Arizona republican., 1897-09-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the KLONDIKE MINING COMPANY.

1. Know all men by these pres ents, that we, Fred Sckell, John B. Jenkins and Sylvester J. Southwell, have this day associated ourselves to- gether for the purpose of forming corpGration under the laws of the ter ritQry of Arizona, and we do hereby eel 'fy that the name of the corpora tion shall be ''The Klondike Mining Company" and that it's principal place of business shall be the City of Phoe nix, the capital of the territory of Arizona in the county of Maricooa the corporation to have the privilege of having one or more branch offices for the transaction of it's business at such place or places Mitbgdf the terri tory df .Arizofa as may be designated 45y the'Board of Directors thereof.
 2. The names of the incorporators are Fred Sckell, John E. Jenkins and Sylvester J. Southwell.
 3. That the general nature of the business to be transacted is as fol- lows: The carrying on of placer and quartz mining for gold and silver and mining for any other minerals and substances with all the rights and powers incidental to the successful prosecution of any or all such branches of business.
 4. The amount of the capital stock of the corporation authorized is Ten Millions of dollars ($10,000, ,00O), di- vided into two hundred thousand shares of the par value of fifty dol lars each, to be paid for in cash and real estate consisting of mining prop erty, within sixty days from the date of these Articles of Incorporation.
 5. That the time of the commence ment of said corporation is to be tho day of the filing of these Articles ip the office of the Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona Territory, and it's termination is to be twenty-five years from that day.
 6. That the officers of said corpo- ration to conduct it's affairs shall con- sist of Board of three directors. which number of directors may be in creased by the vote of the stockhold- CTS owning bwo-thirds of the capital stock of the corporation to the num- Der of thirteen.
 z. That such directors shall be elected on the second Monday of Oc- tober in each and every year
 z. That such election may be held either in or out of the Territory of Arizona.
 s. That the highest amount of iD- debtedness or liability to which the corporation is to subject itself is Five hundred thousand dollars (s5OO ,OOO).
 g. That the private property of each officer and stockholder of said corporation is to be exempt of any and all corporate debts.
 10. That the stock of the said cor poration shall be full paid and non- assessabie
 In Witness Whereof, we have here unto set our hands and seals this 18th day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.
 (SeaD FREDERICK SCKELL.
 (SeaD JOHN E. JENKINS.
 (SeaD SYLVESTER J. SOUTHWEIL
 City, County and State of New York, ss:
 Before me, | notary public of the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take acknowledgements and proof of the execution of dee1s and other instrd ments in the Counties of New York and Kings, peA Asonally appeared Fret Sckell, John Jenkins and Sylvester J Southwell, tol me known to be tht persons Whosel names are subscribed