The Arizona sentinel., 1902-06-25
ARTICLES 0F INCORPORATION

Know all men by these Presents: That we the undersigned, citizens of the United States of America, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, do adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorporators are as fol- lows: James P. Ward, M. J. McGarry and Samuel B. Elliott.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of this corporation shall be San Simon Mining Company.
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of business of this cor poration shall be at Yuma, in Yuma County. Arizona Territory, with a branch office in Los Angeles City, County of Los Angeles, State of California, at which latter place in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Ange- les, State of California, the stockholders meetings may be held.
 ARTICLE ". The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted and the purpose for which this corporation is formed are, to earry1n the business of mining for gold, lead and other metals, minerals and materials and of milling and reducing ores, and the acquisition by location, purchase or otherwise of mines, mining property, water rights, aqueducts, and the working, use and operation thereof, to erect and operate Smelters, mills, refnerles and other works for reducing and treating ores and minerals; building roads, tramways railroads and canals from the cOmpany's mines and works to some river, railroad or highway, and to do all other things needful to conduct a general mining business; also to erect and own buildings, to acquire by pur- chase location or otherwise all kinds of real estate, including, timber lands. coal and oil lands and mining property, to buy and sell all kinds of merchandise, and to own and conduct hotels and restaurants; to buy, hold, improve, sell, mortgage and hYPothecate (either, any or alD any and every kind of real personal or mixed property; to take, hold. own. sell, or in any matter dispose of shares of the capital stock of any other corpOr- alton: to acquire in any legal manner dew elop, own, use, sell or furnish to any other person or corporation water, steam or elec- ] trical power. ARTICLE V. The capital stock of said company shall be divided into 2,500,0OO shares of the par value of one dollar each, said stock upon issuance to be paid in full in cash, or it's equivalent in property conveyed to said corporation, or by services rendered said corporation, and when issued shall be fo rever non-assessable.
 ARTICLE VI. Private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from any and all the debts and liabilities of the corporation, and the stock of said corporation shall be 1 non-assessable.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness to which this corporation is to subject itself shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The time of commencement of this corpor- ation shall be on the date when these articles are filed for record with the Recorder of said Yuma County, Arizona Territory, and shall continue for twenty-five (25) years from that date.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by a board of directors consisting of five persons, who must be stockholders, in cluding the president and secretary, and al the option of the board of directors, vice president may be elected, (whO must also be a stockholder) and an assistant secretary who may be, by resolution of the directors empowered to sign and issue certificates O stock with like power as the secretary.
 ARTICLE x.
 The board of directors shall consist O James P. Ward; Samuel B. Elliott M. J. Me Garry, James E. PelIs and E. A. Zwanzig who shall hold office until their successor are elected and have qualified. ARTICLE XI- } Any vacancies that may occur in any O the offices of this corporation shall be hlle' by the board of directors, by majority VOL thereof, at any meeting thereof, and In th event of any vacancy occurring in the boar' r of directors the same shall be filled by majority vote of the remaining directors a any regular meeting thereof, and when s elected. they shall hold office until the nex annual meeting of the said corporation.
 ARTICLE XII
 The board of directors shall at their frs meeting have full power to establish and adop , such bylaws, rules and regulations as shal be deemed eXpedient for the management C the affairs of this corporation, not inconsist ent with the constitution and laws of tin United States and the laws of Arizona Tel ritOry.
 The board of directors shall have power b a majority vote of the directors present a any meeting to exercise any of the power enumerated in Section of Chapter II ( Title XIII, Revised Statutes of Arizona l9O passed by the Twenty-first Legislative Assen bly of the Territory of Arizona, except otherwise herein provided.
 The board of directors may meet, act an transact any of the business of the corpo atien at either of the offices in Yuma or LC , Angeles aforesaid.
 . ARTICLE XIII. o The price for which the capital stock n this corporation may be sold shall be regl lated by the board of directors at any mee o ing thereof and from time to time changed. - In witness whereof, the above named II corporators have hereuntO set their hand and seals this 23rd day of June. 1902. : M. J. MCGARRY sea
 JAMES r. WARD iSea
 SAMUEL B. ELLIOTT seal
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SC
 County of Los Angeles. "'
 Before me, Samuel Frazer, Notary Puhl t in and for the County of Los Angeles, State California, on this day personally appeare ! James P. Ward, NJ. J. McGarry and Samu B. Elliott, known to me to be the persOr whose uameS are subscribed to the fOregOin instrument, and acknowledged to me tn; ! they executed the same tor the purpose an e consideration therein expressed. V Given under my hand and seal of office tn 23rd day of June, A. D. i9O2
 | [SealI SAMUEL FRAZER. Il Notary Public in and for the County of Lc r Angeles, State of California. i My commission expires July 10th, IN5 :, Recorded at the request of NJ. J. McGarr