The oasis., 1898-12-31
ARTlCLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF EXCELSIOR MINING AND MILL. ING COMPANY.
KNOW ALL MfN BY InEsE PRfsENIs:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS;
 That ~e the undersigned. Martin A. Bar tleson. Albert K. Morawefz, and James F. ! Darnall. have thls day associated ourselves together for the purpose Of forming | cor ! poration under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and agree upon the following 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 are Martin A. Bartleson. Albert k. Moraweiz and James r. Darnall, and It's principal place of business shall be Nogaies, County of Pima. Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature nf the business 10 be transacted is tO purchase. lease. acQuirc bY location or otherwise mines mining claims, mineral lands, mining rights. ditches. water rights, mill sites, to develop mines and min ing property, 10 build. own. operate mining machinery, stamp mills, and mil machinery, and whatsoever other machinery may be deemeh necessary for the reduction of ank and all kinds of ores or metals, and in ail other ways to carry on the business of min ing and mliling and O do ai anu all other things incident thereto. and to sell. lease. or otherwise dispose of said property, rights etc, 10 purchase and treat ores, and sell the product thereof; and tO aCqnif such prop erty, both personal and real. as may le re- qu'rrd in any and all branches of said bus ness above enumerated. and doing any and all things properly incident thereto.
 ARTICLE III
 The amount of capital stock of this cor poration shall be One Million Dollars. di- vided into Two Hundred Thousand shares Of the par value Ot Five Dollars each; which said stock k not tO- be s-ued nntl fully paid up and is nOn assessaDle for aIy purpose
 ARTICLE ". That the life of this corporation shall coni- menre on the day that these articles are nied 1 for record iu the office Of the Recorder of | Pima County Territory Of Arizona. and shall continue for period of twenty five years.
 ARTICLE V. | That the business of said corporation shall ] be condurted by board Of i've directors, ] whO -huli be stockholders nf the corporation and who snni be rlrrtsd uf the annual mret- ing of rhe stoekDOlders in the town of No. gale~, County of Pima, Territory Of Arizona, on the fest Monday ni december. oi each year. beginning A. v. l,~. that the n"mfs and post0aic- addre as of the directors Co act uutli the first Monday ot December Ai Y. lSi9. ur Gutii tnDir sue CrsOrs are elected tuQ qualified are Hs fniiowsi
 iiwm Peter Indianapolis, Indiana; James Y. htrnaii Indianapolis iuui0nai Martin ha barJlesnn. Nt gaie~, Arizona tcirlt.sry; Ai- bert K. Mora wetz. Nogales Arizona Territory, and James r. Darnaii, No-aies. Ariloha let ritory.
 ARTICLE VI
 That the officers of Ihis corporation shall be President Nice-president, rreasurei, l, and Secretary to be chosen by the Board of Directors.
 II ARTICLE VII. That this corDoratiOn shall not subject ii- self tn grenter indebtedness than twenty thousand dollars.
 ARTICLE VIII | That the private property of each officer and stOckholder shall be exempt from cor pOrate debts.
 | witness our hands and seals this 9th day l of Novemb-r, A. D. 1893.
 | MARTIN A. BARTLESON, lSeal. | ALBERT k. MORA WETL lSea.l l JAMES F. DARNALL, lSeaLl