The Arizona sentinel., 1904-09-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

the United States of America, for the purpose Of forming a corporation under the laws of She Territory of Arizona do hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 The names of the incorporators are as fol- lows: s. r. Smith, John B, Payne, Richard Darling.
 The name of this corporation shall be The Bell of Arizona Gold Mining Co.
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 Tine principal place of business of this cor poration shall be in Los Angeles, California, with a branch office at Quartzsite, Yuma County, Arizona Territory, and such other places in the United States as the board or directors may select.
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 The purpose for which this corporation is organized shall be: To acquire. by purchase or otherwise. placer, lode and deposit mining property md properties, and to operate. lease and sell She same. To acquire, buy, lease, let and sell i1fyds and realty ofevery description. To constract, buy, rent, lease, let and sell | baiitIings and tenemeNts for any and every pHypose- To construct, lease, own land oper- ate, tTssnIways, railways, or roads, highways, ros,tss ;,nd canals, steam and freight boats for  place or places of business, to navigable streams and existing railroads, and also to maintain. let and sell the same. To acquire, own, operate, construct, lease and maintain factories, mills, smelters and reduction works for the proper treatment of various minerals produced by the company or by others and to let, lease, sell and dispose of the same. To acquire, buy, lease and construct tele- | nh J toruo ,,1,l tr t,in operate, lease and sell the same. To acquire by purchase or otherwise, hotels, boarding houses, stables and shops and to maintain, operate, let lease, sell and dispose of the same. To buy and sell ores and minerals of every nature and description and to do any and all things which may at the time appear to the directors of the company to be to the best interest and profit of the company, and not inconsistent with the laws of the Terri tory of Arizona.
 Tine capital stock of said corporation shall consist of one million shares of the par value of one dollar each, and said stock upon issu- ance to be paid Tn full in cash or it's equiva- lent in property conveyed to said corporation or by services rendered said corporation. and when issued shall be forever non-assessable. VI. Private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from any and all the debts and liabilities of the corpOr- ation, and the highest amount of indebted ness to which this corporation is to subject itself shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars.
 The time of the commencement of this cor l articles of incorporation shall be filed for 1 record in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and shall continue for period Of twenty-five years from said date.
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 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by Board of Directors consisting of not less than three not more than seven persons who shall be stockholders of this corporation.
 The Board of Directors shall consist of Richard Darling, M l.. Talford and s. P. Smith, who shall hold office until their sue cessors are elected and qualified at an annual election to be held by the stockholders of this corporation one year from the date of the filing Of these articles of Incorporation in
 
 County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona. x.
 The Articles of Incorporation may be altered or amended by majority vote of the Board of Directors at any regular meeting of said Board or at any special meeting called for that purposa and these articles when so amended shall be filed with the County Recorder of the county of Yuma, Territory of Arizona.
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 Any vacancy that may occur in any of the offices of the corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors by a vote thereof at any meeting of said Board, and any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors shall be filled in like manner by majority vote of the remaining members, and when so elected shall hold office until the next annual meet ing of the stock holders of said corporation.
 XII. The Board of Directors shall at their first meeting and from time to time thereafter, establish and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations as they may deem eXpedient, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and of the Territory of Arizona. In witness whefeof, the above named in- corporators have hereunto set their hands and seals this 18th day of August, A. D. 1904.
 s. SMITH, [Seall l
 J.B. PAYNE, ISeall |
 RICHARD DARLING, lSeall | Before me. w. E. Scott, a Notary Puplic in | and for the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, personally appeared Richard Dar- ling, $. F. Smith and John B. Payne, known | to me as the persons whose names are sub | scribed to. the foregoing instrument and | acknowledged to me that they signed the same for the purpose and consideration there in expressed.
 In witness whereof have hereunto set my | hand and seal of office this Ath day of l August |. D. 1904. tSeall WE. SCOTT,
 Notary Public, Yuma Co.,. A. Ty. | My commission expires March 10th, l9O5. Recorded at request Of Richard Raring. at | o'clock a, m., August 29th. A. D. 1904.
 c. r. CRONIN,
 County Recorder. Territory of Arizona, m
 County of Yuma. "
 1,C. P. Cronin, County Recorder in and for the County Of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, do hereby certify that the foregoing is true, full and correct copy of Articles of IncOrpOr- ation of The Belle of Arizona Gold Mining Co.,, as filed for record in my office on the 29th day of August, A. D. 1901, and as appears of record In Book of Articles of Incorporation, page--et seq, records of Yuma County aforesaid.
 In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 29th | day of August, A. D. 1904.
 County Recorder, Yuma County, A. T. First pub Aug 3l, 1901.
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