The Arizona sentinel., 1895-06-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
 of the 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 corporation under the laws of the Terri tory of Arizona. And we hereby certify:
 That the name of the said corporati on shall be "Natfonal 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 transacting 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, tramways, mills and smelters; to do a gen eral merchandising business, and to do any other act thing incidental to carrying on genera mining business.
 That the amount of the capital stock authorized is five hundred thousand $500 900 OO) dollars to be divided into five hundred thousand (5OO OOU) shares of par value of one (SlOO) 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 of mining property purchased by this corporation. ". ! That the time of commencement of tb is carroro. ton 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 @ 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. VII
 Ina the president of the said corporation, until after the election of the Board of Directors, upon the first Tuesday in March, 1898, 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 VIII
 That the hightest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is two hundred and fifty thousand | (s2oO, ,OOO, cO) 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.
 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 full Board of Directors In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five.
 CHARLEsJ. BARCLAY. (Se I.) TELFAR CREIGHTON. (Seal.) CHAs. J. BALL. (Seal.) WILLIAM A. BARKER. (Seal) J. NJ AUSTIN. (Seal.) WEST HUGHES. (Seal) J. Ross CLARK (SeaI) State of California,
 County of Los Angeles. "
 On this nineteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five, before me, F. E Davis, Notary Public in and for said County of Los Angeles State of California; residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Charles J. Barclay, Telfair Creighton, Charles J. Ball, William A Barker, JIM. Austin. West Hughes and J. Ross Clark, personally ha Inc l scribed in and whose names are subscribed to the foregoing articles of incorpora- ton, and they each acknowledged to me that they severally executed the same for the purposes and considerations therein expressed In witness whereofI have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written F,E. DAVIS. IsEAL.J Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California.
 State of California, County of Los Angeles ''' l, T. E. Newlin, County Clerk and ex-oficio Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County (ths | same being Court of Record having clerk and | sealJ do hereby certify that F. E. Davis by whom the annexed certificate of acknowledgement was signed, was, at the time of signing the same, to- wit, on the 18th day of March A. D. 1895, a Notary Public in ar d for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized to take such acknow- ledgement; that am acquainted with his signature, and believe that the signature of i'd Notary Public to said original certificate of acknowledgement is genuine; and that the annexed instrument is made executed, acknowledged and certified in accordance with the laws of the State of California In witness whereof, have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at my office this day of April, 1895.
 E. E. NEwLIN [sEAL.l County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Superior Court
 The above articles of incorporation of the National Mining and Development Company, received for Record April l2tt. aS ~ of