The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OFTHE YUMA COLORADO RIVER GOLD DREDGING COMPANY.

ENTS: That we, the undersigned, T. W. Brooks, w. E, Marvin, o. H. Willis, Don- W aid Mcintyre, Samuel de Corse, James P. z Buck, L. G. Stanchfield, Frank Avila. ot a Yuma, Yuma County, Territory of Ari- f zona, have associated ourselves together l. tor the purpose of forming a corporation a under and by virtue of the laws of the ter rltory of Arizona and of the United States :, of America, and do hereby adopt the fol- |, lowing articles of incorporation, namely: ,
 1.-The names of the corporators are T. w. Brooks, w. E. Marvin, o. H. Willis. Donald Mcintyre, Samuel de Corse. James P. Buck, L. G. Stanchfeld, and Frank Avila.
 1.-The name of the corporation shall be
 the Yuma Colorado River Gold Dredging
 Company"
 3-Ihe principal place for the transac-
 ton ot the business of the corporation is
 and shall be Yuma, Yuma County, Terri
 tory of Arizona
 4-The general nature of the business
 proposed to be transacted is the carving
 on of placer mining operations on the
 banks bars and bed of the Colorado river
 by dredging or other process and in the turtherance or development of such opera- tons the requirement by purchase, lease, location or otherwise, of placer mining or l other grounds suitable for the purposes of s thlS company; the purchase, manufacture e and erection of such machinery or im u proyements as may be deemed necessary
 Tn the carrying on of the business propos-
 ed; the inauguration and maintenance of IT desired transportation facilities, and the ,s dolng ot any and all other things necessary " or incidental to the carrying out of the pur- it poses hereinbefore specified; to buy, sell, "a lease, and deal in all kinds of property, rs real, personal and mixed mines, ores,
 electricity, water and water rights, fran e chlses, goods, wares, merchandise and " materials, and all the productions of this ne company; to locate, claim, divert, and oth- to erWlse acquire and improve mineral lands, i'd water and water rights, refining works and he lhlIls; to locate, construct, acquire and re maintain dams, tunnels, pipes, fumes ill leveeS, vladucts, recievers, aquaducts nd canals, bridges, embankments, and excava
 tlons across, under, and over any water
 
 p Or pubic highway, and to sell, lease, gran ii. and dispose of mines, electricity, water anC at- water rights thus secured, controlled, O. ed appropriated
 no 5-The capital stock ot said corporation lat shall be five hundred thousand dollar on, ($5OO, ,OOO.OOl divided into five thousand les (5,OOO) shares of the par value. of one hun
 dred dollars C$1OO.OO) each. The stock, O 1a any portion of it, may be issued at an, ar time, by the board of directors, in consider The ation of property purchased by, for ser ec vices rendered to, or as security for money en- borrowed by this corporation, or when sut me scribed and paid for in cash. In all in ow- stances the stock, when issued shall b Q fully paid up and Ren- assessable. eu' 1.-The corporate existence of said COT eA poration shall commence upon the date ( " lV the filing of these articles of incorporate ane ln the office of the county recorder ,ess Yuma County, Territory of Arizona, an 2 of shall terminate twenty-five years there
 after.
 or 7.-The affairs of said corporation sha and be managed by board of five director eSS- who shall be stockholders ia the corpors nse tiOn; provided that in the event, at an I'y time, of there not being as many as ii, . in stockholders, any other number not le tbe than three may constitute a board of d
 rectors and transact the affairs of the co the poratiOn. These directors shall be electe not annually by the stockholders of the co 5s of poratiOn at the regular stockholders mee able ing, which shall be held on the first Mo lous day of August, of each year, in the office noS' the company, ill Yuma, and shall pertOr so the functions of their offlce until their su
 cessors shall have been duly elected al ,rod qualified, In the event, at any time, oftl rket death resignation or disability of any q The rector the remaining members of the boa ure, may fill the vacancy by the election e It. some stoclholder. The first board of q nave rectOrs shall consist of T. w. Brooks, N sona E. Marvin, o. H. Willis, Donald McInty
 Of and James P. Buck, who shall hold the uVe offices from the date of the filing of the nere articles in the office of the county record n0re until the regular election and qualificatio
 as above provided for, or of their success
 Ors.
 8-The officers of said corporation sha l'er be a president, vice president, secretal The and treasurer, and such other officers rtile the board of directors may from time sons time determine. They shall be electt 'lihc annually, by the board of directors, at u @pS' first meeting after the election of such (
 rectors. The president and Yice-preside "ll 4 shall be members of the board of director rror 9-The highest amount of indebtedne ,ray said corporation shall at any time crea feet shall not exceed the sum of one hundr ard. thousand dollars C$1OO, ,OOOOO). nave 1O-The private property of stockholde ales, of this corporation shall be exempt fro or liability for corporate debts.
 the In witness whereof, we have hereun i'eu set our hands and seals this, the 14th d; -, -ado of August, A. D, 1899.
 ond T. w. BROOKS, (sEAL1 ,nt. w. E. MARVIN, CsEAL) lor- O. H. WILLIS, (sEAL) res DONALD MCINTYRE, (sEAL ysis SAMUEL DE CORSE, CsEAL) Nile JAMES P. BUCK, (sEAL) 1ent TC STANCuEIETO (sr,,\ $ FRANK AVILA, (sEAL) ,oIo- TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, County of Yuma ! the On this fourteenth day of August, 1SG Nile. before me, c. H. Brinley, Clerk of the Di CT is trict Court, Third Judicial District, Ter ters tory of Arizona, County of Yuma, perso 'ne ally appeared T. w. Brooks, w. E. Marvi l'9 4. o. H. Willis, Donald Mcintyre, Samuel 'oISA | IIy-- ID ~ A.