The Arizona sentinel., 1899-02-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
High Peak Mining and Milling Com
 DSDYs

High Peak Mining ana Mnllpg Com
 pany.
 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 pur- pose do hereby adopt, sign and acknow- ledge these Articles of Incorporation.
 First. The name of this corporation IS and shall be
 HIGH PEAK MINING AND MILLING
 COMPANY,
 And the names of the incorporators thereof are: LEWIS N. SMITH, RANDOLPH 5. BASSETT, FREDERICK J. SMITH, CHARLES o. GOODWIN, WILLIAM w. BOSWELL. CHARLES B. DAVIS and FRANK F. DAVIS.
 Second. The principal place for the transaction of the business Of this Corpora- ton is and shall be the City of Yuma, m the County of Yuma, in the Territory ot Arizona; but sad Corporation shall nave an office for the transaction ot business III the State of California. at the city of Los Angeles, in said state of California, at which latter place meetings of the stockholders, directors and officers may be held.
 Third. The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by thls ! Corporation is the location and develop ment of mines and mining claims; the 1 purchase. sale, ownership, leasing, working and operating of gold mines and lodes ot l mineral bearing ore, and to do and perform All things incidental to the general busi- ness of mining.
 | Fou1th The amount of capital stock authorized by this corporation is and shall be one hundred thousand ($10O, ,OOo) dol ars, to be divided into one hundred thousand (lOO, ,OO0l shares of the par value of one dol | lar per share; the same shall be non-aeses- sable, 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 Arl- zona; and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years from and after said date.
 Sixth. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by d board of seven C Directors, each ot whom shall be a stock holder therein; and said Directors shall be elected annually by the stockholders o1 said corporation on the first Monday III January of each year. The following per sons have been chosen and shall be the Directors of said corporation for the tirst year, holding their office until the hrs' Monday in January 1900 ard until theil successors are elected and qualified, viz:
 Lewis N. Smith, Randolph $. Bassett Frederick Smith, Charles o. Goodwin | William w. Boswell, Charles B. Davis ano Frank F. Davis.
 Seventh The highest amount of in debtedness or liability to which this COT poration is at any time to subject itself Ii twenty five thousand $25 ,0O0.OOD dollars.
 Eighth. The private property Of ths stockholders of this corporation shall b' exempt from any and all corporate debts and the stockholders thereof shall be per sonally exempt from all liability for any O the debts of this corporation.
 Ninth. The officers of this corporation shall be a president, vice-president, secretary and a treasurer, who shall b' chosen annually by the Board of Director at meeting to be held immediately afte the annual election of such directors, an' such officers shall hold office for one yea thereafter and until their successors ar duly chosen and qualified.
 Tenth. The amount of the capital stoc of this corporation which has been actual. subscribed is seventy thousand and on CS7O, ,OO1, ,O0) dollars, and by the followin persons and in the number of shares SC opposite their names: