Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-08-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION MOLYBDENUM COPPER COMPANY

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION MOLYBDENUM COPPER COMPANY That we, the undersigned, have this day asso- ciated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the state of Arizona, and for that purpose do hereby adopt, execute, publish and acknowl- edge. the following Articles of Incorporation, to-wit:
 ARTICLE ONE.
 The names o( the incorporators are Anson H. Smith and R. A, Lassell whose respective residences and post-office addresses King man. Arizona, and the name of the corporation shall be Molybdenum Copper Company.
 ARTICLE TWO
 The principal office and place of business shall be at Kingman, Arizona, and the cor poration shall have the right to establish such branch offices, within or without the State of necessary or advisable at which branch office meetings of said Board of Directors may be held.
 ARTICLE THREE The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted and carried on is that of mining, milling, smelting, ore reduction and treating, in all their related branches, and to do any and all things hreinafter set forth as fully and to the same extent as natural per- sons might or could do. in any part of tho word and to engage in any and every busi- ness which may be, by its Board of Directors, deemed necessary, requisite, essential. conven- tent or auxiliary to the general objects and purposes for which this corporation is formed. In furtherance, and not in limitation of its general powers and purposes, it is expressly provided that the corporation shall have the following powers viz:
 l. To acquire, own, handle, sell, cucumber and in any manner deal in or with any and all classes of property; to purchase or other wise acquire, own, hold, sell or in any manner 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 the corporation, bonds or otherwise; to carry on the business of mining. milling, smelting concentrating, converting, treating, preparing for market, manufacturing, buying, selling, exheanging or otherwise producing and deal- ing in or with gold. silver, copper and any metals, and the products and by-products thereof, of every kind and description, ty whatever process or processes the same can or Nmay be produced, and generally without lini- tation as to the amount.
 2. To acquire by purchase, exehalge lOca- tion, appropriation or in any other manner and to own, hold, use, operate, lease, r;ors- gage, sell or otherwise dispose of Or deal Tn or with any and all kinds and classes of mines mining claims. mining property, water, water right, ores, minerals, reservoirs, canals fumes, ditches mills. smelters, reduction works, sawmills, stores, hotels. boarding house es, easements, or any other kind of property.
 8. To construct, purchase, lease or otherwise acquire, and to own, hold, use, operate and maintain roads, tramways and railways neces- sary or convenient to the carrying on of any lease or otherwise dispose of or deal in or with any and all kinds of inventions, rights, licenses patent rights or letters patent.
 4. To borrow money, and to issue bonds. pay able in cash or convertible into stock of the corporation, debentures, mortgages, promlssory notes or other evidences of indebtedness or se- curity therefor, and to pledge, sell or other wise dispose of the whole or any part of the property owned by it for the security or pay ment of any indebtedness or liability incurred or undertaken; to use its stock debentures or bonds in payment for any property or commo- dity which it may purchase or acquire.
 B. 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 prin- cipal, agent, contractor, trustee or otherwise, and either alone or in company with other persons associations or corporations, and ln general to have and exercise all the powers, nrivileges and immunities conferred upon cor porations of this class by the laws Of the state VI ARTICLE FOUR
 The amount of the capital stock of this cor poration shall be ONE HUNDRED THOuS- AND DOLLARS, divided into one million shares of the par value of ten cents each, ana the same when issued, shall be fully paid and forever non-assessable. Said stock shall be is sued at such time or times, and upon such terms and conditions as may be provided by the Board of Directors. and same may be ex, changed for mines or any other property, real personal or mixed, or for benefits accrulng' or services rendered to the corporation in any manner or form whatever, as said Board of Directors may determine. and in the absence of actual fraud in the transaction such deter imitation of the Board of Directors shall be final.
 The time of the commencemeny of this cor poration shall be the date of the issuance to of a Certificate of Incorporation by the Ari zona Corporation Commission and the termi' nation thereof shall be twenty-five years there. after, with privilege of renewal as provided by law. ,,,
 The management and control of the business property and affairs of the corporation shai be vested in Board of Directors consisting of not less than three nor more than sever members, who shall be elected from among the stockholders of record at the regular an nual meeting of the stockholders which shai be held on the first Tuesday in August of eacf year. and said Directors so elected shall holc office for one year or until their successor. are elected and qualified; any vacancy whicf may occur in said Board of Directors, whether caused by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by election by the remainins members of said Board from among the stock holders of record. Said Board of Director: shall have the power to establish Bylaws ant to make all rules and regulations necessary o1 convenient for the conduct and management o
 
 tent with law or these Articles of 1ncorpora tion.
 Until the first annual meeting of the stock holders the following named persons shall con stitute the Board of Directors, to-wit ANSON H. SMITH. R. A. LASSELL, M. A SAWYER, L. A. DUNHAM and T. J. SPARKS ARTICLE SEVEN
 The officers of the corporation shall con sist of President, one or more Vice Presidents Secretary and Treasurer, and one or more O. said offices, whose duties are not inconsistent may be held by the same person. The Boart of Directors may provide for such additiona officers as they may deem necessary or prop CT. and shall prescribe the term of office. du tiles and compensation. The officers namet above shall be elected by the Board of Direct ! ors at their annual meeting which shall b. held as soon as practicable following the ad journment of the annual meeting ofE thu stockholders. and shall hold office for on' year or until their successors are elected ant qualified.
 | The following named persons shall serv' as the officers of the corporation until thu first annual meeting of the Board of Direct lors- to-wft:
 1 President, Anson H. Smith.
 Vice President, R. A. Lassell.
 l Secretary and Treasurer M. A. Sawyer. I ARTICLE EIGHT
 I The highest amount of indebtedness or lia bility, direct or >contingentA to which this cor poration shall at any time subject itself, is thu sum of Sixty Five Thousand Dollars. ' ARTICLE NINE