The Arizona sentinel., 1903-05-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Bland Gold Mining Company

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned, ". J. Bryant, E. !, 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 Cold Mining Company, and it's prir- cipal place of transacting business shall be Yuma, county of Yuma. in the Territory of Arizona with branch office at Los Angeles, county ot 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, opcrate develop and improve the said properties, or any ofthem, to purchase, hold. sell or convey, lease rent both real and personal property; to purchase, erect maintain and operate mills for the crush Ing and reducing of ores; to erect maintai Il, 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; to 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's works, or for carrying on any of the business or oper- ationS of this corporation or any branch or part thereof; to buy lease or otherwise acquire. hold use, deal ia. sell or otherwise dispose of patents, patent rights, licenses or rights under patent rights appertaining to any of the Sald purposes herein set forth; to acquire by pur- chase exchange or otherwise, and to take, hold, own, sell and otherwise dispose of shares of the capital stock of other corporations pursuant to 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 hypothecate and dispose of the same; to carry on and conduct and trSnSact general mining and milling business for this corporation and for other companies in all its brancheS. and to that end to acquire, hold and own all properties of any kind requisite and essential thereto or thereunto appertaining, and to acquire by purchase or otherwise such other properties, estates or holdings, productive or otherwise, as may, in the judgment of the board of directors, be ill 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 the United States and of the Territory of Arizona.
 THIRD,
 The amount of capital stock of this corpora tion shall be one million dollars {SI, 000,000) divided into one million Q,O00,o0O) shares of the par value of one dollar (Sl.0O) each. and the same shall be full paid and non-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 CT 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, clrec5. contingent or otherwise, to which this company shall al any time subject itself is the Sun of ten thousand dollars (Sl0,GJO0j).
 SIXTH.
 The private property of each stoci<-holder and officer of this corporation shall be eXemptfrom all corporate debts.
 SEVENTH.
 The officers of this corporation to conduct it's affairs shall consist of beard of directors, con Sisting of not more than five. and the names and residences of tn" 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 ..............L Los Angeles. Cal. Andrew r. Bland. ......... Los Angeles, Cal. l.. D. SWartWout.. .... Los Angeles, Cal. F. l. Bryant. ........ Los Angeles, Cal. !. M Brown. Los Angeles, Cal. The said board of directors shall be elected dlllludliN Ou 1uCSud9 iSSi GiC AllSG 4dOuudS in March of each year by the stockholders, and shall hold office for the term of one year, 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 3lst day Of March, 4. D., 1903.