The Arizona sentinel., 1903-03-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE JOHANNESBURG GOLD MINES co.

Know all men by these presents That we.
 whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby uS-
 sociate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the
 Territory Of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement:
 Frst-Thc names of the incorporators are: Stephen ". Dorsey Albert Chapelle, George C. Haldeman.
 Second-7'hc name of said corporation shall be
 THE JOHANNESBURG GOLD MINES co.
 The principal place Of business of the corpur- ation within the Territory of Arizona shall be at the town of Yuma, Yuma County, where the annual meeting shall be held. The directors
 may meet and do business in tho city of Los Angeles, California, or in such other place in this or any other country as they may from time to time determine.
 Third-The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows, to-wit:
 To make contracts, to purchase, lease, bond or otherwise acquire or exchange. sell or other wise dispose of, pledge mortgage, and deal in
 all kinds of mines and mining stock, mining claims, mineral lands, water rights, pumping plants and own buy and sell any and all kinds l
 referring to or in any way connected with the production of ores and the extraction of the
 values therefrom; aud to work mines, explore, operate and develop the same. either in the Territory of Arizona or elsewhere. To own,
 buy and sell capital stock of other corporations
 and to exchange the capital stock of this cor poration for that of others, to consolidate with
 other corporations upon such terms and condi-  to own and operate stores for the sale of mer-
 chandise of every name and description, to joan money and borrow upon such security as the
 directors may decide; to own and operate saw
 mills, stamp mills, cyanide plants or such other
 mechanical appliances as may be necessary.
 and to do any and all things that may be neces-
 sary or requisite to conduct general mining and financial business. as well as to construct and
 operate railroads to facilitate mining operations
 and to stock and bond the same as the directors
 may determine.
 Fourth--Thc authorized amount of capital
 stock of this corporation shall be One Million
 Dollars (Sl,Ool,0O0), divided into one
 million Q.0)1C0O shares Of the par
 value of one dollar (Sl.O0 each.
 Said capital stock shall be plid in this corpor- ation either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of any mine or mining property lands patents or the stock of other companies, for the
 uses and purposes of the corporation in pay mcnt therefor, and the shares of the capital stock of this corporation may be issued in pay
 ment of such property, money or stock of other corporations and become thereby paid up and
 unassessable and the judgment of the directors
 as to the value of such property so bought shall i be conclusive.
 1 Fifth-The time of the commencement of
 this corporation shall be the date of the filing
 of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the county recorder of the county of Yuma,
 Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be
 twenty-five (@5) years.
 | Sixth-Thc affairs of the corporation shall be l conducted by a board of seven @ directors | and the following names shall constitute the
 board of directors until their successors arc duly elected and qualifed Stephen ". Dorsey,
 Albert Chapelle, J. J. Mellis, George C. Halde-
 man, Toppy Johnson, ". B. Davis and Albert ! G. Shaw.
 1 Seventh-The highest amount of indebtedness or liability direct or contingent to which this corporation shall at any time be subject, shall
 net excued two hundred thousand dollars, ! (s2OO,OGO).
 ] Eighth-Thc private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt ! from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever ! In witness whereof, the incorporators have
 hereunto set their hands and seals this 9th day
 of January, 1903.
 STEPHEN w. DORSEY, (Seal) ALBERT CHAPELLE, (Seal) GEO. C. HALDEMAN, (Seal)