The news-herald., 1901-11-16
ARTICLES OF. INCORPORATION
OF THE
CALIFORNIA GOLD SAVING
COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That, we, the under
signed have this day voluntarily asso-
ciated ourselves together for the pur-
pose of forming a corporation under
the laws Of the Territory Of Arizona.
and do hereby make, execute and adopt
the following articles Of Incorporation
ARTICLE I.
The name of said corporation shall
be California Gold Saving Company,
and it's principal place of transactinS
business shall be at Phoenix, Maricopa
! County, Arizona, with branch offices at
| San Francisco, California, where meet
| ings of Directors and stockholders may
| be held and business of the corpora
| ton may be transacted, and at such
other places as may be determined by
! the Board Of Directors, where regular
and special meetings of the Directors
and stockholders may be held and any
and all of the business may be trans
acted.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the different
kinds of business proposed to be trans
acted by this corporation is as follows,
to-wit:
To purchase, lease, locate, bond or
otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell
or otherwise dispose Of, pledge, mort
gage, hypothecate and deal in, work.
mine, explore and develop mining
claims oil, mineral, timber and agri-
cultural lands, OIL gas, asphaltum
petroleum, water and water rights.
To do a general real estate, mercan
tile and mining business in all its
branches.
To own, handle and control letters
patent and inventions.
To borrow money and execute mort
cages or deeds of trust to secure the
same, to issue bonds and other evil
dences of Indebtedness, and in general
do all things necessary to the proper
conduct of the business OF this corpo-
ration, not inconsistent with the laws
of the United States and the Territory
Of Arizona.
ARTICLE III.
Among the powers Of this body COR
porate shall be: To have perpetual
succession Ito sue and be sued by it's
corporate name Ito have a common
seal and alter the same at pleasure ito
prescribe the mode Of making transfer
of stock or interests of it's STOCKHOLM
ers; to make contracts; to acquire and
transfer property Of every kind and de-
scription, both real and personal, and
% possess the same powers in such re-
spects as private individuals now en-
joy; to establish bylaws and make
all rules and regulations deemed ex-
pedient for the management of it's af-
fairs, not inconsistent with the laws
and constitution of the United States
and the laws Of the Territory Of Ari-
zona.
ARTICLE w.
| The amount of the capital stock of
the corporation shall be Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand dollars ($250, ,000.0 .00)
! divided into two hundred and fifty
thousand (25O,OOO) shares Of the par
value of one dollar (s1.O0) each, fully
| paid up and forever worcestershire.
ARTICLE v.
The time Of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the date of
the filing Of these articles Of incorpora-
ton in the office of the Secretary OF
Arizona, and the termination thereof
shall be twenty-five years thereafter
ARTICLE VI.
The affairs Of this corporation shall
be conducted by Board of five Direct
ors, who shall be elected annually by
the stockholders of the corporation on
the first day of October in each year
Until the first day of October, 1902, the
following named persons shall serve as
Directors: A. w. Slee, G. M. Hill, ID
w. McNeill, A. D. Lemon and I. E
Jarrett.
ARTICLE VII.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
Or liability, direct or contingent, tC
which this corporation shall subject it.
self at any time, is one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars ($150, ,000.00).
ARTICLE VIII.
The private property Of the stock
holders Of this corporation shall be ex-
empt from all corporate debts.
ARTICLE TX.
At all elections of Directors every
stockholder shall have the right to vote
the number Of shares owned by him
and standing in his name on the books
| of the company, for as many persons
as there are directors to be elected, OF
to cumulate said shares and give one
candidate as many votes as the num-
ber of Directors multiplied by the num-
ber of his shares of stock shall equal
or to distribute them on the same prin-
ciple among as many candidates as
he shall think fit.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
18th day Of September, 1901.
A. w. SLEE. (Seal.l
D. w. McNEILL. (Seal.>
G. M. HILL. (Seal.,
A. D. LEMON. (Seal.I
l. E. JARRETT, (Seal.,
State of California Citv and County