The Arizona sentinel., 1903-06-17
ARTICLES OF IECORPORA1lON
CT THT Hawthorne Oil Land and Invest
ment Company.

ment Company.
 Know all folks by these writings: That we. citizens of the United Stayes of America, whose names are underwritten, hereby adopt the fol- lowing articles of incorporation for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 Article I.
 The names of the incorporatOrS are: Clair | George Andrews. Don C. Haight. Frank B. Veasey.
 The name Of the corporation is: Hawthorne i Oii Land and Investment Company. l The principal place of transacting business of the corporation is the City Of Yuma. County of 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 sactcd k 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, l build and operate plants mills. reiinerleS. con l cCatratorS. SmelJing works. cyanide plants. ana any and all kinds of convenient or necessary structures. systems or processes Tor the treat lnent. Ieducuon and handling of ores. minerals. ] mineral products. Cll or oil bearing StrdtaS. To uc IUire. mold hire. sell. let lease construct ana erect buildings use and maintain any ana all proper. necessary and convenient systems. plants tor lighting, hauling communicating Il i or carrying Cn SalU InlNlng or OH puSlneSN 10 ] operate and maintain the same m connection with said business: to acquire. hoId h!re, sell ] let. lease. own and operate water r!ghtS and wpier ways; 10 own. acquire. hold, ! hire sell. let. lease improve ana Geai in all kinds of mining. olI, real and Der Sonal property, to loan and borrow money, 10 ' mortgage and cEecujc It's bonds, blllS notes. l mortgages. trust deeds or pledges of any kind whaJSUeyec. or alE property. whether mining ell, personal or real as security Tor money borrowed ] or money loaned 10 buE. hold. hire, sell, let, l lease subscribe for. hrpOtueCate. redeem, ! rlortra.rr. or pledge and deai in stocks, bonds, i notes and evidence of debt. mortgages. trust deeds OF other securities. public or private H. ! corporationS. persons or associations, and gen eraIIy to Go any and all things necessary. CXpc- GienJ convenient proper or incident to lhc Hcn- eral business of mining. Cl!. smelling and Oper- 1 2ting business. and 60 any and ali things ] necessary. eXpedienG and convenient to carrying On or handling all the products Of the earth. or 1 to carry out or accomplish any and all of the i foregoing objects.
 Article III. The highest amount of indebtedness and lia- | bility direct contingent. to which the cOrpor- ation may at any time be subject shall nCt eX- cced Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars (S2o0OO
 Article ".
 The capital stock of this corporation iS Three Hundred Thousand Dollars (S300.000). divided 1 into 1h-ee Hundred Thousand (390.GgO) Shares l Of par value Of Oae Dollar (sl.0O), and Of said capital stock there shall be One Hundred Thou sand Q0O.0H) Shares preferred stock, and Two l Hundred Thousand (2U0O0G) shares common ! stock and before any dividends can be paid upon l the common stock Of this corporation, divi- derd of Five per Cent, e per celt.) per annum must be declared upon the preferred stock of this corporation.
 Article V.
 D The term for which this corporation shall ] endure k twenty-five (-7) 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 arc duly cleo. cd and qualified.
 Article VII. . The directors of this corporation shall have power to make bylaws and rules and regula tiGnS. 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 hereuntC set our hands and seals, this 3lSt day of March
 CLAIR GEORGE ANDREWS.
 DON (. HAIGHT.
 FRANK F. NEASEY.
 HARRY |. POTTER,
 W. J. CALDWELL.
 r. T. HOFFMAN. STATE OF CALIFOREIA. ..
 County of Los Angeles, ~ Gu tl,iS 31St day of March in the year ont ! thOuSand nine hundred and three. before me r.. ,J Young. Notary Public In and for Sai, county of Los Angeles. State Of California. re siding therein. duly commissioned and sworn ' personally appeared Clair George Andrews Don C. Eai~hJ Frank B. NeaScy. known to mi tn hc the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the "a7ne.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF 1 have hcTeEntO Se my hand and affixed my official seal the day ana year in this certificate first above written.
 IsEALl F.. J. YOUNG. Notary Public in and for the County Of Lo' Angeles. State of California.
 Rccfived for record April 1, 1903. at o'clock p NJ. a request of Wells. Fargo X Co. Recorded iE Book Nc. Of Articles of Incorporation. page lSa ct. .c.. Records of Yuma County. Arizor, Territory.
 C. r. GROWN. Recorder. By c. B. BONDESSON.