The Arizona sentinel., 1905-01-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
OF THE
h9NTEZUMA MINING AND SMELLING
COMPANY.

EfuN LkUMH ~MiUI3u hNU SmILi iHS
COMPANY.
We the undersigned, J. E. Nolan, +. S. Cor
don and J. Geo. HatCly, do hereby associate
ourselves together, and execute these articles
or 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 Montezuma Mining and Smelling Company
and its principal place of business shall be at
thctown of Yuma, county OF Yuma, Territory Of
Arizona, with 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 5
mines and works, and to do all other things
necdful to conduct q 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 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
thercfrom.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con
Quoted by a board of directors composed of
five stockholders who shall he elected annually
on the first Monday in March Of each year, and
until such election J. j.. Nolan. j. Geo. Hatciy,
f. 6. Gordon. Louis Joseph and A. NJ. Jones
shall act 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 10 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
organic act and statutes Of the Territory OF
A iona Said code of bylaws may be adopted
ut The FIRST rneetin- of the stockholders of said
cornnro.io, nv n. anv sphsenDent ,nectin1
thereof; or said code of bylaws NAV be adopt-
ed BY the written assent OF two-thirds of the
subscribed eupitai stock of said corporation.
without a meeting for thai purpose Said code
Of by laws NAV be amended by the assent of
Stockholders rer,resentina, q minority of all the
Subscribed capital stock at any meeting of the