The Arizona sentinel., 1897-10-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATIoN
Duncan Mining and Milling COmpan

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 Arizona, United States of America, and especially an act of the legislative assembly thereof, entitled Corporations" approved March thereof, have adopted signed and acknOwl- edged these articles of incorporation:
 First. The names of the incorporatOrs ot this corporation are Ransom J. Duncan, Stephen E. Arthur and Ethan A. Gilbert and the name of this corporation and by which 1t shall be known is the Duncan Mining and Milling Company and it's 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- atlon IS and shall be to acquire, buy, sell lease, loCate own and control and operate quarries, mines. mining claims veins ,lodes, and deposits of metal and mineral and mineral bearing ore of every description ana nature; to purchase, erect and dispose Gi 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 ana 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 otherwise, lands, rights of way and franchises for the purpose of carrying on said mining busi . ness; to buy, locate or dispose of millsites or land upon which to erect mills or other mlnlng machinery or warehouses, or store or boarding houses; to buy and sell mer- chandlse and carry on general shipping and trelghtmg business; and to do all and every act necessary, incidental or cOnven- lent to the proper transaction of the busi- ness for which this corporation is organ ized, within the limits of the Territory of Arlzona or in any State of the United States.
 Third. The amount of the capital stock ot this corporation herein authorized is one hundred thousand dollars ($lOO, 1000, ) divided into one hundred thousand shares of the par value of one dollar (S1 leach and said capital stock shall be paid in full at the time this corporation commences busi- ness, and when issued shall be non-asses- able.
 Fourth. The time of the commencement ot this corporation shall be on the first day ot October, A. D. 1S97 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 stockholder of this corporation and shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders of this cOrporation-eXcept 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 during the life of th1S corporation, which 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, tO-wlt: on the 3rd day of January, 1898, are Ransom J. Duncan, Stephen E. Arthur and Ethan A Gilbert.
 Sixth. The officers of this corporation shall be a 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 until the first annual meeting are Ransom J. 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 dividual stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the corporate debts of this corporation,
 Ninth. These articles of incorporation may be amended at any time by vote of two-thirds of the stockholders of this cor poration at any special meeting called for 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.
 - NSoMzJ.zDUNCAN CsEALD
 STEPHEN E.ARTAUR (sEAL)
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