMAN. ARIZONA; the corporation shall have a | branch office m he City and State of New York, and at such other places within and without the State of Arizona, as may be here | after established by the Board of Directors, at any of which branch offices all meetings of stockholders and the Board of Directors may | be held.
 ARTICLE "
 The general nature of the business to be | transacted by the corporation is as follows: l To make contracts: to purchase, lease, bond, sell, improve, develop and operate mines min. | ing claims, mining properties or rights there. in: mineral lands. oil gas, coal, Shale. asphalt um. petroleum. asbestos salt water and water rights and machinery; to work. mine, explore, dredge, operate and develop the same. and to pledge mortgage or otherwise deal in the same or any leases, options, or bonds thereon; | To quarry, smelt refine. dredge, wash, anal, gamate and prepare for market ore, metal and mineral Su distances of all kinds. and to carry on any other operation which may seem con ducive to any of the company'S objects; to buy, sell manufacture and deal in minerals, plants. machinery implements, conveniences, provisions end things capable of being used in connection with min ing operations or required by workmen and others employed by the com pany.
 To buy. construct, lease, sell, convey, main | tii irfor,p p1o trnl Sll, perntend any roads, canals. bridges, ways, reservoirs, water courses. corrals. pipe lines, traInwayS, electric or other railroads, in far as 1t may be lawful Su to do: to buy, construct, lease. sell. convey. maintain, improve. manage, control and Superintend furnaces, smelterS. concertfatOrS, mlllS crushing works, hydraul works. factorieS, warehouses and other con vcnlences which may seem directly or in directly conductive to any of the objects of the c c'rporation. and to contribute to, SubSldiZc or otherwise aid or take part in any such opera | tions.
 | To take. acquire, own hold. sell, lease, ex. chan e. mortgage. pledge improve and other. | wise deal m real estate, townSiteS and divi. SiOnS lots or subdivisions thereof, and to erect | thereon and lease, sell or convey houSeS stores | or other buildings. and to make and maintain | all other necessary or desirable improvements | in connection herewith: also to purchase sell. | exchange and otherwise deal in all kinds of | personal property. merchandise. goods and | chattelS; to construct, operate and maintain any and all power pl7ntS which may be deemed | necessary or otherwise beneficial to the oper- ations of the corporation. and to buy. sell or | otherwise dispose of any and all power of any | character or description,
 | Tc do all things incident to or advantageous
 in the carrying on of any or all of the objects or purposes above set folth.
 | To issue bonds debentureS or other form of corporate obligations, and to sell hypothe- cate the same, ana to secure the payment of l the same by mortgage or otherwise upon all or any of the properties of the corporation. | To make any and all contracts. acquire and | tran yprn n l possess the same power in such respect as pr | vate individuals row enjoy, and in general to | do all things necessary to the proper conduct | of the business of the corporation in the state | of Arizona and elsewhere. not inconsistent
 with the laws of the United States and the State of Arizona.
 quire and to sell, exchange, mortgage, pledge
 and otherwise deal in the bonds, mortgages, notes. dcbentuIeS. shares of capital stock and
 other Securit es and obligations of any private
 corporations and also to receive coll, ct and
 otherwise diSpose of interest. dividends or in. come from any of the properties helG. owned l or acquired by the company. and to exercise in
 respect of all such bonds. mort9aees, deben- tureS notes, shares of stock or other securities
 and all other obligations, all the rights, powers and privileges of individual owners thereof, including the right to vote any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that natural
 person might or could do. and generally to
 have all the rights, powers and privileges to do | any an all things incident and advaI tageouS
 to the carrying out of any of the objects and purposes hereinbefore mentioned.
 To sell or issue all or any part of it's capital stock. or any bonds, debentnreS other eVi-
 denceS of indebtedness authorized by it's Board
 of Directors in payment for the goodwill, rights, business, personal property, real estate
 or leases thereon, of any person. firm, asSo. citation or corporation. and the judgement of its Board of Directors as to the value of such
 goodwill. rights, business, Iroperty, real
 estate or leases thereon, shall in the absence | of fraud, be conclusive.
 To guarantee the payment of dividends or
 interest on any shares stocks, debentureS or
 other securities issued by, any other con
 tract or obligation of, any corporation when
 ever proper or necessary for the business of
 this company. and upon such terms and con
 ditIonS and in such manner as may be pre-
 scribed by the Board of Directors
 | To purchase, hold or reissue and sell the
 shares of it's capital stock: to remunerate any
 person, persons or corporation for services
 rendered or to be rendered, in placing as. | SiSting to place. or guaranteeing the placing of
 any of the shares of the company's capital
 stock or any debenture, bond or other security
 of the company, or for services rendered in or nh0ut the formation or promotion of the com.
 r nv, or the selection and procurement of di.
 rectors. or the conduct of it's business all upon
 such terms as the Board of Directors may de
 termine
 ritOrieS colonies or possessions of the United
 States. in the District of Columbia. and in any
 and all foreign countries: to have one or more
 offices therein, and to therein hold. purchase,
 mortgage and convey real and personal prop
 erty, without limit as to amount but always
 subject to local laws,
 The foregoing paragraphs shall be construed
 as objects purposes and powers and it is the
 intention that the foregoing specific objects.
 purposes and powers Tn any paragraph enum.
 erated. except where otherwise clearly in
 dicated. shall not be limited restricted by
 reference to or inference from the terms of any
 other clause or paragraph of these articles.