The oasis., 1900-01-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE
 SANTA RITA CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY OF ARIZONA.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we the undersigned do hereby asso- ciate ourselves together for the purpose Of forming a body polite, 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 |.
 That this corporation shall be known as The Santa Rita Consolidated Mining Com pany of Arizona. and the incorporators are; Tilden k. French, Francis H. Cloud. Robert NJ. Cox. Leo G. 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 be at the town of Nogales. santa Cruz county, Arizona Ter ritory, and at the city of Cincinati, State of Ohio.
 ARTICLE IT.
 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 and mixed 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 I'll.
 That the authorized capital stock of this corporation shall amount to the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into fifteen thousaLd shares at the par value of one hundred do- lars per share, which shall be paid in as the Board of Directors shall hereafter prescribe.
 ARTICLE ".
 The life of this corporation shall commeIca as soon as this articles are filed with the s,'c 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 "
 The business of this corporation shall be conducted hv a Inn. r, of dirrrtors consisting of five members. who shall be stockholders of this corporation. and who shall be elec1ed 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 Jg.nuary, In each and every year during thp life of this corporation.
 ARTICLE NI
 That this corporation shall not under any circumstances subject itself to a greater in- debtedness than fifty thousand dollars, gold coin of the United States.
 ARTICLE VII.
 That a Il the private property of the direc tors and stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from liability for the pay ment of any of the debts Of this corporation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals. this llth day of January, 1900.
 Seal TILDEN r. FREFCH,
 (SeaD FRANCIS II. CLOUD
 Seal ROBERT NJ. COX,
 Seal LEO c. CLOUD
 fseap wILKIE wOODARD. State of Ohio, ss
 County of Hamilton. ''
 Before me- the undersigned. a Notary Pub xl h fv ofH