Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-07-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF LA DICHA & PACIFIC RAIL ROAD COMAANY.

The undersigned citizens of the United States do hereby associate themselves for the
 purpose of creating a corporation under the
 laws of the Territory of Arizona, and adopt, execute and acknowledge the following as tine articles of incJ poration of such corpor- ation.
 The name of the company shall he La
 Dicha & Pacific Railroad Company; and its principal place of business shall be in the city of Prescott, Yavapai county, Arizona Territory, with branch offices at Los Ange- les, California; Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico; the City of Mexico, Mexico: and at such other places as may be designated by the board of directors of the company here matter provided for.
 TEe names of the corporators of this cor poration are Robt. E. Morrison and Allen
 Hill.
 The objects for which this corporation is organized are to become body polite and corporate, and under said name to acquire In 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. develop and work mines upon the lands of said corpora tion or other lands; to own and operate works for the refining. reducing or treating of ores, minerals or metals, and also lumber mills, and woOd- working factories of any and every kind to own and operate water works and to engage in the business of sup D ying water for irrigation or other pur- poses: to engage in the business of grazing or. raising horses. cattle and live stock of every kind to buy, sell deal in, mortgage Tor pledge ores, minerals, metals, lumber. timber. manufactures of wood, horses. cat |tl and live stock: to acquire, hold, sell, |transfer. or dispose of shares of stock of |other corporations; also to acquire and laval itself of a certain contract bearing date May l1th. 1904, entered into between c. LeandrO Fernandez, Secretary of State and |of the Department of Communications and Public Works of the Republic If Mexico and representing the executive of said re- pablic and Tomas Macmanus, attorney for La Dicha Mining and Smelling Company, granting a concession for the construction and operation of 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 tee- 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 tbe 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,i and &C.,
 ..ll -s.- II IL 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 dollarse 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 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.
 The government of this corporation is vested in 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 shall 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- rectors of this company shall consist of three members, and that the following named persons shall constitute said first board of directors until further action 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- ma ming members thereof.
 Such board of directors shall have power to hold any meeting and transact any busi- ness for the company at any time or place, within or without the Territory of Arizona | and all of the acts of such board shall be V valid provided that a majority of all of the of said board shall be present and | vote in favor of such act or acts and such l vote shall be complete evidence of the suf- l ticiency of notice for the meeting. Said l board of directors shall have power to es- | tabish by-laws and make all rules and reg | ulatiOns for the management Of the affairs 1 of this corporation. not inconsistent with | the constitution and laws of the United i States and of the Territory of Arizona. |
 Tho board of directors may at any time | alter tho number of its members. and in ! the event of increasing the membership of i the board shall designate the additional | members thereof, who shall serve uutil their | successors are properly elected and qua flied. |
 VII.
 The officers of this corporation shall be . president. vice-preSioent. secretary. treas