The Arizona sentinel., 1905-01-18
ARTICLES Of INCORPORATION
OF TIE
M0NTEzUMA MINING AND SMELLING
COMPANY.

CUMPAHT.
We. the undersigned j. Z. Nolan, f. S Cor
don and J. Geo. Hately, do hereby associate
ourselves together, and execute these articles
of incorporation, to form corporation uIdor
the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we
DO hereby certify:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
The Montczuma 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 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 corpoI alton
ARTICLE IL
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 dcbcntures;
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
needfu 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 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 arc 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 a board of directors composed of
five stockholders, who shall be elected annually
on the first Monday in March Of each year, and
until such election J. Z. Nolan. J. Geo Hately,
+. s. 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 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
organic act and statutes of the Territory of
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
cd by the written assent of two-thrds 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 rurpOsei or the
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