Arizona republican., 1896-06-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Arizona Mineral Developing Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned incorporato1s, de- siring to form a corporation, under and pur- suant to the provisions of the general Statutes of the Territory of Arizona of 1859 and the amendments thereto relating to corporations, 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 Phnnix, 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 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 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, jet, transfer, mortgage or otherwise charge and en- cumber any lands or other property owned by It; 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 COT. poration shall be, Five Hundred Thousand (S5OO,OOO) 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- veyed or assigned to said corporation and shall be non-asses sable.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The time of the commencement of this cor porat1on shall be the first QsD day of June A. D., 1896; and the period of it's existence shall be 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 of Phoenix, Arizona, on the second Tuesday of January of each year. Until the annual meet ing in 1898 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 u 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
 
 liability to which said corpor alton shall at any time be subject. is Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand (s25O, ,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, [Seall
 NICHOLAS GALES, [Sesl.
 STEPHEN B. HOWARD, [Seal.
 FAYETTE D. KENDRICK. [Seal In the presence of,
 T. G. NORRIS,
 HARRY K. KAI55
 PRESENT ADDRESS OF THIS CoRPoR ATIoN p n BOX 391, PRESCOTT, ARIz. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,