The Arizona sentinel., 1895-04-20
ARTCL LES OF INCORPORATION.
 of the RATIONAL MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COM
 PANY

PANY. Know ell men 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: Charley J. Barclay, Telfair Creighton Charles J. Ball, Will liam A. Barker, J. NJ. Austin, West Hughes and J. Ross Clark,
 That the principal place for transacthg business of said corporation shall be at Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, with 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, tram"ays, mills and smelters; to do gen eral merchandising business, and to do any other act or thing incidental to carrying a gsneral mining business.
 IT. That the amount of the capital stock authorized is five hundred thousand (s5OOO 900 O dollars to be divided into five hundred thousand 5OO OOU) shares of par value of one (sl.OO) each; and to be paid up as called for from time to time by the directors of the corporation by being issued and delivered from time to time by the directors in payment of mining property purchased by this corporation. That the time of commencement of this corpora .ion 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 CD 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 the incorporators herein above named, who shall act such until their successors regularly chosen by meeting held for that purpose upon the first Tues day in March of each year.
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 That the 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 Telfair Creighton the Secretary shall be J. M. Austin; the Treasurer shall be West Hughes
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 That the highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is any time to subject itself is two hundred and fifty thousand (325O, ,oOO.O .OO 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 a Iquorum; and that the quorum shall have the power adopt bylaws and transact all other business the same as full Board of Directors.
 In witness whereof have hereunto set our hands and seals this nineteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-ive.
 CHARLES J. BARCLAY. (Se Il)
 TELFAIR CREIGHTON. (Seal.)
 CHAs. J. BALL. (Seal)
 WILLIAM A. BARKER. (Seal)
 y. M. AUSTIN (Seal.)
 WEST HUGHES. (seal)
 J. Ross CLARK (SeaI) State Of California, ~
 County of Los Angeles. '0'
 On this nineteenth day of March, in the year o our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five, before me, F. E. Davis, Notary Public in anC for said County of Los Angeles, State of California residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn personally appeared Charles J. Barclay, Telfai Creighton, Charles J Ball, William A Barker, J. M Austin. West Hughes and J. Ross Clark personall! known to to be the persons de scribed in and whose ar subscribed to the foregoing articles of inoorpora ton, and they each acknowledged to me that the severally executed the same for the purposes an considerations therein expressed.
 In witness whereof have hereunto set my ham and affixed my official seal the day and year in thi certificate first above written. F, E. DAVIS. [sEAU.I Notary Public in and for the Connt of Los Angeles, State of California.
 State of California,
 County of Los Angeles '
 l. E. Newlin, County Clerk and ex-officio Ger of the Superior Court in and for said County, 9th same being Court of Record, having clerk an seaD do hereby certify that F. E Davis by whor the annexed certificate of acknowledgement wa slSheu, was, at Ine tune or slghlhg the salne to wit, on the 18th day of March A. D. 1895, Notar Public in and for said County, duly commissions and sworn. and authorized to take such acknow ledgement; that am acquainted with his signature and believe that the sgnatuIe of said Notary Publi to said original certificate of acknowledgement i genuine; and that the annexed instrument is mad executed, acknowledged and certified in accordanc with the laws of the State of California
 In witness whereof have hereunto signed m name and affixed the seal of said Court at my office this day of April, 1895. E. E. NEwLN, [sBAL.J County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk ( the Superior Court.