The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1900-10-20
Articles Of Incorporation
OF THE
SONORA development COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESEN is:
That we, tue undersie ned have this day volun-
purpose of forming a CONFORMATION under the
laws of the Territory OF Arizona.
ARTICLE 1.
The names of the incorporators are: Charles
w. Good lander, William Guttig, William A.
Rule and john w. Am"rman. The incorporate
Gf ME S9S a be tSs 0M9RA
pal p ace of transacting the business of said
corpora ton shall he the City of Nogales. in
Arizona, but may have branch Offices at such
other places as may be designated by the Board
of Directors.
ARTICLE Ii.
The objects and purposes for which this cor
| poration is formed are:
Eirst-ro prospect for precious metals and
minerals of ali kinds.
Second-Io lease, buy, own and hold, and to
sell, MOI tgage or otherwise dispose Of mines of
| cessivns, and open up and develop mines and
mineral m lands. in all or any OF the States and
Republic of Mexico. and any and all other
| foreign countries. And to lease, buy, own and
hold, and to sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose
of any nd all machinery and other property
and appliances that may be necessary or con-
venient for the purpose OF opening up and
working and developing any such mines.
| Ihl<d-T9 engage in a general mining smelt-
ing and refining of gold, silver iron, copper:
lead and other precious metals and minerals OF
| whatever nature, and to lease, buy, erect, own,
! hold and operate and to mortgage, sell or
| otherwise dispose of smelters, concentrators,
crushers and other appurtenances and appi-
ances for the carry ing on of general mining,
smelling and renElDg buslnessi 1t shall have
power to is ne, negotiate and sell, bonds notes.
or other evid noes OF Indebtedness - not in
excess, however. of the highest amount of in
debtedness to which It may subject itself under
Arti le vi OF these Articles anu TO- the pur-
| pose of Securing payment OF same, to execute a
mortgage mortgages any all it's prop
erty of every nature or kind, VIII rever situate.
Fourth-To carry on n general mining bust
ness in ali tie States Territories and fore gn
countries above mentioned, and to do whatso-
ever business o. acts or Things that may be
|
| carrying into effect of any and all of tie OBJ
| Jets and purposes above set forth.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capt. i stock shall be One
Million 81, 90 600 90 Dollars divided into
Ten Th III osa LOO haas Of the par
share fully paid up and worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
The said Corporation shall commence bust
ness ON the firSe da:- of OctoDer, 1850, and
terminate in Twenty five years from that. date.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of said corporation shall be en-
| TREY m mayed by a Bard OF Directors to con-
sist of five persons, to be chosen by and from the
Stock Holders on the First Monday of January
in each year on and after the year 1902; the fol-
| lowing namet stock Holders shall serve as
Directors until the regular election in 1902, and
| fed: Charles w. Goodiander, William Huttig,
| W liam A knle, John W. Amerraan and George
OF said D rectors Charles W, Go3dlander shall
President, Villas A. Rule sin!i be TT, asurer
and John w. Amer 7lan shall be Secretary of
the said corporal on until said election in 1902,
| and until their SUCCESSORS are duly elected and
| qualified.
| ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
| b lily to which said corporation shall at any
one time subject itself is the sum of One Hun
| dred Thousan $4,000, O0.00l Dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
| No officer or sto. K holder OF this corporation
shall be personally liable for the debts or
OBJ igations of this corporations and The prl-
| yate property of each officer and stock holder
of this corpor ,tion shalt be exempt from habl
lily for The debts of tn corporate II.
ARTICLE VIII.
Tho Board of Directors of this CORPORATION
| shall have power to abish Bylaws and
make all needful rules and regulations deemed
expedent for the managm"nr of the affairs of
this corporation AMI the officers th-rof not in
consistent with the laws of the United States
and with the laws OF the Terriaory of Arizona,
and may provide in said Bylaws for the hold
ing of any all meetings of Its Directors and
Stock Holders at any place 1T may designate
| outside of the Territory of Arizona.
| IA witness whereof, we have hereunto set our
| hands and affixed our seals, this 11th, day of
September, 1900.
| WILLIAM HUTrGG, Seal.
| w A. RULE, Seal.
| J. w. AMERICAN. Seal