Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-05-19

2Sth day of April A. D. 1922, at 10 o'clock a. m., as provided by law.
 In Testimony Whereof, The Arizona Corporation Commission, by its Chair man. has hereunto set its hand and af- fixed it's Official Seal. Done at the City of Phoenix. the Capitol, this 2sth day of April A. D. 1922.
 ARIZONA CORPORATION
 COMMISSION,
 D. F. JOHNSON.
 Chairman.
 TX. J. MCBRIDE Secretary
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION | of the
 COLORADO RIVER FERRY COMPANY Know All Men By These Presents:
 That we, the undersigned. have this | day associated ourselves together for | the purpose of forming a corporation uD- der the laws of the State of Arizona. of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I. The name of this cor poration shall be
 COLORADO RIVER FERRY COMPANY and post office addresses of the incor- porators are H. l.. Mccarn, Robert W. | Davidson and E. Everett all of Chloride. Mohave County. Arizona. ARTICLE III. The principal place of business of this corporation within the State of Arizona, and where it's office | is situated is Chloride Mohave County, | Arizona; but other offices may be estab- | lished and maintained within or without the Board of Directors may designate, the State of Arizona at such places as where any and all corporate business may be transacted.
 l ARTICLE W. The general nature of the business to be transacted by this company is to provide means of trans portation and communication between | the Sattes of Arizona. Nevada and Cal | ifornia by the establishment of a ferry across the Colorado River. at point where the Chloride-Searchlight highway
 To establish other ferries along said Colorado River whenever need arises for To buy and sell build and operate boats of any description; any land adjacent to the river which 1t | Is necessary or expedient to own for the proper conduct of its ferry busi- ness or any other business which is al- lowed by its articles of incorporation: To contract for. lease, buy and sell and operate stage and transfer lines or comnanies. automobiles, auto trucks or wagons and supplies and parts for the same;
 To erect. contract for. lease. buy and sell buildings. buy sell and operate hotels and commissaries; N
 To purchase or acquire in any lawful manner. and to own, mortgage. pledge. transfer or sell or in any manner dis chandise, and to acquire the good will. rights and property and to undertake the whole or any part of the assets or liabilities of any person. firm. associa- in cash or the stock of this company, or otherwise, to hold or dispose. in any manner, of the whole or any part of any business so acquired or to conduct the same, exercising all the necessary or convenient powers in the management of such business;
 To enter into, make and perform con- tracts of any kind with aany per~o-> firm. association. corporation. nfunici- pality. body politic state government OF any dependency thereof;
 To borrow and loan money and to do all other things necessary or convenient to carry out the purpose of the above business in the United States or any own capital stock and that of other cor porations, and to vote any stock owned by 1t the same as natural person might or could to issue bonds, notes. deben- ness and secure the payment of the same by mortgage. deed of trust OF otherwise. #E ..' .. -.. ...
 ARTICLE V. The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shah be ten thousand dollars t$10000.o0) di- vided into two thousand f2.000) shares of the par value of five dollars t$5.00) each.
 Of this amount five hundred (5oo) shares shall be issued and paid for in cash. in services, labor and supplies fur nished and no stock shall be issued ex- cept stock that is paid in full.
 The remaining 150o shares shall be held as a reserve and may be issued only P,,n of ~h. << pay for extensions or bettermert of tho company's enterprises on specific auth orization by the Board of Directors of this company.
 mencement of this corporation shall be the day upon which a certificate of in corporation is issued by the Arizona Corporation Commission and the termin- ation thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter. with the privilege of renewal as provided by law. i'..---..
 ARTICLEE VII The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors, consisting of seven CD members, each of whom shall be 8 stockholder of record, who shall serve for one year from the date of their first annual election. or until their successors are elected and qualified. The directors shall be elected on the second Monday of January of each calendar year.
 The first Board of Directors shall be elected by the incorporators at the or ganization meeting which shall be held as soon as possible after the issuance of the certificate of incorporation. and shall hold office until the annual meet ing of the stockholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified.
 The officers of this corporation shssf be a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
 The Secretary and Treasurer. may be one person. or the Treasurer need not be a
 ARTICLE VIII. The Directors may adopt Bylaws for the government of this corporation, with full power to amend the same. They are vested with power to fill vacancies occurring In the Board of Directors from any cause. and may appoint from their own number an executive committee.
 ARTICLE N The corporation in- debtedness shall at no time exceed one half of its capital stock issued and out .... ARTICLE x. The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be and Is forever made exempt from the debts of the corporation.
 ARTICLE XI. The capital stock or this corporation shall be and is hereby made forever non-assessable by this for any purpose. , IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have set our hands this goth day o1 pril A ID. 1922.