Mohave County miner., 1917-06-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION CREsroN BLANCo MINES COMPANY


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. the undersigned. have this day as- sociated ourselves for the purpose of forming Arizona. and for that purpose do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of this corporation is CRESTON MINES COMPANY.
 ARTICLE II.
 The names, residences and post office ad- dresses of the incOrpOrators are
 CARL G. BROOK, hingman, Mohave Coun- ty, State of Arizona.
 ANSON H. SMITH, Kingman, Mohave Coun- ty. State of Arizona
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of business of this cor pOration within the State of Arizona shall be Kingman, Mohave County, State of Arizona but other offices may be established and main tained within or without the State of Arizona at such places as the Board of Directors may designate. where meetings of stockholders and directors may be held and any and all cor porate business transaetd.
 ARTICLE ".
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted is as follows, to-wit: To carry on general mining. milling. smelt- ing and reduction business; to make contracts i; to purchase. lease, locate and otherwise ac- quire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and deal in mining claims and mines, both lode and placer. mineral lduQSs coal lanQSs oil lanQSt timber lands. agricultural lands, water and water rights, dam sites. and any other property, both real and personal, and to prospect for, work, explore, operate, maintain and develop the same, and to deal in the products thereof {; to purchase, plat, subdivide, sell, lease and control lands and townsites; to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire, erect, own, operate and sell milling. smelling and other ore reduction works oil refineries, power plants, water works, railroads and tramWays to lead from the company's principal works; to establish. acquire, build, construct, own. operate. ex- change, sell and dispose of hotels, restaurants, stores and commissaries, houses, and any and all other buildings and structures of what sOever kind or nature; to do a general manu- facturing, mercantile and agricultural busi- ness; to own, Sell handle and control letters patent and inventions; to own. sell, cancel and reissue shares of its own stock, and to purchase, or otherwise acquire, and to hold, own, sell, assign, mortgage, pledge or other wise dispose of shares, bonds, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness, of other cor porations, and while the holder thereof to exer- else all the rights, and privileges of owner ship, including the right to vote thereon; to issue bonds, notes and other evidences of in debtedness, and to secure the payment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust, or otherwise {; to act agent, trustee, broker, or in any other fidueiary capacity. and to borrow and loan money; and in general to do and per- form such acts and things and transact such business in connection with the foregoing ob- IeCLS not luCOu5lSLGuL hlLn law m any part of the world. as the Board of Directors may deem to the advantage of the corporation.
 ARTICLE V.
 The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Hundred Theus- and Dollars (S200, ,00O.00), divided into Two Hundred Thousand (20O.0OO) shares of the par value of One Dollar (Sl.00) each, which shall be paid in at such time as the Board of Di- rectOrs may designate. in cash, real or per sonal property. services. lease, option to pur- a~n lTrakl the use and purposes of the corporation; and all shares of capital stock when issued in ex- change therefor shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up, the same as though paid for in cash at par, and shall be non-assessable forever, and the judgment of the directors as to the value of any property. right or thing acquired in exchange for capi- tai stock shall be conclusive.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The time of the commencement of this cor pOration shall be the day upon which a cer- tificate of incorporation is issued by the Ari- zOna Corporation Commission, and the termin- ation thereof shall be twenty-five years there after. with the privilege of renewal, ss pro- vided by law.
 ARTICLE VII.
 1. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board of Directors consisting of not less than three (3) nor more than seven CD members, each of whom shall be a stockholder of record. Until the first annual meeting of the stockholders, said Board of Di- rectOrs shall consist of three (3) members, and until said first annual meeting of the stock holders and until their successors have been elected and have qualified, the following named persons shall be the directors of the Company:
 GUST SETZ. whose residence and post of- flee address are San Antonio. Texas.
 ANSON H. SMITH, whose residence and post office address are Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.
 CARL c. BROOK, whose residence and post off Kfno-u1uu MnhavTa Arizona.
 PROVIDED. however. that at the first meet ing of the stockholders, or at any adjourned meeting thereof, a new Board of Directors may be elected to be composed of not less than three nor more than seven members, as the stockholders shall determine, who shall serve until said first annual meeting of the stock holders. and until their successors are elected and have qualified.
 2. The stockholders at each annual meet ing thereof shall by resolution fix the number of directors at not less than three nor more than seven members to serve for the ensuing year, and shall elect the number of directors so fixed in said resolution. 8. Any vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors shall be filled by the remaining directors. 4. The anuaI meeting of the stockholders shall be held on the second (2nd) TUESDAY after the first (lst) MONDAY in OCTOBER of each year, commencing with the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventeen (1e1I).
  elect a President, a Vice-President, Secre- tary and Treasurer from their number; PROVIDED, that the offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by the same person, and the offices of President and Treasurer may be held by the same person. The Board of Directors may provide for other offices than those above mentioned who may or may not be stockholders of the Company. as the Board of Directors may determine. | 6. The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend and repeal Bylaws for the government of the corporation, and to appoint from their own number an executive committee and vest said committee with all the powers granted tothe directors by these Articles.
 T. Until their successors shall have been elected and have qualified, the following named persons shall be the officers of the Company:
 CARL G. BROOK. President;
 GUST SETZ, Vice-President;
 ANSON H. SMITH, Secretary;
 CARL G. BROOK. Treasurer.
 ARTICLE VIII.