The Arizona sentinel., 1897-08-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Rand Mountain Mining Company

hhoW aII men by these presents that vo ,L. undersigned, c. T. Pepper, F. A. saIisburv Er Eari' F. L. Allen and S. H. Ellis. havs tbi. A.~ aSSoelated ourselves together for the purpose es iorning corporation under t;&e laws of the Ts,rJ 'ory or Arizona. and we hereby certify,
 Flrst; That the name of the corporation shall Dc the RAND MOUNTAIN MINING COMPANY. and the place where the principal business of the said coz poratloa IS to be transacted shall be in the Citv g Y fuma' County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona.
 second; That the purposes for which the cor poratlon Is organized, and the general routina 6s me business proposed to be transacted, is to az quirs' buy, seil lease, locate, own, control .nI operate quarries, mines, mining claims. xet.s lodes, and deposits of metal and mineyaI-bs.,,,,- ore of every nature and description, and oshor compounds. and mining locations and pr,na-tI.. Of every kind and description, and to conduct and carry on general mining business; to usnuf.c- ture mining implements, tools, and machiaery of every Kind and description; to purchase, control. 0perate' seil' and otherwise dispose of and ko or crate under patents, patent rights, privileges ana franchises of every kind and descriptions; to locate claim, operate and otherwise acquire and d,snoxs Of water and water rights for domestic. irrio.t;a, lighting and power purposes; te purchase. oon. struct, lease and dispose of tunnels, dams. res.rv olrs dItches, canals and Viaducts for the davaIar Inent, storage and transportation of water soy .u purposes to buy and sell merchandise of all kinS. and to conduct and carry on general store. rney- cantile and shipping business; to purchase. erect and dispose of mills, manufacturing and reduein1 plants. pumping stations. stores and warehouses. and to acquire by right of eminent domain or otherwise, lands, rights of way and franchises fer the carrying out of the purposes of the eorperA. tion; to acquire, hold, lease, sell and otherwise dea in Hands, leasehold estates, and personal pron erty Of every kind and description, and to do al, and every act which may be convenisat, xecessary or incident to the transaction of the business of tho corporation, within the limits of the Territory of krizona or in any other Territory or State of the United States or elsewhere, and at sush place or places as the Board of Directors may from tine designate; and to do and perform any aad all act. within the scope and purposes of this corporation. | connected with or relating thereto, which may he necessary or proper for the purposes of carryise out all or any of the objects herein specified. Third: That the amount of ths capital stsck ~ 1 tho corporation herein authorized is One MiIlio, Dollars (s1. 900 OoO.oo) and the number of ,b.rea into which it is divided Is One Million sharas af | the par value of One Dollar (S1oo) each; and that such capital stock so authorized shall be paid ED | in full upon the issuance thereof, and when 90 | issued shall be non-assessable
 Fourth: That the time of the commencement of l the said corporation shall be on the first day of June, IoS7, and that the termination of She sskd corporation shall be on the first day sf Jane, 1892 Fifth: That the officers or persons by whom the affairs of this corporation shall be conducted sh | be i've (6) in number who shall be known as
 Directors, and who shall together constitute i. Board of Directors in which said Board of Directors as such shall be vested the corporate powers of th corporation, and the names of the persons who are | appointed to serve such Directors until their successors arc duly elected and qualified, arc as follows: c. T. Pepper, F. A. Salisbury, E. T. Earl. E. L. Allen and s. H. Ellis. That Directors of ths corporation shall hereafter be elected by the stock holders at the annual meeting of the stockholders which shall be held at the office of the corporation in the City of Yuma, County ef Yuma, Territory Ss Arizona, on the first Tuesday of each year. Thss officers of the corporation other than the Directors shall be President. Vice-Presidsnt, Secretary, Treasurer, and General Manager, who shall be elected by the Board of Directors at their first meet ing held subsequent to their election a such Directors.
 | Sixth: That the highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is at any time | to subject itself is the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars (sl6o, ,oooeo.)
 Seventh: That the private property of each and every stockholder of this corporation shall be sx- empt from all corporate debts and liabilities, of whatsoever nature, of the said corporation.
 IN WITNESS WHEEEeF, We have hsreunte, in quintuple, set our hands and seas this s6th day ef May, A. D. 1897.