The Arizona sentinel., 1895-12-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
FrancO.American Mining and Milling
Company.

IKN NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
~ That We the undersigned have associated
ourselves together for the purpose OF forming 4
corporation under the laws of the Territory d
Arizona.
And wee hereby certify as follows:
F1SsE,-The names of the incorporators are: A.
&. Adams, H. Harrison, ]. L. Curtis and E N.
Browder. And the name of the corporation is and
snail be Franco-Amercan Mining and Milling
Company and its principal place of transacting
business shall be at its office in the village of Yuma
in The County of Yuma and Territory of Arizona
| with branch Offices at such other places as the
Board Of Directors shall from time to tine agree
upon.
SEcoND.-The general nature of business nro-
posed to be transacted by this corporation is min.
ing, milling, smelling and reducing ores BEARING
gold, silver, copper, lead and other metals sDd
minerals, buying, bonding, leasing and in any
other manner acquiring title to mines and mineral
lands in said Territory of Arizona and in any State
or Territory of the United States of North Americ.
developing, working, holding or selling same and
acquiring title to any other real or personal prom
erty by purchase lease bond or otherwise. as the
Board OF Directors may elect and holding or dis
posing OF same as said Board Of Directors see fit and
order.
THlRD.-The amount Of capital stock authorized
by this corporation is ten million $50 600 600
dollars, divided into million shares of the par
value Of ten $50 dollars per share and is to he
issued and paid up called for from time 10 time
by the Board Of Directors of this corporation or nv
being issued and delivered from time to time nv the
said Board of Directors in payment of property
purchased by this corporation, or for debts con
tracted by this corporation.
FOURTH.--The time OF the commencement of tbia
corporation shall be the date of the day of the
filing of these articles of Incorporation in the Office
OF the County Recorder of said Yuma Countv
Territory of Arizona, and its corporate existence
snail continue for the term of twenty years from
and after said date unless sooner dissolved nv a
two-thirds majority vote of the STOCKHOLDERS
FItTH.-The affairs of this corporation are TO he
conducted by Board of Directors TO be elected
annually upon the first Tuesday in January of each
and every ear and the election of said Diracto-S
shall be in acco. dance with the bylaws of said
All officers and directors OF said
alton. P'i
. SlXFH-Ihe highest amount of indebtedness or
haOliiGy 10 which this corporation may at any time
be subject shall be ten thousand dollars
SEvENrH.-The private property of the stock
holders and directors of this corporation shall he
exempt from corporate debts.
EIGHTH.--The officers of this corporation shall he
AOO-N ASSlueuG, secretary, and
treasurer and such other officers as the Board of
DIRECTORS may see proper to name and elect by
eSolutlon, and as may be necessary and essential
II conducting the affairs of this CORPORATION
NINTH.-The Directors elected for the first year
mo until the first annual meeting of the stock |
holders on the First Tuesday in JAM ary 1895 are
harrison, L. Curtis, E. NJ. Browder, Murat
iastersOn, and Thomas j. Hurley Who shall sct | {
IS such until their successors are duly elected at
aid first annual meeting of the stockholders.
IENTH;---Ihat majority of the Directors shall I
and hat
ave power to adopt bylaws and transact al other
orpOrate business
ELEVENTH. These articles of incorporation NAV
e amended by majority vote of the Board of
directors when authorized by vote or written
ssehG OF the stockholders representing two-thirds
the capital stock of this corporation a
In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed
sos. '-'' July A''n' '