The border vidette., 1900-11-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
PRESIDENTIAL MINING COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT:
That we the undersigned W. G, Dumont, j.
W. Leek. 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 the purpose of forming
a corporation under the laws of the Territory
of Arizona and we do hereby certify:
First, That the name of the corporation
shall be the Presidential Mining Company.
S cond, That the general nature of the bust
ness proposed to be transacted is the acq uisi-
ton by purchase. lease or otherwise of mines,
mineral, real estate of all description, and to
exchange, own, operate. dispose of, lease
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 lots thereon
and improve the same; to mortgage its real and
personal property and issue bonds thereon.
and to do all things permissible by the laws
under which this company is Incorporated.
Third. That the principal place of business
of said corporation shall be ut Patagonia, Ari-
Fourth, The a1,ount 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 thousa 100 O0U- shares
of the par value of One noUar-S1.OO each,
which amount is to be paid in in and per-
sonal property, contracts, agreements. machin-
cry labor, merchandise, material and cash
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 termination is the first day of October, ore
Thousand, nine hundred and twenty-five.
Sixth, That 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 rt ficate of incorpora-
ton. They shall hold Office for year,
until their successors are elected.
The directors shall elect from among their
number president and vice-president, they
shall also elect secretary and treasurer and
such other officers and agents they may
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 doIIars-
$50 600.
Eighth, That the private property of each
officer and stakeholder 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.
WIG. DUMONT, Seal
s. W. LEX, 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. DO
On this 18th day of September, A. D., one
thousand line hundred, before me Richard
Farrell a Notary Public in and for the County
of Santa Cruz, personally appeared w. G. Du-
mont, J. 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
ed instrument parties thereto, and who
duly acknowledged to me that they executed
the same freely and voluntarily, and for the
uses and purposes therein mentioned.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my Official seal, the day and
year in this certificate first above written.
(sEAN RICHARD FARRELL,
~ ~ Notary Public.
My commission expires April %, 1902
Territory of Arizona,
County of SANS Cruz
hereby certify that the within instrument
was fled and recorded at the request of w. G.
Dumont, september D. A D., 1900, at 5 p. M,
Book 1, miscellaneous. Pages 339, $40 and 341.
Witness my hand and official seal the day and
year aforesaid.
W.N. CUMMINGS,
SEAL By Louis Hudgin,
Deputy.