The Arizona sentinel., 1903-06-24
ARTICLES 0f tKCORP0RATIQN
 CF THE Hawthorne Oil Land and Invest ment Company.
ment Company.


 Know all folks by these writings: That we citizens of the United States of America, whose names are underwritten, hereby adopt the fol lowing articles of incorporation for the purpose of forming q corporation under the laws of tho Territory of Arizona.
 Article l.
 The names of the incorporators are: Clail George Andrews, Don c. Haight, Frank B VeaSey
 The name of the corporation iS: Hawthorne Oii Land and Investment Company. The principal place of transacting business of the corporation is the City of Yuma, County oi Yuma Territory of Arizona. with branch off ces in Los Angeles Cal, and other places.
 Article II.
 The general nature of the business to be tran Sacted is to buy, sell, lease and deal in claims prospects and mines containing any and all kinds of minerals and metals. to develop the same and market the product thereof. To acquire hold. hire. let. lease construct, erect, build and operate. plants, mills, refinerieS con centratorS, smelling works, cyanide plants, and any and all kinds of convenient or necessary structures, systems or processes for the treat ment. reduction and handling Of oreS minerals, mineral products. oil or oil bearing StratiS. To acquire, hold, hire sell. let lease construct and erect buildings, use and maintain any and all proper, necessary and convenient systems. plants for lighting, hauling, communicating It or carrying on said mining or oil business: to operate and maintain the same in connection with said business: to acquire. hold, hire, Seli, let lease, own and operate water rights and wGter ways; to own, acquire. hold, hire sell let lease. improve and deal in all kinds of mining, oil, real and per sonal property, to loan and borrow money, to mortgage and execute its bonds, bills, notes, mortgages. trust deeds or pledges of any kind whatsoever. or any property, whether mining, oil, personal or real as security for money borrowed or money loaned; to buy, hold, hire, sell, let. lease. subscribe for, hypothecate, redeem, mortgage, or pledge and deal in stocks, bonds, notes and evidence of debt. mortgages trust deeds. or other securities public or private in corporations, persons or associations, and gen eralIy to do any and all things necessary. expe- dient, convenient, proper or incident to the gen. eral business of mining. oil. Smelting and oper- ating business. and do any and all things necessary. expedient and convenient to carrying on or handling all the products of the earth, or to carry out or accomplish any and all of the foregoing objects.
 Article III.
 The highest amount of indebtedness and lia- bility direct or contingent. to which the cOrpor- ation may at any time be subject shall not ex- ceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars (T15 OOO).
 Article ".
 The capital stock of this corporation is Three Hundred Thousand Dollars (T}OO,OOO). divided into Three Hundred Thousand (300.OOO Shares of par value of One Dollar (Sl00), and of said capital stock there shall be One Hundred Thou sand QOO,OOO) Shares preferred stock, and Two Hundred Thousand (200.0OO) shares common stock. and before any dividends can be paid upon the common stock of this corporation, divi- dend of Five per Gent c per cent.) per annum must be declared upon the preferred stock of this corporation.
 Article " Q The term for which this corporation shall endure is twenty-five (25) years
 Article VI.
 The number of trustees or directors of this corporation shall be five (5). who shall hold office for one year, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
 Article VII.
 The directors of this corporation shall have power to make bylaws and rules and regula- tionS not inconsistent with the laws of the Ter ritOry of Arizona. for the government and guid- ance of the officers and affairs of this corpora tiOn.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto set our hands and seals this 3lSt day of March, 1903.
 CLAIR GEORGE ANDREWS,
 DON c. HAIGHT.
 FRANK B. VEASEY,
 HARRY l.. POTTER,
 w. J. CALDWELL.
 F. T. HOFFMAN.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA. sc
 County of Los Angeles. ''' Gu this 3tSt day of March. in the year one thousand nine hundred and three. before me. k. J. Young. Notary Public in and for Said county of Los Angeles. State of California. re- siding therein. duly commissioned and sworn. appeared Clair George Andrews. Don C. Haight. Frank H. VeaSey known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument. and acknowledged that they executed the same.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. SEAL E. J. YOUNG. Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles. State of California. Received for record April f, 1903. at o'clock P. M.. at request of Wells. Fargo & Co. Recorded in Book No of Articles of Incorporation. page le2 ct. seq, Records of Yuma County Arizona Territory.
 C. P. GROWN.
 Recorder. By O. B. BONDESSON.
 Deputy. Recorder. First publication May 6, 1903.