Arizona republican., 1903-03-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE SINALOA-CHIHUA RAIL WAY AND SMELTING
 COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby asso- ciate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corpora tion under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and to that end mako .he following statement:
 FIRST: The names of the corpora tors are: R. J. HARTMAN, L. A. ARMBRUSTER. ELLIS BARTHOLO- NEW. P. B. WARNER, I. N. CO., VAULT, and the name of the corpora tion shall be. THE CHI HUAHUA RAILWAY AND SMELT- ING COMPANY. The pricipal place in which the business of said corporation within the Territory of Arizona is to be transacted is Phoenix, Maricopa Coun- ty, Arizona. and the principal place of business of said corporation outside the Territory of Arizona, shall be New York City, in the State of New York, at which meetings of the Board of Di- rectors may be held. and the corpora ton may have such branch offices either within or without the Territory of Ari- zona as may be established by the Board of Directors.
 SECOND: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporati tion is as follows, to-wit: To purchase, lease, bond, locate or otherwise acquire. own, exchange, self or otherwise dispose of, pledge. mort gage, hypothecate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property, mines, mining claims, oil | lands, mineral lands, oil, gas. asphal tum, petroleum, water and water rights nd md fn plore, operate and develop the same. 1 to do a general real estate, mapufac- | turing and mercantile business; to own. handle and control letters patent and inventions, and shares of capital stock | of other corporations, to borrow money and to execute notes, bonds, mortgages, | or deeds of trust to secure the same. and to exercise in respect of all such bonds. mortgages, notes, shares of cap ital stock and other securities and ob- | legations any and all rights, powers and privileges of individual owners thereof, 1 including the right to vote upon any
 shares of stock held by it to the same 1 extent that a natural person might or could dc; and in general to do all things
 necessary to the proper conduct of the
 business of this corporation in the Ter l
 with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 THIRD: The authorized amount ot capital stock of this corporation shall
 be SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUN | DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS, (s7,- 5OO OO0.O0) to be divided into SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND (75.O00) shares oi
 the par value of One Hundred Dollars
 each (S10000), at such time as the
 Board of Directors may by resolution
 direct, said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation either in cash oi by the sale and transfer to it of real ol
 personal property. for the uses and pur-
 poses of said corporation, in payment
 for which shares of the capital stocl
 of said corporation may be issued, an: the capital stock so issued shall there
 upon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assessable, and in th'
 absence of actual fraud in the transac
 tion the judgment of the Directors a
 to the value of the property purchased
 shall be conclusive.
 FOURTH: The time of the com mencement of this corporation shall b
 the date of the filing of these Article , 1 of Incorporation in the office of tn
 Secretary of Arizona, and the termina , tion thereof shall be twenty-five year f | thereafter. . FIFTH: The affairs of this corpora f ton shall be conducted by 8 Board 0 t Fifteen Q5) Directors, and the follow : ing named shall constitute the Board o Directors until their successors ar
 elected: ELLIS BARTHOLOMEW E
 s. TININ, I. N. COVAULT, R. , HARTMAN, L. A. ARMBRUSTER, P ? B. WARNER.
 The remaining members of the Boar 6 of Directors to be elected at the frs
 meeting of the stockholders CT at an
 ] adjourned meeting,