Arizona republican., 1916-09-13
OF INCORPORATION OF UNITED WESTERN DEVELOP
 MENT COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS: That we, E. S. CLARK, and GORDON CLARK, have this day as- sociated ourselves for the purpose of organizing a corporation under the Laws of the State of Arizona, and for that purpose do hereby make, adopt and publish the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE l.
 The names, residences ano post of flee addresses of the ,corporators of this corporation are as sfollows:
 E. S CLARK, Prescott, Arizona; GORDON CLARK, Prescott, Arizona.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of this corporation shall be UNITED WESTERN DEVELOP MENT COMPANY, and the principal place for the transaction of business shall be Phoenix, Arizona. The corpo- ration shall have the right to establish and maintain offices at such other place or places either within or with out the State of Arizona, as the Board of Directors of this corporation may from time to time designate. ARTICLE III
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor poration is as follows. to-wit:
  ing, smelting and reduction business, and for that purpose to buy. sell. ac- | quire, lease, locate and otherwise deal i in mines. mining claims, mill-sites, | lodes and placers, and all other kinds of mining property; to work, operate and develop mining properties, and mine and reduce the ores therefrom, to sell and otherwise dispose of any 1 products derived from the working of any mining property, or the reduction of any ores; to buy, build, construct, own, operate, sell, lease or otherwise deal in all kinds of mining machinery, mining equipment, mills and milling machinery, smelters and smelting ma chinery, reduction plants and machin- cry of every kind and character; to buy, sell, hold, lease, operate and maintain such railways, tramways, transportation facilities, telegraph lines, telephone lines and other meth ods of transportation and communica- ton, as may he necessary for or incl dent to the general business of this corporation; to buy, sell and hold the stock and securities of this and other corporations. to acquire, develop, To- cate, lease and deal in water and water rights, and to use and control the same for all lawful purposes; to do a general merchandise business, to carry on such other lines of business as may he incident to the general business oi this corporation, and to do every aci and thing necessary in the carrying or of general mininP milling. smeltinl and reduction business.
 ARTICLE ".
 The capital stock of this corporation is and shall be one hundred thousand t$100, ,000.O0) dollars, divided into on' hundred thousand shares of the pa f value of one dollar each, which stocl shall be issued at such times and upoI such conditions as the Board of Di rectors may prescribe; and the Boar' z of Directors are hereby authorized t' issue any or all of the capital stock O this corporation in consideration of tn payment thereof in cash, or the trans fer to this corporation of property : rights, franchises or interests of an, description. or services rendered or t be rendered, and the valuation or ap praisal of the Board of Directors 0 any property. rights. franchises, inter ests or services rendered or to be ren dered. shall be binding and conclusiv upon the stockholders of this corpora ton and all persons dealing with il.
 ARTICLE V.
 The affairs of this corporation shal be managed, administered and con trolled by a Board of Directors, con sisting of three bona fide stockhold CTS. a majority of whom shall consti tute a quorum for the transaction 0 business, which directors shall hol . office for one. year, and until thei successors shall be elected and quail fled The Board of Directors shall b ~ elected annually at a regular meetin of stockholders, which meeting shall b held on the second Tuesday of June c each year, a the principal place c business of the corporation. Provided , that until the first annual meetin I above referred to. F. A. RITTER, | = l.. BARBEE, and ]. C. NORTON, sha constitute the Board of Directors. an q majority of the Board shall have tn |, power to fill vacancies occurring i , said Board.
 , ARTICLE VI
 The officers of this corporation sha be a President, q Nice-President, : Secretary and Treasurer. and sue other officers and agents as the Boar of Directors may from time to tim s appoint. The officers so mentione [ shall be elected by the Board of Direc Il tors from among their own numbs .s and as soon as practicable after the .I own election, which officers shall hOl . office until the next annual meeting {
 the stockholders, and until their sut ' cessors shall be elected and qualifie
 Provided, that until otherwise ordere ,, by the Board of Directors. the officel ' of the Company shall be as follows - President and General Manager, A. Ritter; Vice President. H. E. Bai bee; Secretary and Treasurer, J. ~ Norton.
 ARTICLE VII e The Board of Directors shall hal )1 the power to make such bylaws al If rules for the regulation of the affai : and business of this corporation they shall see fit, and shall have poy u CT to alter, repeal and amend the san - at any regular meeting of the D
 rectors.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The time for the commencement
 this corporation shall be the 3rd di = of July, 1916, and 1t shall continue f :. twenty five years from and after tn ~ date.
 If ARTICLE TX. = These Articles of Incorporation m - be amended by action of the stockhol ,e. CTS at any regular meeting or at q If special meeting of stockholders call -- for that purpose.
 ARTICLE X.
 The highest amount of indebtednt - or liability. contingent or otherwise.
 which this corporation may at a TT time subject itself shall be fifty thou z4 and ($50, 100000 dollars.
 If ARTICLE XI. = The private property of the stoc
 holders of this corporation shall
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