The Arizona sentinel., 1899-01-28
Ct THE
Opilir Gold Mines Company.

nave IDlS UaV aSSOcIdleu OURSELVES IJSStiACA for the purpose of forming Q corporation under the laws of the Territory ofArlzona, and do adopt the following articles of in i corporation, tO-wit:
 First. That the names of the corpor- atiors are J. l.. Bedondo and c. V. l Meeden; that the name of the incorpor ation is the Ophir Gold Mines Company; i that the principal place of transactjng 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 furtherance 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 10 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 i 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 end 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 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 s5oak shall be issued by .l. f . 10 fully paid up and when so issued said stock snail be non-assessabIe.
 Fourth That the corporate existence oG said Corporation shall commence on the day and date of the filing of these articles ofincorporation in tae office of the county recorder 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 board of seven directors. The first board of directors shali consist of stephen W Dorsey, Wm II. ReyondIs, James Sim mons. Wayne Griswod, Philip K. Reyn- olds, II. A. Nirkham and J II. Carpenter, who shall hold their office for period of one wear from the date of fling these articles in the office of the county recorder as aforesaid, or until their successor. are elected and qualified. At the expiration ofthc year first above specified, board of directors shall be elected by the stock holders of said corporation at it's 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 president, secretary and treasurer, and such other subordinate officer as the board of directors may iron time to time see it to appoint. The resi- dent shall be Q member of the board of directors and elected by said board at theH first regular meeting held after the annual stockholders meeting. No person shal be eligible to the office of director unless ht be bona tide stockholder in said copor ation. Tn the event of the death or resig- nation ofany director the remaining mem bers of the board of directors of said cor . poration shall have the power to fill sucl vacancy for-the unexpired term thereof.
 sixth That the highest amount of in- dcbtedness which said corporation may a any time subject itself to shall not exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dOlors
 Seventh That all the private property of the stockholders ofsaid corporation shal /, be exempt from liability for corporat debts.
 In witness whereof, we have hereuntC set our hands and seals this eighth da' of October, 1898,
 ,srA1l ]. REDONDO.
 isg1L} C. V. MEEDEN
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,l ss ,, COUNTY OF YUMA,
 Before me, o. F. Townsend, a notar, public in and for the county of Yuma Territory of Arizona, personally oppeare' j. l.. Rcdoudo and c. Y. Meeden, know to me to be the persons whose names ar subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they execute the same for the purpose and consideratio - therein expressed
 Given under my hand and seal of otht this 9th day of October, 4, D. 1893.
 lCsEAI) 0. F. TOWNSEND, Notary Public.
 My commission expires April 7, 1899.
 Recorded at the request off. L, Re dopdo. October 8, 1898, at ? o'clock ?. m.
 c. p. GROWN, County Recorder.
 By R. w. BYLER, Deputy.
 First publication December 8, 1898.
 
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