Arizona republican., 1896-06-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Arizona Mineral Developing g Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned incorporato,s, de- string to form g corporation, under and pur. suant to the provisions of the general Statutes of the Territory of Arizona of 1sS9 and the amendments thereto relating to corporations, have signed and adopted the following Articles Of 1ncorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the persons forming this cor poration gre, Allan G. Kenn ady, Nicholas Gales, Stephen B. Howard and Fayette D. Kendrick.
 ARTICLE II.
 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 W.
 The general nature of the business of said corporation shall be: To purchase, own. Iease 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 and operate canals, fumes, reservoirs, dams, ditches and aqueducts; to construct sewers and hydrauls 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 ill 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 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 poration shall be, Five Hundred Thousand (s5O0,0 Dollars, divided into five hundred thouss nd shares of the face value of One ($I 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-assessable.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The time of the commencement of this cor porat1on shall be the first Ost) day of June A. D., 1896; and the period of it's existence shall be twenty-five years unless soone CT 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. 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 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which said corporation shall at any time be subject, is Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand (s25O ,OOo) Dollars.
 ARTICLE K 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, lseal
 NICHOLAS GALLES, |Seal. |
 STEPHEN B. HOWARD, Tseal I
 FAYETTE D. KENDRICK. fseal In the presence of
 T. G. NORRIS,
 HARRY E. KAI5S. Address for the present, Prescott Ariz p a l Box 3s1.