The Arizona sentinel., 1901-03-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Articles and Certificate Of EnC0fpOr-
alton of PapagO Mining
Company.

Know ali men by these presents:
That we. the undersigned. a. NJ. RawSon. j..
+. AShby @. IloecbneT, Isaac H. BrySon and
w. A. Harris, have this day associated ourselves
together for the purpose Of forming q corpora
ton under the laws of the Territory of Arizona,
and we do hereby certify:
ARTICLE |. That the name OF this corpora
ton shall be Papago Mining Company. And its
principal place of business shall be at the City
of Yuma. County OF Yuma, Territory of Arizona.
with a branch Office at Los Angeles, County of
Los Angeles, State of California. and at such
other places as shall be designated by the stock
holders.
ARTICLE ,. The nature Of the business to be
transacted is to purchase, acquire, lease. own,
locate and control mines and mining claims,
and to work, operate lease and sell the same;
to carry on and conduct the business of develop
ing mines. mining claims and selling the prod
uct therefrOm; to erect works of any character
necessary or proper to be used for the working
of mines or reduction and refining of ores and
precious metals; to locate mines and mining
claims; to acquire by purchase or otherwise
real and personal property, water and water
rights to sell water and water rights: to pur-
chase, lease, acquire, own, control or operate
Smeltcr or SmelterS concentrating works mill
or mills, cyanide plant or plants for the redUc-
ton and treatment of ores belonging to said
corporation. Or for other parties: to buy. sell,
own, erect and operate machinery and appiianc-
eS for the generation, manufacture and trans
mission OF electricity. electric light electric
power and everything necessary or useful in
conrectiO' Herewith; also to construct pipe
age of water, and to acquire rights of way for
the construction Of such pipe lines and property
necessary for the construction of reservoirs or
dams: to impound water: to build railroads.
tramwayS or other things necessary in connec-
ton with the business Of this corporation.
ARTICLE 3. The amount of the capital stock
of this corporation shall be two million dollars,
divided into two million shares of the par value
of one dollar PEI share.
ARTICLE 4. The time of the commencement
of this corporation shall be the date of filing
@l,S,
flee of the county recorder Of Yuma county,
Arizona and the term thereof shall be twenty
five years from that date.
ARTICLE. The officers of the said corpora
ton shall consist of a board of directors, who
shall manage the affairs of the corporation of
not more than five whose names and residences
are as follows:
A M. Rawson .......... Los Angeles. California
J. L. AShby ............L Los Angeles, California.
G.. Kloeckner. ............. Pasadena. California.
Isaac H. BrySOn. ...... Los Angeles, California,
w. A. Harris Los Angeles, California.
The directors of said corporation shall be
elected annually on
shall hold Office for the term
of one year or until their successors are elected
and have qualified The time and manner of
said election and qualification of the directors
shall be prescribed and governed as provided
for by the bylaws of this corporation, and the
above named shall serve until the first annual
meeting OF the stockholders of this corporation.
ARTICLE e. The annual and other meetings
of the board of directors and stockholders may
be held beyond the limits of the Territory OF
Arizona, in the City of Los Angeles, State of
California, or elsewhere. at such times and
places as the bylaws may designate or the
board of directors shall from time to time pUr-
SuanJ thereto determine.
ARTICLE Z. The private property of the OFF,
GERS and stockholders of this corporation shall
be exempt from any liability for its corporate
debts.
ARTICLE 8. The amount of capital stock
which has been actually subscribed is five hun
dred dollars, and the following are the names of
the persons by whom the same has been sub
scribed and the amount of their subscriptions
SeVerally, tO-Wit: