The Arizona sentinel., 1897-10-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATlON
 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 corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arlzona, United States of America, and especially an act of the legislative. assembly thereof, entitled "Corporations," approved March 8th, 1897, and all acts 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 ot dl- rectors may hereafter designate.
 Second. The nature of the puslness proposed to be transacted by this corpor- ation is and shall be to acquire, buy, sell, lease, locate, own and control and operate ouarries, 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, locate and operate water and water power for domestic irrigation, lighting and power purposes: to purchase, own and operate | tunnels, dams, ditches, canals, fumes, reservoirs for the development of water for mining and domestic purposes; to acquire | by right of eminent domain or otherWlSe, | lands, rights of way and franchises for the purpose of carrying on said mining busl ness; to buy, locate or dispose ot mlllsltes or land upon which to erect mills or other 1 ol,i or or boarding houses; to buy and sell mer- 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 busl- ness for which this corporation IS organ ized, within the limits of the Territory ot Arizona or in any State of the United States. Third. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation herein authorized is one hundred thousand dollars ($lOO,O ,OOO, divided into one hundred thousand shares of the par value of one dollar ($1 leach and said capital stock shall be paid in full at the time this corporation commences busl- ness, and when issued shall be non-asses- able.
 Fourth The time of the commencement of this corporation shall 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 ot the stockholders of this corporation--exeept as herein provided, as to first board of d. rectors-at annual meetings to be held on the first Monday of January of each year during the life of thls corporation, which said annual meetings shall be held at the office of the company at Yuma, III salo Territory of Arizona. That the persons who shall act as such directors until the first annual meeting of the stockholders ot this corporation, to-wit: on the 3rd day o1 January, 1898, are Ransom J. Duncan Stephen E. Arthur and Ethan A Gilbert.
 Sixth. The officers of this corporation shall be president, secretary and treas urer to be elected by the board of direct ors at each annual meeting, and the per sons who shall act as such officers unti the first annual meeting are Ransom J Duncan, president; Stephen B. Arthur treasurer, and Ethan A. Gilbert, secretary
 Seventh. The highest amount of in debtedness to which this corporation shal subject itself shall be the sum of ter thousand dollars.
 Eighth The private property of the in dividual stockholders of this corporation snail pc eAeIu pG lIOIh 1hO OOA POA@eO NNN'A of this corporation,
 Ninth. These articles of incorporation may be amended at any time by vote O. two-thirds of the stockholders of this cor poration at any special meeting called fol for that purpose.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal this 24th day of Sep tembe, A. D. 1897, in duplicate.
 RANSOM J. DUNCAN CsEAL) l b
 ETHAN A. GILBERT (sEAL)
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, l ss
 County of Los Angeles.}
 Before me, Frank B. Harbert, Notar. Public, in and for said County and State personally appeared Ransom J Duncan Stephen E. Arthur and Ethan A. Gilbert known to me to be the persons who's names are subscribed to the foregoing in strument and articles of incorporation o the Duncan Mining and Milling Company and who acknowledged to me that the. had executed the same for the purpose an( consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of of1c this 25th day of September, A. D. 1887; :; FRANK B. HARBERT, Notary Public in and for said County C Los Angels My commission expires ol the 22nd day of June, 1900.
 First publication Oct. 9, 1887.