The Arizona sentinel., 1891-10-24
ARTICLES OF INCORpORATIOp
OF THE DURANGO MINlHG AND sMELTIAG c0MPAky.

We, the undersigned, being desirous of
 forming corporation under and in accord
 ance with the laws of the Territory of Ari-
 Eona, do hereby adopt the following articles
 of Incorporation:
 First, the names of tbe corporators are I 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 corpora tion is the Durango Mining and SmeltiDg 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 mcnt 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 | live hundred thousand shares of the par val. ue of ten dollars each, and which is 10 be pald Tn cash or rproperty within one year. Fourth, the highest amount of indebted | ness or liability to which this corporation 1 shall subject itself, shall be one million dol 1 lars.
 flfth. the corporation proposes to engac | Tn the business of placer mining; operatD 2, | developing and improving mineral and oti CT lands owned or controlled by the compa, V: mining boring; digging for and other~is, ob- taining from the earth gold, silver and ther mineral ores; oil, coal, and stones: mi ling. smelting, reducing and refining the ane: and the doing of all things incidt tai to such business or necessarily con L ted thereWitb
 Sixth, the stockholders in tn, corFoi tion and their private property. shall be (, mpt from the corporate debts of this corpor ion.
 Seventh, the affairs of this corror. ion shall be copdueted by Board of Directors consisting of five person who are stocl- holders. Election Of Directors by the stock holfers shall he held on the third w. tdnes day ot 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 pow CT until their snc- cessois, duly qualified shall be eecte. . The officers to be chosen by the E, arn I Directors sEali be a President, Se.rvtar Treasurer, and at the option -t the Bad cf Directors Vice President, ;; perintena- ent and an Executive Cou.mif,ee. Jtt B"ari Q: Direct i'll th.. sh'.l Wrd,.- day oi Ma l~.- aa us'I --ei' ~lrc, or. du;y qu>.}l, >Dal, ., elec:et. he Curtis ,oe Bean, j. M I4,neian. C...s.. t'. Mitchell, 1i,onia> I. Haid .rd C. Ii Dillingham;. Eaca"cles II, ta. B F. Directors >h5.l l.. t.'cd E, th .r .a ulci,lhers "i t.c i;oHid Ass ahie after fii5l ,.ese A:tIc!r., !o .7 ot the Cuuhty Recorder in tie CcUnty C. Yuma, Territory Of Arizona, the persons named herein as Directors, to ser*e uuti the third "Wednesday of May, 1892, shah meet and organize as a Board of Dil ectors, 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 a full Board.
 In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 20th day of May, 1891.