The oasis., 1900-01-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE
 SANTA RITA CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY OF ARIZONA.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we. the undersigned do hereby asso- ciate ourselves together for the purpose of forming body poitic or corporate, under the provisions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and hereby adopt and agree upon the following as our articles of incorpora- ton, to wit:
 ARTICLE I.
 That this corporation shall be known as The santa Rita Consolidated Mining Com pany of Arizona, and the incorporators are Tllden R. French, Francis R. Cloud Robert M Cox, Leo c. Cloud. wilkie Woodland who shall compose and be the first board of directors of this corporation. and shall serve as such until the first annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation, and until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. And, the principal place of busi- ness of said corporation shall he at the town of Nogales, Santa Cruz county. Arizona Ter ritory, and at the city of Cincinati, State of Ohio.
 ARTICLE II.
 That the general nature of the business of said corporation shall be to acquire by purchase. lease. or otherwise mines, mining claims mineral lands, mining rights, ditches. water rights. mill sites. timber and timber lands, and all kinds of mining property with in the territory of Arizona; to erect and build mining mills. stamp mills. reduction works, smelters. and whatsoever other ma chinery may be deemed necessary for the reduction of any and all kinds of ores: to hold, possess, work, mine. and develop said mines by constructing tunnels, sinking shafts, running levels, and in all other ways carry on the business of mining and milling, and doing any and all other things incident thereto and to sell. lease, or otherwise dis pose. of said property, rights, etc. etc., to purchase and treat ores. and sell the product thereof and to acquire such property both real, personal aud mixed as may be necessary in any and all things prop erly incident to and for the purposes above stated; and to locate mining claims under the laws of the United States and of the Territory of Arizona. andto obtain titles and patents thereto
 ARTICLE III.
 That the authorized capital stock of this shall amount to the sum Of one million five hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into fifteen thousand shares, at the par value of one hundred dol lars per share which shall be paid in as the Board of Directors shall hereafter prescribe
 ARTICLE ".
 The life of this corporation shall commence as soon as this articles are filed with the Sec retary of the Territory and recorded with the County Recorder, as required by the laws of Arizona. and shall continue for the period of twenty five years thereafter
 ARTICLE V
 The business of this corporation shall be conducted by board of directors, consisting of five members who shall be stockholders of this corporation and who shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders to be held at the office of this corporation, in the city Of Cincinnati. State of Ohio, to be held on the second Tuesday of January. In each and every year during the life of this corporation.
 ARTICLE VI.
 That this corporation shall not under any subject itself to greater in- debtedness than fifty thousand dollars, gold