Arizona republican., 1897-12-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the ALASKA DREDGING COMPANY.

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the
 ALASKA DREDGING COMPANY.
 We, the undersigned. Samuel B. Fleming, William A. Jones, John H. Donnelly, John M. Southworth and Frank M. Richardson, all of Chicago, Illinois, hereby propose and agree to form and become corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the Terri tory of Arizona, in the United States of America.
 The name of the said corporation shall be THE ALASKA DREDGING COMPANY, and it shall be known by such name. Its principal place of bus iness shall be in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, and it's branch office in the city of Chicago. in the County of Cook, and State of Illinois.
 The business of the said corporation shall be, and it is organized for the purpose of acquiring, building and op- erating la dredge or dn'edges, upon boats or otherwise, pumps, convey ors or any other and all kinds of ma chinery, used or to be used in any and all kinds of mining; and also for the acquisition, building and opera tion of any and all kinds of SEW mills, all by steam or other power and for the purpose of acquiring and dispoo- ing of the productions of said mining business, or machinery, and a'so any and all kinds of property either of land and real estate, mineral or 0 her wise, or any and all kinds of personal property either of supplies or mer- SsI, rdi u,f rrr1, l1i, character; and also for the purpose cf the transportation of any and all kinds of freight, or of passengers, to, from and wlthin the Territory of Alaska, in the United States of Amer ! ica.
 The amount of tnle capital s1cck of said corporation shall be the aggre- gate sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200, ,000); the number of shares thereof shall be Twenty Thou sand (20,000) and the par value of said shares of stock shall be ten do lars ($10.00) each share. The said shares of stock shall be paid for at not less than the par value thereof, upon the issuance and delivery the. eof by the said corporation.
 The said corporation shall be em- ! powered to and shall comme roe its 1 business upon the issuance and re- 1 ce.pt of the certificate of incorporation l: or the charter of this corporation. The duration or life of this corpora l! ton or the chatter thereof, shall be the Eperiod of twenty-five years un ess re 1 newed in accordance with the Jaws of the said Territory of Arizona. The sand corporation shall be dissolved at the expiration of its charter unless re-, newed according to law, and at no other time or in no other manner, than as provided by law, provided that "a majority of the stockholders of said corporation shall not have the power | to dissolve the same.
 The said corporation shall continue, and Gihe life of the same shall be, for the space of twenty-five (25) years with the privilege of renewal in ac- cordance with the laws of the Terri tory tor state) of Arizona
 The officers of said corporation shall consist of president, vice-president secretary, treasurer, and board ot five directors.
 The said directors shall be elsctei by the stockholders of said corpora tiom upon the receipt of the certffi cate of incorporation CIT charter there of, upon due notice. and annually thereafter upon such notice and i1 such manner as shall be thereafte prescribed by tihe bylaws adopted b. said corporation or the director thereof. The officers of the corpora tion, viz3 The President. vice-pres President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected by the said Board c Directors immediately upon tlhei election and annually thereafter, fo the term of one year, in such manne as shall be provided and prescribed b, the by-laws of said corporation, pro vided that the Secretaryship an, TTeasurership of the same may be he,, by one person if the bylaws shal l S provide.
 The indebtedness of this corpo: a tion shall never exceed the sum o Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars (s25, 000); and this corporation shall not b liable for any debts contracted for i or on its behalf, by any or all of 1t officers or agents aggregating togethe with the authorized debts of this cor poration, any sum exceeding sai $25,000.
 The private property of the officer and stockholders of this corp cratic shall be forever exempt from any lia bility and from levy and sale for tn indebtedness of said corporation.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the sai
 parties hereto have hereuno sut scribed their names and set their seal this ...... ...... ....... day of Nc 2 ve1nber, A. D., 1897.
 !. SAMUEL B. FLEMING. (SeaD WILLIAM A JONES. (SeaD JOHN H. DONNELLY. (SeaD ' JOHN M. SOUTHWORTH. (SeaD < FRANK M. RICHARDSON. (SeaD }: State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss: ? This is to certify that on 'this, tn
 4th day of December, A. D., 1897, pel
 sona1ly appeared before me, Sherma H. Bouton, a notary public in and fo
 the said county and state, Samuel