Arizona republican., 1912-12-02
ARTICLES OF INcoRPoRATIoN
 OF THE RUBiCON PLACER MINING COM

KNOW YE ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, the undersigned all being of full age, and residents of the state of California, and being desir- GUS of forming a Corporation pursu- ant to and in conformity with the laws of the State of Arizona, do hereby voluntarily associate our selves together for that purpose and do hereby certify and set forth:
 FIRST: That the name of said Corporation shall be the "RUBICON PLACER MINING COMPANY"
 SECOND: That the purposes for which it is formed are:
 (A) To appropriate, acquire, pur chase, buy, own, sell, lease and deal in water and water rights, to acquire, purchase. buy own, sell, lease, construct, main tain and operate dams, canals ditches. levees. fumes and pipe lines for the production of power, for az riculture. mining or transportation purposes and to impound, store, con- duct, use and sell water
 B) To acquire. purchase, buy own, sell, lease and deal in mines, mining claims and mineral deposits to carry on business of mining in all it's forms and to own, establish and maintain plants of all kinds for the extraction, reduction and amalgama- tion of ores and minerals.
 co To purchase, lease or in any way acquire real and personal prop cl1 nj to sell lease. let or otherwise dispose of same.
 D) To borrow money, issue bonds promissory notes or other eV- idences Of indebtedness and to secure the payment thereof by mortgage or d. ed of trust. or in any other lawful manner.
 E) To loan money, with or with out security and to take mortgages, pledges and securities of real or per ;onal property or other security to ,ecure loans made by it
 0O To subscribe for acquire. buy sell. hold, use, assign, transfer, mort gage. pledge, or otherwise dispose of shares of the Capital Stock of other Corporations, or any bonds, securi ties. indebtedness or evidence of in debtedness created by any other Cor pCration or Corporations or lndlNld- uals.
 GO To guarantee, assume, protect or otherwise become obligated in re- spect to shares of the Capital stock of other corporations. or any bonds, securities. indebtedness or evidences Of other corporations, or any bonds. Corporation or Corporations or indi- viduals
 GID To engage in and carry on the business of numbering in all its forms. general wholesale and retail merchandise business. storage and warehouse business.
 CD To acquire, purchase, buy, own. sell, lease, deal in, develop and operate oil claims. lands and wells and to treat. refine, transport and dispose of the same and to acquire, maintain and operate pipe lines, re fineries and all properties. plants, works and materials that may be ne Cessary or convenient thereto
 CD To acquire, buy. own sell lease construct. manage and operate roads
  electrical energy and all other public and private Improvements
 (K) To do any act or thing nee essary or appertaining to the trans action of any or all of the said bus mess and to carry on and transact any and all other kinds of business to the same extent, purpose and eff feet as the same or any part thereof could be done by a natural person.
 THIRD: That said corporation is to commence on the date of the is poration by the Arizona Corporation Commission and to terminate 25 years from said date subject to be renewed from time to time for a period not exceeding twenty five years upon each renewal or such other period as may be hereinafter fixed by the laws of the State ot Arizona in the manner provided by said laws.
 FOURTH: That the principa place of transacting business of said Corporation shall be the City ot Phoenix. County of Mariopa, State oi AIlZOud, anu lIIS pliAIlpol PAoNN VI business of said Corporation in tho State of California, shall be the City | of Oakland, County of Alameda, State of California, and all meetings o l the Board of Directors an<i Stock holders of said Corporation shall bt l had in said City of Oakland. County of Alameda State of California. l FIFTH: Private property O 1 stockholders shall be exempt from cor porate debts and the Stockholder shall not be liable for the debts o | the Corporation
 SIXTH: The shares of the Capi l tal Stock shall be forever nonas seSSa ble.
 SEVENTH: That the amount o the Capital Stock of said Corporation | is $75,000 and the number of share | into which it is divided is 75,000 O the par value of One Dollar (s1.00 each and said shares are to be pal 1 for in cash or other property o equivalent value upon the issuanc 1 thereof
 EIGHTH: That the number of Di | rectors or Trustees of said Corpora tion shall be five (5) and that tn names and residences of the Direct