The Arizona sentinel., 1891-09-19
ARTICLES OF INCORpORaTION
OF THE BURANGo MININa IND sMELTlHa coMPAtY.

DURANGO MININa IND s%EL Tiaa coMPAtY. We, the undersigned, being desirous of forming a corporation under and in accord ance with the laws Uf the Territory of Ari zona, dc hereby adopt the following articles ! of Incorporation:
 First, the names of the corpor ators are Curtis Coe Bean, Thomas J. Hand and C. l H. Dillingham;, who, with their associates, shall C. n itItute the Board of Directors for the first year.
 1 Second, the name Cf the corporation is 1 the Durango Mining and Smelling Company ! The principal place of business shall bc the City of Yuma, and Territory of Arizona, bu; the corporation proposes to carry on busi ness ill such other portion of tue United States and the Republic of Mexico as may be found necessary for the proper conduc uf it's business. The time of the commence neut of this corporation shalI be the da; C. of fling of these Articles in the office of thc County Recorder of the County of Yuma Territory of Arizona, and the terminatio thereof shall be twenty-five years there after.
 Third, the amount of capital stock au- thorized is i've million dollars divided int, i've hundred thousand shares Of the par val.
 
 paid in cash or property " ithin one year
 Fourth, the highest amonnt of indebted negs or liability to W hich 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 Othe lands owned or controlled by the company; mining, boring; digging for and otherwise oh- taining from the earth gold, silver and Othe mineral ores; oil, coal, and stones; milling smelting, reducing and refining the same, and the doing of all things incidental such a business or necessarily connecte therewith.
 Sixth, the stockholders in this corroraticr and their private property. shall be exenlp from the corporate debts of this corporation,
 Seventh, the affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Director: consisting of i've person who are stock holders. Election of Directors by the stock holders shall be held on the third Wednes day of May. 1892, anl annually thereafter. In e. ent that an annual election is not helc on the day specified, the old Board sha. continue with full power until their sue cessors. duly qualified, shall be elecGed The officers to be chosen by the Board u Directors shall be a President, Secretar, Treasurer, and at the option af the Boar of Directors Vice President, SuperiDtenT ent and an Executive Committee. Ii Board of Directors, till the third Wedncs day of May. 1892, and until their succce, ors, duly qualified, shall be elected, shf be Curtis oe Bean, J. NJ. Llnehan, Char}e C.. Mitchell, Thomas J. Hand and C, F Dillingham; Vacancies i'll the BOar,i Directors shali be filled by the renlalfi!' | members of the Beard. As soon as practir able after 6ling these Articles iE the otfic l of the County Recorder ill the County Yuma, Territory of Arizona, the persons named herein as Directors, to serve uHti the third "Wednesday of May. 1892, sinai meet and organize ;,s a Beard of Directors, elect officers, and adopt ''By-Laws." 4 majority of the Board of Directors shall be a quorum and any meeting of said Board at l which quorum is present, shall be deemed 1 a regular meeting and have the same au- thority as full Board.
 In testimony whereof, we have hereuntt set our hands and seals this 20th day of May 1891.
 1 fgoslsG. fHos' j. HasD. hG1s' lrseal.- 1 C. F n..--IIHeHAM.
 State of New York, 1 City and County of New York. 1! Be it remembered, that on this goth day l of May, A. D. 1891, before me, William H 1 Clarkson, a Commissioner of Deeds of the 1 Territory of Arizona in and for the State oi New York. residing in said City of Ne" l York, personally appeared Curtis c. Bean, Thomas J. Hand and c. H. Dillingham;. who are personally known to me to be the persons described iu and u ho executed the foregoing instrument, and they acknowl edge to me that they executed the same freely and voluntarily and for the uses and purposes therei. mentioned.
 Witness my hand and official seal. 1Seal WILLIAM II. GARRISON. Commissioner for the Territory of Arizona
 in New York.
 Recorded at the request of c. II. Dill lingham, May 25th, 1891, at o'clock p. m-
 J. L. REDoNDo, County Recorder Territory of Arizona, SC
 County of Yuma. s. ] l. J. L. Redondo, County Recorder ir and for theCounty of Yuma, Territory Of Arizona, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true. full and correct copy of the articles of | incorporation of the Durango Mining and Smelling Company, filed in my office on the 25th day of May, A. D. 1891, recorded in Book One of Bonds and Agreements, at page 207 ct seq. at the hour of 4 o'clock ?. m.
 Witnessmy hand and seal of office
 [Seal.l this 18th day of May, A. D. 1891.
 (Signed.) J. L. REDoNDo, County Recorder in and for Yuma County,
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 I, N. o. Murphy, Secretary of the Ter ritory of Arizona, dc hereby certify that OH the 25th day of May, A. D. 1891, at 3 p. m. Articles of Incorporation of the Du- rango Mining and Smelling Company were duly filed for record in my office.
 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 29th day of May, A. D. 1891. | [Seall N. o. MURPHY,
 Secretary of Territory.