The Arizona sentinel., 1906-06-27
Articles of incorporation
 OF THf, Tonopah Mutual Mining Com
pan

Know all men by these presents, that we, the undersigned, William II. Fuller John Iuclenbach and Clarence T. Torrey, all of the County of Los Angeles, State Of CalifOr- nia have this day associated ourselves to- gether for the purpose of forming a corpora ton under the laws of the Territory of Ari- Zona, and hereby adopt the following Ar ticleS of Incorporation:
 Article l. The name of this corporation shall be the "Toaoplh Mutual Mining Company" and it's principal place of transacting busi ness shall be Yuma, Yuma County, Terri tory of Arizona, with a branch office at the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, State of California. where meetings of he stockholders and of the Board of Directors may be duly held. and the business of the corporation carried on in accordance with | the laws of Arizona with the same effect as if held, done or performed at Yuma, Arizona, and with offices and agencies at Tonopah Nevada, and such other places as may be designated by the Board of Directors of said | corporation.
 Article ?. The nature of the business to be transacted by said corporation is to pur- chase locate, acquire, lease, own, hold. con- trol mine. operate. or sell, transfer, or dispose of mines, mining property. and mining rights; to purchase, acquire own, hold, lease, con trol operate, sell, transfer or dispose of, water, water rights, ores, bullion, minerals, | metals or oils; to manufacture build, pur- chase, lease or acquire, own control, operate or sell mills, mill sites, chlorination works smelters and all other mining machinery or | appliances necessary thereto, and gas, cleo tric lights and power plants, and all patents, | fo taining; to refine ores; to purchase, to ac- Quire, lease, own or sell real and personal property of every kind and description; to manufacture buy and sell all kinds of mer- chandise; to borrow money; to issue and sell bonds secured by mortgage on any or all Of its corporate property; to purchase, acQ uire, own, preempt, and sell it's own stock and | bonds and the stock Of other corporations, and to do and perform all things necessary to transact the affairs and business of the corporation, within and without the Terri l tory of Arizona, requisite and proper for the purpose of carrying out all or any of the busi- ness therein specified
 Article 2. The amount of the capital stock ct said corporation shall be the sum of One | Million Five Hundred Thousand q ,50G00O Dollars, divided into One Million Five Hun dred Thousand q Q,5O0.G00) shares of the par value of One CD Dollar each. One million two hundred and fifty thousand q ,2J0,00U shares shall be common stock and two hum dred and fifty thousand (2j0G00) shares shall be preferred stock. The preferred shall be entitled to cumulative dividends at the rate of six per cent (i96) per annum payable semi-annually, out of the earnings of the cor pora!ion before any dividend is paid on the common stock. Such preferred stock may be retired by the corporation at any time by the payment of the holders of the same the par value thereof with cumulative dividends. Which capital stock of 5t0.0o0 shares, when issued, must be fully paid in cash or property upon issuance Of same, shall be non assessa- blc for any purpose whatever, and the same shall be issued at such times and upon such conditions as may he prescribed by the Board Of Directors and said directors are hereby au- th0rizcd to issue any all of said stock fully paid and non -aSscsSab!e, or condition of the transfer to this corporation Of property or rights in property of any description which said corporation is hereby authorized to ac- qurc, own and deaf in. and each certificate of stock shall state upon its face the number f shares represented thereby, and that the same is non-assessable.
 Article l. The time of the commencement ! of this corQoratiC n shall De the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation for record in the office of the County Recorder of Yuma County Territory of Arizona, and the period for which it is organized and the ter imitation thereof shall be twenty-five years after the date of said filing, unless the same be renewed pursuant to the laws of Arizona before termination thereof.
 Article D. The highest amount of indebted ness or liability to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself shall be the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand (25O,O9O Dollars.
 Article G. The affairs ofthis corporation shall be conducted and managed by a board of five directors, who shall be stockholders in the cor poratiOn, and in said board shall be vested the corporate power of the corporation. The names Of the persons who are appointed to serve as directors for this corporation until the first annual election of officers and directors, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified are as follows: William II. Fuller, Director and President; Geo. N. Fuller, Di- rector and Vice President; John Luckenbach, Director, Secretary and Treasurer; Clarence T. Torrey, Director and Lynn J. N. Fuller, Director The directors of this corporation ! shall hereafter be elected by the stockholders at the annual meeting, which shall be held on the first Tuesday in May each year, at l0 o'clock a. m.
 Articc7. The officers of :his corporation shall be President Vice-President, Secre- tary and Treasurer and such other officers and agents as the Board Of Directors may deem necessary and may be created from time to time for the proper transaction of it's Business; that until the first annual election 1 of officers, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, the following named persons shall constitute the officers and d
 rcctors viz: William H. Fuller, Director and President: Geo. N. Fuller, Director arc
 Vice President; John Luckenbach, Director Secretary and Treasurer; Clarence T. Torrey
 Director and Lynn J. N. Fuller, Director.
 Article S. The officers and directors of this , corporation shall hold office for the term ol one year from their election, and until thcil successors are duly elected, unless 2 director shah cease to be a stock holder. in which case frs office shall be declared vacant. and such vacancy filled for the uneXpired term by the : remaining members of the Board of Direct DTS, and which Board of Directors shall have the power to fill said vacancy, or any othcl vacancy. in the Bord of Directors of said corporation.
 Article Q The private property of tho : stockholders of this corporation shall be eX empt from all corporate debts and liabilities