The Arizona sentinel., 1899-01-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Ophir Geld Mines Company.

under the laws of the Territory OfArizona, i 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 dshaIl 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 ofthe butiness proposed to be transacted by said corporation is mining gold and silver metals, and in the turtherance of that purpose, to buy, sell, lease, bond, develop and operate mines; to buy, sell lease, bond construct, maintain and operate canals, ditches, fumes, well 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 i building sites; to erect thereon all neces- l centrators, crushers and every and all and every apparatus or contrtvanre used Tn 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 and incident to the mining, milling, smelling and reduction of ore; to carry on and maintain a 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 effect 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 'I purposes hereinbefore specified.
 Third. That the amount of the capital Istock 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, CT 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 n0n-assessable.
 Fourth That the corporate existence Ot said corporation shall commence on the day and date of the filing of these articles ofincorporation in tAc office of the county recorder of Yuma county, Arizona territory and shall terminate twenty-five years thereafter,
 Fitth That the affairs of said corpor e aion shall be conducted and managed bl a board of seven directors. The first boarC s of directors shai consist of stephen W , Dorsey, Wm. H. Reyondls, James Sim , mons. Wayne Griswold, Philip k. Reyn , olds, H. A. Kirilham and J II. Carpenter 2 who shall hold their office for period 0 one year from the date of fihng thes articles in the office of the county recorde as aforesaid. or until their successors arr Y elected and qualified. At the expiration a of the year first above specified, boar , of directors shall be elected by the stock u holders of said corporation at it's regula n annual meeting; said annual meeting to b O held on the second Monday in October il @ each year. The officers of said corporation ' shall consist of a president, secretary an, , treasurer, and such other subordinat officer as the board of directors may frOr time to time see it to appoint. Tue pres dent shall be member of the board O directors and elected by said board at thel first regular meeting held after the annua <, stockholders meeting. No person sha st be eligible to the office of director unless | IS be bona fide stockholder in said Copo1 alton. In the event of the deIth or resig n nation ofany director the remaining mem l bers of the board of directors of said COT poration shall have the power to fill sue n vacancy for the uneXpired term thereof
 Sixth. That the highest amount of in d debtedness which said corporation may { " any time subject itself to shall not cXcee It the sum of five hundred thousand dollOrs - Seventh. That all the private prOpert % of the stockholders ofsaid corporation sha 10 be exempt from liability for corporal 'e debts.
 In witness whereof, we have hereunt
 set our hands and seals this eighth da - of October, 1898.
 CsEAL) J. l.. REDON DO.
 (sEAL) C. V. MEEDEN
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,( ss
 COUNTY OF YUMA,
 Before me, 0. F. Townsend, notal
 public in and for the county of Yum
 Territory of Arizona, personally appeare
 J. L. Redondo and c. V. Meeden, know
 to me to be the persons whose names a
 subscribed to the foregoing instrumen
 and acknowledged to me that they execut t the same fer the purpose and considerable
 therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of off
 this Sth day of October, A. D. 1S98
 CsEAL) O. F. TOWNSEND, Notary Public.
 My commission expires April ', 1899.
 Recorded at the request of J. L, R
 dondo, October 8. 1898, at ? o'clock pm. l. c. ?. GROWN, County Recorder.
 ByR. ". BYLER, Deputy.
 First publication December 3, 1898.