The Arizona sentinel., 1901-07-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Know All Men by These Presents: That we, the undersigned, citizens and residents of tho United States of America, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, do adopt the following Articles of Interpretations:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorporators are as follows: NJ J. McGarry, James P. Ward, Margariete F. Ward. Elizabeth B. Ward and James E. Day, al! residents of the County of Los Angeles, in the State Of California.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The name of this corporation shall be MON ARCH Sf1NING COMPANY.
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of business Of this corpo- ration shall be in Yuma, Yuma county, Arizona Territory, with branch office in Los Angeles City, County of Los Angeles, State of California, at which latter place. in the City of Los Angel es, County of Los Angeles, State of California, the stockholders meetings shall be hcld
 ARTICLE "
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted and the purpose for which this corporation is formed, are: To carry on the business of mining for gold, other metals min erals and materials and of milling and reducing ores; and the acquisition by location, purchase or otherwise os mines mining property, water rights aqueducts and the working, use and op- eration thereof; to erect and operate smelters, mills, refineries and other works for reducing and treating ores and minerals; building roads. tramways railroads and canals from the com pany's mines and works to some river, railroad or highway and to do all other things ncedful to conduct a general mining business; also to erect and own buildings; to acquire by pur- chase location or otherwise all kinds of real estate including timber lands, coal and oil lands and oil lands and mining property: to buy nd sell all kinds of merchandise and to own and conduct hotels and restaurants.
 ARTICLE V.
 The capital stock of said Company shall con sist of one million shares of the par valne of one dollar each said stock upon issuance to e paid in full in cash, or its equivalent in prop erty conveyed to said corporation, or by services rendered said corporation, and when issued, shall be forever non-assessable.
 ARTECLE VI.
 Private property of the stockholders of this; corporation shall be exempt from any and all the debts and liabilities of the corporation and the stock of said corporation shall be non asse3sablc.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness to which this corporation is to subject itself shall not ex- ceed Fifty lousand Dollars.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The time of commencement of this corpora tion shall be on the date when these articles are filed for record with the Recorder of said Yuma county, Arizona, Territory, and shall continue for twenty-five (25) years from that date
 ARTICLE TX. The affairs of this corporation shall be con ducted by a Board Of Directors of five (5) per sons. who must be stockholders, including the President, Secretary, Treasurer and Attorney, and at the option of the Board of Directors a President, an Assistant Secretary and an Executive Committee may be elected ARTIOLE x. The Board of Directors shall consist of M. J. McGarry James P. Ward, MargGriete F. Ward, Elizabeth B. Ward and James E. Day, who shall hold office until their successors are elect ed and have qualified at the annual election to be held one year from the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the Record CTS office in the County Of Yuma, Arizona Ter ritory.
 ARTICLE X1. These Articles of Incorporation may be all tered or amended by two-thirds vote of all stockholders of the company at any regular meeting of said stockholders expressly called for that purpose, at which two-thirds of the capital stock of the corporation shall be repre- sented and these Articles, when so altered or amended shall be fled with the Recorder of said Yuma County, Arizona Territory, and pub lished as required by law.
 ARTICLE XII.
 Any vacancies that may occur in any of the offices of this corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors by majority vote thereof at any meeting thereof, and in the event of any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors the same shall be filled by majority vote or the remaining directors at any regular meeting thereof. and when so elected, they shall hold