The Arizona sentinel., 1891-10-17
ARTICLES OF IaCORpuRATlON
or THE DuRANG0 SgIRlNG AID SMELTIHa C0EPANY.
or THE

BuRkNG0 aIfilMG AID SMELTIsa C0EPAhY. We, the undersigned, being desirous of l forming a corporation under and in accord ance with the laws of the Territory of Ari- zona, do hereby adopt the following articles of Incorporation:
 | First, the names of the corpotators are Curtis Coe Bean, Thomas J. Hand and C.. | H, Dilligham, who, with their associates, shall constitute the Board of Directors for the first year.
 Second, the name of the corporation is the Durango Mining and Smelling Company | The principal place of business shall be the City of Yuma, and Territory of Arizona, but the corporation proposes to carry on busi- ness in such other portion of the United States and the Republic of Mexico as may be found necessary for the proper conduct ! of its business. The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the da5 of of filing of these Articles in the office of the ] County Recorder of the County of Yuma, 1 Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years there after.
 | Third, the amount of capital stock au- | thorized is five million dollars divided into | five hundred thousand shares of the par val ue of ten dollars each and which is to be paid in cash or property within one year. 1 Fourth, the highest amount of indebted ness CT liability to which this corporation shall subject itself, shall be one million dol | lars.
 l Fifth. the corporation proposes to engage in the business of placer mining; operating, developing and improving mineral and other lands owned or controlled by the company; mining, boring; digging for and otherwise ob- taining from the earth gold, silver and other mineral ores; oil, coal, and stones; milling, smelting, reducing and refining the same; and the doing of all things incidental to such a business or necessarily connected 1 herewith.
 | Sixth, the stockholders in this corpor; tion and their private property, shall be ex mpt | from the corporate debts of this corpora ion.
 Seventh, the affairs of this corpora ion shall be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of five person who are stock holders. Election of Directors by the stock holders shall be held on the third Wednes- day of May, 1892, and annually thereafter. In e"ent that an annual election is not held on the day specified, the old Board shall continue with full power until their suc- cessors, duly qualified, shall be elected. The officers to be chosen by the Board of Directors sEall be a President, Secretary, Treasurer, and at the optien ef the Beard of Directors Vice President, Superintend- ent and an Executive Committee. 1Ee Board of Directors, till the third Wednes- day of May. 1892, and until their success ors, duly qualified, shall be elected, srail be Curtis Zoe Bean, J. M. Linehan, Charles G. Mitchell, Thomas J. Hand and c. H. Dillingham; Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filled by the remaining members of the Board. As soon as praetic- able after filing these Articles ip the office of the County Recorder in the County oi Yuma, Territory of Arizona, the persons named herein as Directors, to serve unti the third Wednesday of May, 1892, sinai meet and organize as Board of Directors elect officers, and adopt "ByLaws." 4 majority of the Board of Directors shall b' quorum and any meeting of said Board a which quorum is present, shall be deemed regular meeting and have the same au thority as full Board.
 In testimony whereof, we have hereunt
 set our hands and seals this 10th day of May
 1891.
 CURTIsC. BEAN,
 TuOS T HAND lISeals-