Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-09-21


 the articles of inco poration of such corpor- ation. The name of the company shall be La Dicha & Pacific Railroad Company; and its principal place of business shall be Tn the city of Prescott. Yavapai county, Arizona Territory, with branch offices at Los Ance- les, California: Chilpanclngo, Gnerrer". Mexico: the City of Mexico, Mexico: and at . such other places as may be designated hy the board of directors of the company here matter provided for.
 TEe names os the corporators of this cor poration are Ro1.. E. Morrison and A,lea Hill.
 The objects fu- which this corporation Is organized are become a body polite and corporate. and under said name to acquire | Tn fee. or for any less state, such lands as to | the directors at any time or from time to | time shall seem desirable or expedient, and the same to hold, utilize, develop, sell, con vey, mortgage or lease; to own. oeye op and work mines upon the lands of said corpora | tion or other lands; to own and operate l works for the refining. reducing or treating 1 of ores. minerals or metals, and also lumber ] mills. and wood working factories of any 1 and every kind to own and operate water works and to engage in the business Of sup | D wing water for irrigation or other pur- 1 poses: to engage in the buSless ot grazing or raising horses, cattle aud live stock ot every kind to buy. sell, deal in, mortgage or pledge ores, minerals, metals, lumber. 1 timber. manufacture of wood, horses, cat 1 Il :. and live stock 70 acquire, hold, sell, l transfer, or dispose of shares Of stock of other corporations; also to acquire and 1 avail itself of a certain contract bearing date | May I7th 1904. entered into between c. | 1av Of of the Department of Communications and Public Works of the Republic Uf Mexico 1 and representing the executive of said re- public and Tomas Macmanus, attorney for La Dicha Mining and Smelling Company, granting a concession for the construction and operation of a railway with telegraph and telephone lines in the state of Guerrero in said Republic of Mexico. and to con- struct and operate said railway and tele- graph and telephone lines under the terms and provisions of said contract or cOnces- sion. and under and pursuant to the laws of the Republic of Mexico; also to acquire rights to build piers, port works and ware houses in connection herewith from the federal government of Mexico, and to own and operate the same under the provisions of the respective concessions; to carry on interstate and foreign commerce; to ship. transport, and deal in machinery, ores, metals, and other personal property between and among the several states and territo- ries. and between them and foreign coun- tries: and to do any and all things, and ac- uuire all property, real or DC rsonal. which may be convenient and necessary to carry into effect the objects for which this cor pOration is formed.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be two million dollars, divided into two hundred thousand shares of ten dollars each. and shall be fully paid and non-assessable. The capital stock shall be issued and paid for upon the conditions and at the times hereafter provided by resolution of the board of directors. The time for the commencement of this corporation shall be the day upon which these articles are filed in the office of the county recorder of Yavapai county, Arizona Territory. and said corporation snail ter minate twenty-five years thereafter.
 VI. The government of this corporation Is vested in a board of directors consisting of not fewer than three nor more than fifteen members. who shall he elected at the an- nual stockholders meeting and shali hold office for one year from the date of their election and qualification and until their successors are elected and qualified, pro vided however. that the first board of di- Tectors of this company shall consist of three members, and that the following named persons shall constitute said first board of directors until further acton by the board of directors or the stockholders of this corporation, to-wit: Robt. E. Nor rison, Leon F. Kneipp, and Allen Hill; and provided, further, that any vacancy occur ring in said board shall be filled by the re- manning members thereof. Such board of directors shall have power to hold any meeting and transact any busi- fort h.. a nlacp. within or without the Territory of Arizona; and all of the acts of such board shall be valid provided that majority of all of the members of said board shall be present and vote in favor of such act or acts and such vote shall be complete evidence of the sui ticiency of notice for the meeting. Said board of directors shall have power to es- tablish bylaws and make all rules and reg ulations for the management of the affairs of this corporation, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States and of the Territory of Arizona.
 The board of directors may at any time alter thu number of its members, and in the egent of increasing the membership of the board shall designate the additional members thereof, who shall serve until their successors are pfoperly elected and qualified. VII. d
 The officers of this corporation shall be a president. vice-presioent. secretary. treas urer, general manager and auditor ana sucn other officers as the board of directors shall deem necessary for the purpose of transact ing its business; and such officers shall be elected by the board of directors to serve for the term of one year or until their suc- cessors are duly elected and qualified.
 VIII.
 The time for the holding of the annual meeting of the stockholders of this cOrpora- ton is hereby fixed for the first Monday in ,f md g.f stockholders of this company may be held at the principal office of the corporation or d: any of the branch offices thereof.
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 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt fru., liability for the payment of corporate debts; ard neither this company nor its board Jf directors nor other officers shall have power tn levy any assessment upon any paid up ----- L .....L-