Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
STATE OF ARIZONA
 Office of the ARIZONA CORPORATION COM

STATE OF ARIZONA
 Office of the ARIZONA CORPORATION COM
 MISSION
 United States of America, State of Arizona ss.
 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 said Arizona Corporation Commission on the 29th day Of November. A. D. 1916, at ll:3O o'clock A. M- as provided by law.
 Seal.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. The Arizona Corporation Commission, by it's Chairman, has hereunto set it's hand and affixed it's official Seal. Done at the City of Phoenix. the Capitol. this 18th day of November, A. D. l9i6.
 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 II. Stilwell and James J. Cox 60 hereby associate ourselves for the purpose of forming q corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona, and for such purpose We hereby adopt the follow ing articles of interpretations.
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 The names and addresses of the in- corpogatoTs are the undersigned. sam uel Thorpe. of Superior. Pinal Coun- ty Arizona William H. Stilwell and James J. Cox of Phoenix, Maricopa 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 he ai Phoenix. Maricopa County, and Su- perior Pinal County. Arizona. And the principal places Of transacting busi- e ness outside of Arizona shall be such places 'as the Board Of Directors may from time to time. by resolution. des- ignate. And this corporation may have such other places of business within or without the State of Arizona as the Board of Directors may. from time tO time, by resolution. designate. and hat such places of meetings of the Board of Directors may be held. IT.
 l The general nature of the bus.ness proposed to he transacted by this coz poration. is as follows: to-wit to ac- qrire, own. develop operate. sell. lease mortgage. hypothecate. convey. and deal in mines, mining claims. locG e tions. minerals. miner9l lands. mill- sites. real estate both mineral and non mineral. mining property both real and personal. stamp mills. con cenfrating and smelting plants and works. water and water rights for power. domestic. mining ard other purposes. and easements and rights of way for ditches fumes. pipe lines reservoirs. dams. tramwavs. roads franchises and railroads electric tele- P-aph and telephona lines and roads. also to buy and sell ores. bullion and mineral substances. machinery. t-ois indictments all kinds of personal p~onerty also to engage in general mere h7ndisinp and commercial bu-i- ness: tO own. lease and operata hotels and restaurants: 10 draw. make. ac- cept discount. eve@nte and issue promisorv notes. bills Of eychanTe, and other negotiable and transfe a' l7 ir g. rifrnents. to nu~cfa~e hold sell issue and re-issue the shares of capi- tal stock of this corporation: rnd "a rrr~N~qa hold vcte. ard tranef,r the capital stock of other corporations. IF.
 That the amount of capital stock Of this corporation. shall be Three Million (s3,000. .00O.O0) Dollars. divided into three million shares of the par . al ,.f ola ..o And said stock shall be issued fil paid and non -assessable at suct | time or times as the Board of Direc- tors may designate in exchange for cash, property, services or other valu- able rights or things and the judg- ment Of the said Board Of Directors shall be conclusive.
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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 Corporation Commission and the corporation shall endure for the 2 full term of twenty-five years there- after, with privilege of perpetual suc- cession as provided by the Statutes.
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 The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by n Board of five Di- rectors. Samuel Thorpe. William Fl Stilwell, James J. Cox and two others i 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 ilify.
 VI
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability. direct or contingent ic which this corporation shall at any time subject itself. Is One Millior 1 $1 ,000,0 0,00O.00) Dollars.
 VII.
 The first annual meeting of tit stockholders of thl5 corporation stal be held at it's offices in Phoenix. Ar'- zona, on the second Tuesday of De. cornber. 1917. at the hour of ter o'clock A. M.. and the regular ann.'o meeting Of the stockholders shall b, held thereafter at said nlace on ths