The Arizona sentinel., 1905-02-08
ARTICLES 0F INCORPORATION
 OF THE M0KTEZUMA MINING ARD SIMPLIFYING COMPANY.

GuMPAhI,
 We the undersigned J. E. Nolan, r. S. Cor don and J. Geo. Hately. do hereby associate ourselves together, and execute these articles l of incorporation to form corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify:
 ARTICLE 1.
 The name Of this corporation shall be The Eontezuina 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, mortgagipg and dealing in real property, merchandise and other personal property; making, buying and selling bills. notes, bonds and debenturcs; stIlu SIltlUcTS, HILLS. Icuu- cries ane other works for milling, reducing and treating ores and minerals; building roads, tramways railroads, pipe lines; pumping plants and canals, on or from the compaDy'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.
 ARTICLE III.
 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 it's equivalent in property conveysd 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 non-aSsessable.
 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 theIrfrom.
 ARTICLE V.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by a board of directors composed of five stock holders, who shall be elected annually 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. NJ. Jones shall act a 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 it's government. not inconsistent with the con Stitution and laws of the United States and { 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 or 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 t;y Jaws 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 rurposei or the same may be amended by the written assent of tlyc Holders Of two-tf1irJiS Of the subscribed capital stock of said corporation, without q meeting for that purpose.
 In witness whereof, the undersigned have Der, \. D. 1904,
 J. E. NOLAN,
 F. :. GORDON,
 J. Gee. Hately. State Of California,
 County Of Los Angeles, 0'
 On this 11th day of October, A, D, 1905 before me, Mollie B. Wilson, notary public in and for the county of Los Angeles state of Cali forna personally appeared J. F.. Nolan F. s, Gordon and J, Geo. Hately, personally known to me to be tine persons whose names arc sub scribed to the foregoing Instrument and they each acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
 In witness whereof have hcFeunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in said county of Los Angeles the day and year in this certificate first above written. ISeal MoLLIE B. WILSON
 Notary Public in and for the coun-
 ty of Los Angeles, state Of Cal.