Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-14

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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
w. N. LanRston
Secretary.


BE 1T KNOWN. That we. the undersigned.
residents of the City Of Phoenix, State Of Ari-
iona, do hereby associate ourselves together
and form a corporation under the laws Of the
State Of Arizona, and adopt the following Ar
ticles Of Incorporation:
ARTICLE l The name of the corporation
is the Ell CENTRIC MINING M MILLING
COMPANY, and its principal place of transact
ing business in Arizona is Phoenix. Offices
may be established, business transacted, and
meetings Of stockholders and directors held at
such places within or outside Of Arizona as the
bylaws Of the Company shall provide.
ARTICLE II. The general nature Of the
business proposed to be transacted is to make
contracts; 10 purchase. lease, option, locate, or
otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or 9TH
erwise dispose Of, pledge, mortgage, hypothe-
cate and deal in mines, mining CLAIMS, mineral
lands. coal lands, oil lands. timber lands, clay
lands, water and water rights and other pro-
perty, both real and personal, and to work,
explore, operate and develop the same, and to
deal in the products and by-products thereof TO
purchase lease. or otherwise acquire, erect, own,
operate and sell milling. smelling and other
ore reduction works, oil refineries, saw-mills,
clay works, power plants, railroads and tram
ways to lead from the company's principal
works to do a general manufacturing and
mercantile business to own, handle and con-
troll letters patent and inventions to own, can
eel and reissue shares of its own capital stock
and to own and vote shares of other corpora
tons to issue bonds. notes and other evidences
Of Indebtedness and to secure the payment Of
the same by mortgage. deed of trust or other
wise; to act as agent, trustee, broker, or in
any other fiduciary capacity and to borrow
and loan money; and in general to do and
perform such acts and things and transact such
business not inconsistent with law. in any
part Of the world. as the Board of Directors
may deem to the advantage of the corporation.
ARTICLE III. The amount of the author
lied Capital Stock Of the Corporation is two
hundred thousand dollars, divided into two
hundred thousand shares of the par value Of
one dollar each. which shall be paid in, at
such time as the board of directors may de-
signate, in cash, real or personal property, SER
vices, lease, option to purchase or any other
valuable right or thing for the uses and pur-
poses of the corporation and all shares of
capital stock, when issued in exchange there
for. shall thereupon and thereby become and
be full-paid the same as though paid for in
cash at par, and shall be unreasonable for
ever. and the judgment Of the Directors as TO
the value Of any property. right or thing ac-
quired in exchange for capital stock shall be
conclusive.
ARTICLE Nv. The time Of the commence
ment Of the corporation shall be the day these
Articles are filed in accordance with law, and
the termination thereof shall be twenty-five
years thereafter. with privilege of renewal and
right Of perpetual succession as now provided
by law
ARTICLE ". The affairs of this corporation
shall be conducted by a Board Of not less
than three nor more than fifteen Directors,
by whom a President and Vice-President
shall be elected and a Secretary and Treas
urer appointed. The Directors shall be elect
ed by and from among the Stockholders on the
first Tuesday in October of each year. I'm
til their successors are elected and qualified,
the following named per8ons shall be the
and Officers as stated;
Directors; E. s. EMO. J.. A. RoVELsTAD,
GEORGE NJ. PECK. HENRY MUNTz, d. D.
CULVER, R. F. FTrz and C. 7. DAHLN.
Officers L. s. EMO, President; GEORGE
NJ. PECK, Viee-President and R. F. FITZ.
Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE vi. The Directors shall adopt by.
laws for the government of the corporation
and may amend the same. They shall have
TO fill any vacancies occurring in the
Board from any cause, and TO appoint from
among their number an Exclusive COMMITTEES
which, to the extent provided BY resolution or
by the said bylaws. shall have and exercise
the powers granted the Directors by these
articles.
AhIlOLb VII. The highest amount OF in
or liability to which the corpora
ton is at any time to subject itself Is one
hundred thousand dollars.
ARTICLE WIN. The private property Of the
Of the corporation shall be for
ever exempt from corporate debts Of any kind
whatsoever.
ARTICLE TX. This corporation hereby APP
points. authorizes and empowers CLEORA
MARTIN sToDDARD. Of Phoenix. is resident
agent for the acceptance Of service Of all
process in any action. suits or pro-
ceeding that may be had or brought against
this company in any Of the courts Of the
State Of Arizona.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We hereto af-
fix our signatures this 9th day Of November,
1914.
III. LIPsOHN (sEAL)
+. s. HESS (SEAL)
STATE OF ARIZONA