The Arizona sentinel., 1906-06-13

gazing in the lawful enterprises, businesses,
 pursuits and occupation hereinafter specified, and that we have adopted for the government of such Corporation the following Articles of Incorporation:
 The names Of the incorpOrators are Geo. R. Bentcl. N. M. Edmond, ". c. Tonkin.
 The name of the Cooperation is and shall be ''The HecIa Consolidated Mines Companyr''
 It's principal place of transacting business is and shall be the City of Yuma, County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and it shall have branch offices at such points within the 1 United States of America may be selected by the Board of Directors, and may lawfully hold its meetings and the meetings Of it's i! Board of Directors and transact the whole or any portion of the business of the Corporation at any such branch office or offices.
 Tine general nature of the business proposed ! to be transacted by this Corporation is as follows to-wit:
 To mine for gold, silver, copper, lead and al! other precious metals, to buy and sell ores, operate SmelterS, mills and other reduction plants 10 make contracts; to purchase, lease. bond. locate or otherwise acquire, own, cX- change, sell or otherwise dispose Of pledge mortgage, hypothccate and deal in real cs- tate and any and all kinds of personal prop erty; mines, mining claims, oil lands, coal lands, mineral lands, oil gas, coal, shalc as phaltum, petroleum asbestos, salt, water and water rights and machinery, and to work, mine, explore operate and develop the same; and in general to do all things necessary to | the proper conduct Of the business of this Corporation in the Territory and elsewhere. not inconsistent with the laws Of the United States and the Territory of Arizona. III.
 ] The amount oJ the authorized capital stock 1 Of this Corporation Is Three Million dollars : (ss;. .011 G00,) divided into Three Hundred | Thousand Shares Of the par value of ten dollar, (Sl0.OO) each; and such stock shall be non asscsSable.
 The said Stock may be issued for subscrip- ton in cash. or in consideration of any other property, real or personal
 The time when such cash subscriptions or other property is to be paid in shall be the time of the issuance of the said stock, and the condition upon which said cash subscrip- lions or property, real or personal, is to be paid in shall be determined by a resolution of the Directors of the Corporation authoriz- ing the issue of such stock 10 the person or persons named in the resolution in consider ation of cash subscription CT the transfer to tho Corporation of property, real or personal, in lieu Of cash; and the determination by the Directors of the value of such property, real or personal, paid in for stock, shall be eor- elusive as to it's value.
 Tine said Company may retain any propor- tion thereof in it's treasury and may sell or contract to sell the same by vote of the ma jority Of it's board of directors, or in such manner as its bylaws may provide. ".
 The time Of the commencement of this cor poratiOn shall be when the articles are filed for record in the office of the county recorder of the county of Yuma, the county where its principal place of business is to be; and q, certified copy filed in the office of the Tcrrito- rial Auditor and it's termination shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter.
 The highest amount Of indebtedness or lii- hility. direct or contingent, to which this cor poration is at any time to be subjected Is the sum of Fifty thousand dollars (sj0.000). <
 VI.
 The stockholie of this corporation and their private property shall be exempt from the corporate debts Of this corporation, and the stock shall be non-assess.sble.
 VlEssS
 The affairs ofthis cofE E'ratioa are to be, and rectors. consisting of seven directors, who -l,, of May Of each year next ensuing, provided that said board of directors may elect such officers and appoint such committee or com mittccs from their own number to aid iu the management Of the business and in the con- duct of the affairs Of said corporation, as they may See fit, and vest in such officers and said committee all such powers as they may deem cxpedient.
 The following-named persons shall consti- tutc the board of directors of this corporation until theIr successors, duly qualified, shah be elected, to-wit: w. C. Tonkin, Col. J. W. Darlington. T. II. Dudley, Tracy c. Drake, Geo. E. Bentei, \. M. Edmond, and w. A. Bowles; and until the first annual meeting of the stock holders the beard Of directors shall consist of seven members.
 Vacancies in the board of directors shall he filled by the remaining members of the board. or by vote of the stock holders st a special meeting called by fhe president for that pur- pose.
 Immediately or as soon as practicable after the filing Of these articles for record in the office Of tho cshnty recorder of Yuma County, TerritoEy.ef Arizona, and the filing of a cer- titled copy in the office Of the Territorial Au- ditor, the persons named herein to serve until their successors, duly qualified, shall be elected, shall meet and organize as a board of directors, adopt bylaws and prescribe in said bylaws the method Of calling meetings of the board of directors and stock holders. X majority of said directors shall be a Quo- rum, and any meeting of said board at which a quo rum is present shall be deemed a regular meeting and shall have the same authority as if the full board were present. VIII.
 The board of directors Of this corporation shall have power to establish bylaws and 10 change the same, and to make all rules and l regulations deemed eXpedient for the man. { agemcnt of the affairs Of this corporation and the officers thereof, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws Of the United States and laws of this Territory.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 5th day of June, 1906.
 Geo, F. Bentcl Seal N. N. Edmond, [Seall w C. Tonkin [Scall State of California,
 County of Los Angeles, '''
 On this 5th day of June, in the year 1906 be- { fore me, A. D. Laughlin, notary public in and for the State and county aforesaid, residing thn.ein duir innnd and sIrnr1l r.,rSon.