Arizona republican., 1899-08-11


 irrigation, manufacturing and domes tic use, to cities and towns and privat
 citizens, and for that purpose to owr
 acquire, purchase and dispose of can
 als. dams, reservoirs. irrigation ditche
 and sources of water supply. and an, [ and all sites for reservoirs plants ana
 rightS-ofLWay for the cons ruction. CD
 eratiOn and maintenance of canals
 damS water works. reservoirs and dt
 any and all acts proper necessary oI
 convenient in the conduct of sait
 business; and to sell mortgage. lease
 CT dispose of the saane
 ;. To engage in the real estate l1usi
 ness. and for that purpose to acquire
 by purchase, gift. gram de
 vise. and any and all c hal lawful means, and to mort
 gage. sell. convey lease bord and otherwise dispose of, real estate of any and all kinds; to construct and main tain residences and stores thereon. and generally to lay out and improve the sare. and in this business to acquire and dispose of lands for the purpose of town sites, and to lay the same out i into town sites. dedicating therein streets. alleys. public highways. parks and lands devoted to other public pur- poses.
 6. To engage in the business of con- structirg. operating. maintaining and disposin@ of saw mills and all kinds of i timber and lumber for any and all pun poses to which the same may be de voted or used, and to own. acquire and dispose of, in any lawful manner. all ! timber lands and plants of saw-mill 1 and other machinery for that general ,Nr,, NsN--s~ i form any and all acts that shall by the l Board of Directors be deemed proper. necessary or reasonable 10 the execEl 1 ton of each and all Of the said sever- al purposes of enga ging in the mining 1 business. railroad business. water com pany business. smelling business and real estate business. including the right to consolidate the stock, proper ty and franchises. or any part thereof, of either one or all of the said business es with that of any other company or corporation lawfully authorized to con. sn'idate the same; also to mortgage the estate, property and franchises. or any part of them, of part or all of any one CT all of the said kinds of business, as to the Board of Directors of the said company shall seem necessary, prop CT or convenient.
 Fourth: The amount of the capital stock of the said company shall be one million dollars ($1,000, ,000) divided into one hundred thousand qO0,0O0 shares, of the par value of ten dollars (S10) each. and the same shall be i'm mediately paid in in full by the con- veyarce to the said company of those certain fifteen Q0, mining claims comprising what is known as the Osborn group of mining claims more fully described in the location certificates thereof. filed for record and recorded in the C'erk and Recorders office of said Maricopa county Terri tory of Arizona.
 Fifth: The time of the commerce. ment of this corporation shall be the time of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the re- corder of the county of AIaric0pa. in the Territory of Arizona. aforesaid l and the termination of the life of the i said corporation shall be at the expir- | ation Of twenty five (2I0 years next | thereafter. with full power on the part of this corporation to renew it's corpo- | rate existence from time to time. as its stockholders shall. in pursuance Of law. determine
 Sixth: The business. affairs and | property interests of said corporation shall be managed and contrOlled by q Board of five (5l Directors. of whom Francis 1. Meston. George D. Mes ton. John E. Price. Joseph w. Parker and Samuel D. Trimble shall comprise the first board, who shall hold their office until the second Tuesday in February. A. D.. 1900. and until their successors shall be thereafter annually elected. The said Board of Directors and the members thereof shall have full power and authority TO fill all vacancies that may occur in said board through death. resignation. inability to serve. or other agency. as may be determin- ed from time to time by the bylaws of said company.
 Seventh: The highest amount of or liability 10 which the said corporation shall at any time sub iect itself, is fifteen thousand dollars CS15.OO0 in lawful money of the Unit ed States
 Eighth: The shares of stock of the said corporation shall benon-ass ssessa bIa and the private property of it's stock holders shall be exempt from any and all liability for the payment of any and all Indebtedness Of the said corpora tior. Ninth: The Board of Directors Of the said comany shall have full power t: to adopt from time to time such pru- 1ential bylaws for the government of the said company as they may deem eXpedient, and the said board shall all so have authority to hold meetings of the Board of Directors beyond the of the Territory of Arizo- m.
 In witness whereof. we have here7 unto set our hands and seals this 31st lay of July A D.. 1899.
 FRANCIS I. AIESTON. (Seal)
 FRANCIS L. BELLAN. (Sea0
 JOSEPH ". PARKER. (Seall