The Arizona sentinel., 1902-02-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATIOK.
 OF THE Rio Del Monte Gold Mines Company

Know all men by these presents that John F. Jones' Richard F. Pettigrew and stephen ". Dorsey, being citizens of the United States or America, have this day associated ourselves to- gether for the purpose of forming corporation under and by virtue of the general 1ncorpora- tion laws of the Territory of Arizona, and all the amendments thereto, and for that object do hereby adopt tEa following articles of incorpor- ation, namely: First-That the names of the incorporatorS are John P. Jones, Richard F, PettlgreW ana Stephen ". Dorsey, and that the name of the corporation shall be the Rio Del Monte Gold Mines Company. That the princi- pal place for the transaction of the business o1 the said corporation is and shall be the Town of Yuma, in the County of Yuma Territory of Arizona with branch offices at such other places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
 Second-T The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by said corporation is mining gold. silver and other metals and in the furtherance of that object, to buy, sell lease bond develop and operate mines, mining claims mills, cyanide plants pump, saw mills, coal mines, coke ovens; to buy, sell, lease bond construct maintain and operate canals, ditches. fumes, reservoirs, wells pipe lines and all other equipments necessary or incidental to the devel-, opment Of water and other powers for mining. milling and domestic purposes; to obtain by purchase or otherwise, mill building and town sites: to erect thereon all necessary buildings for it's own use CT to rent; shafts, mills smelt- CTS. concer traitors, crushers and all kinds of machinery. apparatus or contrivance necessary ;-, pyfroQtinU the values therefrom: to buy, own, lease, bond, construct. maintain and operate railroads, wag- onroads. electric reads, tramways, or other agencies adapted to the conveyance of ores freight material of any kind, as well as paSScn- gers; to own, control. buy and sell patents or other inventions in any way relating to the mining business, to carry on and maintain d general mercantile business, or to grant excluS- i've rights to others to do so on the premises of the corporation: to borrow money. issue bonds and to mortgage. pledge or otherwise dispose of any or all of its property: to acquire both res. and personal property of any and every sort, to buy and sell the same, to consolidate it's prop ertv with other corporations; to buy, sell and own the stock or bonds Of other corporations; and to do and perform in any and all acts and things necessary to do and perform in any man ner incidental to the carrying out of all the pur poses hereinbefore specified.
 Third-That the amount of the capital stock of said company shall be Five Hundred Thous- and (5G0O0O shares of the par vGlue of Five Dollars (S5.OO) per share.
 Fourth-That the corporate existence of said company shall commence upon the day of the 1 filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Yuma. Arizona, and shall continue for twenty five years thereafter.
 Fifth-That the affairs of the corporation shall be managed by Board of nine kirectCr6, and that the first Board of Directors shall consist Of John P Jones' Richard F. Pettigrew, Marion Butler. Stephen ". Dorsey, J, B. Landfield Jr.. Charles H. Fay James Simmons, J. B. Petec- son and Edmund II. Moves, who shall hold theif offices for period of one year from the date of l the recording of these Articles or until their successors arc duly elected and qualified. At the expiration of the year above stated or soon CT if the stockholders elect, a new Board of Di- rectors shall be elected by the stockholders of said corporation at it's regular annual meeting; said annual meeting to be held on the second Monday of October of each year in the Town of Yuma. Territory of Arizona.
 SlXtl-lnC BOGFU Ol DlI6CtOIS SndLsi LAsfO Il1S power to appoint an Executive Committee con- sisting of three members of the Board, who shall exercise all of the powers necessary fo1 the proper conduct of the business and report their proceedings to the Board of Directors
 Soventh-Thc officers of said corporation shall consist of a President, ViocPr. Sident Sccre tary. Assistant Secretary, Treasurer and Assist ant Treasurer, and such other officers as tho Board of Directors may from time to time create
 Eighth-The President and Vice-PreSidCnt ot the corporation shall be members of the Boaro of Directors, and no Director shall hold office who is not & bona fide stockhOlder Of record II the corporation. In the event of the death ol resignation or disability of any Directors the remaining members of the Board of Directors may. fill the vacancy by the election of some stockholder.
 Ninth-That the highest amount of indebted ness that this corporation shall at any time create shall not exceed the sum of Five Hundred Thousand (s5GOOOC Dollars
 Tenth-That all private property of the stock holders of said corporation shall be exempt from any and all liability for corporation debts. In witness whereof VIC have hereunto set oul hands and seals this 3rd day of January, 1902
 JOHN P. JONES. (Seal.
 RICHARD r. PETTIGREW, (Scai.J
 STEPHEN w. DORSEY, (Seal.I STATE OF NEW YORK,
 County of New York
 On this 3rdday of January. 1902, before Et personally, came John P. Jones' Richard F Pettigrcw and Stephen ". Dorsey, each to mt personally known and known to me to be tho individuals described in and who executed tht foregoing instrument, and they severally ac znowledged to me that they executed the same
 JOHN G. EONEY,
 ISeal1 Notary Public N. Y County
 Recorded at request Of J. H. Carpenter at S:1 D. n. January 5. A. D. 1902.
 C.P. GROWN, County Recorder. Territory of Arizona.
 County of Yuma.
 I,CP. Cronin. County Recorder in and fo the County of Yuma Territory Of Arizona. dc hercb- certify that the foregoing is a true ful and correct copy of the articles of incorporation of the Rio Del Monte Gold Mines Company. a. filed fer record in my office, and which appear of record in Book of Bonds and Agreements page - ct seq, records of Yuma county, afore said.
 In witness whereof I have hercunto set m, hand and affixed my seal Of office, this 10th da. Of January, A. D. 1902. ro>
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