The Arizona sentinel., 1896-07-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the SHASTA GROUP GOLD MINING
 COMPANY.

COMPANY.
 Know all men by these presents; That we, the undersigned, majority O. whom arc citizeds and residents of the State of California, desiring to incorporate ourselves under the laws of the Territory Of Arizona, for the purpose of engaging in the business hereinafter specified, do naKe. sign, adopt, acknowledge and publish these Article of Incorporation.
 ARTICLEI.
 The names of the persons hereby asso- ciating themselves together for the purpose arc Robert Ash. A. w. Poo'e, John Cameron Simon6s, William II. Me Donald and Charles w. Pope. The name of the Corporation hereby formed is the SHASTA GROUP GOLD COMPANY.
 The principal place for the transaction of it's business shah be in Yuma, ill the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, with an executive, business, branch and transfer office at San Francisco, State of California; and q business and transfer office in the City of New York, State of New York; and that the Board of Directors may hold re- gular and special meeting in said cities of San Francisco and New York, with the further privilege of acquiring mines, real and personal property, erecting and main taining its plants, and transaoting its busi- ness, and operating gold and other mines, ,,k 4 < end 1o,l ing in gold and the products and by-prO- ducts thereof as stated i'll this, and in Ar ticle II thereof.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this Corporation IS to engage in a general mining business for gold and other metals, in the various States and Territories of the United States, and to deal in, acquire and sell gold and other metals, and all their products and by-pro- ducts, and to acquire, sell, lease and inn prove gold and other mineral mining claims, real and personal property, water and water rights, and to erect, construct. purchase, operate, sell and lease all machinery. mills, works and plants, necessary and requisite for such gold and other mineral mining, transporting and selling of sucA products, and all Its by-products, and to purchase own and hold, and to sell shares of stock in this and other corporations; to have per- pctual succession; te sue and be sued by its corporate name; to have q common seal, and alter the same at pleasure; to prescribe the mode of making transfer of shares or in- terests of its stockholders; to make con- tracts to acquire and transfer property, pos sesslng the same powers in such respects as private individuals now enjqy; to establish bylaws and make all rules and regulations deemed expedient for the management of it's affairs, rot inconsistent with the oonSti- tuition and laws ofthe United States and of the Territory of Arizona as provided by section two hundred and thirtv-three C23S of the Revised Statues of Arizona.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the capital stock of the corporation shall be one million t$1 C00,000.- O). divided into one hundred thousand lGO, ,O0O) shares of the par value of ten dol lars CS10.OO) each, and shall be non-assessi- ble. and be issued as fully paid up, and the several incornorators hereof each do hereby subscribe to one share each of stock respec- lively, and the following are the names Of the persons by whom the same has been subscribed to wit: