The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-23
ARTICLES OF IYCORPORATIot
 OF THE CASTLE DOME MINING AND MILLING COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That we, W D. Luce, E. D. Luce and R. F. D. Iace eff zens of the United States of America lave tbs d,v associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under and by virtue of .L- laws of the Territory of Arizona and we Go hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 The names of the corporatOrs are w. D. Luce D. Luce and R. F. D. Luce the name of the cornor. ation shall be the CASTLE DOME MINING AND MILLING COMPANY; the principal place for the transaction of business of the company shall be the village of Yuma, in the County of Yuma. Territory ot Arizona, With branch offices at such other places as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate
 The general nature of the business proposed to he transacted by said corporation is mining lead ood silver, copper aud other metals, and in further snce Of that purpose to buy, sell, lease. bond de- VeIop and operate rnes to buy, sell, lease. bond. construct, maintain and operate canals. fumes. "eiS reservoirs, pipe lines, pumping stations and other equipment necessary or incidental to the de- VeloPment of water for mining. milling and other purposes; aSd whenever deemed expedieDt and tor the best interests of the corporation to obtain b purchase or otherwise mill and building sites. ana 10 erect thereon all necessary buildings for shafts mills, eoncentratOrs, erushers, and any and all an paratus used in mining and milling of gold s;Ivar copper, lead and other metals; to bnv sell loass bond, construct, maintain and operate wapop roads tramways, railroads and other agencies for tbs transportation of ores and other materials to and rom The mines; to own and control letters patsrt and inventions relating to and incident to tbs transporting, milling, mining, smelting and reduc ton or ores; to carry on if advisable general r,ar chandisinS business; to borrow money issue bondz ana to mortgage pledge. sell or otherwise dispose of all or any property of whatever nature belonging to said corporation; to acquire both real and per sona, and all property which may be necessary for or incidental to carry into effect the object and pur poses for which said corporation is created and to do and perform all and every act necessary and incidental to the acts hereinbefore specified III. The amount of the capital stock of said eorpora- ton shall be forty thousand lS4O oOOl dollars di Vided into forty thousand shares of the mar val,. Of one dollar each. Of which whole number of shares there shall be twenty thousand To oo shares Of accumulated first preferred stock which shall re- eeive dividend of five 5I per cent per annum be- fore any dividend is paid upon any other stock. All or any portion of said stock may be issued at any time by the board of directors in payment for property conveyed or assigned to said corporation or for services rendered, or upon subscription at par for cash, provided, however, that no part or portion of said stock shall be issued exceut the same be fully paid up. All stock shall be non- | assessable.
 The corporate existence of said corporation shali ] pn np1r11 these articles of incorporation in the office of the l County Recorder of Yuma County, Territory of Arizona, and shall terminate twenty-five years thereafter.
 ! The affairs of said corporation shall be managed py board of directors. The first board shall Icon. sist of three directors and said directors shall be | w. D. Luce, E. D. Luce and R. F. D. Luce whc shall hold their offices for period of one year from tae date Of the fling of these articles with the | County Recorder of Yuma County, or until their successors are dull elected and qualified Regular annual meetings of the stockholders shall be held on the first Monday in June of each year for tha election of board of directors and the transzctios of such other business as may come before such meeting.
 | VI The officers of said corporation shall consist of President Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and such other officers the board of directors may from time to time determine The directors shall elect their officers and said officers shall hold office for the term of one year, unless sooner re- moved by said board of directors All officers shall hold office until their successors are elected and duly qualified, end no director shall hold ofics who is not bona-de stoekholder of record in said corporation. In the event of the death, resignation or inability of any director the remaining members of the board of directors may fill the vacancy by th election of some stockholder. VII 1 The highest amount of indebtedness said eorpor- ation shall at any time create shall not exceed the sum of twenty thousand dollars. | VIII
 The private property of stockholders shall be ex- empt from any and all liabilities for corporate debts and liabilities.
 In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands [ aud seals this 18th day of May, A. D. 1899. WD. LUCE, tsEALJ ELIZA D. LUCE, (sEAL) ROBERT F. D. LUCE. (sE4Ll TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. County of Yuma Sss.
 Before me, Geo. A. Duke, notary public in and for the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona per 1 sonally appeared ". D. Luce, E. D. Luce and R. F. D. Luce, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and they each duly acknowledged to me that they signed the same for the purpose therein expressed
 Witness my hand and seal this 31 day of May, 1s9a (sEAL) GEO. A. DUKE,
 Notary Public, Yuma Co.,, Arizona Territory.
 My commission will expire Nov. g, 1901.
 Recorded a. request of w. D. Luce, May 31st, 1sa9 at 30 min. past 2 o'clock p. m.
 WE. MARVIN, County Recorder
 ByF. AVILA, Deputy County Recorder First pub. Aug. 26, 1899,