The Arizona sentinel., 1907-11-13
Articles of Incorporation of the
 Nicaragua Mining Company.

l 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
 corporation under the laws of the Territory Of Arizona, and for that purpose do adopt these articles of incorporation:
 Article I-The name of this corporation l shall be The Nicaragua Mining Company, and | its 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, Mic l aragua, Central America, at which last men, | tained 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, Arizon.
 Article 1.-The general nature of the busi-
 ness proposed to be transacted by this cOrpor-
 ation Is To acquire, hold. maintain, use, 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; smelting, ore reducing,
 mining and milling machinery; water, water power and water-rights; tunnels, sluices res ervoirs and ditches for mining, irrigation and
 transportation purposes; lands, mills, mill sites, ,tunnel-Sites; goods, wares and merchan- 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 0fh fv 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 IIl.-The amount of the capital stock shall be One Million Dollars (sl OOO,OOO) divided into One Million Shares of the par value of One Dollar (sl ,OO) each; which capi- 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 time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of a 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 condpcted by a Board ofseven direct DTS, who shall be stock holders in the corpo- ration; and the following named persons are hereby appointed and elected as directors of this corporation for the ensuing year, and un- til their successors are elected aud qualify to- wit: Alex B. Downe, John Best, William Chippendale, Chas. Anderson, J. A. Newton, Percy Thorp, and Otto Weiss. The directors of this corporation shall hereafter be elected 1 by the stockholders at their regular annual meeting, which shall be held on the Second | Wednesday in October of each year, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon, at the office of the corporation in Los Angeles, State oI California, United States of America; pro- vided however, that the Board of Directors