The Parker post., 1917-03-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF PRIDE GOLD AND COP
PER COMPANY.

PER COMPANY Y.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ENTS:
That we, the undersigned, do here
by associate ourselves together for
the purpose of forming corporation
under the laws of the State of Ari
zone, and in the furtherance of that
purpose and to that end, we do
hereby adopt, execute, acknowledge
and publish the following Articles
of Incorporation:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall
be, and is, PRIDE GOLD AND COP
PER COMPANY.
ARTICLE II.
The names, residences and post
Office addresses of the incorporators
are as follows:
Name Residence Postofice
e. S. Osborne Parker, Arz' Parker, Ariz
Z. F. Johnson
Frederick M. Hall,
ARTICLE III.
The principal place of business of
this corporation shall be at its Of
fee in the town of Parker, Yuma
County, State of Arizona; but other
offices may be established and main
tanned, either within or without the
State of Arizona, as the Board of
Directors of the corporation may,
from time to time, determine and
designate, at any of which said
offices meetings of the stockholders,
or meetings of the Board of Direc
tors, may be held and any and all
corporate business transacted
ARTICLE ".
The purpose of this corporation.
and the general nature of the busi
ness proposed to be transacted and
carried on by it, shall be:
First To carry on the business
of mining, milling, smelling, ore re-
duction and treating in all of it's re-
lated branches, and to do any and
all of the things hereinafter men
toned as fully and to the same ex-
tent as natural persons might or
could do, within or without the state
of Arizona. and to do any and every
thing, and to engage in any and
every business which may be by its
Board of Directors deemed necessary,
requisite, essential, convenient or
auxiliary to the carrying out Of the
objects and purposes for which the
corporation is formed.
In furtherance, and not in limita-
ton. OF it's general powers and pur
poses, it is expressly provided that
the corporation shall have the fol-
lowing powers, tO-wit
l. To acquire, own, handle, sell,
cucumber and otherwise deal in or
with any and all classes Of property;
to buy, or otherwise acquire, own,
hold, sell, and in any manner deal
in or with shares of the capital stock
of this, or other, corporations; to
pay for property purchased or other
wise acquired in cash, stock Of the
corporation, bonds, or otherwise; to
carry on the business of mining,
milling, smelling, concentrating, con-
verting, treating, preparing for mar
ket, manufacturing, buying, selling,
exchanging, or otherwise producing
or dealing in, gold, silver, copper,
and in any and all kinds of ores, min
erals and metals, and the products
and by-prOducts thereof, OF every
kind and description, and by what
ever process the same can or may
be produced, and generally without
limitations as to amount.
2. To acquire by purchase, ex
change, location, appropriation. or
in any other manner whatsoever. or
in any manner whatsoever, to receive,
own, hold, use, operate, lease, mort
gage, SELL or otherwise dispose of
mines, mining property, ores, min
erals, water, water rights, reservoirs,
canals, fumes, bitches, mills, Smelt-
ers. saw-mills, stores, hotels, board
ing houses, easements, or any other
kind of property.
3 To construct. lease, or other
wise acquire, and to own, hold and
operate, roads, tramWayS and rail
ways necessary and convenient to-
the carrying on of any business un~
dertaken by it,; to acquire, own, hold.
sell. lease, or otherwise dispose of,
any and all kinds Of inventions,
rights, licenses, patent rights and
letters patent.
t. To borrow money, and to is
sue its bonds, payable in cash or con
Vertible into stock of this corpora
tiOn; debentures, Mortgages, prom
issory notes. and other evidences OF
indebtedness therefor, and to pledge.
sell or otherwise dispose OF the whole
or any part of the property owned
or acquired by it for the security or
payment of any Indebtedness or OBJ
legation incurred or undertaken; to
use it's stock. debentures or bonds in
payment for any property or COM
modify which it may purchase or
acquire.
5. To make contracts and to do
as fully and to the same extent as
natural persons might or could do.
any and all of the things herein sal
forth, either as principals, agents,
contractors, trustees, or otherwise,
and either alone or in company with
other persons, associations OF cor
pOrations.
6. In general to have and exer~
else with respect to all things. pow
ers, privileges and immunitie5 CON
ferred upon corporations of this class
by the laws of the State of Arizona.
and to carry on any business in con
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