Arizona republican., 1902-01-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE SONORA MINING AND DEVEI,- OPMENT COMPANY OF PHOE-
 NIX, ARIZONA"

ciated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming a Corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona and do hereby certify as follows, to- wits
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of said Corpora ton shall be Sonora Mining and Development Company, and its principal place of transa cting business shall be at Phoe- nix. Maricopa County. Arizona. with a branch office at the City of Toledo, State of Ohio. and at such other places as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
 The names of the Incorporates of said Corporation are: Arthur E. ISlauser. F.. w. Tolerton.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the different kinds of business proposed to be trans acted by this Corporation is as follows, to-wit:
 To purchase. lease, bond or otherwise acquire. own, exchange, sell or other wise dispose of. pledge, mortgage. hy- pothecate and deal in mines, mining claims, oil lands. mineral lands. oil. gas. water rights, and to work, mine, explore and develop the same.
 To do general real estate and mer- caCtile business
 To own and carry on a milling and smelting works.
 To borrow money, execute mort gages 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, not in consistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona
 ARTICLE H.
 Among the mowers of this body corp crate shall be: To have perpetual sue cession; to sue and be sued by its cor rorate name; to have common seal and alter the same at pleasure; to prescribe the mode of making trans fers of stock or interests of its stock hclders: to make contracts; to ac- auire and transfer property of every kind and description. both real and personal. and to possess the same pow CTS in such respects as private indi- viduals now enjcy; to establish by laws and make all rules and regula- 1ions deemed eXpedient for the man agement of it's affairs. not inconsist- ent with the laws and Constitution of the United States and the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE W.
 The amount of the capital stock or the Corporation shall be One Million
  million O.OO0,OOO) shares. of the par value of One Dollar (s1.OO) each. fully paid up and forever non assessable.
 ARTICLE V. The time of the commencement of this Corporation shall be the date Of the filing of these Articles of Incorpo- "a ation in the office Of the Secretary of Arizona and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter
 ARTICLE VI. The affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted by a Board of seven Di- rectors, who shall be elected annually i by the Stockholders of the Corpora ton. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent, to which this Corporation shall subject i itself at any time is Fifty Thousand ! Dollars (s5O, ,OOO.O0).
 ARTICLE VIII. The private property of the stock ! holders of this Corporation shall be ex- i empt from all corporate debts.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have l hereunto set our hands and seals this l day of December. 1901
 Herman R. Klauser, CSeaD |
 Arthur F. Klauser, (SeaD !
 F.. W. Tolerton, (SeaD | State of Ohio. County of Lucas. ss. On this - day of December. in the year 1901 before me. R. w. kirkley, a notary public in and for the State and County aforesaid, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, person. ally appeared Herman R. Klauser. Ar thur w Klauser. and F. w. Tolerton, known to me to be the persons de- scribed in. whose names are subscribed to. and who executed the annexed ln- strument and they acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and considerations there in expressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. l have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal at my office in the said State and County, the day and year last above written.
 R. W. Kirkley,
 (NotariaI SeaD Notary Public. My commission expires Feb. Il, 1902.
 Territory of Arizona, County of Mari copa. ss.
 I. B. F. McFaH. County Recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid. hereby certify that l have the foregoing copy with the original Articles of Incorporation of the Sonora Mining and Development Company of Phoenix. Arizona, filed and recorded in my office on the g day of December. 1901. in Book No. of at Page -. and that the same is a full. true and correct copy of such original and of the whole thereof. l. WITNESS my hand and seal of et- flee this g day of December, 1901.
 B. F. McFall.
 ISeaD County Recorder By A s. Arthur, Deputy Filed in the office of the Secretary of inc Territory of Arizona this 23rdi day of December A. D. 1901, at 2:3o