Arizona republican., 1896-06-30
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Arizona Mineral Developing Company.


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned incorporators, de- ! siring to form corporation, under and pur- suant to the provisions of the general Statutes of the Territory of Arizona of 1889 and the | amendments thereto relating to corporations, l have signed and adopted the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I. The names of the persons forming this cor poration are, Allan G. Kenn sdy, Nicholas Gales, Stephen B. Howard and Fayette D. Kendrick.
 ARTICLE IT. The name of this corporation shall be, The Arizona Mineral Developing Company. ARTICLE III. The principal place of transacting the busi- | ness of said corporation shall be the City of Phoenix. County of Maricopa and Territory of Arizona, in the United States of America ARTICLE ". | The general nature of the business of said corporation shall be- To purchase, own, lease, | bond, sell, operate and develope mines of all kinds Of mineral; to reduce ores and refine metals; to construct or otherwise acquire, own and operate railroads, steam boats, wagon roads 1 and toll roads, to build ana operate canals, fumes, reservoirs, dams, ditches and aqueducts; to construct sewers and hydrants either for public or private use; to construct telegraph l and telephone lines and to operate the same; to acquire water and water rights and to sell or | lease the same, and to own, deal in and sell real, mixed and personal property of every description. This corporation shall have power to borrow money and to sell, lease, let, | transfer, mortgage or otherwise charge and en- cumber any lands or other property owned by 1t; and shall have power generally to do and perform all such acts not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary for successfully carrying out the business above named ARTICLE " The amount of the capital stock of this cor poratlon shall be, Five Hundred Thousand (s50O,O0C) Dollars, divided into five hundred thousand shares of the face value of One (sD Dollar each. The capital stock shall be issued fully paid, for cash or for work and materials performed or furnished, or other property con- yeyed or assigned to said corporation and shall be non-assess sable
 ARTICLE VI. The time of the commencement of this cor poratlon shall be the first (lsD day of June A. D., 1896; and the period of it's existence shall De twenty-five years unless sooner dissolved. ARTICLE VII The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by Board of Directors consisting of not less than three nor more than five persons to be elected by and from the stockholders of the corporation. at the annual meeting of the corporation to be held at its office in the City ot Phoenix, Arizona, on the second Tuesday of January of each year. Until the annual meet Ing Tn 1S9S and until their successors are cleo. ted, the following named stockholders shall serve as directors, viz: Fayette D. Kendrick, Nicholas Gales, Allan G. Kennedy and Stephen B. Howard.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The officers of this corporation shall be, a President, Vice President. Secretary and Treas urer to be elected by the Board of Directors from tt cir number after each annual meeting of the corporation, and such other officers or agents as the Board of Directors may from time to time elect or appoint. Until the annual election Of 1898, Stephen B. Howard shall be President, Nicholas Gales shall be Vice Presi- dent, Allan G. Kennedy shall be Secretary and Fayette D, Kendrick shall be Treasurer
 ARTICLE Tx
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which said corporation shall at any time be subject, is Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand (s250, ,OOO Dollars.
 ARTICLE--X.
 The private property of each officer and stock holder of this corporation shall be exempt from all it's corporate debts
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day of May, A. D., 1896.
 ALLAN G. KENNEDY ISeal
 NICHOLAS GALLES, [Seal
 STEPHEN B. HOWARD, [Seal
 FAYETTE D. KENDRICK. TSeal I In the presence of,
 T. G. NORRIS,
 HARRY K. KAISS