The Arizona sentinel., 1897-10-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The Double Standard Mininu
 Company.

Know all men by these presents that we, the undersigned, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona; and we hereby certify,
 First: That the name of said corpora ton shall be THE DOUBLE STANDARD MINING COMPANY, and the place of business of said corporation Is to be trans acted shall be in the City of Yuma, County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona.
 Second: That the purpose for which the Corporation is organized and the general routine of the business proposed to be transacted IS, to acquire, purchase, sell, lease. locate, own, control, operate and generally deal in quarries, mines, mining claims, veins, lodes and deposits of metal and mineral-bearing ore of every nature and description. and compounds and min ing locations and properties of every kind and description, and to conduct and carry on general mining business. To locate, claim, operate, acquire, dispose of and otherwise deal in water and water rights for domestic, irrigation, lighting, milling and power purposes. To purchase, con- stTuct, lease and dispose of tunnels, dams. reservoirs, ditches, canals and viaductS for the development, storage and transpOrta- ton of water for all purposes. To purchase, erect, carry on and dispose of mills, manu- featuring and reducing plants, pumping stations, store and warehouses, and to ac- quire by right of eminent domain or other wise, lands, rights, rights of way and fran chiseS for the carrying out of the purposes of the Corporation. To acquire, hold, lease. purchase, own, sell and generally deal in franchises, easements and real and per- sOnal property of every kind and nature, including stock ofother corporations. And to do all and every act which may be con . | venient, necessary or incident to the tran J Leo of fho hY1sIppCc nf fho CnrDnrafIOT within the limits of the Territory of Ari zona, or in any other Territory or State of | the United States, or elsewhere, and at such place or places as the Board of Direct Ors may from time to time designate. And to do and perform any and all acts within the scope and purposes of this Corporation, | connected with or relating thereto, which may be necessary or proper for the pur- poses of carrying out all or any of the ob- | jects herein specified.
 Third: That the amount of the capital stock of the corporation herein authorized is One Million Dollars ($1, 900, ,000.00) and the number of shares into which it IS divided is one million q 000,000) shares of the par value of one dollar ($1) each; and that such capital stock so authorized shall | be paid up in full upon the issuance thereof and when so issued shall be non -assessable.
 Fourth: That the time of the commenc- ing of the said Corporation shall be on the 18th day of September, 1897, and that the termination of the said Corporation shall be on the 18th day of September, 1922. Fifth: That the officers or persons by whom the affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted shall be five (5) in number, who shall be known as Directors" and who shall together constitute a Board of Directors, in which Board of Directors, as such, shall be vested the corporate powers of the corporation, and the names of the persons who are appointed to serve as such Directors for the first fiscal year and until their successors are duly elected and quail fled, are as follows: F. l.. Dodge, w. E. Thompson, R. $. Dyas, Thomas Illus sev and R. II. Chandler. That the Di- rectors of the Corporation shall hereafter be elected by the stockholders at the annual meeting of the stockholders, which shall be held on the first Monday in Sept. of each year. That the officers of the Corporation shall be President, Vice-President, Secre- tary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Board of Directors at their first meet ing held subsequent to their election as such Directors.
 Sixth: That the highest amount of in- debtedness or liability 10 which the corpOr- atiOn is at any time to subject itself is the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10, ,000.00).
 Seventh: That the private property of each and every stockholder of this COrpor- ation shall be exempt f.Om all corporate debts and liabilities, of whatsoever nature, of the said corporation.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereuntO set our hands and seals this, the 18th day of September, 1897.
 WE. THOMPSON, TsEAL] R. s DYAS, sEALl
 R. H. CHANDLER. TsEALl