Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-06-02
ART1cLHs OF IHco1PonAHns
 of the FRESNO aoLD MINEs comnz1H

AHF1c1ss OF IHco1PoaAH0
 of the
 FRESNO ooLD MINEs connz1H
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THEsn THE SENTS:
 That we. whose names are hereAs .k- fixed, do hereby associate ourseassx ns- gether for the purpose of foFnkAC = Corporation under the laws of ths 9kzAe of Arizona, and to that end adoHf ehe following Articles of Incorporatiax-
 ARTICLE
 The names and post-office adAbessR of the Incorporators are: Louis |. Uz8- lace and l.. B. Sage, both of KinuxnaA Mohave County, Arizona
 The name of the corporation shz& - FRESNO GOLD MINES COMPANY
 Its principal place of business 1schAA the State of Arizona shall be 0sszEAA Mohave County, State of jArizcu1. - other offices may be establishes &nA maintained within or outside of AxhsaAp at such places as the Board of DirsexUD 'may, designate, where meetings Of sessk- holders and directors may be he1< A18 any and all corporate business trazsac4- ed.
 ,sJ ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of business Ds~- posed to be transacted by this coYE8- tion is as follows, to-wit:
 To carry on a general mining, Rz01nE smelling and reduction business - make contracts; to purchase, ieANs - tion, locate, or otherwise acquire. SWA exchange, sell or otherwise dispoos - pledge. mortgage, hypothecate SnA - in mines, and mining claims, totA - and placer, mineral lands, coaA kMak oil lands, timber lands, agrfcu0M3 lands, water and water rights, dA1 and any other property, both -reaaaxs2 personal, and to prospect for. wczh S- plore, maintain and develop the a- and to deal in the products 21A products thereof; to purchase, paa2.s divide, sell and control lands and J1E sites; to purchase. lease, 'or Ufhxxa acquire, erect, own, operate, and milling, smeiting and other orc res tion works, oil refineries, power pAA water works, railroads and tramuNyw = lead from the company's principal ~@oS to establish, acquire, build, coaM1n4 own, operate, exchange, sell and 1DsWs of hotels, restaurants, stores commie- ies, houses, and any and all other - ings and structures of whatsoever - or nature; to do a general maAukAE4zW- ness; to own, handle, sell and csmann letters, patent and inventions; ts ss@ cancel and reissue shares of ifA auA capital stock: and to purchase, or SeAes- wise acquire, and to hold, ovn. ssa3 assign, mortgage, pledge or othexWiA dispose of shares, bonds, debentwezi ~ other evidences of indebtedness oC GeA~ corporations, and while the holder tha1o- of, to exercise all the rights anA sEtGA- leges of ownership, including the nE10 and other evidences of indebtedness .za to secure the payment of same by 0us- gage, deed of trust or otherwise = act as agent. trustee, broker, or - 1n9 other fiduciary capacity, and to bSDB and to loan money; and in general ne and transact such business in eonnnrsiua with the foregoing objects, not iDos1aD- tent with law, in any part of the u014 as the Board of Directors may deoA = the advantage ssRT1enE ef ehs eGTP0raf''- fTf
 The capital stock of this corposaxsA' shall be One Hundred Fifty ThousRn1 and No-100 ($150. .000.00) Dollars. dsss1.4 into one million five hundred th00znDo I,5oo. o.ooo) shares of the par vs,9 = Ten Gents (19c) each; such capita sa1ah may be issued. at such times Az 0AB" Board of Directors may designate, <aaA@ for cash, or real or personal prsD0eU or services or lease, or option e - chase. or any other valuable ri9he - thing, for the uses and purposes E. - Egrporation, and all shares of ezNfA0 stock ss.. issued shall fheYeupon -an0 thereby BeoUN>a and be fulIpAs2 - same as though paid for in czsn - par, and shall be non-asSessaASe - ever, and the judgment of the DheEa0 as to the value of any property, rieA1 - thing, acquired in exchange for csvso stock shall be conclusive. In fhe sA- sence of actual fraud in the IansaextsA s f ARTICLE IV.
 The time of the commencement m - Corporation Shall be the date of .sAe.fD suance to it of a certificate af - poration by tn ARIZONA fCDKPmA- TON COMMISSION and it shan dure for full term of twenty-b years, thereafter, with privilege cf - petual succession as provided by faH-
 ARTICLE V
 The affairs of the CorporatfUn sAs be conducted by a Board of Dirse<ns consisting of not less than three nor more than seven 60 members 1U whom a President. VicezPresiden6. n Secretary and Treasurer shall be 4f2nso- ed from among the Stockholders. psaVt&- ed that the offices of Secretary - Treasurer may be held by the sane y0- son.
 The Board of Directors may froA tfs to time appoint such other officers aA4 agents as to them may seem meef znA proper The Directors shall be eAnsoaA by and from among the Stockhold0a - their annual meeting to be held NA - first Wednesday in May in each ysax. and shall hold office for ONE YEAR anD until their successors have been e4oeAoD and have qualified.
 Until the first annual meeting ef tAA stockholders and until their sueces1a1 have been elected and have Qualifzs& - folloing named persons shall he sfRr cers and Directors as stated.
 J. c. ANDERSON, President AaA M- rector, Wm. C.. BATES, Vice-PrexSss.a and Director, ROY STACKPOOL.E, Sse- retary-Treasurer and Director
 Prior to the first annual meetsns sA the stockholders, the Directors ip skfSse may appoint other Directors to -sssS- with them.
 ;. ARTICLE VI
 The Directors shall have the RssR to adopt, amend and rescind ky-&EN4 to fill vacancies occurring in the nanss from any cause and to appoint &rea their own number an executive conHix-. tee and vest said committee with an nnA powers granted the Directors sy 0AaaR Articles.
 ARTICLE VII :
 The highest amount of indeAfc4aeAn or liability to which the Corpsxz1in0 may at any one time subject itzelR AR One Hundred Thousand ts10o.oos.es} Dss- lars. ..Ea>
 ARTICLE VIII
 The private property of the stocAhu1A- CTS of the corporation shall be fnxevar exempt from the debts or obligzxiesS aE the Corporation.
 ARTICLE TX
 TheSe ArffcIeS of Tncarpora4inx