Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-06-09

SHdlTIHdH. ATTEST:
 F. K. J. MCBRIDE
 Secretary.
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the
 COLORADO R1vER PERRY COMPANY Know All Men By These Presents: day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation un- der the laws of the State of Arizona, and hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I. The name of this cor coLoRADo RIVER FERRY COMPANY
 ARTICLE II. The names, residences 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 its 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. .-,
 ARTICLE ". The general nature of the business to be transacted by this 
 portation and communication between the Sattes of Arizona, Nevada and Cal ifornia, by the establishment of ferry across the Colorado River. at a point where the Chloride-Searchlight highway crosses said river.
 To establish other ferries along said Colorado River whenever need arises for the same.
 To buy and sell. build and operate boats of any descriptions;
 To Apxr nt f1v h.,Sy and sol any land adjacent to the river which 1t is necessary or expedient to own for the proper conduct of its ferry bus1- 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 companies, automobiles, auto trucks or wagons and supplies and parts for the same;
 To erect. contract for. lease, buy and sSil buildings. buy sell and operate hotels and commissaries;
 To purchase or acquire in any lawful manner. and to own, mortgage. pledge transfer or sell or in any manner dis pose of and deal in goods ware and mer- chandise. and to acquire the good will rights and property and to undertake the whole or any part of the assets of liabilities of any person. firm. associa- tion, or corporation, to pay for the same in cash or the stock cf this company.
  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 person firm, association, corporation, munich pality. body polite, state government or any dnpendencv the~eof'
 To borrow and loan money and to do nh NtI fav1f to carry out the purpose of the above business in the United States or any part of the world, to own shares of its own capital stock and that of other cor porations. and to vote any stock owned by it the same as a natural person might or could. to issue bonds. notes. deben- lures and other evidences of indebted ness and secure the payment of the same by mortgage. deed of trust or otherwise.
 ARTICLE V. The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be ten thousand dollars ($10.000.00) di- vided into two thousand (2,000) shares of the par value of five dollars ($5.00) each
 Of this amount five hundred (50o) shares shall be issued and paid for in cash, in services. labor and supplies fur nished and no stock shall be issued ex- cent stock that Is paid in full.
 The remaining 1500 shares shall be
 
 at full paid value of $500 per share to pay for extensions or betterment of the companys enterprises on specific auth orization by the Board of Directors of this company.
 ARTICLE VI The time of the com 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.
 ARTICLEE VII. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board of Directors, consisting of seven CD members, each of whom shall be a 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 ing of the stockholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified.
 The officers of this corporation shall be President Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
 The Secretary and Treasurer may be one person, or the Treasurer need not be a stockholder.
 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 TX. The corporation in debtedness shall at no time exceed one half of it's capital stock issued and out standing.
 ARTICLE x. The private property of the stockholders of this corporation