The Arizona sentinel., 1897-10-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THB Duncan Mining and Milling Company

Know all men by these presents that we, Ransom J. Duncan Stephen E. Arthur ana Ethan A. Gilbert, the undersigned, TOT the purpose of forming corporation uhuer the laws of the Territory or Arlznna, United States of America, and especially entitled Corporations, approved March Sth, 1897, and all acts amendatory thereof, have adopted signed and acknowl- edged these articles of incorporation:
 First. The names of the lncorporators 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 of d. rectorS may hereafter designate. Second. The nature of the business nroposed to be transacted by this cOrpor- ation is and shall be to acquire, buy, sell, lease. locate, own and control and operate uuarries, mines. mining claims, ,velns, lodes, and deposits of metal and mineral and mineral bearing ore of every description and nature; to purchase, erect ana dspose of mills, mining machinery and plants, pumping stations and pumps for pumping water to work said mines to purchase, 1 locate and operate water and water power for domestic irrigation, lighting and power purposes; to purchase, own ana operate l tunnels, dams, ditches, canals, fumes, reservoirs for the development of water for mining and domestic purposes; to acquire bv right of eminent domain or otherwise, lands. rights of way and franchises for the purpose of carrying on said mining busl ness; to buy, locate or dispose Of mlllsltes or land upon which to erect mills or other mining machinery or warehouses, or store 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 of 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 t$l0O, 900, ) divided into one hundred thousand shares of the par value of one dollar ($1 leach and said capital stock shall be paid Ill 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 shali 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 he elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporatlon-except Las herein provided, as to first board of dl- rectors-at annual meetings to be held on the first Monday of January ot each year during the life of thls corporation, which said annual meetings shall be held at the office of the company at Yuma, Tn sald 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
 JanuarV, 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 ter 7 thousand dollars.
 Eighth The private property of the ln- : 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 O.
 two-thirds of the stockholders of this cor ,, poration at any special meeting called fol s for that purpose
 In witness whereof we have hereunto sci i, our hands and seal this 24th day ot Sep
 tembe, A. D. 1897, in duplicate.
 RANSOM J. DUNCAN (sEALl i STEPHEN E.ARTAUR CsEAL) ETHAN A. GILBERT (sEAL) s County SanlH O of Los Angeles ss
 .. 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 n names are subscribed to the foregoing in
 strument and articles of incorporation 8 the Duncan Mining and Milling Company n and who acknowledged to me that the
 had executed the same for the purpose ant 1 consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of otfic " this 25th day of September, A. D. 1897: q FRANK B. HARBERT,
 Notary Public in and for said County O Los Angels. My commission expires o a the 22nd day of June 1900
 Lr;rS+ ,orhljpatjOn OcI g. 1897.