The oasis., 1906-11-17
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 flhsft The uHnes of the curturgtttrs arc iohh llaWkndy, John V. Bauden Fred A. J9hliou1 '. II Howard, Horace V Tanner and ll W. Chapman, and the name of fine IorpWali9n shall bc the Es'fRELLA MINING & sMEbIING COMPANY The principal place within thc Territory Of Arizona in which lhe gu.lness qi said Corporation is t0 be trans. hcted IS NoRales santa Cruz County Arizona aud the Corporation may establish branch oihces either within or without the Territory ot Arizona where meetings pf the Board 1f Directors may be held.
 SECOND. The general nature of the business ts Hs follows, to-Wit:
 \ General Mining & Reduction business with lull powers as follows to vii to make contracts. to purchase, lease bond. locate or otherwise acquire. own, exchange. sell or otherwise dispose Of, pledge, mortgage hypothecate and dedl lh real estate ana any and all kinds of personal property; mines, mining claims. oil lands, coal lands, mineral lands, oil. gas coal shale, asphaltum, petroleum asbestos salt water and water rights and machinery and to work, nine explore. operate and de. velop the same; aud in general Co do all things necessary tO the proper conduct of the business Of this Corporation in the Territory and elsewhere, not inconsistent
 
 Territory ol Arizona, and the Republic of Mex ico.
 THIRD: The authorized amount of capital stock of this Corporation shall be Two Million Dollars (S200O,0o0), divided into TWO Million shares of the par value of One Dollar ($L0O) each At such times as the Board of Directors may by resolu- tion direct, said capital stock shall be paid into this Corporation, either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it, of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation, i'll payment of which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued, and the capital stock SC issued shall thereupOn and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assessable, ard in the absence oI actual lfaud m the transaction the judg- ment Of the Directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive
 FOURTH: The time of the commencement of this Corporation shall be the date Of the filing or q certified copy of these Articles of Incor- poration in the office of the territorial auditor, and of the recorder of santa Cruz County, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 FIFTH: The affairs of this ccrporation shall be conducted by Board Of Directors of five members and the following named shall con. stitute the Board of Directors until their successors are eected John Hawkadv John Howard, and Horace V. Tanner There after the Board of Directors shall be elected from among the stockholders on the First Manday i'll June of each year. The officers of said Corporation until their successors are elected shall be: John W. Bauden, President; John Hawkady, Vice-President; II. V. Tanner, Secretary II. w. Chapman, Assistant Secre. tary; F. A. Johnson, Treasurer.
 SIXTH. The highest amount of indebted ness or liability, direct or contingent,to to which this Corporation is at any time subject shall be One Thousand Dollars ($l,G00l which amount does not exceed two-thirds of capital stock.
 SEVENTH: The private property of the stock holders of this Corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto set our hands and seals this thirtieth day of October lgO6.
 JOHN HAwKADY, fSEALl
 JOHN W. BAUDEN ISEAIi
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