The Arizona sentinel., 1895-06-08
ARTICLES or INCoRPORATION.
 of the NATIONAL MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COM PANY.

NATIONAL MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COM
 PANY.
 Know all 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 corporatiOn on shall be "National Mining and Development Company" That the names of the incorporators are: Charley J. Barclay, Tefar Creighton, Charles J. Ball, Will liam A. Barker, J. NJ. 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 lecate, 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 a gen. eral merchandising business, and to do any other act thing incidental to carrying on a general mining business.
 1 That the amount of the capital stock authorized is five hundred thousand (s50U,OO Oo) dollars; to be divided into five hundred thousand 5OO OOO) shares of par value of one (sI.0O) each; and to be paid up 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 o mining property purchased by this corporation. | ".
 That the time of commencement of this corpora tOn shall be forthwith and its corporate existence to continue for the term of twenty-five (20 year: from and after the date of this incorporation. That the affairs of the corporation arc to be con ducted by @ directors to be elected annually upon the first Tuesday in March of each year, VI.
 That the officers of said corporation shall bt President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer and the directors elected for the first year tht incorporators herein above named, who shall act a. such until their successors regularly chosen by meeting held for that purpose upon the first Tues | day in March of each year.
 VII
 Thatthe president of the said corporation, unti the first Tuesday in March, 1898, shall be Charle, J. Barclay; the Vice President shall be Telfail Creighton the Secretary shall be J. NJ. Austin; the Treasurer shall be West Hughes. l VIII.
 That the hightest amount of indebtedness ol liability to which the corporation is at any time tc subject itself is two hundred and fifty thousand (S25O,OO0 OO) dollars
 That the private property of the stockholders o this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts. The corporate stock shall be non-assessabl, after the same has been fully paid up.
 That majority of the directors shall constitute quorum; and that the quorum shall have the power to adopt bylaws and transact all other business tho same full Board of Directors.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set oul hands and seals this nineteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and niDety-ive.
 CHARLES J. BARCLAY. (Se L) TELFAIR CREIGHTON. Seal J | CHAs. J. BALL. (Seal)
 WILLIAM A. BARKER. (Seal)
 J. NJ. AUSTIN. (Seal.)
 WEST HUGHES (Seal)
 J Ross CLARK. fSeal.) | State of California, m
 County of Los Angeles. ''
 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 an, for said County of Los Angeles, State of California residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn I personally appeared Charles J. Barclay, Telfai Creighton, Charles J. Ball, William Barker, J. NJ Austin. West Hughes and J. Ross Clark, personal known to -rne to be the persons de scribed in and whose names ar subscribed to the foregoing articles of incorpora tiOn, and they each acknowledged to me that the severaily executed the same for the purposes an considerations therein expressed.
 In witness whereof have hereunto set my han and affixed my official seal the day and year in thi certificate first above written.
 F, E. DAVIS. [sEALl Notary Public in and for the Connt of Los Angeles, State of California.
 State of California, l,
 County of Los Angeles '0'
 IT. E. Newlin, County Clerk and ex-oficio Ger of the Superior Court in and for said County, 9th same being & Court of Record, having clerk an sealJ do hereby certify that F. E. Davis by whor the annexed certificate of acknowledgement wa signed, was, at the time of signing the same to wit, on the 18th day of March A. D. 1895, Notar Public in ar d for said County, duly commissions , and sworn, and authorized to take such acknov ledgement that am acquainted with his signature and believe that the signature of id Notary Publi to said original certificate of acknowledgement genuine: and that the annexed instrument is lad 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 SC Il of said Court at my office this day of April 1895.
 E. E. NEwBIN, LsEAL.I County Clerk and ex- ofhcio Clerk C the Superior Court.
 The above articles of incorporation o the National Mining and Developmen Company, received for Record April l2tE 1895 at 10 o'clock m. at request of T , Creighton. Recorded in Book No. l 0 Bonds and Agreements, page 3SS, Record of Yuma County, Arizona Territory.