Arizona republican., 1897-09-30
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the KLONDIKE MINING COMPANY. '

l. Know all men by these pres ents, that we, Fired Sckell, John E.. Jenkins and Sylvester J. Southwell, have this day associated ourselves to- gether for the purpose of forming a corpOation under the laws of the ter ritofy of ArizonaHahd we do hereby certify 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 che territory of Arizona in the county of Maricopa 1; 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 without the terri tory of Arizona as may be designated by 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 ($10,000,00Ol, 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 its 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 a Board of three directors. which number of directors may be in creased by the vote of the stockhold- CTS owning two-thirds of the capital stock of the corporation to the num- Der of thirteen.
 '. That such directors shall be elected on the second Monday of Oc- tober in each and every year
 '. That such election may be held either in or out of the Territory of Arizona
 8. That the highest amount of iD-- debtedness or liability to which the corporation is to subject itself is Five hundred thousand dollars ($5O0,0O0).
 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~ assessable
 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.
 4SeaD SYLVESTER J. SOUTHWELL.
 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 acknowledgment and proof of the execution of deeds and other instru- ments in the Counties of New York and Kings, personally appeared Fred aSckell, John Jenkins and Sylvester J. iSouthwell, to me known to be the persons whose names are subscribed