The Arizona sentinel., 1905-07-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Arizona Contracting Company.

Arizona Contracting Company.
 We, Charles B. Caldwell, Dick Wick Hall and Charles II. Pratt, of .Salome Yuma County 1 Territory of Arizona whose names are hereto subscribed. do hereby associate ourselves to- scther for the purpose of forming corporation under the provisions uf the laws of the Terri tory af Arizona, and for such purposes do here | by declare.
 | First: That the names and residences of the | incorporators are as above stated. | Second: That the name of the corporation shall be Arizona Contracting Company.
 Third: That the principal place for trans acting the business of this corporation shall be at Salome Yuma County, Territory of Arizona, and at such other place or places as the Board 1 of Directors may by resolution specify.
 Fourth: That the purposes for which this corporation is formed are.
 | To contract for and perform development work on mines. mining claims and other real estate. erect buildings, power plants, mining works. reclaim lands, construct wells, canals, l reservoirs, dams. railroads. street lines, highways. and private roads; to buy. hold, self all kinds of real estate and personal property, to lease and rent the same: to Sublct and con tract construction work. to take and enter into bonds for faithful performance of construction work. to assign said contracts; to buy, hold. deal in stocks, bonds of other corporations. both domestic and foreign.
 Fifth: That the authorized amount of the capital stock of this corporation is twenty-five thousand dollars C25,O000O) divided into twenty-five thousand shares at the par value of one dollar per share and said stock when issued Sllall be fully paid and nUn-aSScsSable.
 Sixth: The time of the commencement Of this corporation Shan be the date of the filing of these articles in the office of the county re- corder of Yuma County. Territory of Arizona and with the auditor Of the Territory of Ari ZOna. and this corporation shall continue for the period of twenty-five years thereafter
 Seventh: The affairs of the corporation shall be conducted by a board of three directors, who shall be stockholders of the corporation.
 Eighth: That the first board of directors of this corporation shall be the undersigned in corporatOrs who shall serve until their sue cesSors are elected and qualified and the officers of this corporation shall be president. vice president. secretary, treasurer and manager whosshall be stockholders of this corporation and any one officer may hold two offices as the board of directors may by resolution. or by laws. provide. and until the first annual meet ing of the stockholders and until his successor is appointed by the board of directors and qualified. William w Weiss, shall be President Frank C. Goodwin VicePresident. Ernest R.. Hall Secretary and Manager, respectively.
 Ninth: The highest amount of indebtedness or liability. direct or contingent. to which this corporation shall at any time be subject shall be fifteen thousand dollars (Si5,OoOOO)~
 Tenth: The private property of the members and stockholders of this corporation shall bc forever exempt from liability for its corporate debts.
 Eleventh The Board of directors of this, corporation may adopt such bylaws fixing the times and places for holding, annual and Speciai meetings of stockholders, and of the board of directors. and for governing the same, and con cprning tine manner Of carrying and trans actin" the business of this corporation, and fixing the compensation Of it's officials. as said board may deem eXpodent. Twelfth: These articles of incorporation niay be amended at any annual meeting Of the stockholders thereof. or at any special meeting of said stockholders called for that purpose, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stCciS actually issued and outstanding.
 In witness whereof. we have hereunto set our hands and seals this tenth day of April, 4. b. lG5-
 Charles B. Caldwell tSca) Dick Wick Hall. fScal)
 Charles II. Pratt. (Seal} Territory ef Arizona,
 County of Miricopa. { ti this tlith DcTSOthilIN dlptdrcu before nc j. B. Woodward. notary public iH and for the County of AaricODa Territory of Arizona. Charles B. Caldwell, Dick Wick Hall and Charles II. Pratt. known to me to be the persons who subscribed their names to the foregoing articles of incorporation and each acknowledged to me that he executed the same for he purposes and consideration therein ex- pressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this l0th day of April 1905
 [Scal J. E. Woodward. Notary Public My commission expires April 23rd, leC7. Territory Cf Arizona, {
 County Of Yuma. "
 I. !. NJ. PolhamUS County Recorder in and for the County of Yuma. Territory of Arizona. do hereby certify that the foregoing is true full and correct copy of the Articles of Incor- pOraiiOn of the Arizona Contracting Company, as filed for record n my o1ice on the 18th day of May, A. D., 1905, and appears of record in Book of Articles of Incorporation Page 6t5 ct seq. Records of I una topntY aforesaid In witness whereof. l have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office thiS, 1Jth day of May. A. D., I@}5
 lScall !. NJ. Polhamu7 County Recorder Yuma County. First publication May 3l- 1895,