The Arizona sentinel., 1907-11-20
Articles of Incorporation of the
 Nicaragua Mining Company.

Know all men by these presents, that we, the undersigned Alex. B. Downe, Chas And
 erson and John Best, have this day associated
 ourselves together for the purpose of forming
 a corporation under the laws of the Territory
 Of Arizona, ard for that purpose do adopt | these articles Of incorpOration:
 Article 1.-The name of this corporation
 shall be The Nicaragua Mining Company, and
 It's principal places Of transacting business
 shall be Yuma, Yuma County. Territory of
 Arizona, and at Los Angeles, Los Angeles | County, State Of California, and at Jerez, Me
 aragua, Central America, at which last men | taincd places meetings incorporatOrS. stock | holders, and Of the Board Of Directors may be | held, and all corporate business may be trans | acted with the same effect as if held, done or
 perform at Yuma, Arzon.
 Article 1.-The general nature of the busi-
 ness proposed to be transacted by this cOrpor- l ation is: To acquire, hold, maintain, tlse de velOpe, operate, hypothecate, lease, locate, sell, exchange, and dispose Of in any and every lawful manner. all kinds of mines, min- eral lands and claims; Snneltrg ore reducing,
 mining and milling machinery; water, water
 power and water-rights; tunnels, slaices, res ervoirs and ditches for mining, irrigation and
 transportation rGTposes; lands, mills. mill sites, tunrcl-site5; goods, wares and Iuerchan- disc; stock and bonds of this corporation and of other corporations and companies; patents. patent-rightS franchises. licenses; such board ing houses, warehouses, telephone and tele- graph lines, wagon roads, toll roads, wagons and other conveyances propelled by animal, steam, elecrtric or other power, power plants and other property, as may be necessary or convenient to the conduct of the general busi- ness of the corporation: To engage in any law ful business within the Territory of Arizona, State of California, Republic of Nicaragua, Central America, and at any other place or places.
 Article III.-The amount of the capital 1 stock shall be One Million Dollars (s1, ,OO0, ,OOO) divided into One Million Shares Of the par value of One Dollar (sl ,OO) each; which capi- l tai stock shall be paid in at the time Of the is- suance of certificates therefore, in money. ser vices or other property, and shall forever be non-asseable for any purpose whatever, and | the judgment of the Board Directors as to the | value of any such services or property shall be conclusive.
 Article IV-The i fine commencement oi this corporation >a..ii ne the date O.: the filing of certified copy of these Articles, as filed with the County Recorder of Yuma County, in the office of the Territorial Audit or, Of Arizona, and shall endure for twenty five (25) years thereafter unless renewed pur- suant to the laws of said Territory.
 Article V-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board ofseven direct Ors, who shalt be stock holders m the corpo- ration; and the following named persons are hereby appointed and elected as directors of this corporation for 5he ensuing year, and un- til their successors are elected aud qualify to- wit: Alex B. DOwne, John Best, William Chppendale, Chas. Anderson, J. A. Newton. Percy Thorp, and Otto Weiss. Tine directors of this corporation shall hereafter be elected by the stockholders at their regular annual 1:af''as. ETt'ich shall Id on the Second v et- ss5ay in Qc!o.sF .s a-ea year. ai fhr hour O. two o'clock in -l.s afternoon, at tne l office Of the corporation in LOS Angeles, s ate ,i California, United States of America; pro- ( 'ided however, that the Board of Directors