The Arizona sentinel., 1902-01-15
ARTICLES OF IhGOhP0RATI0h.
 OF THE Rio Del hOnte Gold Mines Company

Jones' Richard F. Pettigrew and Stephen w. Dorsey, being citizens of the United States of America. have this day associated ourselves to gether for the purpose of forming d 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 the following articles of 1ncorpor ation, namely:
 First-That the names of the incorporators are John P. Jones, Richard F, Pettlgrew ana Stephen w. Dorsey, and that the name of the corporation shall be the klo U l Monte Gold Mines Company. That the prlncl- pal place for the transaction of the business CT the said corporation is and shall be the Town of Yuma, in the County of Yuma, Territory or Arizona with branch offices at such other places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
 Second-The general nature Of the business proposed to be transacted by said corporation is mining gold silver and other metals ana III the furtEerance of that object to buy sell lease bond, develop and operate mines, mlnlng clallns' mills, cyanide plants, pump saw mlils' coaI mines, coke ovens; to buy, sell, lease, oono' construct. maintain and operate canals dltcneS' fumes reservoirs wells, pipe lines and ail other equipments necessary or incidental to the ucVel- opment of water ard other powers, for mining milling and domestic purposes; to obtain Dy purchase or otherwise mill building and town sites; to erect thereon all necessary buildings for it's own use or to rent shafts, mills, smelt- CTS. conccntrators, crushers and all kinds of machinery apparatus or contrivalce necessary l or useful in reducing ores and extracting the values therefrom; to buy own. lease, bond, construct maintain and operate railroads, waS- | onroads electric reads, tramwGys, CT other | agencies adapted to the conveyance of ores, | freight material of any kind as well as pasSen- gers; to own control, buy and sell patents or other inventions in any way relating to the | mining business. 60 carry on and maintain 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 real Ind personal property of any and every sort, to Duy and sell the same, to consolidate it's prop ,rty with other corporations; to buy, sell and | Jwn the stock or bonds of other corporations; l and to do and perform in any and all acts and things necessary to do and perform in any man fer 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 (50O,OO0) shares of the par value of Five Dollars ($5.OO per share.
 Fourth-That the corporate existence of said company shall commence upon the day of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the Jfice Of the County Recorder of the County of 1 Yuma, Arizona, and shall continue for twenty l i've years thereafter.
 Fifth-That the affairs of the corporation shall DC managed by Board of nine Directors, and hat the first Board of Directors shall consist Of ,ohn P. Jones' Richard F. Pettigrew, Marion Jutler, Stephen w. Dorsey, J, B. Landfeld, ,;r-, harles H. Fay, James Simmons, J, B. Peter 1 son and Edmund H. Moves, who shall hold their 1 ,ffices for period of one year from the date of he recording of these Articles or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. At che expiration of the year above stated, or Soon- l .r if the stockholders elect, new Board of Di- ectors shall be elected by the stockholders of 1 ,aid corporation at it's regular annual meeting; said annual meeting to be held on the second ,.onday O: October of each year in the Town of (uma, Territory of Arizona.
 Sixth-Thc Board of Directors shall have the bower to appoint an Executive Committee con- listing of three members of the Board, who hall exercise all of the powers necessary for ,hc proper conduct of the business, and report aher proceedings to the Board of Directors.
 Sevcnth-The officers ot said corporation shall consist of President, Vice-President Secrc 5ary Assistant Secretary, Treasurer and Assist mt Treasurer, and such other officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time create Eighth-1he President and VicePresident oi he corporation shall be members of the Board pf Directors, and no Director shall hold office yho is not a bona fide Stockholder of record 1T he corporation. In the event of the death ol csignation or disability of any Directors tho :emaining members of the Board cf Directors nay fill the vacancy by the election of some itockholder.
 Ninth-That the highest amount of indebted 4ess that this corporation shall at any time ;Teate shall not exceed the sum of Five Hundred ! ,housand (S5OO,OOO) Dollars.
 Tenth-1 hat all private property Of the stock nolders of said corporation shall be exempt iron ny and all liability for corporation debts
 in witness whereof we have hereunto set oul hlndS and seals this 3rd day of January, l9t2
 JOHN P. JONES, Seal
 RICHARD F. PETTIGREW, Seal.
 STEPHEN W. DORSEY, Seal ;TATE OF NEW YORK,
 County of New York.
 On this 3rdday of January 1902 before El' personally, came John P. Jones, Richard F 2ettigrew and Stephen w. Dorsey, each to nl' ersonally known and known to me to be tn Ldividuals described in and who executed th urogoing instrument, and they segerally ac inowledged to me that they executed the same
 JOHN G. HONEY,
 TScall Notary Public N. Y. County
 Recorded at request of J. H. Carpenter at S:l ), m, January g, 4. D. 1902.
 c. P GROWN. County Recorder. 'errtory of Arizona, cs
 County of Yuma,
 I.C.P Cronin County Recorder in and fo le County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona d creby certify that the foregoing Is true ful nd correct copy of the articles or incorporation f the iIio Del Monte Gold Mines Company, a iH$d foz record in my office, and which appear # record in Book of Bonds and AgrcemC nts age -et sea-, records of Yuma county, aforC aid.
 In witness whereof have hereunto set m. and and affixed my seal of office, this lOtn da
 CP. GROWN,
 ISeall County Recorder. Yuma County, A. T | First publication January 15, lSc2.
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