Arizona republican., 1918-03-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the RAY-KELVIN MINING COMPANY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS,
 That we. the undersigned having ass sociated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona, and, act ing in accordance herewith, do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incor- poration.
 ARTICLE I.
 The names, residence and post of- flee addresses of the incorporators are as follows:
 William F. Cogdell, Phoenix. Arizo- ma; Arthur l.. Kelley. Kelvin. Arizona; John LsPascale. Kelvin. Arizona: and the name of the corporation shall be RAY-KELVIN MINING COMPANY.
 It's principal place of business within the State of Arizona shall be at Phoe- nix. Arizona, but other offices may be established and maintained either within or outside the State of Arizona. at such place or places as the Board of Directors may designate, where meetings of the stockholders and di- rectors may be held any and all cor poration business transacted.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted and carried on by this corporation is that of min | ing, milling, s.nelting, ore reduction and treating, in all it's related branches and do all the things hereinafter men, tioned, and any of them as fully and to l the same extent as natural persons might or could do in any part of the world, and to do any and everything and to engage in any and every busi- ness which may by its Board of Di- rectors be deemed necessary, requisite, essential convenient or auxiliary to the carrying out of the objects and pur- poses for which this corporation is formed.
 In furtherance, and not in limitation, Of its general powers and purposes, it is expressly provided that this corporation shall have the following powers. viz:
 ]. To acquire. own, handle, sell en- cumber, and otherwise deal in or with any and all classes of property; to buy or otherwise acquire. own, hold, sell and in any manner deal in or with shares of the capital stock of this or other corporations; to pay for prop
 
 stock of this corporation, bonds or otherwise. to carry on business of min ing, milling. smelting, concentrating, converting, treating. preparing for market, manufacturing, buying, selling exchanging or otherwise producing and dealing in gold, silver. copper and any and all kinds of ores, minerals, and metals and in the products and by products thereof, of every kind and description, and by whatsoever process the same can or may be produced and generally without limitations as to the ;1 amount.
 7. To acquire by purchase, exchange location, appropriation or in any other manner whatsoever, or in any manner whatsoever to receive, own, hold, use operate, lease, mortgage, sell or other wise dispose of mines, mining property . ores, minerals, water rights, reservoirs canals, fumes, ditches, mills, smelters sawmills, stores. hotels, boarding houses, easements of any kind of prop. erty.
 8. To construct, lease or otherwise acquire and to own, hold and operate railroads, tramways or rights of way necessary or convenient to the carry. } ing on of any business undertaking b, it; to acquire, own, hold, sell, lease ol otherwise dispose of any and all kind of inventions, rights, licenses, paten . rights and letters of patent. 4. To borrow money and to issu, it's bonds payable in cash or convert ible into stock of this corporation, de [ bentures, mortgages, promissory notes . or any other evidences of indebtedness 1 therefor, and to pledge, sell or other . wise dispose of the whole or any par | nf 10 aa h it for the security of payment of an, , indebtedness or obligation incurred o ], undertaken; to use it's stock, deben v lures or bonds in payment for an ,: property or commodity which it ma ' purchase or acquire.
 5. To make contracts, and to do a
 fully and to the same extent as natura z. persons migbt or could do, any and a e of the things herein set forth, either a = principals, agents, contractors, trustee . or otherwise. and either alone or i f company with other persons, associa a tons or corporations; and in genera h to have and exercise with respect to a # things the powers, privileges, immuni d ties conferred upon corporations of thi 2 class by the laws of the State of Ari d zona, and to carry on any business
 connection herewith not inconsister !" with the laws of the United States. l, ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the capital stock ( tt this corporation shall be Two Millio 9 ($2,000, 100000 Dollars divided into Tv z Million (2,000.000) shares of the ps n value of One Dollar (s1.00) each, whic - snail be paid in. at such time as u
 Board of Directors may designate
 cash, real or personal property, SCI | vices tn II other valuable right or thing for il '- use and purpose of the corporation. ar l- all shares of capital stock, when issue in exchange thereof, shall thereupe V, u and thereby become and be full pal i. the same as though paid for in cash par, and shall be non-assessable fo ,6 ever and the judgment of the dire, a tors as to the value of the proper 70 right or thing acquired, in exchan, lg TOT capital stock, shall be conclusiy
 ARTICLE ".
 The commencement of the corpor;
 ton shall be the date of the filing tf these articles with the Arizona Co
 poration Commission, and it shall el
 dure for the full term of twenty if v years thereafter, with privilege of De or petual succession as provided n. statute.
 ARTICLE "
 - The affairs of this corporation sh:
 be conducted by Board of Director = consisting of not less than three n ID more than nine persons, who shall 8. elected annually by the stockholdel '. second Monday in July of each yea tf and the officers thereof shall consj = of President, Vice President, Seer Q tary and Treasurer, to be elected bv f - Board of Directors. and sucb other o