Arizona republican., 1919-11-03
Legal Advertising
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OE TILE

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
U. S. SILVER MINING COMPANY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, Guy Gamble,
W. S. Salter, r. H. Emery, Arthur
Luhrs, and o. F. Beutke do hereby as
sociate ourselves together for the pur-
pose of forming a corporation under
the laws of the State of Arizona, and
for this purpose we do hereby adopt
the following articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I
The names of the incorporators are
as hereinabove set forth, and their
residences and postoffice addresses
are as follows: Guy Gamble, Miami,
Arizona; w. S. Salter, R. H. Emery,
Arthur Luhrs and o. F. Beutke, Phoe-
nix, Arizona.
The name of the corporation is U. S.
Silver Mining Company, and the prin-
cipal place of transacting business
shall be at the city of Phoenix. Mari
copa county, Arizona, at which place
the meetings of stockholders and the
board of directors shall be had and
held, provided that the stockholders
of this corporation may, at any gen.
CT al IuCClll1S vi dI any SPCNloi lilCCh-
ing called for such purpose. estab-
lish other and different places for
holding the meetings of stockholders
and directors.
ARTICLE II
The general nature OF the business
proposed to be transacted shall be as
follows: The purchase, acquisition
and sale of silver and other mines and
mining property; the working, opera
ton and maintenance of same; the
holding, purchase and selling of real
estate useful or convenient for the
purpose of its business and the mort
gaging or leasing thereof; the con-
struction and maintenance of reSer-
voirs, waterworks, dams and acque-
ducts and operation of mills, smelters
and reduction plants useful and neces-
sary for the business of treating
smelling and refining silver and other
| ores and metals and the manufacture
| and sale of articles made wholly or in
part of silver or other metals; the
construction, maintenance and opera
| ton of stores for the sale of articles
of merchandise; the issuing of bonds
| debentures or other obligations and
the securing of the same by mortgage
or lien on any of the property, right:
or franchises of this corporation; the
| acquisition, purchase, sale or othel
| disposition of the stocks, bonds o.
| other securities of other compa MES
| corporations or individuals, and il
general, to do and perform any or al
acts and things necessary and Incl
! dental to the objects aforesaid, or il
anywise connected herewith
ARTICLE III
i The authorized capitaI stock of thi
corporation shall be and is one mil
lion five hundred thousand Q,500 900
shares, of the par value of one (s1.00
dollar per share. Each share of stool
when issued shall be first fully pal,
for in cash, or its cash equivalent il
services or property, and the Boar,
of Directors is hereby given authorit,
to fix the value of such services o
property, and in the absence of FRAUD
the value so fixed by said board shal
be conclusive; each share of stocl
when so issued shall, thereafter, b
non -assessable.
ARTICLE "
The time of the commencement @
this corporation shall be the dat
when the Articles of Incorporation ar
lieu lOT TeCOTu III the OlllC6 OI Tn
Corporation Commission and certifie
copy thereof recorded in the office c
; the recorder of Maricopa county, Stat
of Arizona, and the termination thereo
shall be twenty-five years from tn
date when the said certified copy
so recorded.
ARTICLE V
The affairs of this corporation sha
) | he NV hn III Of
tors of not less than five 90 nor NOR
than nine 90, who shall serve for
period of one ID year, or until the
successors are elected and qualifie,
Each director shall be a stockholde
of this corporation, and the member
ship of said board may be increased, a
: hereinabove provided, at any regula
meeting of stockholders or at any spe
cial meeting called for this purpose.
/. The first annual meeting of stock
holders for the election of director
and the transaction of such other bus
; ness as may properly come before
shall be held on the 18th day of Janr
airy, 1920, and said annual meetin
shall, thereafter, be held on the san
: day of each succeeding year.
The Board of Directors is heret
q given power to fill all vacancies
e said board caused by resignation
e otherwise, and such board is given Il
I further power and authority to ado
: corporate seal and to affix the san
to any stock certificate or other il
strument in writing, and to adopt b,
laws. Until the annual meeting
} stockholders for the election of dire
. tors shall be held as hereinabove pr,
I vided, the following named person
who are subscribers to and owners
at least one share of the capital stoc
> of this corporation, shall constitute Il
Board of Directors:
:. GUY GAMBLE,
w. 6. SALTER,