Arizona republican., 1901-10-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the THE CONSOLIDATED ESMERALDA MINES COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. whose hands are hereunto affixed do hereby asso- ciate ourselves together for the pur- l pose of forming 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. Belt Iona. Nevada: James A. Yerington of Carson City. l Nevada; and J. Nathaniel Gardner. of New York City: J. A. Filcher. San Francisco. Cal; Edwin s. Webster, Buffalo. N. Y.; and the name of the Corporation shall be The Consolidated Esmeralda Mines Company. The prin- l 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 uf said Corporation outside the Territory | of Arizona shall be the City of New | York, in the State of New York, such other place as the Board of Di- rectors may by resolution direct.
 Second: The general nature of E,, business proposed to be transacted by this Corporation is as follows. to-wlt: 1 To purchase, lease. bond. locate or otherwise acquire. own. exchange, soil 1 or otherwise dispose of, pledge. mort gage. hypothecate, and deal in mines. 1 mining claims, oil lands. mineral ; lands, oil. gas. asphaltum, petroleum. l water and water rights. and to work. mine. explore and develop the saiGe: to do general real estate and mar cantile business; to own. handle and control letters patent and inventions; to borrow money and execute mort gages or deeds of trust to secure the same. and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct or tine business of this corporation in the ter ritory and elsewhere. not inconsistent with the laws of the United States ard the Territory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount of capital stock of this Corporation shall be One Million Dollars (s1.0O0. O00) ii- vided into one hundred thousand shares of the par value of Ten Dollars (S10.0O) 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 r,al 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 is sued. and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assess- , able.
 ? Fourth: The time of the confluence ment of this Corporation shall be the ) date of the filing of these Articles os 7 Incorporation in the office of the Sec l retary of Arizona, and the termination 5 thereof shall be twenty-five years 5 thereafter
 Fifth: The affairs of this Corpora ? ton shall be conducted by a Board of Five Directors, who shall be elected ar t nually by the stockholders of the Cor s poration.
 Sixth: The highest amount of in- . debtedness or liability. direct or con tingent. to which this Corporation is a; | any time subject shall be Two hundred thousand dollars fS200. .000.) ! Seventh: The private property of tht , stockholders of this Corporation shal :. 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. YERINGTON. (SeaD.
 J. NATHANIEL GARDNER. (Sealj
 EDWIN s. WEBSTER, (SeaD.T t l.. C. BELL, (SeaD.
 t J. A. FLICKER. (SeaD.
 STATE OF NEW YORK. County O a Erie. SS. On this 1st day of Octobe f in the year 1901. before me. CHARLES l. K. ROBINSON. a notary public in an, I for the State and County aforesaid, re a siding therein. duly. commissioned anC t sworn. personally appeared J. A. YER d INGTON, J. N. GARDNER and ED . WIN q WEBSTER, known to me t. Il be the persons described in, who's d names are subscribed to. ana who exc = cuted the annexed instrument. an. I. they acknowledged to me that the. d executed the same for the purpose ant d considerations therein expressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I hay
 hereunto set my hand and affixed m
 Official Seal at my office in the sai
 State and County, the day and yea
 last above written.
 CHARLES K. ROBINSON, " Notary Public in and for as Erie County, N. Y. s My commission expires March 9 ,d 1902.
 STATE OF NEW YORK, County ( ,s Erie, SS: On this 2d day of Octobe
 in the year 19O1 before me, s. Adelbel
 De Lude, a Notary Public in and fc
 the State and County aforesaid. resid
 ing therein duly commissioned an
 sworn, personally appeared b. [ ed BELL, lone. Nevada, and J. A. Ell fe lcher. San Francisco, Cal; known K me to be the same persons describe ,n in, whose names are subscribed to. an of | who executed the annexed instrumen I and they acknowledged to me thi na they executed the same for the pu an poses and considerations therein el s- pressed.
 In witness whereof, I have hereun
 set my hand and fixed my Official Sea
 at my office in the State and Count
 the day and year last above write n, (SEAL) (Written)
 s. ADELBERT DE JUDE.
 Notary Public Niagara Cou UT ty. certificate filed in Erie C eu My commission expires March 3Ot oh 1902