The Arizona sentinel., 1902-11-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE South West Ore Reduction and Investment Company.

Know all folk by these Writings: That we, citizens of the United States of America, whose names are underwritten, do hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation: for the purpose of forming a corporation un- der the laws of the Territory of Arizona, ARTICLE I.
 The names of the corporators are r. NJ. Sterling, H. Kuhl and l.. R. Stablein. The name Of the corporation is South West Ore Reduction and Investment Company. The principal place Of transacting business of the corporation is the city of Yuma, County of Yuma. Territory of Arizona. with branch offices in Los Angeles Cal. and other places.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business to be transacted is to buy. sell, lease and deal in claims, prospects and mines containing any and all kinds of minerals and metals, to de- velop the same and market the products thereof. To acquire, hold, hire, let, lease, con- struct, erect, build and operate plants, mills, refincries, cOncentrators, smelting works, cyanide plants, and any and all kinds ef con- venient or necessary structures, systems or processes for the treatment, reduction and handling of ores, minerals and mineral pro- ducts To acquire, hold, sell, hire, let, lease. construct erect, build, use and maintain any and all proper, necessary and convenient sys- temS, and plants for lighting, hauling, com- munication in the carrying on of said mining, milling, smelling, cyaniding, and operating business, to operate and maintain the same in connection with said business. To acquire, hold, sell, hire, let, lease, own and oparate water rights and water ways. To own, ac- quire, hold, hire, let, lease, improve and deal in all kinds of mining, real and personal property. To loan and borrow money and to mortgage and execute its bonds, bills, notes, mortgages, trust deeds or pledges of any kind whatsoever, on any property, either mining, personal or real property, as security fnr money borrowed or for money loaned
 ARTICLE III.
 The highest amount of indebtedness and liability, direct or contingent, to which this corporation may at any time be subject, shall not exceed one hundred and sixty thousand dollars )Sl6O,.OO.
 ARTICLE ".
 The capital stock is Five hundred thousand dollars ($JCO,CC0 .C0) divided into five hundred thousand shares of a par value of one dollar each, and that said capital stock, the whole or any multiple portion or fraction thereof is forever and absolutely non-asSessablc in any way form or manner.
 ARTICLE V.
 The term for which this corporation shall endure is twenty five years.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The number of directors or trustees of this corporation shall be five.
 In witness whereof we have hereuntO set our hands and seals this Huh day of Scptem- Der, \. ID. 1902.
 F. M STERLING tSeall
 l.. K. STABLEIN, tSeall
 II. KUHI., lSeall
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 County of Los Angeles. "'' On this 10th day of Sept. in the year one thousand nine hundred and two before me F. J Young, Notary Public in and for said County of Los Angeles, State of Cali fOrnia, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared F. NJ. Ster- ling, H. Kuhl and l.. R. Stablein, known to me to be the persons whose names are sub- scrbed to the within instrument. and knowledged to me that they executed the same.
 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day ten.
 tsEALl E.J. YoUNG, Notary Public in and for Los Angeles county,
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 County of Yuma. ""' I, c. P. Cronin. County Recorder in and for the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona. do hereby certify that the foregoing Is a true, full and correct copy of Articles of Incorpor- atiOn of the Southwest Ore Reduction and Investment Company as filed for record in my office on the 17th day of September, A. D. 1902, and as appears of record in Book of Articles of Incorporation, page - ct seq, Records of Yuma County, aforesaid. In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this l7th day ofSeptember, A. D. 1902.
 (SEAL) c. P. GROWN, County Recorder, Yuma County, Arizona Territory.
 By o r BOndeSsCn, Deputy
 First publication Sept. l7, 1902.