Arizona republican., 1903-03-03

corporation under the laws of the Ter ritory of Arizona. and to that end make the following statement:
 First: The name of the corporators 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 corporation within the Territory of Arizona is to be transacted is Phoe- nix. Maricopa county Arizona, and the principal place of business of said con- 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 hed, and the corporation may have such branch offices either within or 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 corporation 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. hypotnecate and deal in real estate and any and al, 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 ma- chinery, and to work mine. ex- plore, operate and develop the same. to do a general real estate. munufac- turing and mercantile business: 70 own handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares Of capital stock of other corporations; to borrow money and execute notes, bonds. mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same and to exercise in respect of all such bones. mortgages, notes. shares of capltai 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 natural person might or could do; and in general to do ali things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation ;n the territory and elsewhere. no; incon- sistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount oi capital stock of this corporation shaii be five million dollars (S5 900, 000 0O). li- vided into 5,000.000 shares of the par value of one dollar ($1.0O) eacn. A; 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 safe and transfer to it of real or personal prop erty for the uses and purposes of saii corporation. in payment for Whicl shares of the capital stock of this cor poration may be issued. and the cap- ital stock so issued shall thereupon anG thereby become and be fully paid III and non-assessable, and in the absence of actual fraud in the transaction the judgment of the board of directors as shall be conclusive.
 Fourth: The time of the commence. me1t of this corpora tion shall be the date Of the filing of these articles o incorporation in the office of the sec. retary of Arizona. and the termina tiol thereof shall be twenty five year: thereafter.
 Fifth: The affairs of this corpora tior shall be conducted by a board of di rectors. and the following named shaI constitute the board of seven director! until their successors are elected: Pau T. s;omPrs. William KUrth. John P. Nee han. Charles T. Petersen. Charles I. Conroy. Thomas H. Dorr. and Harry G. King.
 Thereafter the board of director. shall be elected from among the stock i holders as the bylaws Of the corpora tion may provide. The officers of sait corporation until their successors ar, elected shall be: Paul J Somers. pres ident: John p. Meehan. vice -presiden. | William Kurth. secretary: Charles T Petersen. treasurer.
 Sixth: The highest amount of iT. debtedness or liability. direct or con- tingent. to which this corporate is a any time subject. shall be five hundred thousand dollars (s500 O0O.00). whici amount does not exceed two-thirds tn amount of the capital stock.
 Seventh: The private property of tin, stockholders of this corporation shal be exempt from corporate debts of any | kind wha tsOeVer.
 | In witness whereof. we have here unto set cur hands and seals this tnirti eth day of January. A. D.. 1903. PAUL J. SOMERS. (SealD
 WILLIAM KURTH. (SealO JOHN P. MEEHAN, (Seal) State of Wisconsin.
 County of Milwaukee. ss.
 On this thirtieth day of January. T the year nineteen hundred and three before me. Chas. T. Peterson, nojar! public in and for the state ana count, afoi esaid. residing therein. duly com mfss:oned and sworn. personally ap peared Paul J. Somers. William Kurti and John P. NIeehan. known to me |, be the persons described in. who's; names are subscribed to. and who ex. ecuted the annexed instrument. anc they acknowledged to me that they eX. | ecuted the same. for the purposes am consideration therein expressed. 1 In witness whereof. l have nereuntt set my hand and affixed my official seal al my office in the said state and coua- ty. the day and year last above written l (Notarial Seal)
 CHAS. T. PETERSON. i Notary Public Milwaukee COuntV