The Arizona sentinel., 1902-07-23
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 iI&orporators are as fol- lows: James P Ward, AI. J. McGarry and Samuel B. Elliott.
 ARTICLE IT.
 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 carry on 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, Tefneries and other works for reducing and treating ores and minerals; building roads, tTamways 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 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, CT in any matter dispose of shares Of the capital stock of any other corpor- alton: to acquire in any legal manner, dev- elop, own, use, sell or furnish to any other person or corporation water steam or cleo tricaI power.
 ARTICLE V.
 The capital stock of said company shall be divided into 25oa,0J0 shares of the par value Of one dollar each, said stock upon issuance
  property conveyed to said corporation, or by services rendered said corporation, and when issued shall be forever non-assessable.
 ARTICLE-NL
 Private property of the stockholders Of this corporation shall Toe exempt from any and all 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- alton 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 (2j) years from that date.
 ARTICLE ".
 The affairs Of this corporation shall be con ductcd by a board of directors consisting olive persons, who must be stockholders, in- cluding the president and secretary. and at the option of the board of directors, vice president may be elected, lwho must also be a stockhoider) and an assistant secretary. ghc may br t, ias.l0;iou of the diir,tofs,