Arizona republican., 1901-10-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the THE CONSOLIDATED ESMERALDA MINES COMPANY.

ciate ourselves together for the pur- 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. 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- cipal place in which the business of said Corporation within the Territory of Arizona is to be transa cted 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 tn: business proposed to be transacted by this Corporation is as follows. to-wIt.
 To purchase, lease. bond. locate or otherwise acquire, own. exchange soil or otherwise dispose of. pledge, mort gage. hypothecate. and deal in mines. mining claims. oil lands. mineral
 
 water and water rights, and to work. mine, explore and develop the suIGe: to do a general real estate and ma"- 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 of tine business of this corporation in the ter ritory and elsewhere. not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona. Third: The authorized amount of capital stock of this Corporation shall be One Million Dollars (S1, 900. .OO0) di- ! vided into one hundred thousand shares | of the par value of Ten Dollars l CS1OOO) each. At such time as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct, said capital stock shall be pad l 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 :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 t:;e date of the filing of these Articles ot Incorporation in the office of the Sec retary of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter. S-
 Fifth: The affairs of this Corpora ton shall be conducted by a Board oi Five Directors. who shall be elected aI.- nualiy by the stockholders of the Cor poration.
 sixth: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability. direct orhcor- tineent. to which this Corporation is a any time subject shall be Two hundred thousand dollars (s20O0G0.)
 Seventh: The private property of tl., stockholders of this Corporation shal be exempt from corporate debts of an! kind whatsoever.
 In Witness Whereof. We have here unto set our hands and seals this frs day of October. 1901.
 J. A. YERINGTON. (SeaD.
 J. NATHANIEL GARDNER. (SeaD EDWIN s. WEBSTER, CSeaD. L. C. BELL, (SeaD.
 J. A. FLICKER, (SeaD.
 STATE OF NEW YORK. County n
 Erie, SS. On this 1st day of OctoS- in the year 1901. before me. CHARLIE K ROBINSON, a notary public in an
 
 siding therein. duly commissioned an sworn. personally appeared J. A YER l INGTON, J. N. GARDNER and ED 5 WIN q WEBSTER. known to me {
 be the persons described in. who's names are subscribed to. ana who exc cuted the annexed instrument, an they acknowledged to me that the { executed the same for the purpose an - considera tions therein expressed. I- D hny Q hereunto set my hand and affixed m l Official Seal at my office in the sai
 State and County, the day and yea | last above written.
 7 CHARLES K. ROBINSON, D (SEAL)
 I Notary Public in and for < Erie County, N. Y. < My commission expires March - 1902.
 5. STATE OF NEW YORK, County d Erie, SS: On this 2d day of Octobe e in the year 1901, before me, s. Adelbe e De Lude, a Notary Public in and f y the State and County aforesaid, resi- .- ing therein duly commissioned ar
 sworn, personally appeared L.. e- BELL lone Nevada, and J. A. Ell h cher. San Francisco, Cal; known
 me to be the same persons describ ) in. whose names are subscribed to, al ) who executed the annexed instrumer , and they acknowledged to me tn g, they executed the same for the pu
 poses and considerations therein Q s. pressed.
 i, In witness whereof, I have hereun s, set my hand and fixed my Official Se' n, at my office in the State and Count D. the day and year last above write le (SEAL) (Written) 1- 6 ADELBERT DE, JUDE,
 Notary Public Niagara Cou al ty, certificate filed in Erie
 My commission expires March 3O'
 1902.
 te CNo seal required in State of NJ
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 ,t. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. Coun 'i- of Maricopa, SS. I, B. F. McFAL