Arizona republican., 1905-06-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the Holmes Bowman Dry Placer
 Mining Company.

Know all men by these presents:
 That we, Tonas B. Holmes, Charles
 liam T. Handford and Joseph Metzler
 liam J. Hanford and Joseph Metzler
 have this day voluntarily associated
 ourselves together for the purpose of
 forming a corporation under the laws
 of the territory of Arizona, U. s. A..
 and we hereby certify:
 First: That the name of said cor
 poration shall be the Holmes-Bowman
 Dry Placer Mining company.
 Second: That it's principal place of
 business shall be the city of Phoenix, county of Maricopa, territory of Ari- zona.
 Third: - That the term for which said corporation is to exist is twenty 1 (2O) years, beginning from date of these presents.
 Fourth: That the total amount of authoritized capital stock of said cor poration shall be one million dollars. divided into shares of the par value of one dollar each, making one million i shares; that said capital stock shall be issued only when paid for in money, 1 property or services, and at such rate aJ shall be determined from time to eine by the board of directors of said corporation, and every share of said
 stock shall be fully paid up and non- l assessable.
 Fifth: That the number of directors of said corporation shall be five and the names and residences of the direct ors for the first year are: Jonas B. Holmes, Los Angeles, Cal; | Charles w Bowman, Denver, Colo; William A. Eckerly, Los Angeles, Cal; William J. Handford. Los Angeles, Cal; Joseph MetzIer. Los Angeles, Cal, who are the subscribers hereto and they shall conduct the business of the cor poration until their successors are elected.
 Sixth: That the business of the cor poration shall be conducted by a board of Ave directors elected annually on the first Thursday in May by the stock holders and all meetings of stockhold- CTS and all meetings of the board of directors may be held out of the terri tory of Arizona; the directors above named to act as such for the first year, or. until their successors are elected. Seventh That the highest total amount of indebtedness or liability or both combined, which the corporation shall at any one time subject itself, di- rectly or indirectly, shall not exceed fifty thousand (S50,000) dollars, and that private property of its stockhold- CTS is to be exempt from the debts of the corporation.
 Eighth: That the amount of capital stock which has been actually sub scribed is one hundred shares. and the following are the names of the per sons by whom the same has been sub- scribed:
 Jonas B. Holmes, Charles w. Bow man, William A. Eckerly, William J. Handford and Joseph Metzler who have subscribed for twenty shares and paid into said corporation the sum of twenty dollars each.
 Ninth: That the said corporation is organized for the following purposes and shall have power
 (a) To acquire, possess, use, enjoy. mortgage, convey, lease, bond, rent, dispose of and deal in placer and lode mines, mining claims, and all kinds of real property.
 (b) To buy. sell, lease. own, hold or acquire inventions, patents, or patent rights, copyrights, trade marks. or trade secrets for both the United States and old Mexico, and to manu- facture, buy, sell, lease or operate on royalty or otherwise, patents, patent rights, inventions, copyrights, trade marks. trade secrets, and to do any and all things necessary or usual to be done in or about the acquiring, owning, ! manufacturing of mining and other machinery, selling utilizing or dispos- ! ing of same or renting, leasing by roy ! alty pr otherwise of such mining ma { chinery, and to acquire, own, hold, sell, ! lease, buy or occupy real estate, placer | ground, water rights, irrigating canals , or ditches and laterals, to exchange, ! make. repair smelt, refine, store, pro- 1 tect, contract for dispose of and other ! wise deal il, GIl kinds of ore, merchant ! disc and personal property of every 1 description, tangible or intangible, in 1 cIuding the capital stock and obliga- | lions of corporations and companies, ] fl anchises. minerals, gases, oils, ships, vessels, docks, and wharves, railroads, 1 rolling stock, locomotives, engines. | cars, water works, electric light plants, telephone and telegraph lines, to buy, lease, sell or operate manufacturing plants, etc.
 Co To act as trustee and agents for individuals and corporations and companies; to buy and sell the capital stock and obligations of this corpora tion; to pledge it's own capital stock; to lend and borrow money; and to have, exercise and enjoy all the rights and privileges of corporations according to the laws of the territory of Arizona; and to do business according to these DOW CTS in any state, territory. island or land in, belonging to, or under the jurisdiction of the United States or the Repblic Of Mexico.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 10th day of April, A. T.. ] 9G5.
 Signed:
 JONAS B. HOLMES, (SeaD
 CHARLES M. BOWMAN, (SeaD
 WILLIAM A. ECKERLY, (SeaD
 WILLIAM J. HANDFORD, (SeaD
 JOSEPH METZLER, (SeaD State of California,
 County of Los Angeles, ss.
 On this 18th day of April, 1905, be- fore C notary