Arizona republican., 1902-06-06
First publication June 3.


 First publication June ,.
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
 CALAVERAS COOPERATIVE GOLD MINING COMPANY. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed. do hereby associ- ate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and | to that end make the following state ment:
 | First: The names of the corpora tors are: John R. Cross, H. NJ. Beer. Claude B. Ricketts. and the name of the corporation shall be THE GALA NERAS COOPERATIVE GOLD MIN ING COMPANY. The principal place in which the business of said corpora ton within the Territory of Arizona is to be transacted is Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation outside the Territory of Arizona. shall l be the City of St. Louis, Mo-. and An geles Camp, in the State of California, at which meetings of the Board of Di rectors may be held, and the corpora | tion may have such branch of | fees either within or without the Ter ritory of Arizona as may be estab- lished by the Board of Directors. | Second: The general nature of the | business proposed to be transacted by | this corporation is as follows, to-wit: | To purchase. lease, bond, locate or oth | erWise acquire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of. pledge. mortgage. | hypothecate and deal in real estate | and any and all kinds of personal prop erty, mines. mining claims, oil lands. mineral lands, oil. gas, asphaltum, pe l troleum, water and water rights and ma chinery, and to work. mine. explore, operate and develop the same; to do | a general real estate, manufacturing 1 and mercantile business: to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of capital stock 1 of other corporations; to borrow money and execute notes. bonds, mort | gages or deeds of trust to secure the same. and to exercise in respect of all such bonds, mortgages, notes. shares of capital stock and other securities and obligations any and all rights. powers and privileges of individual | owners thereof. including the right to | vote upon any shares of stock held by 1 it to the same extent that a natural person might or could do; and in gen. 1 eral to do all things necessary to the | proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Territory and else where, 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 Five Hundred Thou i sand dollars (Sl500 00O divided into l 150.000 shares of the par value of Ten dollars (S10.0O each. At such time as the Board of Directors may by reso- | luton 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 corpora tion, | in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued. and the capital stock so is sued shall thereupon and thereby be- come and be fully paid up and non assessable, and in the absence of ac- tuul fraud in the transaction the iudg- nlent of the Directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be con elusive.
 Fourth: The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the Sec retary of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years | thereafter.
 Fifth: The affairs of this corpora = ton shall he conducted by q Board of Five Directors and the following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected: John F. Cross, H. NJ. Beer Burt Cole. F. H. Cole. D. Jannepoule.
 Thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected from among the stock holders as the bylaws of the corpora ton may provide.
 Sixth: The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability. direct or con- tingent, to which this corporation is at any time subject shall be Five Hun- dred Thousand dollars (s5OO0 0O0).
 Seventh: The private property ot the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever
 In witness whereof we have hereuntc set our hands and seals this twenty first day of May, 1902.
 J. F. CROSS. (SeaD H. M. BEER (Seal,
 l .. State of Missouri.
 County of St. Louis, ss.
 On this 21st day of May, in the veal 1902. before me, John w. Paddock, . Notary Public in and for the State anC ) County aforesaid, residing therein
 duly commissioned and sworn, person
 ally appeared John F. Cross, II. NJ
 Beer. and Claude B. Ricketts, knowr t0 me to be the persons described in : whose names are subscribed to anC - who executed the annexed instrument and they acknowledged to me tha t. they executed the same for the pur ) poses and considerations therein ex . pressed.
 ] In witness whereof l have hereuntt . l set my hand and affixed my officia 7 I seal at my office in the said State anC l County the day and year last abov | written.
 e (Seal) JOHN w. PADDOCK, Notary Public I Nv commission aypTaS Nov 1Q0=