Arizona republican., 1901-10-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the THE CONSOLIDATED ESMERALDA MINES COMPANY.

pose of forming a corporation under | the laws of the Territory of Arizona and to that end make the following statement:
 First: The names of the Corpora | tors are: l.. c. Bell. Iona, Nevada: James A. Yerington of Carson City. Nevada: and J. Nathaniel Gardner. of New York City: J. A. Pitcher. san | Francisco. Cal: Edwin g. Webster. | Buffalo. N. Y.: and the name of the Corporation shall be The Consoiida tel | Esmeralda Mines Company. The prin- ! cipal place in which the business of said Corporation within the Territory | of Arizona is to be transacted is ! Phoenix. Maricopa County. Arizona. and the prpincipal place of business of ! said Corporation outside the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of New York. in the State of New York. or such other place as the Board of Di- rectors may by resolution direct. | Second: The general nature of th1 | business proposed to be transacted by | this Corporation is as follows. to-wIt: | To purchase, lease, bond. locate or other wise acquire. own. exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of. pledge. mort ! gage. hypothecate. and deal in mines. mining claims. oil lands. mineral lands. oil. gas. asphaltum. petroleum.
 
 mine, explore and develop the saIGe: | to do a general real estate and mar ] cantile business; to own. handle and control letters patent and inventions: i to borrow money and execute mort Gages or deeds of trust to secure the 1 me, and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the ter ! ritory and elsewhere. not inconsistent .~r. st.. l.. the Territory of Arizona
 | Third: The authorized amour. Of capital stock of this Corporation shall be One Million Dollars Cs1,000. 003) di- vided into one hundred thousand shares of the par value of Ten Dollars (S10.GO) each. At such time as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct, said capital stock shall be paid into this Corporation either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said Corporation. in pay ment for which shares of the capital stock of said Corporation may be :s- sued. and the capital stock so issaed shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assess- | able.
 Fourth: The time of the commence ment of this Corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles cs Incorporation in the office of the Sec retary of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 Fifth: The affairs of this Corpora tion shall be conducted by a Board of Five Directors. who shall be elected an- nually by the stockholders of the Cor poration.
 Sixth: The highest amount of ir- debtedness or liability, direct or coE- tingent. to which this Corporation is | any time subject shall be Two hundred thousand dollars (s20O. .000.)
 Seventh: The private property of the stockholders of this Corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any :. kind whatsoever.
 In Witness Whereof. we have here unto set our hands and seals this first day of October. 1901
 J. A. PENNINGTON, (SeaD.
 J. NATHANIEL GARDNER. (SeaD.
 EDWIN s. WEBSTER, (SeaD.
 l.. c. BELL, (SeaD.
 J. A. FLICKER, tSeaD.
 STATE OF NEW YORK. County of Erie, SS. On this 1st day of October in the year 1901, before me. CHARLES K. ROBINSON. notary public in and for the State and County aforesaid, re- ] siding therein, duly commissioned and sworn personally appeared J. A YER INGTON, J. N. GARDNER and ED WIN g. WEBSTER, known to me to be the persons described in, whose , names are subscribed to. ana who exc cuted the annexed instrument. and , they acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and considerations therein expressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have
 hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal at my office in the said , State and County, the day and yea: [ last above written.
 CHARLES K. ROBINSON. ..
 Notary Public in and for Erie County, N. Y. l My commission expires March 30 , 1902.
 STATE OF NEW YORK, County oi
 Erie SS: On this 2d day of October
 in the year 1901, before me, S. Adelbert
 De Lude Notary Public in and fol the State and County aforesaid, resid 7 ing therein duly commissioned ant ? sworn. personally appeared L. . t BELL. lone Nevada. and J. A. FIL , cher. San Francisco, Cal; known tt . me to be the same persons describe; 3 in. whose names are subscribed to. ant , who executed the annexed instrument 2 and they acknowledged to me tha , they executed the same for the pu-- I poses and considerations therein ex . pressed.
 In witness whereof. I have hereunt' . set my hand and fixed my Official Seal s at my office in the State and County | the day and year last above written
 (SEAL.) (Written) S. ADELBERT DE JUDE. T Notary Public Niagara Coun C ty. certificate filed in Erie Ca s My commission expires March 30tt g 1902.
 f (No seal required in State of NeT - York)
 . TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, Count