Mohave County miner., 1918-02-02
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 Secretary of State.

(SeaD FRANK W. BALL,
 Secretary of State.
 STATE OF MAINE CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF A
 CORPORATION UNDER THE
 GENERAL LAW
 The undersigned. officers of a corporation organized at Portland Maine, at meeting of the signers of the articles of agreement therefor, duly called and held at No. 36 EN- change Street, in tA city of Portland. state of Maine, on Tuesday. the ninth day of Janu- ary, IA D.. 1906. hereby certify as follows: The name of said corporation is
 UNITED STATES SIMPLIFYING, REFINING
 AND MINING COMPANY
 The purposes of said corporation are: to carry on the following business, namely;
 To acquire. by purchase, grant, concession, location. lease or otherwise, any mines, guar ries, mining rights. lands and privileges in the United States or in any other country or nation in any part of the world, and any interest therein and to prospect, develop and operate and turn to account such properties, rights or privileges;
 To engage in the business of mining, quarry ing, smelting. refining, dressing, amalgamat- ing, preparing for market and manufacturing into merchantable forms, materials, articles and things. copper. gold, silver, lead, zinc, iron and ores. metals, mineral substances and products of all sorts, and to deal in and turn to account such ores, metals, mineral sub stances and products
 To acquire by purchase or otherwise. and to build. own, controi and operate mills and
  ing of mineral substances and mineral bearing ores, and for the smelting, reduction, extrac- tion and refining of all kinds of minerals and mineral bearing ores; and to buy, sell. assay, smelt and treat such ores and mineral substances, their products and by-products, on it's own account, and as factor or agent for others, for compensation, or on commission or otherwise. and to engage in and carry on 6 general smelting and refining business. and a general metals buying and selling busi- ness in the various parts and markets of the world:
 lands and properties. and to construct. own and operate all plant machinery in con- nection herewith for the operation of said properties. or for the conversion or distribu- tion of the products thereof;
 To explore. acquire, own and dispose or, develop, operate. and turn to account, forest and timber lands. farming, agricultural, graz ing or plantation lands, or properties to treat and manufacture the products of said lands into merchantable forms. articles and things. and to buy, sell and otherwise deal in. the products and by-produets of all such busi- ness;
 To acquire, construct. own and operate, ma chine shops and manufacturing plants for manufacturing and repairing machinery, inn plements, tools and appliances, mechanical and ture such machinery, articles and things. un- der contract or otherwise, and for its own use for disposal by sale, lease. license or other wise;
 10 engage Tn CaEEy On keAcHdA 1g0A1- and mercantile and supply business. for deal ing in provisions, materials, supplies and equipment of all sorts:
 To acquire. lay out. develop and turn to ae- count any lands that the company may own, for building or other purposes. and to erect, construct, own, operate and manage, lease and dispose of. dwelling houses, boarding houses, stores, offices, warehouses, terminal facilities and similar property;
 To acouire by purchase lease, concession. grant or otherwise, and hold, manage, control, develop, operate. sell and dispose of, water rights, water power, privileges and appropria- tions for mining. milling, snelting and re- fining purposes, and for irrigation, agricul- tural. manufacturing and other uses and pur- poses and to construct acquire. own, ana operate. and dispose of, plants for utilizing and turning to account said water rights and water power, and for producing, generating and distributing electrical and other power and steam, electricity and gas. for heating, lighting and other purposes and to construct manage. operate and control, and to aid in the construction of, roads, ways, railroads, or tramways, steamship or water lines, bridges, reservoirs, water courses, aqueducts, wharves, pierS and Jettiess and similar works necessary for or ineiden- tai to any of the companys purposes. and to contribute to, subsidiZe or otherwise aid or take part in, any such works or opera tions and to construct, aid in the construe- tion of and operate telegraph and telephone lines PROVIDED that this company shall not engage in the construction and operation of railroads or railways, or aid in the eonstrue- tion thereof, or carry on the business or a telegraph or telephone company, of gas or electric company, within the state of Maine, but said business of the construction and op- eration of railroads, or aiding in the con struction thereof, and said telegraph and tele- phone, gas and electrical business, shall be carried on in states and Jurisdictions other than the state of Maine. but only in states and jurisdictions when and where permissible under the laws thereof;
 To purchase. acquire by subscription or otherwise, and to hold for investment or otherwise, use, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose or ana 70 gl guaL- antee any shares of stock, bonds, securities or other obligations of any other corpora ton or association, of this or any other state' territory country, or to aid in any manner ] any such corporation or association whose ] shares of stock. bonds other obligations ! are held or in any manner guaranteed by this company, and to do any other act or thing permitted by law for the preservation. | protection, improvement or enhancement or | the value of such shares of stock, bonds, se- | curities or other obligations, and to do any 1 actsror things permitted by law designed for | such purposes; and while the owner of such | shares of stock, bonds, securities or other | obligations, to exercise all the rights, powers | and privileges of ownership, including the | right to vote thereon;
 To acquire, own and dispose of, mortgage ! and convey. any and all property within or . without the state of Maine. real or personal, | necessary for or incidental to the purposes of | .his company, any of them including pat | ants, patent rights, trademarks, copyrights, I .rade names. and rights and property of a | similar nature, and to use, exercise, develop. | grant license in respect of. or otherwise turn I 70 account any such trademarks. copyrights, | patents, patent rights, and rights and prop [ srty of a similar nature;
 To issue from time to time, when and as nay be convenient for the accomplishment of he purposes of the company. or any of them. bonds and other securities or obligation of he corporation, and if deemed advisable to se- ,ure the same by mortgage or deed of trust ,f any all the property of the corporation ,r otherwise;
 To issue as preferred stock such part of it's ,apital stock as shall be fixed and determined n the bylaws, and to fix and determine in ts bylaws the designations, preferences, and -oting powers, restrictions and qualifications ,f it's classes of stock
 To acquire. and undertake. the whole or any ,art of the business, property, assets and lia- ,ilities. of any person, firm or corporation. afaHf