The Arizona sentinel., 1896-01-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
FrancO-American Mining and Milling
Company.

| II NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
IN That we the Undersigned have associated
ourselves together for the purpose of forming a
corporation under the laws of the Territory of
Arizona.
And we { hereby certify as follows:
FIRsT,--The names of the incorporators are: A.
G. Adams, H. Harrison, ]. L. Curtis and E. NJ
! Browder. And the name of the corporation is and
shall be Franco-American Mining and Milling
! Company and its principal place of transactins
business shall be at its office in the village of Yuma
in the County of Yuma and Territory of Arizona
with branch offices at such other places as the
Board Of Directors shall from time to time agree
upon.
SECOND.-The general nature of business pro-
posed to be transacted by this corporation is min
ing milling, smelling and reducing ores bearing
gold, silver, copper, lead and other metals and
minerals, buying, bonding, leasing and in any
| other manner acquiring title to mines and mineral
lands in said Territory of Arizona and in any State
or Territory of the Cni5ci States Of North America
developing, working holding 1r selling same and
acquir-g title e. auv other rca. "a personal p-op-
erty by purchase, lease bolt " Otherwise as the
Board ai Directors may elect and holding or dis
posing Of same said Board of Directors sec fit and
order.
TuIRp.--Ths amount OF capital stock authorized
Iy this corporation is sen million $50 600 noJ)
dollars, divided into one million shares Of the par
value Of ten $50 dollars per share and is to be
issued and paid up as called for from time 10 time
by the Board OF Directors Of this corporation or b.
being issued aG delivered from time to time by the
said Board of Directors in payment Of property
purchased by this corporation. or Tor debts con-
tracteG by TINS corporation.
J FOURTH.--The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the date of the day of the
filing of these articles of Incorporation in the office
| of the County Recorder of said Yuma County
Territory of Arizona, and its cOrpotate existence
shall continue for the term of twenty years from
and after said date unless sooner dissolved by a
two-thirds majority vote of the stockholders
FHTH.-The affairs of this corporation are to be
conducted by Board of Directors to be elected
annually upon the first Tuesday IN January of each
and every ear and the election of said Directors
shall be in acco dance with the bylaws of said
corporation. All officers ard directors of said
| corporation shall be stockholders of said corpor
alton.
sxrH.-The highest amount Of Indebtedness or
liability to which this corporation may at any time
be subject shall be ten thousand dollars.
SEvENTH.-The private property of the stock
holders and directors of this corporation shall be
exempt from corporate debts.
EIGHTH.-The officers of this corporation shall be
President, Vice-President, Secretary, and
Treasurer and such other officers the Board of
Directors may see proper to name and elect by
resolution, and as may be necessary and essential
in conducting the affairs of this corporation.
NINTH.-The Directors elected for the first year
an d until the first annual meeting of the stock
holders on the First Tuesday in January 1896 are
III. Harrison, J L. Curtis, f. NJ Browder, Murat
Masterson, and Thomas j. Hurley. Who shall act
such until their successors duly elected at
said first annual meeting of the stockholders.
TENTH.--That majority of the Directors shall
constitute quorum and that quorum shall
have power to adopt bylaws and transact all other
corporate business.
ELEVENTH. These articles of Incorporation may
be amended by majority vote of the Board of
Directors when authorized by vote or written
assent of the stockholders representing twO-thirds
of the capital stock of this corporation.
In witness whereof we have hereuntO subscribed
our names and affixed seals, this July 18th,
1895.
A. G. ADAMS, (seal)