Mohave County miner., 1917-12-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, the undersigned. have this day as-
 sOciated ourselves together for the purpose of
 forming a corporation under the laws of the
 State of Arizona, and in accordance herewith
 hereby adopt, execute. acknowledge and pub
 fish the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE ONE-The names and pOstoffiee addresses of the inoorporators are O. D. Claek.
 Kingman. Arizona. and c. W. Herndon. King
 man. Arizona, and the name of the corpora tiOn shall be Arizona c. O. D. Mines Com pany.
 ARTICLE TWO-The principal office and place of business Of the corporation shall be at Kingman, Arizona, and the corporation shall have the right to establish such branch offices or places of business. either within or
 5githout the State of Arizona, as its Board of
 Directors, hereinafter provided for, ma !om
 time to time designate, and meetings C- 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, smelting, 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 as natural per sons might could do. either within with out the State of Arizona, and to do any and everything and to engage in any and every
 business which may be by its Board of Direc-
 tors deemed necessary, requisite, essential, convenient auxiliary to carrying out the objects and purposes for which this corpora tion is formed.
 In furtherance. and not in limitation of it's general powers and purposes, it 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 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 otherwise: to carry on the business of mining, milling, smelting, concentrating, converting, treating, preparing for market, manufacturing buying, selling, exchanging 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-products thereof, of every
 kind and description. and by whatever proc ess the same can or may be produced, aRd generally without limitation as to amount. 9. To acquire by purchase. exchange, leca- 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-mills, { stores, hotels, boarding
 houses, easements, Or any other kind of prop erty
 3. To construct, lease or otherwise acquire, and to own, hold. maintain and operate roads, tramways and railways necessary or convent ent to the carrying on of any business under taken by the corporation; to acquire, con- struct, lease and operate and maintain tele- phone and telegraph lines and systems to 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.
 {. To borrow money, and to issue it's bonds payable in cash or convertible into stock of it 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 payment of any indebted ness obligation incurred or undertaken; to
 use its stock, debentures or bonds in payment for any property or commodity which it may purchase or 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 eorpora- tions and in general. to have and exercise in respect thereto all the powers, privileges
 and immunities conferred upon corporations of this class by the laws of the State of Ari- Eona, and to carry on any business in connec- tion herewith not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and said State of Ari-
 ARTICLE FoUR-The amount of the capi-
 tai stock of this corporation shall be ONE
 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-assessaDie- Said stock shall be Issued at such time or times, 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
 Sonal 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 termination of the Board of Directors shall be final.
 | ARTICLE FIvE-The time of the com
 meneement of this corporation shall be the
 date upon which a Certificate of Incorpora- ton is issued by the Arizona Corporation Commission, and the termination thereof
 shall be twenty-five years thereafter. with privilege of renewal provided by law. ARTICLE SI8-The management and con trol of the business, property and affairs of
 this corporation shall be vested in a 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 principal office of the company on the first
 Tuesday in October of each year, and said d.
 rectors shall hold office for one year, until their successors are elected and qualified: any
 vacancy which may occur in said Board of
 Directors, whether caused by death. resigna- ton or otherwise, shall be filled by election by the remaining members of said board from
 among the stockholders of record.
 Said Board of Directors shall have the power to establish bylaws and make and adobt
 any and all rules and regulations necessary or convenient for the conduct and management of the affairs of the corporation. and the con- trol of the property thereof, not inconsistent
 with law or with these Articles of Incorpora- tion.
 The following named persons shall consti- ute the first Board of Directors of the cor poration, to hold office until the first annual
 meeting of the stockholders until their suc- cessors are elected and qualified, to-wit: O. D. Clack, Frederick E. Browne and c. W.
 Herndon.
 ARTICLE SEVEN-The officers of this corporation shall consist of a President. one or more Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and Treasurer, and more than one of said offices (vvhose duties are not inconsistency may be held by the same person, together with such other and additional officers as the Board of Directors may deem necessary or proper.
 The President and Vice-Presidents shall be elected by the Board of Directors from among their own number, and the other officers shall be appointed by said Board of Direc- tors, at the annual meeting of said Board of Directors which shall be held as soon as prac- ticable after the snr~a' meeting of the stock
 holders has adjourned; all officers shall hold