The Arizona sentinel., 1908-06-17
Articles of Incorporation of
 Rouse Gold and Copper Com

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 Know All Men By These Presents: Thot we. the undersigned. have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose or forming corpuratlon under the laws of the Territory ot Arizona, and for that purpose do adopt the followi 7g charter:
 Article l.
 The name or this corporation shall be Rouse Gold and Copper Company.
 Article 9
 This Company shall keep an office at Rouse, County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, but thls Corporation is organized 10 carry on business in all states, districts and territories or the United States, and will have a princi- pal office and place Of business al the City of Los Angeles. in the County of l-cs Angeles, State oT California, and at such other places as the ard of Directors may determine. al any and all of which places meetings of the stockholders and Board Of Directors may be held in accordance with the Bylaws of this Corporation.
 Article 3.
 The purposes for which this corporation is formed are:
 I. To locate. buy, lease or otherwise acquire and 10 sell or cucumber mines, mining claims. mineral rights, mining property and town and mill sites, and operate and develop thc same; to acquire. bnild, own and operate mills, crusheTs, concentrating machinery and manufacturing plants for inc purpose Of working. milling, assayinR, concentrating, s1neltinG and reducing all kinds of ores and mineral substances, and extracting minerals fherefrom by Eny aud all processes, and to work and manufacture any aud all metals and products of metals.
 II. To build and maintain, OwD, acquire and operate dams, waterways, wells, 1eseT- ~oirs, wagon roads and tram1'ays iT conpec- zion with any and all town sites, mills, smelters or mining property owned or con- troTled by this corporation.
 III. To buy, lease or otherwise acquire, and to sell, cucumber or otherwise dispose of and 70 improve, lands, franchises, rights of wsy and other zeal estate of every kind and na-' turc whatsoever end amy and ail interests of every kind in and to such properties. ". To engage in the business of buying and selling licuid fuel oils, petroleum. nlin- eral gas, asphaltum, bitumeD, bituminous rock and other mineral and hydro-carbon substances and products Of all such substan-- res, and in boring for, pumping, producing,  piping, carrying. handling, storing, and in all ways dealing in and with any and all such substances.
 V. To buy, sell, acquire, hold and hypoth- ccate shares of stock, bonds and other eviden- ees Of indebtedness of any incorporated com pany or companies.
 VI. To do and perform each and all Of the acts herelnbefore specified as the main and iro1 fpr ,ipl is organized, and also as incident and auyil- iary to each of the other purposes hereinbc- lore specified, and generally 10 engage in any and all kinds Of business that il natural per son might or could in the United States or in any other bart of tue world.
 Article l.
 The amount of capital stock Of this eospor- stion is 8, ,OOO 0O06o divided into 900 shares of the par yalue ,cti10O each, and said capi- tal stock shall be paid up at the date of issu- nnce, or at such time as the Board of Direc- tors may designate, in money, property, labor, or any other valuable right or thing, and the judgment Of the Board of Directors or managing officers as to tue value thereof shall be conclusive.
 Article 3.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or H. ability tC which this corporation shall suh- iect itself at any one time shall not exceed s5OOOOO.OO.
 Article 6.
 The private property Of the stockholders Of this corporation shall be and is hereby made forever exempt from all liability for the debts or obligations of this corporation.
 Article7.
 The canital stock of this corporation shall be and is hereby made forever noD-assessable by this corporation for any purpose.
 Article 6.
 The commencement of this corporation shall be lhe date of the filing Of these Arti- cles accol ding to law, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter, with privilege Of renewal for like periods per pctually.
 Article 9.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by Board of Directors composed Of nine stockholders, to be first elected on the 1irst day of May, 1908 and on May lst of each year thereafter, and until such Directors are elected, C. A. Markwell, Eugene C. Webster, Thomas Patch, G. NJ. Ottis, J. C. Denton, b. F.. Ferguson. John Clarbough. Russ Avery and Samuel H. French shall act as such Di- Iectors.
 In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 20th day of A prll' IyOs.
 Eugene c. Webster (SeaD
 C. A. Markwell O5caD
 Russ Avery (SeaD
 G. Nj. Ottis (Scal) State of California,
 County of Los Angeles.
 On this 2Oth day of April, 1908, before mo, G. l.. Nhitham, d Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State Of California, 1esiding therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Eugene C. Web kter C. A. Markwell, Russ Avery and G. NJ. Ottis, known t0 be the persons whose names are subscribed To the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged to me that they ex- ecuted the same for tine purposes and conSi d eration therein expressed.
 In Witness Whereof, have flereunto sci any hand and affixed my official seal the day and year first above written
 iSealI G. l.. WbiihaR, Notary Public in and for the County Of Los Angeles, State of California.
 My commission expires August lst, lf3S Territory of Arizona County of Yuma. Ss.- L J. NJ. Polhamus, County Recorder ill and for the County Of Yuma, Territory Of Arizona. dc hereby certify, that the foregoing iS full. true and correct copy of the Articles Of Incorpora tion Of the Bouse Gold and Copper Company as filed for record in my office on the 27th day of April. A. D. 1908, and appears of record iu Arnl 3f,F