The Arizona sentinel., 1902-08-27
ARTICLES OF 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, NJ. 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 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 l this corporation is formed are, to carry | 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, l to erect and operate smelterS, mills, refinerieS and other works for reducing and treating ores and minerals; building roads, tramways railroads and canals from the companys mines and works to some river, railroad or | highway, and to do all other things needful | to conduct general mining business; also to erect and own buildings, to acquire by pur- chase location otherwise all kinds of real ] estate, including timber lands. coal and oil i lands and mining property, to buy and sell l all kinds of merchandise, and to own and conduct hotels and restaurants; to buy, hold, improve, sell, mortgage and hypothecate 1 (either, any or alb 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- l trical power.
 ARTICLE V.
 The capital stock of said company shall be | divided into 2,500,000 shares of the par value l 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 1 issued shall be forever non n-assessable.
 ARTICLE VI
 Private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from any and all i the debts and liabilities of the corporation, and the stock of said corporation shall be | 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- i ducted by board of directors consisting Of five persons who must be stockholders, in- 1 cluding the president and secretary, and at the option of the board of directors a vice president may be elected, (who must also be a StOckhOlder) and an assistant secretary i who may be, by resolution of the directors empowered to sign and issue certificates of l stock with like power as the secretary.
 ARTICLE x.
 The board of directors shall consist of | James r. Ward; Samuel B. Elliott, M J. Me Garry, James F. Pells and E. A. Zwanzig, who shall hold office until their successors are elected and have qualified.
 ARTICLE XII.
 Any vacancies that may occur in any of the offices of this corporation shall be filled by the board of directors, by majority vote | thereof, at any meeting thereof, and in the event of any vacancy occurring in the board | of directors, the same shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining directors at any regular meeting thereof, and when so elected, they shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the said corporation.
 ARTICLE XII.
 The board of directors shall at their first meeting have full power to establish and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations as shall be deemed eXpedient for the management of the affairs of this corporation, not inconSSt- ent with the constitution and laws of the | United States and the laws Of Arizona Ter | ritOry.
 The board of directors shall have power by a majority vote of the directors present at any meeting, to exercise any of the powers enumerated in Section ) of Chapter II of Title XIII, Revised Statutes of Arizona 1901, passed by the Twenty-first Legislative Assem- bly of the Territory of Arizona, except as otherwise herein provided.
 l The board of directors may meet, act and transact any of the business of the corpor- ation at either of the offices ill Yuma or Los | Angeles aforesaid.
 ARTICLE XIII.
 The price for which the capital stock of this corporation may be sold shall be regu- lated by the board of directors at any meet ing thereof, and from time to time changed. In witness whereof, the above named in corporatorS have hereunto set their hands and seals this 23rd day of June. 1902.
 NJ. J. MC(iARRY seal ]
 JAMES F. WARD seal i
 SAMUEL B. ELLIOTT seal ]
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 County of Los Angeles ''' Before me, Samuel Prager, Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, on this day personally appeared James P. Ward, NJ. J. McGarry and Samuel B; Elliott, known to me to be the persons whose uamcs are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same tor the purpose and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 25rd day of June, A. D. 1902.
 Lseal SAMUEL TRACER. Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California.
 My commission expires July l0th 1908. Recorded at the request of M J. McGarry at o'clock a. m., June 2Ith. A. D. 1902.
 C. r. GROWN, County Recorder.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, lee