Arizona republican., 1902-01-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE "SONORA MINING AND DEVEL- OPMENT COMPANY OF PHOE-
 NIX, ARIZONA

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we the under signed, have this day voluntarily asso- ciated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming Corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and do hereby certify as follows, to- wit:
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of said Corporation shall be Sonora Mining and Development Company, and its principal place of transacting 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 F.. Klauser, E. 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:
 Tc purchase, lease. bond or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or other- wise dispose of, pledge, mortgage. ny pothecate and deal in mines. mining 
 gas. water rights. and to work' iiliiie' explore and develop the same
 To do a general real estate and mer- cantile business. To own and carry on a milling anu 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 or the
 Nr-satl tlnr = consistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE III.
 Among the powers of this body corp crate shall be: To have perpetual sue cession: to sue and be sued by its cor porate name; to have a common seal and alter the same at pleasure' to prescribe the mode of making trans fers of stock or interests of it's stock holders; to make contracts; to ac- ouire and transfer property or every kind and description. both real ana personal, and to possess the same pow . CTS in such respects as private lnoi- viduals now enjoy; to establish by laws and make all rules and regula- tions deemed expedient for the man. aeement of its affairs, not inconsist- ent with the laws and Constitution or the United States and the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE ".
 The amount of the capital stock or the Corporation shall be One Mllhon Dollars (s1. 900 OO0.0O divided into one million q. G.OOO, ,OOO) shares, of the par value of One Dollar (s1.00) each, fully paid up and forever non-assessable-
 ARTICLE V.
 The time of the commencement or
 l,n he the filing of these Articles of Incorpo- ration 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 Dl- rectors, who shall be elected annually Inv the Stockholders of the Corpora tion.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent 10 which this Corporation shall subject itself at any time IS f1ity 1hou'aii' Dollars (s5O.O0O.00.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The private property of the stock holders of this Corporation shall be eN- empt from all corporate debts
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have bereunto set our hands and seals thls day of December. 1901
 Herman R. Klauser, (SeaD
 Arthur F. Klauser, (SeaD
 F. W. Tolerton, tSea) State of Ohio. County of Lucas. ss. On this - day of December, Tn the vear 1901. before me, R. w. Kirkley. notary public in and for the State and County aforesaid, residing therein dnlv commissioned and sworn, person. ally appeared Herman R. Klauser, Ar +bur w. Klauser and F.. w. Tolerton. known to me to be the persons de- scribed in, whose names are supscrlpeu to. and who executed the annexed lh- strument and they acknowleoeeu to me that they executed the same TOT the purposes and considerations there- in expressed.
 hereunto set my hand and afhxeo my Official Seal at my office in the said state and County, the day and year last above written.
 R. w. Kirkley.
 CNotarial SeaD Notary Public My commission expires Feb. II, Territory of Arizona, County of Mari- copa, ss.
 B. F. McFall, County Recorder in and for the County and IerrltorS aforesaid. hereby certify that ! nave compared the foregoing copy with the original Articles of Incorporation or the Sonora Mining and Development Company of Phoenix, Arizona, hied and recorded in my office on the 23 day of December. 1901. in Book No. or Incorpora tions, at Page -, ana that the same is a full, true and correct CODY of such original and or the whole thereof.
 WITNESS my hand ana seal or ol- flee this 23 day of December lsoI.
 B. F. McFall,
 ,SeaD County Recorder