The Arizona sentinel., 1897-11-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION --' OF THE Duncan Mining and Milling Company

Know all men by these presents that we, Ransom J. Duncan, Stephen E. Arthur and Ethan A. Gilbert, the undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, United States of America, and especially an act of the legislative, assembly thereof, entitled Corporations, approved March 8th 1897, and all actss amendatory thereof, have adopted, signed and acknowl- edged these articles of incorporation: First. The names of the incorporators of this corporation are Ransom J. Duncan, Stephen E. Arthur and Ethan A. Gilbert, and the name of this corporation and by which it shall be known is the 'Duncan Mining and Milling Company and its principal place of transacting business is and shall be in the city of Yuma, Yuma county and Territory of Arizona aforesaid. and such other places as its board of di rectors may hereafter designate.
 Second. The nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corpor- alton Is and shall be to acquire. buy, sell, | lease, locate, own and control and operate lquarries, mines. mining claims, veins, ,lodes, | and deposits of metal and mineral and mineral bearing ore of every description and nature; to purchase, erect and dispose of mills, mining machinery and plants, pumping stations and pumps for pumping water to work said mines; to purchase, | 1 for domestic irrigation, lighting and power | purposes; to purchase, own ana operate l tunnels, dams, ditches, canals, fumes, reservoirs for the development of water for mining and domestic purposes; to acquire 1 by right of eminent domain or otherwise, lands, rights of way and franchises for the purpose of carrying on said mining busi- ness; 10 buy, locate or dispose of millsites or land upon which to erect mills or other mining machinery or warehouses, or store or boarding houses; to buy and sell mer- 1 chandise and carry on general shipping and freighting business; and to do all and every act necessary, incidental or conven tent to the proper transaction of the busi- | ness for which this corporation Is organ ized, within the limits of the Territory of Arizona. or. in any State of the United | States. I Third. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation herein authorized iS one hundred thousand dollars t$100000, ) divided into one hundred thousand Sharea of the par value of one dollar ($1 leach and l said capital stock shall be paid ill full a. 1 the time this corporation commences busi ness, and when issued shall be non-asses- l able.
 Fourth The time of the commencement of this cofporation shaE be on the first day of October, A. D. 1897, and the termination. thereof shall be twenty-five yeass there after. '
 Fifth. The affairs of this corporation: ! shall be conducted by board of directors of three persons, each of whom must be a stockholder of this corporation and shall ! be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporatiOn-eXc Xcept as herein provided, as to first board of di- rectOrs-at annual meetings to be held on the first Monday of January of each year l during the life of thIS corporation, which 1 said annual meetings shall be held at the office of the company at Yuma, in said | Territory of Arizona. That the persons who shall act as such directors until the first annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation, towit: on the 3rd day of January, 1S98 are Ransom J. Duncan, Stephen l.. Arthur and Etliau-A Gilbert,
 Sixth. The officers of this corporation shall be president, secretary and treas lIrer, to be elected by the board of direct orS at each annual meeting, and tEe per sons who shall act as such officers until the first annual meeting are Ransom J.. 1 Duncan, president; Stephen E. Arthur, | treasurer and Ethan A Gilbert secretary
 Seventh. The highest amount of in debtedness to which this corporation shall subject itself shall be the sum of ten thousand dollars.
 Eighth. The private property of the in diyidual stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the corporate debts Of tiilS corporation.
 Ninth These articles of incorporation may be amended at any time by vote of tw0-thirds of tie stockholders of this cor poration at any special meeting called for 1 for that purpose.
 In witness whereof We have hereuntO set our hands and seal this 24th day of Sep 1 tenlbe, A D. 1884, in duplicate.
 RANSOM J. DUNCAN (sEALl
 STEPHEN +. E.ARTAUR (sEAL)
 ETHAN A. GILBERT tsEALl
 STATE or CALIFORNIA, os
 County of Los Angeles.i
 Before me, Frank B. Harbert, a Notary Public, in and for said County and State, personally appeared Ransom J Duncan, stephen l. Arthur and Ethan A. Gilbert, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing in strument and articles of incorporation of the Duncan Mining and Milling Company, and who acknowledged to me that they | had executed the same for the purpose and l consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 18th day of September, A. D. 1897. FRANK E. HARBERT. Notary Public in and for said County Of Los Angels. My commission expires on he 22ud day of June, 1900.
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