The Arizona sentinel., 1897-10-23
| ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
ChuckaWalla Mining, Milling and
 Water Company.

Water Company.
 Know all men by these presents that we, the l undersigned Louis E. ReFlogle, S. D. Chittenden, l ). W. Wood, H. I. Seward and R. W. Pridham, | pursuant and in conformity with an act of the leg slative assembly of the Territory of Arizona en- titled Corporations" approved March 8, 1897, ! and all acts and parts of acts amendatory thereto do associate and form ourselves together as an in- company under and by virtue of the 1 laws of the said Territory. ard in accordance herewith do hereby adopt, sign and acknowledge these presents as it's articles of incorporation towt
 Article l. The names of the incorporatOrs of this company are Louis E. Repogle, S. D. iChitten- den,J. W. Wood, H. l. Seward and RW. Pridham. The places where this corporation will have its principal places of transacting business are the town of Yuma Territory of Arizona and the city of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles State of Cali fornia- The corporate name of this company shall be "Chuckawalla Mining, Milling and Water Co.,"
 Article II. The general nature of the business to be transacted by this corporation and the object for which it is formed is the reduction and treat ment of gold silver, copper and lead ores and the aquisition, buying, selling, leasing and develop ment of gold, silver or copper mines in the United States of America and to purchase, hold, operrte se exchange, hire, let, lease rent and to acquire use and dispose O: in any and every manner lands real estate, mining stocks and bonds mines, min ing claims, mining property of every kind and nature real and personal, water water rights water power, steam power electric power, pipe lines wire lines, mining machinery and appliances for working and heating ores, and everything used n or about or in connection with or pertaining to mines or mining claims and all manner of interests therein, and to mine, mill, ,j:work and dispose of ores and minerals.
 Article III. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be one million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars divided into one million two hundred and fifty thousand shares of the par value of one dollar each, and shall be issued pay able by subscription and purchase, for property conveyed or assigned to said corporation, or for l services rendered the same, which shall be ap. proved by the board of directors, and said stock shall be issued fully paid up and -assessable.
 Article ". The corporate existence of this
 company shall commence on the day of the filing
 of these articles ofincorporation in the office of the
 county recorder of Yuma county, Arizona Terri
 tor6, and shall continue for period of twenty five | (25) years.
 Article V. The corporate power of said company
 and the conduct of affairs thereof shall be vested in
 board of five directors. The first board of di-
 rectors shall consist of Louis E. Replogle, s. D,
 Chttenden, J. ". Wood, H. I. Seward and R. W
 Pridham, who shall hold office for one year from
 the date of filing these articles, and until their
 successors are elected and qualified After the ex.
 pration of the first year above stated the board o
 directors shall be elected by the stockholders of the
 said company at the annual meeting thereof Said
 annual meeting of stockholders shall be held upon
 the first Monday in September of each year. The
 officers of said company shall consist of president vice-president and secretary and treasurer Said
 officers shall be elected at the first meeting of the
 board of directors held after the annual meeting
 of the stockholders Until the first annual election
 the officers of the company shall be: President, S. ! D. Chittenden; vice-president, J. w Wood; secre
 tary and treasurer, R. W. Pridham. 1 Article VI. Said company shall not be indebted
 at any one time to exceed twenty-five thousand
 dollars.
 Article VII. The private property of said officers
 and stockholders of this corporation shall be ex-
 empt from all corporate debts
 Article VIII. The board of directors of this cor
 poraton shall have power to establish bylaws and
 make any needful rules and regulations for the
 management of the affairs of the corporation not | inconsistent with the laws of this Territory | s IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto sci
 our hands and ses..s. this sth day of September l 1897
 1 S. D. CHTTTENDEN [sEALl | H. l. SEWARD IsEALl | R. W. PRIDHAM IsEALl | LOUIS E. E.REPLOGLE [sEALl 1 J. ". WOOD [sEALl
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ss. | COUNTY OF Los ANGELES, ~ | Befere me, E. E. Bostwick, Notary Public
 in and for the County of Los Angeles State of Cali
 fornia, personally appeared S. D. Chittenden, H
 l. Seward and R. W. Pridham, known tC
 ne to be the persons whose names are
 subscribed to the foregoing instrument and | acknowledged to me that they executed the same
 for the purposes and considerations therein ex- pressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this Stt | day of September, A. D. 1897.
 | (sEAI) E. E. BOSTWICK, Notary Public, In and for Los Angeles County, California | My commission expires on the 7th day of sep | tember, 1900.
 STATE OF ILLINOIS,
 County of Cook. 50
 Before me. Edward S. St. Clair a notary pub
 lie in and for the county of Cook on this day per.
 eonally appeared Louis E. Replogle, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the ] foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me | that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 22nd | day of September, A. D. 1897.
 EDWARD ST. CLAIR, Notary Public. My commission expires on the 23th day of | August, 1901.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 | COUNT OF Los ANGELES, 'o' On this, 2oth day of September, in the year
 of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety | seven, before me, F. E. Bostwick,a Notary Public
 In and for said County of Les Angeles State of Cali | fornia, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared J W. Wood, known to me to be the person described in, and whose l name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. In witness whereof, hay herelnto set my hand an1 affixed my official seal In said county the day
 and year in this certificate first above written. (sEAL E. E. BOSTWICK. Notary Public,