Arizona republican., 1903-03-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE STNALOA-CHIHUA RAIL
WAY AND SMELLING
COMPANY.

COMPANY.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, whose hands
are hereunto affixed, DO hereby asso-
ciate ourselves together for the purpose
of forming corporation under the laws
CT the Territory of Arizona. and to that
end make the following statement:
FIRST: The names of the corpora
tors are: r. J. HARTMAN, L. \.
ARMBRUSTER. ELLIS BARTHOLO-
NEW P B. WARNER. l. n. CO.
VAULT. and the name of the corpora
ton shall be. THE CHI
HUAHUA RAILWAY AND SMELT-
ING COMPANY. The pricipal place in
which the business of said corpora ton
within the Territory of Arizona is TO be
transacted is Phoenix, Maricopa Coun
ty, 4 rizona. and the principal place of
business of said corporation outside the
Territory of Arizona, shall be New
York City. in the State of New York
at which meetings of the Board of D
rcctors may be held, and the corpora
ton may have such branch offices either
within or without the Territory of Ari-
IONA as may be established by the
Board Of Directors.
SECOND: The general nature of the
business proposed TIC be transacted by
this corporation is as follows. to-Wit:
To purchase, lease, bond, locate or
otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell
or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mort
gage. hypothecate and deal in real
estate and any and all kinds of personal
r11.n i.liT lot oil
lands. mineral lands. oil, gas asphalt
tum. petroleum, water and water rights
and machinery. and TO work, mine, ex-
pierre, operate and develop the same,
to do 4 general real estate. manufac-
turing and mercantile business: to own.
handle and control letters patent and
inventions, and shat es of capital stock
OF other corporations, to borrow money
and to execute notes. bonds, mortgages,
or deeds of trust to secure the same.
and to exercise in respect of all such
bends. mortgages, notes, shares of cap
ital stock and other securities and OBJ
legations any and all rights, powers and
privileges OF individual owners thereof,
including the right to vote upon any
shares OF stock held by it to the same
extent that a natural person might or
could dc: and in general to do all things
necessary TO the proper conduct of the
business of this corporation in the Ter
ritory and elsewhere. not inconsistent
with the laws of tie United states ana
the Territory of Arizona
THIRD: The authorized amount of
capital stock of this corporation shall
be SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUN
5cO. coo G0) to he divided into SEVENTY
FIVE THOUSAND G5,OoC) shares OF
the par value of One Hundred Dollars
each (s10000). at such time as the
I Board of Directors may by resolution
direct. said capital stock shall be paid
into this corporation either in cash OF
by the sale and transfer to it of real OF
personal property, for the uses and pur-
| poses of said corporation, in payment
| for which shares of the capital stock
Of said corporation may be issued. am
! the capital stock so issued shall there
upon and thereby become and be fully
| paid up and -assessable. and in the
| absence Of actual fraud in the transac-
! ton the Judgment OF the Directors as
to the value of the property purchased
| shall he conclusive.
/ FOURTH: The time of the com
mencement of this corporation shall b5
the date of the filing of these Articles
| of Incorpora ton in the office of the
Secretary of Arizona, and the terrnina-
ton thereof shall be twenty-five year:
! thereafter.
FIFTH: The affairs of this corpora
ton shall be conducted by a Board OF
| Fifteen G5) Directors. and the follow
| ing named shall constitute the Board d
Directors until their successors art
elected: ELLIS BARTHOLOMEW. r
S. TININ. I. n. COVAULT. r. J
HARTMAN. l.. A. ARMBRUSTER, p.
| B. WARNER.
The remaining members Of the Boart
of Directors to be elected at the frs
meeting of the stockholders or at any
adjourned meeting.
Thereafter the Board of Director.
shall be elected from among the stock
holders. as the bylaws of the corpora
ton may provide
SIXTH: The highest amount OF in
debtedness or liability, direct or con
tin~ent. TO which this corporation is /
any time subject. shall be Two Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (s2
500, 0G0.O0).
SEVENTH: The private property o
; the stockholders of this corporation
shall be exempt from corporation debt
of any kind whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We hav
, hereunto set our hands and seals thi
. 9TH day of February. 1903.
ELLIS BARTHOLOMEW (Seai
| l. n. COVAULT. (Seal
T.. ]. HARTMAN. (Seal
p 3. WARNER. (Seal
l.. A ARAIBRUSTEH (Seal
, State of Ohio.
: County of Lucas. IS.
| On this 9TH day of February in tt
wear 1903. before NE. |has. r. Clapp.
Notary Public in and for the State am
County aforesaid. residing therein
duly commissioned and sworn. person
aIlv appeared ELLIS BARTHOLO
NEW. l. n. COVAULT. r. ]. HART
ID