The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1900-11-17
ARTICLES OF Incorporation
OF THE
Presidential MINING COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT:
That we the undersigned w. G, Dumont, j.
W. Lees, James Kane, Mrs. Tomasa Dumont,
Mrs Mary Kane. Liz e Gardner, Hayden Pen
dergrass, all of the Town of Patagonia, Santa
Cruz county, Arizona, have this day associated
ourselves together for tho purpose of forming
n corporation under the laws of the Territory
of Arizona and we do hereby certify:
First, That the of the corporation
shall be the Presidential Mining Company.
Second, That the general nature of the BUSH
ness proposed to be transacted is the acq aisi-
ton by purchase, lease otherwise of mines,
mineral. real estate of all description, and to
exchange, own, operate, dispose of, lease or
sell to others such real estate, mines miner
ais, and to erect such works required to treat
such minerals, and do a general mining and
metalurgical business together with conduct
ing general merchandising business; to lay
out towns and sell and dispose of lois thereon
and improve the same; to mortgage its real and
personal property and issue bonds thereon,
and to do ali things permissible by the laws
under which this company is Incorporated.
| Third. That the principal place of business
of said corporation shall be at Patagonia Ari-
IONA.
Fourth, The mount of capital stock autho-
rized is One Hundred Thousand Dollars, $780,
| 900, and the number of shares into which it is
divided is one hundred thous- nd-1OO U-sharee
| VI JUG par value Oh One IO.4a4 -eacni
which amount is to be paid in in real and per-
sonal property, contracts, agreements, machin-
cry. labor, merchandise material and cash or
otherwise at the discretion of the Board of
Directors upon the issue and delivery of said
stock from time to time.
Fifth, That the time of commencement of
the said incorporation is the first day of Octo- |
be-, one thousand nine hundred and the time |
of termi nation is the first day of October, one |
thousand nine hundred and twentv-6ve
Sixth, Thst the officers of the said corpora
ton to conduct its affairs shall consist of a
Board of Directors composed of not less than
three, nor more than five members, t. be elect
ed at general meeting of the stockholders
upon the filing of this c'rt ficate of incorpora
ton. They shall kold office for one year, or
until their successors elected.
The directors shall elect from among their
number president and vice-president, they
shall also elect a secretary and treas urer and
such other officers and agents as they may re-
quire who need not be directors.
Seventh, That the highest amount of in
debtedness to which this corporation is at any
time subject itself is Fifty Thousand dolara-
$4,000.
Eighth, That the private property of each
officer and stockhold r is to be exempt from
corporate debts.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this fifteenth day of September,
one thousand nine hundred.
W. G. DUMONT, Seal.
s. w LEEK, Seal.
JAS. KANE Seal.
MRS. TOMASA DUMONT, Seal,
MRS. MARY KANE, Seal.
LIZZIE GARDNER, Seal.
II. PENDERGRASS, Seal.
Territory of Arizona,
County OF Santa Cruz
On this 10Th day of September. A. D., one ,
thousand Line hundred. before me Richard
Farrell, Notary Public in and for the County
of Santa Cruz, personally appeared w. G. Du- =
mont, ]. w. Leek, James Kane, Mrs, Tomasa
Dumont, Mrs. Mary Kane, Lizzie Gardner, {
Hayden Pendergrass, whose names is subscrib- ,
ed to the annexed instrument parties here
to. personally known to me to be the persons
described in and who executed the said annex
sd instrument parties thereto, and who
1uly acknow ,edg I'd to me that they executed
the same freely and voluntarily, and for the G
uses and purposes therein mentioned.
In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal, the day and
year in this certificate first above written.
GO RICHARD FARRELL, !
wv Notary Public.
Ny commission expires April %. 1902.
of Arizona.
County of Santa Cruz
1 hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed and recorded at the request of W. G. G
Dumont september p, A. D., 1900, at D. M,
Book 1, miscellaneous. Pages Ss9, $40 and S41. q
Witness my hand and official seal the day and r
Tear aforesaid.
W. N. CUMMINGS,
SEAL BY Louis Hudgin, G
Deputy.
First publication September %, 1900.