Arizona republican., 1900-07-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the COLUMBIA COLD COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents that We, J. II. Burger, c. A. Kessler and w. D. Boyle, residents of MaricOpa county, Arizona, desiring to form corporation under the laws of the Territory of Ar- zona, do hereby adopt, sign and ac- l knowlegde. as prescribed by law, these articles of incorporation.
 ARTICLE l.
 The names of the incorporators of this corporation are J. H. Burger, C. A. Kessler and w. D. Boyle
 ARTICLE II.
 The name assumed by this corpora ton, and by which it shall be known in all it's business transactions, is Colum- bia Gold Company; and the principal place of transacting it's business is and shall be in the City of Phoenix, Terri tory of Arizona, and it may also have offices for the transaction of it's busi- ness at such other place or places as it's board of directors may hereafter from | time to time by resolution designate | and determine, and said corporation may transact any business at any office within the territory so designated with the same force and effect as though | transacted at its regular office in Phoe- nix. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be on the date of the filing of these articles in the 1 office of the county recorder of Mari copa county, Arizona, and the terminal tion thereof shall be twenty-five years l from that date.
 ARTICLE III.
 | The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor poration is that of dealing in mines and mining properties within the territory l of Arizona, including the owning of mines and mining properties and the 1 leasing and working of the same, also | the development and sale of mines and mining properties. together with all ! kinds of machinery necessary or useful 1 for operating or developing mines and mining properties. Said corporation shall have the rght to own and deal in all kinds of real and personal property, 1 including that of owning stocks and | bonds in other corporations. It shall have the right to borrow money and ! secure the payment of the same by pledge or mortgage on any or all of it's property, as its board of directors may from time to time by resolution auth | oriZe and determine. And in general said corporation may do any and all | kinds of business and things consistent with and incident to the proper prose- i cution of all of the purposes as herein set forth.
 ARTICLE ".
 l The amount of the capital stock au- thorized and the times when and con- | ditions upon which it is to be paid in are as follows: The amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be $500,- ! GOO. divided into 5000 shares of s100 each. and shall be paid into said cor poration from time to time as the same IS subscribed for. either in cash or in l property or in services, as may be de- termined by it's board of directors; but no stock shall be issued by the corpora tion unless the same is fully paid. and when so fully paid and issued it shall be non-assessable thereafter.
 ARTICLE V.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation . is at any time to subject itself. or to ' be subjected, is the sum of $330,00
 ARTICLE VI.
 The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall at all times be exempt from the debts of the ; corporation.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The affairs of this corporation shall 1 be conducted by a board of directors. | composed of not less than three nor more than five persons, who shall be | elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation from ! among their number, which annual | meeting shall be held in the City of i Phoenix, Arizona, on the second Tues 1 day in January in each year hereafter, ! at the hour of 10 o'clock in the fore noon, and the board of directors so ! elected shall hold their offices for the 1 term of one year, CT until their suc- i cessors are elected and qualified. The officers of the corporation shall be a l president, vice president, secretary | and treasurer, who shall be elected ! from among the board of directors at | the meeting thereof to be held each year. immediately after the annual meeting of the stockholders. The secre- tary and treasurer. or vice-president ] and secretary, may be one and the | same person. Any meeting of the board l of directors at which a majority shall | be present shall be deemed a legal meeting and the acts of such meeting ! shall have the same force and effect as though done by the full board, | whether the absent members of the | board had notice of the meeting or not. | The president shall be the executive officer of the corporation and shall sign all cOnveyances, contracts and other instruments relating to the sale or leasing or mortgaging of real property also all evidence of indebtedness shall | be signed by him. Checks drawn on the treasurer may be signed by either the | president, vice-president or secretary. The following named persons, subscrib- | CTS to the capital stock of this cOrpOr- ation, shall be its officers and directors until their successors are elected and qualified, viz: J. H. Burger, president | and director; w. D. Boyle, vice-presi- dent, secretary and director; c. A. Kessler, treasurer and director.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 l All vacancies that may occur in the board of directors or offices shall be