The Arizona sentinel., 1899-02-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Manhattan Mining and OH Company

Manhattan Mining and OH Company.
 Know all men by these presents that we the undersigned, do hereby associate our. selves together for the purpose of forming 8 corporation under the general laws of the Territory of Arizona, and for that purpose do hereby adopt, sign and acknowledge these Articles of Incorporation.
 First. The name of this corporation is and shall be
 MANHATTAN MINING AND OIL COM PANY
 and the names of the incorporators thereof are: HANFORD L. GORDON, ALFRED H. HEDDERLY and SIDNEY SELOVER. Second. The principal place for the transaction of business of this corporation is and shall be the city of Yuma, ill the county of Yuma, in the territory of Ari- zona; but said corporation shall have an 1 office for the transaction of business in the state of California, at the city of Los An geles, in said state of California, at which latter place meetings of it's stockholders, directors and officers may be held.
 Third. The general nature of the busi- ness to be transacted by this corporation is to acquire, buy, sell, lease, own, control, operate and develop lands, quarries, mines. mining claims, veins and lodes, deposits of oil, mineral and mineral bearing earths and ores of every description; and to buy, sell, dispose of, refine and reduce oils, minerals and mineral ores to develop, buy, sell, lease, locate and acquire water and water rights, and to do and perform all things pertaing or incidental to the said business and every branch thereof, and the handling or disposing of the products thereof.
 Fourth. The amount of capital stock authorized by this corporation is and shall be two hundred thousand dollars ($200,- O0O.OO), to be divided into two thousand (2,0O) shares at the par value of one hun dred dollars ($10O.O0) per share; the same shall be -assessabe and shall be paid for at the date of issuance in cash or property,
 Fifth. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorporation for record in the office of the County Recorder of Yuma County, in the Territory of Ari- zona, and the termInation thereof shall be twenty-five t25) years from and after said date,
 Sixth. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board Of three Di- rectors, each of whom shall be stockhold- CTS therein; and said Directors shall be elected annually by the stockholders of said corporation on the first Tuesday in January of each year. The following per sons have been chosen and shall be the Directors of said corporation for the first year, and shall hold their offices until the first Tuesday in January, 19CO, and until their successors are elected and qualified. viz:
 HANFORD L. GORDON,
 ALFRED H HEDDERLY,
 SIDNEY SELOVER.
 Seventh. The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability to which this cor poration is at any time to subject itself is one hundred and thirty thousand dollars ($130.0OO).
 Eighth. The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from any and all corporate debts, and the stockholders thereof shall be per sOnally exempt from all liability for any of the debts of this corporation.
 Ninth. The officers of this corporation shall be President, Vice President, a oI al,ol boI chosen annually by the Board of Directors at meeting to be held immediately after the annual election of such directors, and such officers shall hold office for one year thereafter and until their successors are duly chosen and qualified; and the persons who shall act as such officers until the first annual meeting are HANtORD L. COR DON, President; SIDNEY SELOVER, Vice President; ALFRED H. HEDDER7 LY, Secretary and Treasurer. .,l
 Tenth. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation which has been actually subscribed is one hundred and two thous- and dollars ($102, 2,000), and by the following persons and Ill the number of shares set opposite their names:
 NAME. No. OF SHARES. AMOUNT. Hanford l.. Gordod. =. $40 $34, ,0UU. .O0 Altreu Ii Hedderly... $40 34, 4,000.00 Sidney SeloYer. 34O S4,O0O,OO
 WhicA said stock shall be issued to said subscribers either for cash or property. B..
 In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 14th day of January, A. D. 1899.
 HANFORD L. GORDON, isEAL]
 ALFRED Il. HEDDERLY, LsEALl
 SIDNEY SELOVER, (sEALl STATE OF CALIFORNIA ss 1
 County of Los Angeles
 On this 14th day or January, in the year one thousand, eight hundred and ninety 1 nine, A. b. before ne, f. J McClary. a Notary PuDiIc ln and Tor sad County of ! Los Anaeieo, otate ot CallIornla, residing | therein, duly Commissioned and sworn, l personaiIy appeared I.anlord l.. Gurdon, l Atued Il 1euueriy ana Sidney oeiOVer, l AuONn tu lne IU Oe tne persons whose 1 na41eo 4le ouoocrIueu Io ne wIInIn lhsoru- nIeDt, .uu AcnnUW.eused ID Ine tAat lney l eAeCuttu tLe Sdnle. III mI,ueso wneIeuI, 1 nave hereunto set I4Iy .iitIIu and dlI4Aeu nIJ olnclal seal Ill | eaIu County, ,ns 1aY anu year Ill thIs cer- LIIcdle nrst dOOve wrItten. tsEALJ r. j. McCLAh1, Not.,l9 Pub Ic in anu LOT lbs Angeles CUunty, otaiv V4 CG.IiOIA.a.
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 ", E. MAt.flN,
 Recorder of~l una County, Arlz.
 First publication Feb. 1, 1899.