The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18
OF INCORPORATION
or

{ LA ABUNDANCIA MINING COMPANY. i KNOW ALL HEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we the undersigned citizens of the United States of America to wit, w. ". Godsmark, H. c. Brown and r. W. Stcddom have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify: 1. That the name of the corporation shall be LA ABUNDANCIA MINING COMPANY. and it's principal place of transacting business shall be in the Territory of Arizona, at the city of Yuma. in the county of Yuma; and in the State of California, at the city of Les Angeles, in the county of ,os Angeles.
 9. That the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted i5 as follows: To acquire, own work. operate lease mort gage hypothecate and sell mines mining claims and mineral lodes and deposits of every kind and description; also mining and milling machinery, tramwayS, apparatus, and equip, ments of all kinds, for the exploration for, and for the mining, extraction and reduction of precious and other metals also to acquire buy, use, cultivate, improve. mortgage, hypo- thecate, sell and exchange land water and water rights and water power, for the generation of cleo tricity. and all other useful and mechanical purposes; and also all other property necessary and incidental to any or all of the aforesaid objects; also to buy, deal in, and sell, and hypothecate, merchandise of all kinds; and also to acquire, own, pledge hypothec8te and sell shares of stock in other corporations and companies; and also bills oG exchange, promis- sorry notes and securities of all kinds. 3. That the amount of capital stock author ized is one million dollars ($lOO0,00O), to be paid in cash or property, or both to said cor poration, in the discretion of it's board of directors. The said capital stock shall be div ided into one million C,OO0,C0O) shares of one dollar (8l.OO each.
 1. That the time of the commencement of said corporation is at and on the date on which these articles shall be filed for record in the office of the County Recorder in and for the aforesaid county of Yuma. in the territory Of Arizona and shall terminate with the exrira- tion of twenty-five (25) years beginning with and following that date.
 3. That the officers of said corporation. to. conduct it's affairs shall consist of board of directors, consisting of flte @ members, and they shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders of said corporation to be held on the first Tuesday of November of each year, at the said city of Yuma, in the territory of Arizona. unless otherwise ordered by the board Of directors or by the stockholders. The other officers Of said corporation shall be President, Vice President Secretary. Treasurer and General Manager, to be elected by the board of directors; and such minor officers as may be appointed by the board of directors.
 6. That the highest amour. of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is ten thousand (8lOO00OJ) dollars.
 z. That the private property of each officer and stockholder of said corporation k and shall be exempt iron, all liability fo. all or any cor porate debts.
 8. That the shares of stock of this corpora ton, when issued as fully paid, shall there after remain n0u-asseSsablc.
 9. That the following persons are named as directors Of the corporation to act Gs such until their successors shall have been chosen, viz:
 NAMES RESIDENCE W. W. GODSMARK. Los Angeles Cal. II. c. BROWN. Los Angeles. Ca. r. W. STEDDOM, Los Angeles, Cal. J. A. GIBSON, Los Angeles Cal. c. N. MCCULLOUGH, Pasadena, Cal