Mohave County miner., 1899-06-10


among the subscribers to said articles
the three directors named therein, an6
do now subscribe these articles of asso
citation in order to be formed into &
corporation under and pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter III, Title XII, OF
the Revised Statutes of the Territory
of Arizona, for the following named
purposes, to-wit:
(a) To purchase, lease, locate and
acquire by donation or otherwise, lands
water rights, mill-sites, mineral claims
or any other land or real estate in the
County of Mohave, Territory of Arizo.
ma.
! (b) To erect improvements thereon
of whatsoever nature, and to hold
lease, sell, bargain or exchange the
said improvements and the said realty.
(c) To borrow money not exceeding
in the aggregate two-thirds of the
amount Of the capital stock of the COM
pany, and to secure the same by mort
cages or pledges on such real estate as
it may own and the improvements
thereon.
/ Id To lend money and to accept
as security therefor, mortgages and
pledges on real and personal property,
or both.
(e) To develop water by means of
| wells or otherwise, and to sell, lease
and distribute the same, by means of
pumps. pipes, conduits and aqueducts,
to mills, smelters, or other works or
buildings, or for the use of the inhabi-
tants of any town or village in said
County of Mohve.
~ To do and perform any and all
things incident or necessary TO the
conducting of the business herein con-
templated.
And we do set forth and state as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE /.
The name of the corporation for the
purposes aforesaid is The ARIZONA
LAND COMPANY.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall be in existence
from the 18th of May, 1899, until the
25th day of May, 1924.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of
said company is One Thousand Dollars
(sl, 10000, divided into shares of One
Hundred Dollars, Sl00.00) each. which
capital stock shall be paid into the
treasury of the company as follows,
to-wit: Ten per cent. at the time of the
execution of these Articles of Associa-
tion, and the balance in installments of
not less than ten per cent. each, as the
same may be called for by vote of the
Board of Directors, from time to time.
as the same may be required for the
purposes of the company.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of the CORPORATION shall
be conducted by a Board of Directors
of three persons, elected from among
the stockholders, and by such executive.
officers as said Board ofDirectors may,
from time to time, appoint.
The names of the said directors. who
shall hold their office until others are
elected, as shall be provided by the by
laws of the company, are as follows:
!. j. W. STERLING.
2. p. &. NEWTON,
3. j. p. GARDINER.
ARTICLE V.
No stockholder of this company shall
be individually liable for any debts of
this company beyond the extent Of any
unpaid installInent or installmepts
that may be at the time due upon his.
her or their subscription of the capital
stock.
ARTICLE VI.
The principal Office for the transact
ing of business of the company shall
be at the Town of Kingman. in the
County of Mohave, Territory of Ari- |
Zona.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. each of
said subscribers has hereunto sub /
scribed his name, place of residence,
and the number of shares of stock
taken by him in said company.
Dated at Kingman, Arizona. the 25tb
day of May, 1899.
SUBSCRIBER. PLACE OF NI-MRER
RESIDENCE. OF SHARES.
j. W. STERLING, kingman, Ariz. One.
Z. u. NEWTON, kingman, Ariz. One.
j. p. GARDINER, Kingman, Ariz. One.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, &c
COUNTY OF MoHAvE 3d.
On this twenty-fifth day of MAY,
1899, before me, N. w. Tarr, Notary
Pablo in and for said Territory and
County, duly commissioned, qualified,
acting and sworn, personally appeared
j. w. Sterling, p. G.. Newton and j. p.
Gardiner personally known to me to
be the persons described i'm and who
executed the foregoing Articles of As
sociation, as subscribers thereto, and
each acknowledged to me that he had |
executed the same freely and volun-
tarily and for the uses and purposes
therein mentioned.
In witness whereof, have hereunto |
set my hand and official seal the 25th
day of May, 1899.
My commission expires Dec. q, 1901. |
SEAL (Sig.) N. w. TARR,
Notary Public.