The Arizona sentinel., 1903-06-10

Know all men by these presents: that we, whose hands are hereuntO affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose offorming 9 corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end we certify as follows, to-wit,
 The names of theincorporators are: stephen W. Dorsey, Albert Chapclle, Lionel A..iheldon.
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 The name of this corporation shall be: Sierra Grandc Gold Mines Company
 The principal place Of business of the corpo- ration within the Territory Of Arizona shaIi hc at the town of Yuma. Yuma county. " here l the annual meeting shall be held. The direct ors may meet and do business in the city of i Los Angeles, California. or in such other 1 place in this or any other country as they may, from time to time, determine. III.
 The general nature of the business proposed | 10 be transacted by this corporation is as fol- ! lows, to-wit:
 To make contracts, 10 purch chasc, lease, bond or otherwise acquire or exchange, sell or oth- erwise dispose Of, pledge, mortgage and deal | in all kinds of mines and mining stock, min 1 ing claims, mineral lands, water rights, ] pumping plants, and own, buy and sel. any ! and all kinds of mining machinery, or inven- | tionS or patents referring to or in any way i connected with the pr1 duction Of ores and the extraction of the values thercfrom; and to work mines, explore, operate and develop the same, either in the territory of Arizona CT l elsewhere. To own, buy and sell capital stock | of other corporations and to exchange the capital stock of this corporation for that of 1 other corporations, to consolidate with other corporations upon such terms and conditions as the board of directors may decide; to own and operate stores for the sale of merchan- disc of every name and description, to loan money and borrow upon such security as the directors may decide; to own aud operate saw mills, stamp mills, cyanide plants or such other mechanical appliances as may be ne cessary, and to do any and all things that may be necessary or requisite to conduct a general mining, merchandising and ! financial business as well as to construct and operate railroads to facilitate mining operations and to stock and bond the same as the directors may determine. ".
 | The authorized amount of capital stock Of this corporation shall be three million dollars (.3, ,OGOOlOl. divided into 3,0N,OGO shares of q par val Gt Os one GOI5J lUtJctti foitt i stock shall be paid in this corporation either in cash or by sale and transfer to it of any | mine or mining property, lands, patents or the stock of other companies for the uses and purposes of the corporation in payment there for and the shares of the capital stock Of this corporation may be issued in payment for such property, money or stoc! O. other corpo- ratiOHs and become thereby fully paid up and non-assesSabs, and the judgment Of the directors as to the value of the property so bought and paid for in stock: shall be conclu- sivc.
 The time Of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these -..rticles of Incorporation in the office Of the county recorder Of the county of | Yuma, Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five (25lycars VIZ
 The afIilirs of the corporation shall be con ducted by board of nine (9) directors and the following persons shall constitute the board oi directors. who shall hold office until 1 their successors are duly elected and qualided: John P. Jones, J. c. Mossin, l.. A. Sheldon | c. k, Porter, $. W. Dorsey, J. B. Lippincott, l Albert Chapcllc, G. C. Haldeman, C. T. Par sons.
 The board of directors shall have powc: to appoint an executive col4mittee from among is members consisting of three (;0 persons and to grant to said executive committee fuil power to conduct the affairs of the company and report their proceedings from time to time to the board.
 The board Of directors, by resolution, may increase its number at any time to eleven CD directors.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility direct or contingent to which this cor poration shall, at any time, be subject, shall not exceed eight hundred thousand dollars l$S0OGO0.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from c0rpo- rate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 In witness whereof, the incorporators have hcrcunto set their hands and seals this 27th day of April, 1893.
 STEPHEN W. DORSEY,
 ALBERT CHAPELLE,
 LIONEL A. SHELDON. State of California, County Los Angeles, { ss. Before me- Charles D. Kim5aH, a notary public, on this day personally appeared Ste phen w. Dorsey, Albert Chapele and Lionel A. sheldon, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed tc she foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand aud seal of office this 18th day of A pril, A. D. 1908.
 My commission expires October 22, 1906. CHARLES D. I[IMBALL, (SeaD Notary Public. Territory of \ ri2on3t, County of Yuma }ss. ], (. r. Cr0nin, County Recorder in and for the county of Yuma, Territory Of Arizona. do hereby certify that the foregoing is true, full and correct copy Of articles Of incorpora- ton of the Sierra Crusade Gold Mines Co. as filed for record in my office on the Sth day of May, \. D. l9S, and as appears Of record in Book of Articles of Incorporation, page -, ct seq, Records of Yuma county afOrcaid. Tn witness whereof have hcreunto set lny hand and affixed my seal of office this Sth day of May, A. D. 1903.
 C.P. CRoSIN, (SeaD County Recorder, Yum& county,
 Arizona Territory.
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