The oasis., 1898-11-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -OF- EXCELSIOR MINING AND MILL ING COMPANY.
ENoW ALL MtN sY TaEst PREsEyrs.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That ~e. the underslxned. Ma rtin A. Bar tleson. Albert K. Morawetz. and James F. DsrnaIl. have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of formiog cor poratlon under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and agree upon the folloaing as our Articles Of Incorporation. to wit:
 ARTICLE I.
 That the name of the corporation shall be Excelsior Mining and Milling Company" and that the names of the incorporators arc Martin A. Bartieson. Albert k Morawe,z, and James F. Darnaii. and it's principal plare of business shall be Noga es. CouLs y of Pima, Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The general nature If the business to be transacted Is to purchase. lease. acquire by location or otherwise, mines. mining claims, mineral lands, mining rights. dit:hes. water rights. mill sites, to develop mines and min iux property, to build. own. operate mining machinery, stamp mills. and mill machinery. deemed necessary for the reduction of any and all kinds of ores or metals, and in all other ways to carry on the business of min Ing ana milling and O do any ana all other things Incident thereto. and to sell. lease or otherwise dispose of said property, rights, etc. to purchase and treat ores, and sell the product thereof; and to acquire such prop i erty, both personal and real. as may be re- Qu red in any and all branches of said busi- ness above enumerated. and doing any and all things properly incident thereto.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount Of capital sto k of this cor poration shall be One Million Dollars. di- l vided Into Two Hundred Thousand Shares of the oar value Of Five Dollars each. which said stock Is not to be ssueu until fully paid up. and Is non assessable for a purpose.
 ARTICLE ".
 That the life of this corporation shall com menee on the day that these articles are ed l for record in the office of the Recorder of | Pima County, Territory Of Arizjna. and shall continue for period of twenty five years.
 ARTICLE V.
 That the business of said corporation shall be conducted by a boa ru of i've directors who shall be stockholders Of the corporalion and who shall be elected at the annual m et- | ing of the stock kbolders fn the iOwn of NO- gales. County Of tima, ! erritOry ui Arizona, on the fist Monday af Decrmner of each year. beginning b. fSa That tine names and pOstoiicu address Of the directors ts act ! until the first Monday of December. A. D lsAa or until their su,,cessors hre sie ted and qualified are Is foiluwss
 Hiram Ieter. Indianapolis. Indiana; James l T barnaiA Indanapols. Indiana; Aariin A.. i Bartesun- N, gales, Arizona rerrltory; AL { bert x, Mora Wttz NOgales. Arizona Territory, and James F. DarDaii. Ao-ales, Arizona Ter l ritory.
 | ARTICLE VI. l That the officers of this corporation shall be President. Vice. President. Treasurer, and Secretary to be chosen by the board of I Directors.
 II ARTICLE VII. That this corporation shall not subject It. | self to a greater indeDte1n ness than twenty | thousand dollars.
 l ARTICLE VIII. That the private property of each officer and stockhoider shall De exempt from cor poraie debts
 witness our hands and seals this eth day of Novemb-r r. A. D. 1898.
 MARTIN d. BARTLESON. lSeal.
 ALbERT R. MORA METZ, lSeal.
 JAMES F. DARNALL. lSeal.l