Arizona republican., 1916-12-01
STATE OF ARIZONA Office of the ARIZONA CORPORATION COM
 MISSION

United States d America, State of Arizona ss 9 r t'
 The ARIZONA CORPORATION COHESION does hereby certify that the annexed is a true and complete transcript of the
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF
 SAM THORPE MINING COMPANY which were filed in the office of slid Arizona Corporation Commission on the 29th day of November. A D. 1916, at ll:S0 o'clock A. NJ. as provided by law.
 Seal.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. The Arizona Corporation Commission. by its Chairman, has hereuntO set its hand and affixed it's official Seal. Done al the City of Phoenix, the Capitol, this 29th day of November, A. D. 191G
 Arizona Corporation Commission
 F. A. JONES,
 Chairman. Attest:
 AMOS A. BETTS.
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 Of the
 SAM THORPE MINING COMPANY Know all men by these presents that We, samuel Thorpe. William H. SulWell and James J. Cox do hereby associate ourselves for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona. and for such purpose We hereby adopt the follow ing articles of incorporation:
 The names and addresses of the in- corporatoIs are the undersigned. sam uel Thorpe of Superior. Final COun- ty Arizona. William H. Stilwel and James J. Cox of Phoenix. MaricoDa County. Arizona and the name of the corporation shall be the sam Thorpe Mining Company and the principal places Of transacting the business of this corporation in Arizona shall re ai Phoenix. Maricopa County. and SI- TeriOr. Pinal County. Arizona. And the principal places of transacting busi- ness outside of Arizona shall te such places as the Board of Directors may. from time Co time. by resolution. des- ignate. And this corporation may lave such other places of business within or without the State Of Arizona as the poard of Directors may. from time to time by resolution designate. end that su h "laces of meetings of the Board of Directors may be held.
 IT.
 The general nature of the business prorosed Co be transacted by this CO., pc~etiOn. is as follows: to-wit. to ac- quire. own. develop operate. sell. lelse mortgage. hvp6theoate, convey. and deal in mines, mining claims locn tiOns. minerals. mineral lands, mill sites. real estate both mineral and non mineral. mining property both real and personal. stamp mills. con- centrating and smeltng plants and works, water and water rights fol power domestic. mining and other purposes, and easements. and rights-of Way for ditches. fumes. pipe lines reservoirs, dams. tramways. roads franchises and railroads, electric tele. graph and telephone lines and roads. also 10 buy and sell ores, bullion and mineral substances, machinery tools implements. all kinds of personal p-oDerty also to engage in genera merchandising and commercial busl- ness; to own. lease and operate hoteh and restaurants. tO draw, make. ac- cept, discount. exeeute and issu, prcmisory notes. bills of exchange and other negotiable and transferabl Instruments. to purchase hold. sell issue and reissue the shares of capi- tai stock of this corporation; and tC purchase. hold vote. and transfer tho capital stock Of other corporations.
 III.
 That the amount of capital stoe k of this corporation. shall be Thret Million G3,O00. .000.00) Dollars. divided into three million shares of the pal value of One ($l00) Dollar per share And said stock shall be issued ful paid and non -assessable at suci time or times as the Board of Direc- tors may designate in exchange foI cash, property. services or other valu. able rights Or-things and the judg. ment of the said Board of Directors shall be eonap'1HiEe1a
 The commencement of the corpora tiOn shall be the date Of the issue of tn, certificate of incorporation. by the Arizona Corporation Commission ant the corporation shall endure for tn