Arizona republican., 1902-07-03
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
''CAUCA VALLEY CONSOLIDATED
MINES COMPANY"

SclHeT LOT the purpose Oh ItIlHlIS Il
corporation under the laws of the Ter
ritory OF Arizona. and to that end make
the following statement:
First: The names OF the incorpora-
tors are William IL. Ashwel OF High
land Park. Michigan, ana Thomas J.
Clinton, Thomas j. Quin. William Ky
mer Robert w. Renton and John y
Russell. all of Detroit. Michigan.
And the name of the corporation
shall be. "Cauca Valley Consolidated
Mines Company"
The principal place in which the bust
ness of said corporation within the
Territory of Arizona is to be transact
ed is Phoenix, Maricopa County. Arr
IONA, and the principal place of bust
ness Of said corporation outside the
Territory of Arizona shall be the City
of Detroit. Wayne County, State of
Michigan. at which meetings of the
Board of Directors and of the stock
holders may be held, and the Corpora
ton may have such branch offices
either within or without the Territory
of Arizona as may be established by
the Board OF Directors from time to
time.
Second: The general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted by
this corporation is as follows, to-wit-
To purchase, lease. bond. locate or
otherwise acquire. own. exchange, sell
CT otherwise dispose of. pledge, mort
gage, hypothecate and deal in real es-
tae, and any and all kinds of property.
real. personal or mixed. mines. mining
claims, oil lands. mineral lands. oil.
gas. asphaltun, water and water rights
and machinery, and to work, mine. eX
plore, operate and develop the same
and to manufacture and sell the pro-
ducts of same: to do general real
estate. manufacturing and mercantile
business: to own. handle and control
letters patent and inventions and
shares of capital stock of other cor
porations; to engage in and carry on
a business of mining gold. silver and
other minerals. and for refining. smelr-
ing and manufacturing ores of such
minerals and metals. particularly in
the Republic of Colombia. South Amer
lea. TO trade in the products of said Re
public of Colombia and other countries
of Central and South America. to own
and operate steamboats, and steamboat
lines: to borrow money and execute
notes, bonds. mortgages or deeds Of
trust to secure the same. and to eXer-
else in respect OF all such bonds. mort
cages. notes. shares of capital stock
and other securities and obligations
any ard all rights. powers and privi-
leges of individual owners thereof in
Guiding the right to vote upon any
shares o; stock held by it to the same
extent that 4 natural person might or
could do: and in general TO do all
things necessary TO the proper conduct
of the business OF this corporation in
the said Territory and elsewhere not
inconsistent with the laws of the Unit
ed States and the Territory OF Arizona.
Third: The authorized amount of
capital stock of this corporation shall
be Two Million Five Hundred Thou
sand tS2 500. O0) Dollars divided into
two million five hundred thousand
e. 800 COO shares of the par value of
One ($1.0O) dollar each. At such time
as the Board of Directors may by reso-
luton direct. said capital stock shall
he 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 corporation
and in payment for which. shares of the
capital stock of said corporation may
be issued. and the capital stock so is
come and be fully paid up and non
assessable. and in the absence of actual
fraud in the transaction the judgment
OF the Directors as to the value of the
property purchased shall be conclu-
sive.
Fourth: The time of the commence
ment of this corporation shall be the
date of the fling of these Articles of
Incorporation in the office of the Sec
rotary of Arizona. and the termination
thereof shall be twenty-five years
thereafter
Fifth: The affairs of this corpora
ton shall be conducted by a Board of
Five Directors and the following
named shall constitute the Board of
Directors until their successors are
| elected: Thos. ]. Quinn. John a. Rus
sell. Thomas ]. Clinton, William H
Ashwel, William Rymer. and thereaf-
| ter the Board of Directors shall be
! elected from among the stockholders as
the bylaws OF the corporation may
provide.
Sixth: The highest amount of in
debtedness or liability. direct or con-
tingent to which this corporation is
at any time subject shall be One Nil
lion Six hundred sixty-six Thousand
Isl .6G6. 000) dollars.
Seventh: The private property of the
stockholders of this corporation shall
be exempt from corporate debts of any
kind whatsoever
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set cur hands and seals this twenty
sixth day of May. 4. D. 1902.
WILLIAM H ASHWELL. tSeal)
THOMAS ] CLINTON. CSeal)
THOMAS ]. QUINN. (SeaD
WILLIAM J. RYMER (Sean
ROBT. w. RENTON. (Seall
JOHN 4. RUSSELL. (Seal]
State of Michigan.
County of Wayne. IS.
On this twenty-sixth day of May. 4
n. 1902. before me. Thomas f. Griffin
a Notary Public in and for the STATE
and County aforesaid. residing therein
duly commissioned and sworn. person
ally appeared William II. Ashwell
Thomas ]. Clinton. Thomas ]. Quin
William Rymer. Robert w. RentOn
and john \. Russell. known to me Il
be the same persons described in. ans