Mohave County miner., 1917-12-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

| KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE fhESEN1Os
 That we. the undersigned. have this day as- sociated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the lava of the State of Arizona. and In accordance herewith hereby adopt. execute, acknowledge and pub fish the following Articles of Incorporation i ARTICLE ONE-The names and pOstoffice addresses of the incorporators are O. D. Clack,
 Kingman. Arizona, and c. ". Herndon. King
 man, Arizona. and the name of the oorpora-
 ton shall be Arizona c. O. D. Mines Com
 pany.
 ARTICLE TWo-The principal office and { place of business Of the corporation shall be
 shall have the right to establish such branch offices or places of business, either within or
 without the State of Arizona, as its Board of Directors, hereinafter provided for. may from
 time to time designate and meetings of said
 Board of Directors may be held at such branch offices.
 | ARTICLE THREE-The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted and carried on by this corporation is that of min ing, milling. sneiting. ore reduction and treating in all it's related branches. and to do any and all of the things herein mentioned as fully and to the same extent Gs natural per sons Taight could do. either within or with out the State of Arizona, and to do any and everything and to engage In any and every business which may be by it's Board of Direc- tors deemed necessary, requisite, essential convenient or auxiliary to carrying out the objects and purposes for which this corpora- tion is formed.
 In turtherence, and not m limitation or lls general powers and purposes, 1t IS expressly provided that the corporation shall have the following powers, to-wit:
 l. To acquire, own, handle. sell, encum- Der and otherwise deal in or with any and all classes of property to purchase or other wise acquire, own, hold. sell or in any man ner deal in or with shares of the capital stock of this or other corporations; to pay for prop erty purchased or acquired In cash, stock of this corporation. bonds or otherwise; to carry on the business of mining, milling, smelting, concentrating, converting, treating. preparing for market, manufacturing, buying, selling fexehanging or otherwise producing and deal ing in gold, silver, copper and in any and all kinds of ores, minerals and metals, and the products and by-puodCcts thereof, of every
 kind and description, and by whatever proc ess the same can or may be produced, and generally without limitation as to amount. 2. To acquire by purchase, exchange, loea- tion. 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, min ing claims, mining property, ores, minerals metals, water, water rights, reservoirs, canals. fumes. ditches. mills. smelters. reduction plants, saw-niills, stores, hotels, boarding houses, easements. or any other kind of prop erty
 8. To construct. lease or otherwise acquire. and to own, hold. maintain and operate roads. tramways and railways necessary convent ent to the carrying on of any business under taken by the corporation: to acquire, con- struct, lease and operate and maintain teie- phone and telegraph lines and systems; to ac- quire, own. hold. sell. lease or otherwise dis pose of any and all kinds of inventions, rights, licenses, process or processes patent rights and letters patent.
 4. To borrow money, and to issue it's bonds payable in cash or convertible into stock Of this corporation, debentures, mortgages. prom issory notes and other evidences of indebted ness therefor; and to pledge, sell or other wise dispose of or cucumber the whole or any part of the property owned or acquired by 1t for the security or payment of any indebted ness or obligation incurred or undertaken; to use its stock, debentures or bonds in payment for any property or commodity which 1t may purchase acquire.
 5. To make contracts. and to do as fully as natural persons might or could do any and all of the things herein set forth. either as principals. agents, contractors. trustees or otherwise. and either alone or in company with other persons, associations or corpora tions; and in general, to have and exercise and immunities conferred upon corporations of this class by the laws of the State of Ar1- Zona. and to carry on any business in oonnec- ton herewith not ineonsstent with the laws of the United States and said State of Ari- zona.
 ARTICLE FoUR-The amount of the capi- MILLION DOLLARS. divided into one million shares of the par value of ONE DOLLAR each, and the same. when Issued, shall be fully paid and forever non-assessable Said
  and upon such terms and conditions as may be provided by the Board of Directors. and same may be exchange for mines. mining property or for any other property real, per sonnl or mixed or for benefits aecruing or services rendered to the corporation. In any manner or form whatever. said Board of Directors may determine. and In the absence of actual fraud in the transaction such de termination of the Board of Directors shall be final.
 ARTICLE FTVE-Ths time of the com mencement of this corporation shall be the date upon which a Certificate of ineorpora- tion is issued by the Arizona Corporation Commission. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter, with privilege of renewal es provided by law. ARTICLE SIX-The management and con- trol of the business, property and affairs of this corporation shall be vested in Board of Directors consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members who shall be elected from among the stockholders of record at the regular annual meeting of the stock holders. which meeting shall be held at the ,F sL. #ha Tf-aF