Arizona republican., 1907-09-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
CAUCA PLACER GOLD MINING
COMPANY.

pose of forming a corporation under
the laws of the Territory Of Arizona,
and 20 that end make the following
statement:
FIRST: The names of the corpora
tors are John Pierce. Thomas y. Fe-
illusion and Alvin II. Bacon. all OF
Boston, Massachusetts, and the name
of the corporation shall be the Cauca
Placer Gold Mining Company. The
principal place i'm which the business OF
said corporation is TO be transacted is
Phoenix. Maricopa County. Arizona.
and the principal place OF business of
said corporation outside the Territory
of Arizona, shall be the City OF Boston
in the State of Massachusetts. at which
meetings of stockholders and the Board
Of Directors may be held and the cor
poration may have such branch offices
either within or without the Territory
of Arizona, as may be established by
the Board of Directors.
SECOND: The general nature OF the
business proposed to be transacted by
this corporation is as follows. to-wit:
To make contracts. to purchase. lease,
bond. locate or otherwise acquire. own.
exchange. sell or otherwise dispose of.
pledge. mortgage. hypothecate and deal
in real estate and any and all kinds of
personal property, mines. mining
claims, oil lands. mineral lands. oil.
gas. asphaltum. petroleum. asbestos,
salt, water and water rights and ma
chinery, 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 Ter
ritory of Arizona.
THIRD: The authorized amount of
capital stock Of this corporation shall
be Two Million Five Hundred Thous-
and Dollars Cs2.5O0 Oo0.OO) divided into
Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
shares of the par value Of One Dollar
s1.O0) each. At such times as the
Board of Directors may by resolution
direct. said capital stock shall be paid
into this corporation. either in cash or
by the sale and transfer to il of real
or personal property for the uses and
purposes of said corporation. in pay
ment for which shares of the capital
stock of said corporation may be issued
and the capital stock so issued shall
thereupon and thereby become and be
fully paid UP and worcestershire and
In the absence of actual fraud in the
transaction. the judgment Of the Direc-
tors as to the value of the property
purchased shall be conclusive.
FOURTH: The time Of the COM
mencement of this corporation shall be
the date of the filing of a certified copy
OF these Articles Of Incorporation in the
office of the Territorial Auditor and
the termination thereof. shall be TWEEN
ty-five wears thereafter.
FIFTH: The affairs OF this corpora
tion shall be conducted by a Board of
not less than three (3) nor more than
seven ca Directors and the following
named shall constitute the Board of
Directors until their successors are
elected: John Pierce. Thomas y. Fe-
Illusion and Alvin H. Bacon
Thereafter the Board OF Directors
shall be elected from among the stock
holders on the first Tuesday of June
of each year. The officers of said cor
poration until their successors are
elected shall be Thomas y. FethustOn.
President. ............ Vice President.
John Pierce. Secretary. Alvin H. Bacon.
Treasurer.
SIXTH: The highest amount of in
debtedness or liability. direct or con-
tingent, TO which this corporation is AZ
any time to subject itself shall be seven
and fifty thousand dollars
$3.50. OOO.OOJ which amount does not ex-
coed two-thirds the amount OF the cap
itai stock.
SEVENTH: The private property Of
the stockholders of this corporation
shall be exempt from its corporate
debts OF any kind whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
fifth day of June. 1907.
THOMAS n. FETHUSTON (SeaD
ALVIN II. BACON (SeaD
JOHN PIERCE (SeaD
State of Massachusetts,,
County of Suffolk, SIS.
Before me. Alvin II. Bacon, Notary
Public in and for the State and County
aforesaid on this day personally ap-
peared John Pierce and Thomas y. Fe-
known to me to be the per-
the annexed instrument and acknowl-
edged to me that they executed the
same for the purposes and cOnsidera-
tons therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of Of
flee this fifth day of June A. ID. 1897.
ALVIN II. BACON.
(NotariaI SeaD Notary Public.
My commission expires March 23rd.
1911.
State of Massachusetts.
County of Suffolk. s..
Before me. William II. Mitchell. a
Notary Public in and for the state and
County aforesaid or ;his day person
ally appeared Alvin II. Bacon, known
TO me to be the person. whose name is
subscribed to the annexed instrument
and acknowledged to me that he exc
cuted the same for the purposes and
therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of Of
flee this fifth day of June a. D. 1907
WILLIAM II. MITCHELL
'Notarial SeaD Notary Public
NV commission expires May 31st. 1912.
of Arizona.
County of Maricopa. IS.
I. c. F. Leonard. County Recorder in
md for the County and Territory
aforesaid. hereby certify that | have
compared the foregoing copy with the
,riginaI Articles of Incarceration Of the