Mohave County miner., 1914-11-28
p. .McCARDELL
 U. s. MINERAL SURVEYOR
 CIVIL ENGINEER KINGMAN. ARIZONA
p. McCARDELL
KINGMAN.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE MINES DEVELOPMENT CON- PANY OF ARIZONA.

selVts together TOT the purpose or incorporating corporation under and by virtue of and in ac- cordance with the the laws of the State of Ari- zona. United states of America, and for such purposes we do adopt the following charter and articles of incorporation:
 CD The name of this corporation is and shall THE MINES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY CF
 ARIZONA"
 @ The names and addresses of the incorpora- tors of this Company are: w. A. Reeder, 723 Union Oil idg, Los Angeles, Cal Law renee, Hotel Hayward, Los Angeles Cal, W. Lineberger, 5l3 W. First St, Long Beach, Cal, c. w. Prince, Jr., 723 Union oil Bldg Lo, Angeles, Cal
 t3J The principal place of transacting the busi- ness of the Company within the State of Arizona is and shall be the City of KingTan. MOhave Coun'", riGona and the yrncipu. place of OGsi ness Of the Company without the State of Ari zona is the City of Los hngeles, Los Angeles County, State of California. and all meetings ol the incorporators stockholders and directors O. this corpor ation may be held at the City of Lo, Angeles, Los Angeles County, State of California but the Company may establish offices and carry on its business in any 0 her State cor Territory in the United States any foreign Country.
 (4) The general nature of the business in winch this corporation shall engage is as follows, to wit:
 To prospect for, locate and acquire by dis covery, location, purchase, lease license, de- nouncements, concession. f anchise, grant, con veyance, gift, device, otherwise, and to sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of and deal m mines, and mining lands, mining claims, min Ing concessions, mining locations other lands O properties of whatsoever character in any part of the United States the Territories there- of or in any part of the Republic of Mexico or in any other cOun'ry; to perfect title thereto pur- suan' 10 the laws of the country where situated.
 To use. operate, mine, develop. explore, mill, quarry, work and exploit ii any manner, all such lands and property fo" the purpose of discovery and production of mineral and other products of such land mining claims, grounds, locations, and other conce' sions and property of wha ever klnU, ana to (lO and carry a general mining business in al! it's various branc es.
 To crush. concentrate, smet, refine dress, amallamate treat extract, reduce, cacine. eva hide, and manipulate al kinds of ores, minerals, me als and me allifeIous substances therefrom, and prepare the same for the market; and to en gage in the smelling, reducing crushing. rein ing, milling, treating, and selling minerals and orrs or all kinds, and to enter into any contract deemed necessary or eXpedient to further the interests and business of the Company.
 To own, operate develop, use purchase sell lease and otherwise acquire and dispose of timber and agricultural lands, and lands of any kinds what soeVer, and the products therefrom including water rights dams e,egvoirs, irrigation plants and power plants of all kinds whatsoever, and to furnish water power and electricity for power and lighting and other purposes, and to con struct, ere [, operate, use and maintain water works, work hops, fac fories. fumes. acQueducts crushing works, smelling and refining plants and to manufacture, furnish, sell, distribute ac- qulre, dispose of and supply gas, water. ice electricity, power, heal, light and other products Tor any purpose whatsoever and to construct maintain, operate and conduct plants and work, for holding, receiving distributing. conducting using and funisl ing same
 To invest in, take over, buy sell pledge cs,- change, and otherwise acquire or dispose ot stocks shares bonds and securities of other co porations, foreign or domestic and to purchase. or otherwise, acquire, hold or dispose of or tc retire and cancel any stock, bonds, securities Or other obligations of this corporation
 10 mortgage any mining ground, claims lodes, mining or mineral lights, other prop mai hp1, and to issue bonds or other obligations O., the Company, whenever it may be determined so to do.
 To conduct commissa~y and carry on q zen eral rnerchandise business and 10 engage in any and all kinds Of business that a natural person might or could do in the United States or any nat of the World
 (5) The amount of capital s-ocI, of this cor poration shall be Ten Thousand Dollars (sl0,- OO0.0O) divided into one hundr, tiCOl shares of the par value Of one hundred dollar, (sluO cGl per share, and such stock shall be paid up at the date 0t the issuance thereof or al such time as the Board Of Directors may designate in either money, property, labor or other valuable right or thing, and the judgment of the Board of Direc. tors as to the value thereof shall be conclusive and thereupon, by the receipt of the money. property, services other valuable right or thing, at the valuation placed thereon by the Board of Directors, the apital stock of said cor poration shall be issued and when so iSsued shari thereupon anC thereby become fully paid up and forever non-assessable, and without further 9toehh'iueiS haDlilty TOT ary purpose WhatsO- ever.
 (6) Shares of stock of this Company may b,. voted by proxy at all stockholders meet tngs, and shares of the stock owned by this Company in other cOrpo ations shall be voted at stockholders meetings of such corporation by ,he Presider. ot this Comp9ny, u"less ;he Directors of the Com pany shall designate some other representative.
 (D The time of the commencement ot this cor poraton shall be the date Q. Jhg fling Q. these Articles of lnccrI o"Htion ir thr office of the Ar- zona Corporation Cor'misSior, "nd this rorrora- ton shall exi: fJ. .L.. f.. ,e,m of twentv-riye years thereafter
 The charte rights of this Company may be re- neWed rom tune to time for periods of twenty ilVe years at time perpetually provided bv law.
 'S) The affairs of this corporation shall be managed and conducted by Board of Directors ot not less than three nor more than five direc- tors, who shall be elected the first Monday of the month of May of each year hereafter or as vide
 N9) The Board of Directors shall have full right, power and authority to fill any vacancy or vacancies on the Board by appointment from among the stockholders
 lO5 Ten days notice of the time and place of holding meetings of inc Stockholders shall be gwen to the Stockholders of the Company by mailing letter or postal 70 each >tockholder at his latest known address,
 CID The private property of the officers and stockhoders of this corporation shall be and is hereby made forever exempt from any and all habllty Tor the deb's and obligations of this cor poratlon Of whatsoever nature or character and the capi'al stock of this corporation shall be and IS hereby made forever non-assessable for any purpose.
 u2j The highest amount of indebtedness. d- rect or contingent, which this Company shall or may subject itself to at any time, shall not ex- ceed GO per cent of the capita al stock
 tl3) The Board of DiIec of the Company may, Tn their discretion, issue bonds or other evidence of indebtedness for the purpose of se- curing funds for operating purposes. and may se- cure the payment of the same py mortgage or deed Of trust upon the whole or any part of the real estate and personal property of the Company N4) The following named persons have been