The Arizona sentinel., 1895-06-29
ARTICLES OF NCoRPoRATIoN-
of the NATIONAL MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COM PANY.

Kno% all flen by these presents: That we, the undersigned, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of form ing a corporation under the laws of the Terri tory of Arizona. And we hereby certify;
 That the name of the said corporati on shall be "National Mining and Development Company
 That the names of the incorporatOrs are; Charles J. Barclay, Tefar Creighton, Charles J. Ball, Will liam A. Barker, J. M Austin. West Hughes and J. Ross Clark,
 That the principal place for transacting business of said corporation shall be at Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, with a branch office at Los Angeles Cali fornia.
 That the purposes for which it Is formed are to buy, sell, lease and own lands and stock; to own locate, purchase sell, develop, lease and operate mines and mining properties; to buy sell, lease and own water and water rights and to develope water; to buy, sell own, lease and construct fumes, ditches, canals, roads, tramways, mills and smeltcrs; to do gen, eral merchandising business, and to do any other | act or thing incidental to carrying on general mining business.
 That the amount of the capital stock authorized is five hundred thousand S50O,0O0 Oo dollars; to be divided into five hundred thousand (5OO OOU shares of par value of one ($IOO) each; and to be paid up called for from time to time by the directors of the corporation, or by being issued and delivered from time to time by the directors in payment ot mining property purchased by this corporation. That the time of commencement of this corpora tion shall be forthwith, and it's corporate existence to continue for the term Of twenty-five (25) years from and after the date of this incorporation
 That the affairs of the corporation are to be con- ducted by seven Q directors; to be elected annually upon the first Tuesday in March of each year, VI. That the officers of said corporation shall be President Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer and the directors elected for the first year are the incorporators herein above named who shall act as such until their successors are regularly chosen by meeting held for that purpose upon the first Tues day in March of each year.
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 Thatthe president of the said corporation, until after the election of the Board of Directors upon the first Tuesday in March, 1S96 shall be Charles J. Barclay; the Vice President shall be Tefair Creighton; the Secretary shall be J. NJ. Austin; the Treasurer shall be West Hughes VIII.
 That the hightest amount of indebtedness er liability to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is two hundred and fifty thousand (5250, ,O0OOG dollars.
 That the private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts. The corporate stock shall be non assessable after the same has been fully paid up
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 That majority of the directors shall constitute quorum; and that the quorum shall have the power to adopt bylaws and transact all other business the same as full Board of Directors.
 In witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands and seals this nineteenth day of March, iii the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nDety-five