Arizona republican., 1903-03-04

the following statement;
 First: The name of the corporator are: Paul J. Somers, William Kurth and John r. Meehan. and the name of the corporation shall be THE RIO DOLORES MINING COMPANY" The principal place in which the business of said corpora ton within the Territory of Arizona is to be transacted is Phoe- nix, Maricopa county. Arizona, and the principal place of business of said com pany outside the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Milwaukee, in the State of Wisconsin, at which meetings Of the board of directors may be held, branch offices either within CT without the Territory of Arizona as may be es- tablished by the board of directors.
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corpora ton is as follows. to-wit
 To make contracts: to purchese lease, bond, locate or otherwise acquire own. exchange, sell or otherwise dis pose of. pledge. mortgage. hypothecate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property. mines, min ins; claims. oil lands. coal lands. min eral lands, oil. coal. gas, as phaltum. petroleum, asbestos. salt water and water rights and mc- chinery. and to work. mine. ex- plore. operate and develop the same, to do a general real estate. manurac- turing and mercantile business: 70 own handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares Of capital stoci. of other corporations: to borrow money and execute notes, bonds. mortgages ol, deeds of trust to secure the same and t@ exercise in respect of all such bonds. mortgages, notes. shares of capital stock and other securities and obliga- tions 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 do: and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct Of the business of this corporation in the territory and elsewhere. no; incon- sistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona Third: The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be five million dollars (S500O. .00O 0O). di- vided into 50C0.000 shares Of the par value of one dollar (s1OO) eacil At such time as the board of directors may by resolution direct. said capital stock shall be paid into this corpora tion either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal prop erty for the uses and purposes of sai:i corporation. in payment for which shares of the capital stock of this cor poration may be issued. and the cap- ital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assessa ble. and in the absence | judgment of the board of directors as 1 to the value of the property purchased | shall be conclusive.
 l Fourth: The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the date Of the filing of these articles of l incorporation in the office of the sec retary of Arizona, and the termIna ton thereof shall be twenty-five years | thereafter.
 Fifth: The affairs of this cooperation shall be conducted by a board of di. rectors. and the following named shall constitute the board of seven directors until their successors are elected: Paul !. Somers, William Kurth. John P. Mee- han. Charles T. Petersen. Charles l.. | Conroy, Thomas H. Dorr. and Harry G. King.
 Thereafter the board of directors shall be elected from among the stock l holders as the bylaws of the corpora tion may provide. The officers of said corporation until their successors are elected shall be: Paul J. Somers, pres ident: John P. Meehan, vice-presiden,, William Kurth. secretary: Charles T i Petersen, treasurer
 Sixth: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability. direct or con- | tingent. to which this corporation is at any time subject, shall be five hundred thousand dollars (s5OO, ,OOO0O). which amount does not exceed thirds the amount of the capital stock.
 Seventh: The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts Of any | kind whatsoever.
 In witness whereof. we have here l unto set our hands and seals this thirti- eth day of January. A. D.. 19O3 PAUL J. SOMERS, (Seal.) i WILLIAM KURTH. (Seai.) l JoAN r. MEEHAN, tSedl.) State of Wisconsin.
 County of Milwaukee ss.
 On this thirtieth day of January. :n the year nineteen hundred and three l before mo. Chas. T. Pete, son, q notary public in and for the state and county l afol esaid. residing therein. duly com miss:oned and sworn. personally ap- peared Paul J. Somers. William Kurtn and John P. Meehan, known to me e i be the persons described in, whose names are subscribed to. and who ex- ecuted the annexed instrument, and they acknowledged to me that they ex- ecuted the same. for the purposes and considerations therein expressed. In witness whereof I have nereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. at my office in the said state and coun- ty, the day and year last above written
 (Notarial Seal)
 CHAS. T. PETERSON, | Notary Public, Milwaukee County
 Wisconsin.
 My commission expires March l. 1903