Mohave County miner., 1918-02-16
Legal Advertising
of America. (SeaD FRANK W. BALL,
 Secretary of State.
 STATE OF MAINE CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF A CORPORATInN IrNnEp TIE


 The undersigned. officers of @ corporation
 organized at Portland Maine. at a meeting
 of the signers of the articles of agreement
 therefor, duly called and held at No. S6 Ex-
 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: l 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 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 l stances and products:
 1 To acquire by purchase or otherwise. and l to build, own, control and operate mills and works for the crushing, sampling and treat 1 ing of mineral substances and mineral bearing ores, and for the smelting, reduction, extrac- tion and refining of all kinds of minerals i 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 factor or agent for others, for compensation, or on commission or otherwise, and to engage in and carry on a general smelting 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- neetion herewith for the operation of said properties. or for the conversion or distribu- | tion of the products thereof
 l 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-products of all such busi- ness;
 To acquire. construct. own and operate. ma- | chine shops and manufacturing plants for manufacturing and repairing machinery. im- plements, tools and appliances, mechanical and electrical and to construct and manufac- 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 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 OWus OperaLe ana manage lease anu 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. develops operate, sell and dispose of. water , rights, water power, privileges and appropria- tions for mining, milling, smeting and re- fining purposes, and for irrigation, agricul- 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 in the construction of, roads, ways, railroads, railways or tramways, steamship or water transportation lines, bridges, reservoirs, water courses, aqueduets. wharves, piers and jetties. and, similar works necessary for or inciden- tai to any of the company's purposes, and to contribute to, subsdize 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 construe- ton thereof, or carry on the business of 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 of, and to guar antee any shares of stock, bonds. securities, ! 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 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 l thing permitted by law for the preservation, | protection, improvement or enhancement, of the value of such shares of stock. bonds, se- | curities other obligations, and to do any | acts or 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 |
 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 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;
  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 lla- bilities, of any person, firm or corporation. or association, carrying on any business simi- lar to any business which this corporation Is authorized to carry on; to make. enter into and guarantee contracts incidental to the busi- ness of the company. with any individual, firm, association, or corporation, private, pub lie or municipal, or with the Government of the United States of America, or any state. territory or colony thereof, or any foreign Government, for the purpose of attaining or furthering any of the purposes herein set forth;
 To do any or all of the above things, or any part thereof, as principals, agents, con- tractors or otherwise. and by or through agents or otherwise and either alone or in aN.