The Arizona sentinel., 1903-09-16
Articles Of Incorporation
fauiSa Mining Company.

hnOW all men Dy these presents, bnaG we, the undersigned. have this day voluntarily associ- atcd ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory Of Arizona, and we do hereby certify: I. That the names of the mcofporators are Charles T. Hennie. of Brooklyn, New York; Arthur B. Chapin, of Duluth Minnesota; and Irving B, Ferguson. of Orange, New Jersey.
 II. That the name of the said corporation and by which it shall be known ill the law is Louisa Mining Company. That the principal place for the transaction of it's business ill Ari- zona, shall be at Quartzsite, in Yuma county, Arizona, The general offices shall be at Los Angeles: California. with branch offices at such other places as the board of directors may from time to time direct Said company may also .carry on and transact business of the kind and nature hereinafter provided. in all other states and territories and countries whatsoever.
 III. The business proposed to be transacted and carried on by the said corporation is as follows: In general to engage in and carry on the business of mining, refining. smeiting ard manufacturing any and all kiads of ores, min erals and metals; to purchase, lease. or acquire by license. concession, grdrt or otherwise, any lands. mines mineral rights, buildings. ease merits, rights and privileges machinery, plant and other effects whatsoever, which the compa- ny may think proper from time to time to be acquired for any of it's purposes; to prospect and search for ores aHd minerals to mine and grant licenses for mining in and over any lands which may be acquired by the company, and to sell or otherwise dispose of the lands mines or other property of the company to buy, sell manufacture and deal in minerals, plant. ma ohinery. implements, conVeniences. provisions and things capable of being used in-connection with mining operations, or requiTed by work men and others employed by the company; to construct, carry out improve. manage wcrk, control afId superintend any roads, ways, rail- ways bridges. reservoirs, water courses, a11e- duets, wharyeS. furnaces, mills. crushing works, hytiraulie; works electric works, factories, warehouses. and other works and convcnieGceS ahioh,may seen directly O. indirectly co!iu- cive to any of the objects or the company, and to contribute to, subSidize or otherwise aid or partake in any such operations; and generally @ do any and all acts and things and transact any and all other business incidental to the purposes aforesaid and not contrary to the laws of the territory of Arizona or of the United States Of America
 ". That the amount of the capital stock of the said corporation shall be one million dol lars divided into one hundred thousand shares of a par value of ten. dollars each. of which eight hundred thousand dollars Is paid for real and personal property. and the balance in cash on call Of the board of directors
 V. That the time Of commencement of said corporation shall be immediately on filing these articles with the recorder of the county of Yuma Arizona and such existence shall con- Of five and after the date of said filing.
 VT. The affairs of the said corporation shall be conducted by a board of five directors, who shall be stockholders of the corporation and shall be elected at the annual meeting of the corpora tion on the second Tuesday in January in each year. and the officers of said corporation shall be a president and vice-president, both to be elected by the board of directors from their own number; a secretary a treasurer and such officers as the board of directors may deem necessary. who may be chosen from amopg the stockholders.
 The members of the board Of directors for the current year and until their successors are cho- sen and hsve qualified are: Charles T. Hennig L. Nj. Hennig. of Brooklyn. N. Y; Arthur E. Ckapin. of Duluth. Minn; c. V. Ferguson and Irving P. Ferguson, of Orange, New Jersey.
 VII IH2J JEb Sdlu cOTpOTdltOn K uOG aJ ilEy time to subject. itself to greater liability than two hundred thousand dollars except upon the written consent of the holders of one-half of the capital stock outstanding at the time the obli gation k incurred, and in no case shall such in debtedneSs be incurred to an amount exceeding twothirdsof the outstanding capital stock.
 VIII. That the private property of stock holders of said corporatioa shall be exempt from liability for corporate debts.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this sixteenth day of June, A. D. 1903.
 Charles T. HeAng (ScaD
 Arthur B. Chapln, (Seal(
 Irving E. Ferguson, (SeaD WitneSs-F. A. Daley.
 State of Illinois. County of Cook sS
 Before me, Frank A. Daley q notary public in and for the county of Cook, state of Illinois, on this day personally appeared Charles T. Hennig Arthur B. Chapin and Irving B. Fergu- son, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instru- ment and acknowledged to me that they cxecut- ed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 18th day of June A. D. 1903
 FRANK A. DALEY, (Sea) Notary Public,
 Cook County, III. My commission expires May g. l9O6 Recorded at request of Roy S. Goodrich at 9 a. m.. July B, 1903 c. P. Cronin,
 County Recorder. By c, P. Bonde5Rcn Deputy
 First pub. September Ia, 1903: