The Arizona sentinel., 1891-08-29
ARTICLES OF INCORp0RATIOH
OF THE DURANGO MINING AID ssaEETiaG COMPANY.
OF THE

We, the undersigned, being desirous of forming 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 corporators are Curtis Coe Bean, Thomas J. Hand and c. H, Dillingham;, who, with their associates, shall constitute the Board of Directors for the first year.
 1 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 tue United States and the Republic of Mexico as may be found necessary for the proper conduct of it's business. The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the da # of | of filing of these Articles in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Yuma, 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.
 Fourth, the highest amount of indebted. ness or liability to which this corporation shall subject itself, shall be one million dol lars.
 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 business or necessarily connected therewith.
 Sixth, the stockholders in this corporation and their private property, shall be exempt from the corporate debts of this corporation.
 Seventh, the affairs of this corporation 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 event 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 President, Secretary, Treasurer, and at the option of the Board | of Directors Vice-President, Superintend- ent and an Executive Committee. The Board of Directors, till the third Wednes- day of May, 1892, and until their success prs, duly qualified, shall be elected, shall | be Curtis Coe Bean, J. Nj. Linehan, Charles | G. Mitchell, Thomas J. Hand and 0. H. | Dillingham;. Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filled by the remaining members of the Board. As soon as practic- able after filing these Articles in the office of the County Recorder in the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, the persons named herein as Directors, to serve until the third Wednesday of May, 1892, shall meet and organize as a Board of Directors, elect officers, and adopt Bylaws" A majority of the Board of Directors shall be | a quorum and any meeting of said Board at which quorum is present, shall be deemed | a regular meeting and have the same au- thority as full Board.
 In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 10th day of May, 1891.