Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04
LEGAL ADVERTISING
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE FIVE GOLD MINES COMPANY

That we. whose names are hereto affixed, do
 hereby associate ourselves together Tor the
 purpose of forming a Corporation under the
 laws of the State of Arizona. and to that end
 adopt the following Articles of lncorpora-
 tion":
 ARTICLE l. The names and post office
 address of the Iacorporators are:
 Charles H. Burlock, Oatman' Arizona.
 Benjamin H. Wilson, Oatman. Arizona.
 Will H. Holcomb, Oatman, Arizona.
 The name of the Corporation shall be the
 NATIONAL FIVE GOLD MINES COMPANY
 Its principal place of business within the
 State of Arizona shall be Oatman, mohave
 County, State of Arizona, but other offices
 may be established and maintained within or
 outside of Arizona, at such places as the Board 1 of Directors may designate, where meetings
 of Stockholders and Directors may be held and any and all corporate business transacted.
 ARTICLE II. The general nature of busi-
 ness proposed to be transacted by this Cor poration is as follows. to-wit:
 To carry on general mining miling' smelling, and reduction business to make con
 tracts; to purchase. lease, option, locate or
 otherwise secure, own, exchange and deal m
 mines and mining claims, both lode ana placer also to sell or otherwise dispose oi'
 pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and deal m mines, mineral lands coal lands, oil lands, timber lands, agricultural lands, water ana
 water rights, dam sites, and any other prop
 erty, both real and personal and to worA' eH- plore. prospect, maintain and develop tne same; to purchase or otherwise acquire, plat
 subdiyide, sell, lease, deal in and control lands and town sites; to purchase lease or other other
 wise acquire, erect, own, operate and sell
 milling, smelting and other ore reduetlon works, oil refineries, power plants water works, railroads and tramways to leaa I4oh iron the Company's principal works; to estaDhsh' 1 acquire, build. construct, own, operate ex- change sell and dispose of hotels, restaurants; stores commissaries, houses, and any ana all other buildings and structures of whatsoever kind or nature; to do general manutactur- | ing, mercantile and agricultural business 70 | own, cancel and reissue shares or us own cap | ital stock and to purchase, or otner"lse ae- | ouire and to hold, own, sell, assign, mort | gage. pledge, or otherwise dispose. or shares' bonds, debentures, or other evidences ol IT. debtedness of other Corporations; and whie the holder thereof, to exercise all the ughts and privileges of ownership, ineludlng the right to vote thereon; to issue bonds' notes | and other evidences of indebtedness ana 10 | secure inc payment of same, by mortgage, | l deed of trust, or otherwise; to act as agent trustee, broker, or in any other tduelary ca, pacity, and borrow and to loan money ana in general to do and perform such acts ana things and to transact such business m con- | nection with the foregoing objects not ineonI sistent with law, in any part of the world as the Board of Directors may deem 10 the ao- vantage of the Corporation.
 ARTICLE IT. The Capital Stock of this | Corporation shall be ONE MILLION DOL LARS, divided into ONE MILLION SHAKES of the par value of One Dollar per share such capital stock may be issued at sucn times as the Board of Directors may deslgI nate, either for cash, or real or personal property or services, or lease, or option 10 purchase or any other valuable right or thing for the use and purposes of the Corporatlon, and all shares of capital stock SO issueut snall l thereupon and thereby become and be full paid the same as though paid for in cash at par, and shall be nOn-assessable forever ana the judgment of the Directors as to the value of any property, right or thing acquired m exchange for capital stock shall be conclusive in the absence of actual fraud, in the transae-
 ARTICLE ". The time of the commence ment of this Corporation shall be the date ot the issuance to it of certain Cer1nGa6e nn ot Incorporation by the ARIZONA CORPORA- TON COMMISSION, and it shall endure for the full term of twenty-five years thereafter with privileges of perpetual succession as pro
 kRTiCLE V. The affairs of the Corpora tion shall be conducted by a Board of Diree- tors consisting of not less than THREE nor more than SEVEN members by whom 3 ,T T resl- dent Vice President, Secretary and lreas- urer shall be elected, from among the stock holders provided that, the offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by the same per
 The Board of Directors may from time to time appoint such other officers and agents -e-toys shall be elected by and from among the stockholders at their annual meeting 70 be held on the second Monday or January m each year. and shall hold office for one year l and until their successors have been elected sDd have qualified. Until the first annual ; meeting of the Stockholders and unIl thelr successors have been elected and quaiitled' the following named persons snail pc tne OiA- cers and directors as stated: D..
 Charles H. Burlock, President and Director.
 Will H. Holcomb, Vice President and Dl-
 Margaret Kempley, Secretary and Treasurer
 Beniamin H. Wilson, Director.
 N Moran, Director. Al,
 ARTICLE VI The Directors shall have the novyer to adopt, amend and rescind BYLAWS to fill vacancies occurring in the Board lIOilI l any cause. and to appoint from thelr o~iI o~.I 1,,y,bsr an executive committee and vest said . committee with all the powers granted 'he Directors by these Articles -. .s ;
 ARTICLE VII The highest amount or m ,5.bts5nsss or liability to which the Corpora tion nav at any one time subject itseh ls Two Hundred Thousand Dollars.
 ARTICLE VIII. The private property or 1 +bs Stockholders of the Corporation shall be forever exempt from the debts or oohsa'iOiiS oA ARTICLE E IX. These Articles of lncorpora- +io1 may be amended by a majority vote of tbe outstanding stock of the Corporation at any regular meeting of the stoeknolaers ot at any special meeting thereof called lOr 'ii9' IS XIV WITNESS WHEREOF. we have hereun- +o set our hands and seals this 7th day ot MarGn' sSaHm A. U; i'iVi CHARLES H. BURLoCK. SSjk it WILL H. HOLCOMB,
 SSesE BENJAMIN H. WILSON. State of California. County of Los Angeiss }eis
 On this 7th day of March, A. ID. isIe, pc fore me Pearl Brooks, Notary fuonS DlIS. lH and for Los Angeles County State or N; NAiiIGl mia aforesaid residing therein ouy -oS Win
  H HoIeomb known to me to be the person described in, whose name is attached to- ana who executed and delivered the NI'Iih ni. ha sty1r,ent. and he acknowledged to me that ne executed the same as his voluntary act ana for the purposes and considerations hAiheu
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year last above written.
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 Angeles State of California.
 On this Sth day of March, A. ID. lsls. pc fore me. EIva c. Shuck. Notary Public m and for the County of Mohave. State of Arl- zoDa aforesaid, residing therein, duly com, rnissioned and sworn, personally apPeareu Charles H. Burlock and Benjamin h. Mlison' known to me to be the persons described ll' whose names are attached to, and who eNecut, ed and delivered the within instrument ana thev each acknowledged to me that they exc cuted the same as their voluntary act and Tor inc purposes and considerations therein named.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have hereunto
 nd offi ad !