Arizona republican., 1916-12-03
STATE OF ARIZONA Office of the ARIZONA CORPORATION COM
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 United States of America. State of Arizona ss.
 The ARIZONA CORPORATION COHESION does hereby certify tLat the annexed Is true and compete transcript of the
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF
 SAM THORPE MINING COMPANY which were filed m the office or Std Al izona Corporation Commission on the 29th day of November. A. D. 1916, at H.: 30 o'clock A. M. as provided by law.
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 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. The Arizona Corporation Commission, by it's Chairman, has hereunto set it's hand and affixed its official Seal Done at the City of phoenix. the Capitol this goth day of November, A. b. 1916.
 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
  Stlwell 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 su, h purpose We hereby adopt the follow ing articles of incorporation:
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 The names and addresses of the in- corporators are the undersigned. Sam mel Thorpe. Of Superior. Pinal coun- ty. Arizona. William H. Stilwell and James J. Cox of Phoenix. MaricoDa County. Arizona. and the name of the corporation shall be the sam Thorpe Mining Company and the princiT al places of transacting the business of this corporation in A'izona shall te ai Phoenix. Maricopa County and $ l. re-ior, 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 to time. by resolution. des- ] ignate. And this corporation may have such other places cf business within n- without the State Of Arizona as the poard of Directors may from time to time. by resolution. desiPnate. and .hat sueh nllces of mecti z of the 1 roard of Directors may Le held IT.
 < The general nature of the business proposed to he trarsacte1 by this coz poration is as follows: to-wlt. to ar qrire. own. develop cnerate. sell le1sH mortgage. hvpothec8te. convey. and ' deal in mines. mining claims. lorn = tions. nlnerals. mine-pl lands. mil sites. real estate both mineral and non min aral. mining p-one-i~ both real and personal. stamo mills. con centratine and smeltin~ pln~t~ a~d kE n1 -F riO for nower domestic minirg and oih@ purposes. and eaTements. and -ight--of vav for ditrhes. flume- ripe linet reservoirs, dams. f-amwavr roa's franchises and rail-o9d electric tal~- r-aph ard telephor" lines ard roads also to buy and sell ores. bullion 9rA mineral substances. machinery. tools implements all kinds pf personal property also ta engrge i~ gcne-"i merchandising and comrrArc'al busi- nes~ to own. lease. and operate hotels erd restaurants: to draw. m7ke &C., cent discount. e--n~',te Gnd iseu" r-omieo-v notes. rills of o~eNan~a ~nd o'hn- ~e~o-ia'i~ ~nd t~arese-a'l- i~s'rumerts. 'o n"-r' a~n ho'a sol iesue and ~n-'~r-.a 'ha sh -o- of n'- tal stock - 'hi- ~or1nrati~-. ~nS fo rpr~hase to'f r~.s a~d trs--f r tho capital stock of other corporations.
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 Thnt the amoun; Of capital s'o nf this rc-~ornfinn shall he Threc Million os3.oco.o00Ool rollars divi led into three million s,'nres of the ra- value Of One (sl.oo) Dollar per share. And said stock shall he issued fnll paid and non ssessahle at such time O. tirre~ as the Board of Direc- tors may designata In exchanre for Duh f.F .sal nhle ri~hts or thing and the iudg- r'ent of the aaid Board of Directors shall be con ,lusiv~.
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 The commencement of the corpora ton shall be the date of the issue of the certificate of incorporation. by the Arizona Corno- ation Commission and tho corporation shall endure for tn, full term of twenty-five yeas there after. with privi'ege Of nerretral sue cession as provided by the Statutes.
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 The affairs of this corporation snail be conducted by Board of five Dl- rectors. Samuel Thorpe. William II. Stilwell. James J. Cox and two others to be elected by the above named three directors, shall constitute the Board of Directors until the second Tuesday in December. 1917. and until their successors are elected and qua ify.
 The highest amount of indebtedness pr liability. direct or contingent. to which this corporation shall nj any time subject itself. Is One Million 1000. .00000) Dollars.
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 The first annual meeting of the stockholders of thIs corporation shall be held at it's offices in Phoenix Ari- zona. on the second Tuesday of De- cember, 1917. at the hour of ten o'clock A. NJ. and the regular annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held thereafter at said place on the second Tuesday of December of each year. At stockholders meetings votes may he cast in person or hv proxy The Board of Directors shall be or gpnized by elcctng as officers of this corporatio a President. Vice Presi- dent. Secretary. Treasurer and Gen eral Manager, all of whom excepting the Secretary and General Manager shall be members of said hoard. 4 Board of Directors may adopt bylaws as they deem necessary. prescribing the duties of said officers and rules for the government of this corporation and for the holding of regular and special meetings of the stockholders and Poard of Directors. and the Board of Directors is hereby authorized to fill apv vacancy which nay occur in said Board for the unexpired term of such vacancy.
 The private property of the stock