The Arizona sentinel., 1902-12-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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Company.
 Know all men by these presents. That we' whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby as sociate ourselves together for the purpose OI forming a corporation under the laws or the Territory of Arizona. and to that end make the following statement:
 First-Tl,ut the names of the corporators are: James Rice Of LIS =a-C-es, -ai.' tranK N Rust Of Les Angeles Cal; Lee Chamberlln, of Los Angeles Cal; and the name of the corpora tion shall be The Arizona Smelling and Reduc- tion Company. The principal place in which the business of said corporation, within the Ter ritory of Arizona. is to be transacted Is Yuma Yuma county, Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation outside or the Territory of Arizona shall be the City or Los Angeles, Los Angeles county State or Calllor- nia at which place meetings Of the board or hl- rectors may be held and the corporation may have such branch offices, either within or with out the Territory 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: The smelting, refining, sarnpling and reduction of any and all ores; to purchase and sell any and all ores, hu1es and bullion; to purchase, lease, bond locate, or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or other wise dispose of. pledge, mortgage, hypothecate' and deal in real estate and any and all Klnds oI personal property, mines, mining claims, oil lands mineral lands, oil gas, asphaltumr petro- leum. water and water rights, and machinery, and to work mine, explore, operate and develop the same; to do a genera real estate manuiac turing and mercantile business; to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of capital stock of other corporations; to acquire by purchase, or in any lawful manner, and to possess enjoy, operate and use, grants, franchises and concessions from any territory or state of the United States, or from any other state or country of the world. lands steamships steamship lines railroads (other than the rail roods in the Territory of Arizona), wagon roads canals, mills, factories houses, capital stock and bonds of corporations, public or pri- yate chattels goods, wares and merchandise and ehoses in action. and to buy and to own, control deal in or dispose of the same, or any part thereof and to enter into contracts, for the construction and operation of any such enter prise or corporation to borrow money and exc cute notes, bonds mortgages, or deeds of trust to secure the same, and to exercise in respect of
  tal stock and other securities and obligations any and all rights. powers and privileges of in- dividual owners thereof, including the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it. to the same extent that natural person might or could do; and in geueral to do all things neces- sary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Territory of Arizona and elsewhere, not inconsistent with the laws of the +l,a 0f AriZ Third-The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be One Million Dollars (sI, 900, ,oOO), divided into one million shares of the par value of one dollar each. At such time as the board of directors may, by resolution 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 cor poration, in payment for which shares Of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-ssseSssble, and in the absence Of actual fraud in the transaction the judgment of the di- rectors as to the value of the property pur- chased shall Oe conclusive.
 Fourth-The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the Secretary of Arizona, and the termina- tion thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter. Fifth-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of three directors, which | may be increased to seven at the option of this | board, and the following named shall constitute | the board of directors until their successors or others are elected: James Rice, of Los An l geleS, Cal; Frank N Rust of Los Angeles, | Cal; Lee Chamberlin, of Los Angeles, Cal | Thereafter the board of directors shall be elect ed from among the stockholders as the bylaws | of the corporation may provide. Sixth-The highest amount of indebtedness | or liability direct or contingent to which this | corporation is at any time subject shall be two hundred and fifty thousand dollars (s250, 900 0OO). Seventh-The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt | from corporation debts of any kind whatsoever. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Sd day of October, A. D. 1902
 James Rice, (SeaD
 Frank N. Rust, (SeaD
 Lee Chamberlin. (SeaD
 Nt County S an yoFi1 of Los S'.An Angeles. ss.