The Arizona sentinel., 1904-12-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
M0NTEzUMA MINING AND SMELLING
COMPANY.

COMPANY.
We the undersigned, ]. E. Nolan, F. S. Cor.
don and j. Geo. Hately, do hereby associate
ourselves together, and execute these articles
Of incorporation, to form corporation under
the laws of the TerritorJ of Arizona, and we
do hereby certify:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
The Montezuma Mining and Smelling Company
and it's principal place OF business shall be at
the town of Yuma, county Of Yuma Territory of
Arizona, with a branch Office at the city of
Los Angeles, state of California. where meet
ings OF stockholders and directors may be held
as provided in the by laws of said corporation
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business of said
company shall be mining for gold silver and
other metals and minerals, acquiring by To-
cation. purchase. lease or otherwise. mines,
mineral and other lands, mill sites and water
rights; buying, selling, leasing, mortgaging
and dealing in real property, merchandise and
other personal property; making, buying and
selling bills notes, bonds and debentureS;
erecting and operating smelterS mills. REIN
cries and other works for milling, reducing and
treating. ores and minerals; building roads
| tramways. railroads, pipe lines pumping
plants, and canals, on or from the company's
mines and works, and to do all other things
needful to conduct general mining business,
either in the Territory of Arizona or any other
state or territory in the United States.
ArrrCr II 1Tr
The capital stock of said company shall con-
sist OF one million shares of the par value of
one dollars each: said stock upon issuance to
be paid for in cash at such sum or price or its
equivalent in property conveyed to said COM
pany as shall be fixed and determined by the
board of directors OF said company, and when
so issued shall forever be worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall commence business
when these articles Of incorporation are filed
with the auditor of the Territory of Arizona,
and it shall continue for twenty-five years
therefrom.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by board Of directors composed of
on the first Monday in March of each year, and
until such election j. E. Nolan J. Geo. Hately,
f. s. Gordon, Louis Joseph and A. M. Jones
shall acta and be such directors. Meetings of
the board OF directors of this corporation may
be held at the Office OF said corporation in the
Territory of Arizona or in the city OF Los
Angeles, California, or at the mines or works
OF said corporation, and at such other places as
may be designated in the bylaws of said cor
poration.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of Indebtedness and
liability to which this corporation shall subject
Itself shall be the sum Of 5000.
ARTICLE VII.
The private property of the stockholders OF
this corporation shall be exempt from the
debts of said corporation.
ARTICLE VIII.
The stockholders of this corporation repre-
senting majority of the subscribed capital
stock thereof, may adopt code of bylaws for
its government. not inconsistent with the con-
stitution and laws of the United States and
e organic act and statutes of the Territory of
A izona. Said code Of bylaws may be adopted
at the first meeting OF the stockholders of said
corporation at any subsequent meeting
thereof; or said code of bylaws may be adopt
ed by the written assent of two-thirdS of the
subscribed capital stock of said corporation
without meeting for that purpose. Said code
Of by laws may be amended by the assent of
stockholders representing majority of all the
subscribed capital stock at any meeting of the
stockholders called for that purposei or the