The Arizona sentinel., 1902-03-12
Articles Of Incorporation
 OF THE SOUTH AMERICAh INVESTMENT CON-
 PAhY,

poration under the laws of the Territory of Ari- zona. do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorporators are as fol lows: Burden Gaylord, Joseph H. Parker. Mary Frances Parker John Nefroney, James R. Hardin, Carl L. Hanson and Edward J. Clark
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of this corporation shall be. South American Investment Company.
 ARTICLE III. The principal place of tranSacting business of | said corporation shall be Yuma, Yuma county. l territory of Arizona. with branch offices at Los 1 Angeles. California and in the Republic Of Col | ombia.
 ARTICLE ".
 The capital stock of said corporation shall be five million dollars, divided into five million | shares of the par value of one dollar each.
 ARTICLE V.
 The general nature of the business proposed ! to be transacted by said corporation lS that or | transportation. manufacturing. commerce. trad ing. mining. and agriculture, to purchase, char ter. or otherTlSe acquire, and to sell, or other wise dispose of. vessels of every kind and char acter. propelled by any kind of power, and to operate the same for freight or passenger trafflc on high seas, coast or inland waters: to Dulld purchase. or otherwise acquire, and to sell. | lease. or otherwise dispose of. warehouses. 1 lighters, wharveS GuayS, and docks. together with the approaches. sites, and franchises Tor the same: to establish operate and maintain any and all kinds of factories for the manufact- ure of raw materials into commercial articles. and market the same; to establish. operate. and maintain wholesale and retail general commits sion houses. stores and shops for sale of general merchandise; to acquire by purchase. lease or otherwise. to hold. own, improve, develop, poss- eSS. and enjoy, and to sell. lease. or otherwise dispose of, any and all kinds, of every nature and character of, timber. mining. and agricult- ural interests. claims, and estates, and market the products thereof; to establish. operate. and maintain, saw-millS. quartz stamp mills. con centratiEg and cyanide plants. dredgerS. hy- draulic and SluicinE works well-drfll1nG machln- cry and apparatus storage tanks. rcfner1eS for metal and minerals and oils. SmeltcrS. aSSaying plants. hotels. lodging and boarding houses, restaurants. and cafes. lapidarleS. laboratories, flour mills. araStraS, and reduction works: to acquire by purchase or otherwise. and to sell. lease. or otherwise dispose of. to open. develop improve. and mine quarrieS of building and other valuable stones and deposits cf precious stones. gold. silver. copper lead zinc. platinum, coal. diamonds and eIneraldS. ard any and all other precious and valuable minerals, metals and gems and stones; to plat. plot, and sub divide lands into colony and townSitcS. and sell lease. and otherwise dispose of the same: to purchase or otherwise acquire. and to dispose of patents and patent rights of any and all kinds: to establish. operate. and maintain Shipyards and to acquire by purchase lease. or otherwise and to dispose of franchises for the same: to construct. build, and launch vessels. ships. and DOIlS OI all anu 1IlN sGNlc UT IO lc- Quire by purchase, lease. or otherwise. and to sell. lease. or otherwise dispose of. and to i'm prove and develop plantations of rubber. gutta percha. plantain. and other valuable and profit able tropical trees. fruits and products thereof: to engage in the production and marketing of all and any kinds of tropical and ofher hard and dye woods and plants; to acquire by purchase, lease. or otherwise. petroleum bearing lands develop and market the products and bi- products thereof; to construct. build. operate and main tain canals, ditcheS. fumes. pipelines. tele-
 
 plants and apparatus, railroads tramwayS. and Street-car lines. and reservoirs. and water works gas. and electric lighting plants, and to acquire by concession, purchase. or otherwise fran chiSeS for the same. and to sell. lease or other wise dispose of the same: to do a general bank ing business. establishing, operating. and main t1ining general banks of deposit and exchange. and banks of saving. and obtain concessions and franchises therefor: 70 improve and devei op water ways. -harborS rivers. creeks: to ac quire by purchase. lease. or otherwise, mines and mining claims and prospects. ledges. lodeS and placer ground, mineral bearing veins. and open. exploit, mine and develop the same: to transact all such business in the Territory of Arizona. and in all the other territories. colo nicS. districts and states of the United States of America. especially the Republic of Colombia. South America, and in other and foreign cour tries.
 ARTICLE VI.
 Tho highest amount of indebtedness and lia- bility. direct or contingent. to which said cor poration may at any time be subject. shall not exceed the sum of three million three hundred and thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three and one-third dollars
 ARTICLE VII.
 The term for which said corporation is to exist is twenty-five years from and after the date of it's incorporation.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 Private property of stockholders shall be ex- cmpt from liability for debts of said corpora ton and the subscribed capital stock thereof shall be forever QOn-lSSeSSaDlc.
 ARTICLE TX.
 The number of directors of said corporation shall be seven, and the names and residences of the directors, who are appointed for the first years. and to serve until the election and quail fication of such officers. as follows, to wit: BurdOn Gaylord, Boston, Mass.
 Joseph H. Parker. Los Angeles, Cal.
 Mary Frances Parker, Los Angeles, Cal.
 John NefrOney. Los Angeles. Cal.
 James R. Hardin. Los Angeles, Cal.
 Carl l.. Hanson. Los Angeles. Cal.
 Edward J. Clark. Los Angeles. Cal.
 Witness the hands and seals of the incorpor- atorS. this 9th day of February. A. D. 1902. and the independence of the United States of Amer lef B8R1oH GR6oIi GAYLORD ,senll
 By J. H. Parker. Attorney in fact.
 JOSEPH H. PARKER. fScal. MARY FRANCES PARKER. fSeal.
 By J. H, Parker. Attorney in fact.
 JOHN NEFRONEY. FSeal. JAMES R. HARDIN, ISeal.I CARL L. HANSON. Seal. EDWA RID J. CLARK. tSeal] STATE OF CALIFORNIA, oc
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES. ~
 On this 9th day Of February, in the year one thousand nine hundred and two before me Thomas A. Wells. Notary Public in and for said County of Los Angeles, State of California. residing therein duly commissioned and sworn. personally appeared Joseph H. Parker. John Nefroney. James k. Hardin. Carl L. Hanson and Edward J. Clark personally known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed 10 the within instrument. anG acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
 In Witness Whereof. have hcreunto set my hand and aftixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 THOMAS A. WELLS. Z
 Seal. Notary Public in and for Los
 Angeles County, State of Cali
 fornia.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA. fc COUNTY OF Los ANGELES. 'o
 On this 9th day of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and two. A. D.. before me. Thomas A. Wells. Notary Public in and for said County of Los Angeles State of Cali fornia, residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn. personally appeared J. H. Parker, per Sonally known to me to be the person described in and whose name is subscribed to tho within instrument as the attorney in fact of Mary Frances Parker, and acknowledged to me that he subscribed the name of Mary Frances Park CT thereto as principal and his own name as at tOrney in fact In Witness Whereof have hcrcunto set my hand and affixed my official seal in said County, tho day and year in this certificate first above
 THOMAS A. WELLS, . Seal. Notary Public in and for Los An
 eeleS County. State of California, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Lrs COUNTY OF Los ANGELES. '' On this 9th day of February in the gear one thousand nine hundred and two. A. D. before 1 me. Thomas A. Wells Notary Public in and for said County of Los Angeles State of Cali 1 fornia. residing therein. duly commissioned and | sworn. personally appeared J. H. Parker. per 1 SOnally known to no to be the person described | in and whose Har;ie iS subscribed to the within 1 instrument. as the attorney in fact of Burdon | .I -I-.I..c