Arizona republican., 1901-12-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
THE NAvIDAD MINES COM
III PANY"

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS. That we. the under
signed, whose hands are hereunto af-
fixed. have associated ourselves to-
gether, and by this instrument, do as
sociate ourselves together as Com
pany, for the purpose of becoming
body corporate and .politic under and
by virtue of the laws of the Territory
of Arizona concerning corporations.
and in accordance with the provisions
of the laws of said Territory, we do
hereby make, sign. execute and ac-
knowledge, in triplicate, this certificate
in writing of our intention SO to be-
come a body corporate under and by
virtue of said laws, which. when filed,
shall constitute the Articles Of Incor-
poration of THE NAvIDAD Mines
COMPANY, and to that end make the
following statement:
ARTICLE 1.
The names of the corporators are:
r. Davie, ]. H. House, and A. j.
Bendle; and the corporate name and
style of the said corporation shall be
THE NAv1DAD MINES COM
PANY"
rhe principal place where the bust
ness of said corporation within the
Territory of Arizona is to be trans
acted and carried on. is the City of
Phoenix, in the County of Maricopa
and Territory of Arizona. and business
may be transacted and carried on In
such other county and counties within
said Territory as may be deemed ad-
visable by the Board of Directors.
a part of the business of said cor
poration may be carried on outside of
the limits of the Territory of Arizona.
witt In the state of Colorado. and
in TIE Republic of Mexico. and In such
other ~tates and territories of the
United States, and within the terri
toriai limits of such foreign states and
countries as the Board of Directors
may from time to time deem advisable
The said corporation shall have
power to accept any law OF any other
state or territory Of the United States.
part .culaily the State of Colorado. or
of any foreign state or government.
particularly the Republic of Mexico,
within the Territorial limits of which
said corporation may from time to time
be DESTROYS of exercising its franchises
or carrying on any part of it's business.
and to exercise within the territory of
such other state or territory OF the
United States or foreign state or gov
eminent all such authorities, powers,
privileges. rights and franchises as
may by such laws be granted or i'm
posed.
The principal Office and place of bust
Territory of Arizona shall be in the
City of Colorado Springs, County of Ell
Paso. and State of Colorado. or such
other place as the Board of Directors
may By resolution direct; and business
may be carried on in such other county
or counties in said State of Colorado
ais may be deemed advisable by the
1'odrd of Directors.
The principal place of business of
cafl tl,s tI,a pf
Mexico shall be in the State of Guiana
juato; and business may be carried on
in such other state or states in said
Republic of Mexico as may be deemed
advisable by the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors shall have
power to establish and maintain at any
time such branch offices, within or
without the Territory of Arizona. the
State of Colorado. or the Republic of
Mexico, as they may deem advisable.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted by this cor
poration and the objects and purposes
for which it is formed. organized and
incorporated, are as follows, to-wit:
FIRST.
To obtain own lease. possess and in
any manner acquire, by locations made
or patents obtained, by purchase.
grant; lease, devise, exchange of prop
erty, issue of capital stock of this COM
pany, or otherwise title, either in
whole or in part, or interests in mines.
mining claims, mineral lands, tunnels
and tunnel sites, mills and mill sites.
reduction works, and plants, timber
lands. oil lands. oil. gas. asphaltum.
petroleum, water and water rights.
reservoirs and reservoir sites. fumes.
bitches, pipe lines. roads rights of way
and other easements, privileges and
franchises, railways and railway lines
and systems, tracks and tramways.
solely for the use of said corporation
and not for the purpose of operating
any such road, railway or tramway as
common carrier: and all other real.
personal and mixed property nee
essary for, incident to de-
sirable in carrying on the BUSH
ness of the corporation, to grant
leases upon the same, or any part
thereof, and generally to conduct and
carry on all such business as pertains
to the locating. patenting. buying. sell
ing, leasing. working, developing, oper-
ating, improving or maintaining of any
and all of the property. rights, priyi-
1eges franchises and business afore
said.
SECOND a
To erect construct or acquire, by
purchase, lease, exchange of property
issue of capital stock of this company.
or otherwise. and to operate and main
tain, in whole in part. mills, smell
tiers, reduction works. sarnpling works.
concentration works. any other.
plants. appliances or machinery for the
treatment. working or reduction of
gold. silver. copper lead and other ores
and minerals, we'll as for oil. gas.
asphaltum. petroleum or other product
of the ground. to mine or extract by
any process hatsoever, and generally
to deal in ores. metals, bullion, min
erals, mineral bearing deposits. earth.
clay. gravel, stone. coal. oil, gas. as
phalturn. petroleum. water and all the
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