Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-24

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, The Arizona Corporation Commission by it's Chairman, has hereunto set its hand and affixed its Official Seal. Done at the City of Phoenix. the Capital. this 9th day of March A. D. 1922
 | ARIZONA CORPORATION l COMMISSION,
 AT?5sF: F! 5s k. MCBRIDE: E: F. JoGSsoN; eSsiSSsn
 Secretary. '"'''
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 oAr,aAx APEX Sonp St MINES, ING. Know All Men By These Presents:
 That we. the undersigned. have this | day associated ourselves for the pur- pose of forming corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona, and here by adopt the following Articles of In- corporation:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name of this corporation is OAT- MAN APEX GOLD MINES, INC. | ARTICLE II.
 I The names. residences and post of- ] flee addresses of the incorporators are: M. B. Dudley. Kingman. Mohave County. l Arizona; Beryl Mortlock. of the same place.
 l The principal place of business of this corporation within the State of Arizona shall be Kingman. Mohave County State of Arizona; but other offices may l be established and maintained within or without the State of Arizona at such places as the Board of Directors may designate. where meetings of stockhold- CTS and directors may be held and any and all corporate business transacted. ARTICLE ".
 The general nature of the business | proposed to be transacted is as follows, | to-wit:
 To carry on a general mining. mill | ing, smelting and reduction business: to l make contracts: to purchase. lease. To- 1 change. sell or otherwise dispose of. l plGdge, mortgage, hypothecate and deal in mining claims and mines, both lode l and placer, mineral lands, coal lands, | lands, water and water-right. dam sites. and any other property, both real and personal and to prospect for. work. ex- plore, operate. maintain and develop the same, and to deal in the products there of: tc purchase. plat. subdivide. sell, lease and control lands and townsites; to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire. erect, own, operate and sell milling, smelting and other ore reduction works, oil refineries, power plants, water works, railroads and tramways to lead from the company's principal works: to establish. acquire, build. construct own operate, exchange, sell and dispose of hotels, restaurants, stores and commissarles,
  and structures of whatsoever kind or nature; to do a general manufacturing mercantile and agricultural business; to own, sell, handle and control letters pat ent and inventions ito own sell, can eel and reissue shares of its own stock. and to purchase or otherwise acquire, and to hold, own. sell. assign, mortgages pledge or otherwise dispose of. shares. bonds, debentures. or other evidences or indebtedness, of other corporations. and while the holder thereof to exercise all the rights and privileges of ownership including the right to vote thereon; to- issue bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness and to secure the pay msnt of the same by mortgage, deed of trust or otherwise: to act as agent. trustee, broker. or in any other fiduciary capacity, and to borrow and loan money; and in general to do and perform sucn acts and things and transact such bus mess in connection with the foregoing objects not inconsistent with law in any part of the world. as the Board of Di. rectors may deem to the advantage or the corporation.
 The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall De one Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($l6O.- 0oo.0o), divided into One ooSi MiliiSn nSn. slVe the par value of Ten Cents Q0c) each, which shall be paid in at such time as the Board of Directors may designate, in cash. real or personal property. ser vices, lease, option to purchase. or any other valuable right or thing, for the use and purposes of the corporation; and all shares of capital stock when issued in exchange therefor shall there upon and thereby become and be fully paid up, the same as though paid for in cash at par. and shall be non-assessable forever, and the judgment of the direc- tors as to the value of any property. right or thing acquired in exchange for
 ARTICLE VI.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the day upon which certificate of incorporation Is issued and the termination thereof shall be- l twenty-five years thereafter. with the privilege of renewal as provided by law.
 ARTICLE VII.
 In furtherance and not in limitation. | of the powers conferred by statute. the l affairs of the corporation shall be con- l ducted by a Board of Directors. consist 1 ing of not less than Three (3) nor more | than Nine (S) members. each Of whom shall be a stockholder of record. who | shall serve for one year from the date | of election, or until their successors are l elected and have qualified. The direc- tors shall be elected annually by the stockholders on the second Tuesday Tn of Directors shall be selected by the in as soon as convenient after l the filing of these Articles of 1ncorpor- ation with the Arizona Corporation Com mission and shall hold office until the first annual meeting of the stockholders or until their successors are elected and have qualified, and such board shall be of not less than Three (S) nor more than Nine (9) members as the 1n- shall determine
 The stockholders. at each annual meeting thereof, shall by resolution fix the number of directors at not less than Three (3) nor more than Nine (O, to serve for the ensuing year, and shall elect the number of directors so fixed in said resolution.
 The ~fficnrs of this corporation shall be a President. a Vice-President. Sec retary and Treasurer, to be elected by the Board of Directors. The Secretary and Treasurer may be one person, and need not be a stockholder.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The directors shall adopt Bylaws for the government of this corporation with full power to amend the same; they are vested with power to fill vacancies in the Board of Directors from any cause, and to appoint from