The Arizona sentinel., 1903-04-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
-OF THE Bland Cold Mining Company

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That
 we, the undersigned, w. J. Bryant, E. I, Bryant,
 L. D. Swartwout, Andrew F. Bland and J. M.
 Brown, have this day associated ourselves to-
 gether for the purpose of forming an incorpora-
 tion, under the laws of the Territory of Arizona,
 and we do hereby certify
 FIRST.
 That the name of this corporation is declared
 to be Bland Gold Mining Company and it's prin-
 cipal place of transacting business shall be | Yuma, county of Yuma, in the Territory of
 Arizona, with branch office at Los Angeles.
 county of Los Angeles state of California. SECOND.
 That the general nature of the business pro-
 posed to be transacted is as follows: To en-
 gage in the location, improvement, operation
 and disposal of mines, private ditches and ca
 nalS, pipe lines for oil, gas and water, and for
 these purposes to buy and otherwise acquire,
 take, hold, lease locate, own, let or sell lands,
 mineral claims, oil wells, and other real estate
 and rights and interests in any of the said properties; and to manage, operate, develop and improve the said properties, or any ofthem, | to purchase, hold, sell or convey, lease or rent both real and personal property; to purchase, erect, maintain and operate mills for the crush | ing and reducing of ores; to erect, maintain,
 purchase. own and operate smelterS cyanide
 plants or other means for the working and re- duction of ores; to act as trustee to purchase
 and sell stocks and franchises of corporations; | 10 buy and otherwise acquire, take, hold own or dispose of rights of way, easements fran chises. rights and personal property for the proper construction, use, supply. maintenance
 or improvement Of any of the company works,
 or for carrying on any of the business or oper Gtions Of this corporation or any branch or part l thereof; to buy, lease or otherwise acquire, hold, use deal in, sell or otherwise dispose of
 patents, patent rights. licenses or rights under 1 patent rights appcrtaining to any of the said 1 purposes herein set forth; to acquire by pur-
 chase, exchange or otherwise, and to take, hold. own scll and otherwise dispose.of shares of the 1 capital stock of other corporations pursuant to l the bylaws of this company; to buy and sell corporate stocks and bonds; to. issue notes, bonds, mortgages and other evidences of in-
 debtedness and hypothecatc and dispose of the same; to carry on and conduct and transact a general mining and milling business for this l corporation and for other companies in all it's branches, and to that end to acquire, hold and i own all properties of any kind requisite and | essential thereto or thereunto appertaining, and 1 to acquire by purchase or otherwise such other properties estates or holdings, productive otherwise, as may, in the judgment of the board of directors be in the best financial interests of [ this company, and to do and perform as may be decided by lawful resolution, any and every
 and all other acts and things as may from time to time be decided by the board of directors of this company in consonance with the laws of Of Arizona.
 THIRD
 The amount of capital stock of this corpora tion shall be one million dollars (Sl,O00,000) divided into one million Q,OO0,OOO) shares of
 thC~par value of one dollar (sl.00) each, and the 1 same shall be full paid and noI-asseSsable. The full amount of said capital stock shall be paid and non-asSesSable. The full amount of said capital stock shall be paid immediately upon making subscriptions therefor, either in money property or services, under the condi- | tiOns and terms ordered or approved by the board of directors of the company. FOURTH.
 The time of the commencement of said corporation shall be the day of the filing of these articles in the office of the Recorder of Yuma county, Territory of Arizona, and shall terminate twenty-five years thereafter. FIFTH.
 The highest amount of liability or indebted [ ness, direct, contingent or otherwise. to which this company shall at any time subject itself is the sum of ten thousand dollars G10,0G000). SIXTH.
 The private property of each stock and officer of this corporation shall be exempt from all corporate debts
 SEVENTH.
 The officers of this corporation to conduct its affairs shall consist of board of directors, con
 sisting of not more than five, and the names
 and residences of the directors who are ap-
 pointed for the first year and to serve until the election and qualification of their successors
 are as follows, to-wit:
 W. J. Bryant t..........-... Los Angeles, Cal
 Andrew F. Bland. Los Angeles, Cal L. D SwartWout-. Los AngeIeS, Cal
 E. I. Bryant...... Los Angeles, Cal.
 J. M. Brown ......-.......L Los Angeles, Cal
 The said board of directors shall be elected annually on lhe Tuesday after the first Monday
 in March of each year by the stockholders, and shall hold office for tho term of one year, or
 until their successors are elected and have qualified The time and manner of such cleo
 tion and the qualifications of the directors shall
 be prescribed in and provided for by the by laws of this corporation. The officers of the
 board of directors shall be president, vice president, secretary treasurer and such other officers as such board shall order and appoint.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 31St day of March,
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