The Arizona sentinel., 1899-01-21
ARTICLES OF IyCO DEPORTATION.
OF THE
0phir Gold Mines Company.

ALOW tlH men Dy LneSe presents: InaL We, J. L. Redondo and o. V. Meeden, citizens Of the United States of America have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory ofArizona, and do adopt the following articles of in- corporation, to-wit:
 First. That the names of the corpor- atiors are J. L. Redondo and c. V. Meeden; that the name of the incorpor- ation is the Ophir Gold Mines Company :; that the principal place of transacting the business of said corporation is and shall be Yuma, Yuma county, Arizona, with branch offices at such other places as the board of directors may from time to time designate.
 Second. That the general nature of the butiness proposed to be transacted by said corporation is mining gold and silver metals, and in the maintenance of that purpose, to buy, sell, lease, bond, develop and operate mines; to buy, sell, lease, bond construct, maintain and operate canals, ditches. fumes, we'll reservoirs, pipe lines and other equipments necessary or incl dental to the development of water for mining, milling and other purposes; to obtain by purchase or otherwise mill and building sites; to erect thereon all neceS- sary buildings, shafts, mills, smelters, con centrators, crushers and every and all and every apparatus or cOntrtvance used in the reduction of gold and other metals: to buy, sell, lease, bond, construct, maintain and operate railroads, wagon roads, tramways or other agencies suitable for the trans portation of ores or other materials to and from the mines; to own, handle and con trol letters patent and inventions relating to aud incident to the mining, milling, smelling and reduction of ore; to carry on ,and maintain general mercantile busi- ness; to borrow money, issue bonds and to mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose of any and all of its property; to acquire both real and personal property which may be incidental or necessary to the carrying into offect the objects and purposes for which said corporation is created, and to do and perform any and all and every the acts and things necessary to or in any manner incidental to the carrying out of all of the purposes hereinbefore specified.
 Third. That the amount of. the capital stock of said corporation shall be one mil lion dollars, divided into one million shares at the par value of one dollar per share. Said capital stock may be issued by the board of directors for property conveyed or assigned to said corporation, for services rendered, or upon subscription for cash; conditional, however, that no part or DOT ton of said capital stoak shall be issued by the board of directors except the same be fully paid up, and when so issued said stock shall be non-assessable.
 Fourth. That the corporate existence of said corporation shall commence on the day and date of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the office of the county of Yuma county Arizona territory and shall terminate twenty-five years thereafter.
 Fifth. That the affairs of said corpor ation shall be conducted and managed by a board of seven directors. The first board ot directors shall consist of Stephen w. Dorsey, Wm. H. Reyondls, James Sim mons. Wayne Griswold, Philip K. Reyn- olds, H. A. Kirkham and J H. nG.f penteT, who shall hold their otfic-- for period of one year from ~tne date of fling these articles in tie office of the county recorder g., aforesaid, or until their successors are elected and qualified. At the expiration of the year first above specified, board of directors shall be elected by the stock holders of said corporation at its regular annual meeting; said annual meeting to be held on the second Monday in October in each year. The officers of said corporation shall consist of a president, secretary and treasurer, and such other subordinate officer as the board of directors may from time to time see fit to appoint. The presi- dent shall be member of the board of directors and elected by said board at thelr first regular meeting held after the annual meeting. No person shall be eligible to the office of director unless he be bona fide stockholder in said copor- ation. In the event of the death or resig- nation of any director the remaining mem oers of the board of directors of said cor Doration shall have the power to fill such for the unexpired term thereof.
 Sixth. That the highest amount of in- l iebtedness which said corporation may at any time subject itself to shall not exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollors. 1
 Seventh. That all the private property 1f the stockholders ofsaid corporation shall :; pc kexempt from liability for corporate 1ebts.
 In witness whereof, we have hereuntO l set our hands and seals this eighth day | )f October, 1898.
 tsEAL) J.L. REDONDO. l
 lsEAL) c. V. MEEDEN OF RATIONAL ss
 COUNTY OF YUMA,
 Before me, O. r. Townsend, notary | public. in and for the county of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, personally appeared | !. L. Redondo and c. V. Meeden, known | o me to be the persons whose names are | to the foregoing instrument, | md acknowledged to me that they executed l he same for the purpose and consideration herein expressed.
 Given under my band and seal of office l his Sth day of October, A. D. 1898. sEAL) o. F. TOWNSEND, Notary Public.
 My commission expires April 7, 1899.
 Recorded at the request off. L. Re londo, October 8, 1898, at-2 o'clock pm.
 c. P. GROWN, County Recorder.