Arizona republican., 1917-02-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

All tICIES OF |NkOHPOuAti i0N KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That. we the undersign- ed, having associated ourselves for the purpose of forming a corporation un- der the laws of Arizona, do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incor- poration:
 ARTICLE I: The incorporators are;
 LUELLA M. ROWLAND.
 (Name)
 Los Angeles, Calf.
 (Post Office Address)
 BESSIE BALL MAYS
 tName)
 Los Angeles, Calf.
 (Post Office Address)
 w. T. MAXEY
 (Name,
 Los Angeles. Calf.
 (Post Office Address)
 c. c. BALL,
 (Name)
 Los Angeles, Calif.
 (Post Office Address) And the Name of the Corporation shall be THE J. ". LEE MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
 Its principal place of business with in Arizona shall be Phoenix, and in California, Los Angeles, but other of fices may be established and maintain ed within or outside 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 corporate busi- ness transacted.
 ARTICLE II: The general nature of the business proposed to be trans acted is to conduct a general mining business to own, handle. control, patents, inventions and shares of its own capital stock and that of other corporations and to vote any shares of stock of other corporations owned by it; the same as natural person might do; to borrow money and issue bonds, notes, debentures and other evidences of indebtedness and secure the pay ment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust, or otherwise; to act as agent, trustee, broker, or in any other fidu ciary capacity; and in general, to do and perform such acts and things and transact such business in connection with the foregoing objects not incon sistent with law in any part of the world.
 The property now owned by this cor poration consists of fifteen (i5) Claims and are located in the SADDLE MOUN AIN MINING. DISTRICT. Pinal County. Arizona, three and one half miles from the s. P. F. R. sta tion at Christmas. Said Claims are a continuous Group and are located in one of the most operative Mining Dis tricts of Arizona; And to have perpet- ual succ ession. To sue and be sued by the corporate name. To ha- e common seal and alter the Iiame at pleasure. To render the shares cr in terests of stockholders transferable and prescribe the mode of making such transfers. To exempt the private property of members from liability for corporate debts. To make contracts, acquire and transfer property possess ing the same powers in such respects as private individuals now enjoy. As the Board of Directors may deem to the advantage of the corporation in business.
 ARTICLE III: The Capital Stock of the corporation shall be One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), divided into one million shares of the par value Of One Dollar each, which shall be paid in at such times as the Board of Directors may designate, in cash, real or per sonal property, services, lease. opf'nn to purchase, or any other valuable right or thing. for the use and purposes | ef the corporation, and all shares Of Odpitdl OloCh, when lSSueu III cNSHdii6c l therefor shall thereupon and thereby become and be full paid the same as | though paid for in cash at par. and 1 shall be non- assessable forever, and 1 the judgment of the Directors as to the value of any property, right or thing acquired in exchange for capital stock | shall be conclusive.
 ARTICLE W: The commencement of the corporation shall be the date ol l the issuance to it of a certificate of in. corporation by the Arizona Corporation Commission, and it shall endure fol l the full term of twenty five year. thereafter. with privilege of perpetua | succession as provided ny Statute.
 ARTICLE V: The affairs of trr cor poration shall be conducted by Boar(