Mohave County miner., 1918-02-09

the Great Seal of the State to be hereuntO affixed. Given under my hand at Augusta, This third day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven teen and in the one hundred and forty-secOnd year of the Independence of the United States of America.
 (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 a meeting of the signers of the articles of agreement therefor. duly called and held at No. 36 EN- change Street, in the city of Portland, state of Maine, on Tuesday. the ninth day of Janu- ary. A. 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, quar- 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 privileges;
 To engage in the business of mining. quarry ing, smeltng, refining, dressing, amalgamat- ing, preparing for market and manufacturng into merchantable forms, materials, articles
 
 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 build. own. control and operate mills and works for the crushing, sampling and treat ing of mineral substances and mineral bearing ores, and for the smelting, reduction, extrae- tion and refining of all kinds of minerals and mineral bearing ores; and to buy, sell. assay, snelt and treat such ores and mineral substances. their products and by-produets, 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 a general smolting and refining business, and a general metals buying and selling busi- ness in the various parts and markets of the world;
 To acquire, own and develop coal and oil lands and properties, and to construct, own and operate all plant or machinery in con, nection herewith for the operation of said properties, or for the conversion or dtstribu- tion of the products thereof:
 To explore acquire, own and dispose of, 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 ana EepdlEluE LudGuAueEya plements, tools and appliances, mechanical and electrical, and to construct and manutac- ture such machinery. articles and things, un- der contract or otherwise, and for it's own use or for disposal by sale. lease, license or other wise;
 To engage in and carry on a general stores and mercantile and supply business, for deal ing in provisions. materials, supplies and equipment of all Sortss
 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 acquire by purchase. lease. concession. grant or otherwise, and hold. manage. control, develop, operate, sell and dispose of. water rights, water power, privileges and appropr1a- tions for mining. milling, smelting and re fining purposes, and for irrigation, agr1cul- tural. manufacturing and other uses and pur- poses: and to construct, acquire, own, and 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 m the construction of, roads, ways, railroads railways or tramways, steamship or water transportation lines, bridges. reservoirs, water courses. aqueducts, wharves, pierS and jetties' and similar works necessary for or inciden- tai to any or the company purposes anu to contribute to, subsidiEe or otherwise aid or take part in, any such works or opera tions and to construct, aid in the construc- ton 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 eonstruc- tion thereof, or carry on the business or telegraph telephone company. of a gas or electric company, within the state of Maine, but said business of the construction and op- eration of railroads. aiding in the con- struction thereof, and said telegraph and teie- 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 of, and to guar antee any shares of stock bonds, securities or other obligations of any other corpora- tion or association, of this or any other state. territory or country, or to aid in any manner any such corporation or associatlOn whose shares of stock. bonds or other obligations are held CT 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 Donas' se- curities other obligations and 10 uo any acts or things permitted by law designed Tor such purposes and while the owner or such shares of stock, bonds, securities or other obligations. 10 eNerGlse aAA AAAe AAAtAos ReffNAo 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 this company, or any of them including pat ents. patent rights, trademarks, copyrights trade names. and rights and property of a similar nature. and to use, exercise. develop grant license in respect of or otherwise turn to account any such trademarks, copyrights, patents, patent rights, and rights and prop erty of a similar nature;
 To issue from time to time, when and as may be convenient for the accomplishment Of the purposes of the company, or any Of them, bonds and other securities or obligation of the corporation, and if deemed advisable to se- cure the same by mortgage or deed of trust of any or all the property of the corporation or otherwise;
 To issue as preferred stock such part of it's capital stock as shall be fixed and determined in the bylaws, and to fix and determine In its bylaws the designations, preferences, and voting powers, restrictions and qualifications of it's classes of stock;
 To acquire. and undertake, the whole or any part of the business, property, assets and lia- bilities, of any person, firm or corporation. or association, carrying on any business simi-