Arizona republican., 1901-10-22
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 transac cte:l 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. SecCnd: The general nature of tn. business proposed to be transacted by this Corporation is as follows, to-vIt. To purchase, lease. bond, locate, or otherwise 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 water and water rights. and to work. mine, explore and develop the sliGc: to do a general real estate and mar cantile business; to own. handle and control letters patent and inventions: to borrow money and execute mort Sages 'or deeds of trust to secure the same, 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 with the laws Of the United States and the Territory of Arizona
 Third: The authorized ahounc Of capital stock of this Corporation shall be One Million Dollars (s1.000. OOO) di- vided into one hundred thousand shares of the par value of Ten Dollars Cs1O.O0) 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 is sued. and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non assess ! able.
  ment of this Corporation shall be ti:e 1 date of the filing of these Articles os | Incor poration in the office of the Sec retary of Arizona. and the termination 1 thereof shall be twenty five years | thereafter.
 1 Fifth: The affairs of this Corpora ' ton shall be conducted by a Board of | Five Directors. who shall be elected ar- nually by the stockholders of the Cor poration.
 1 Sixth: The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability. direct or cou- | tingent, to which this Corporation is a: any time subject shall be Two hundred thousand dollars lS200.000.) | 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. YERINGTON. (SeaD.
 J. NATHANIEL GARDNER. (SeaD l EDWIN s. WEBSTER, (SeaD.
 l.. c. BELL, (SeaD.
 J. A FLICKER, (SeaD.
 STATE OF NEW YORK. County oi Erie. SS. On this 1st day of Octobe; in the year 1901. before me, CHARLES K. ROBINSON. a notary public in and for the State and County aforesaid, re siding therein. duly commissioned anc sworn. personally appeared J. A. YER INGTON, J. N GARDNER and ED | WIN g. WEBSTER. known to me tC 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 ant
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I hav' 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,
 (SEAL)
 Notary Public in and for
 Erie County. N. Y.
 My commission expires March 3C 1902.
 STATE OF NEW YORK. County c Erie. SS: On this 2d day of Octobe; in the year 1901. before me. s. Adelber De Lude. Notary Public in and fo the State and County aforesaid, resid ing therein duly commissioned an sworn, personally appeared L. [ | BELL lone Nevada, and ]. A. Ell cher. San Francisco. Cal: known me to be the same persons describe in. whose names are subscribed to. an who executed the annexed instrumen , and they acknowledged to me tha they executed the same for the pu. poses and considerations therein eS pressed.
 In witness whereof. I have hereunt set my hand and fixed my Official Sea at my office in the State and Count! the day and year last above writer | (SEAL) CWritten) . g. ADELBERT DE JUDE,
 Notary Public Niagara CouI l ty. certificate filed in Erie c
 My commission expires March 30tI 1902
 Q (No seal required in State of Ne York.)
 . TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. Count = of Maricopa. SS. l. E. F. McFALl