Arizona republican., 1901-12-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
1.-THE NAvIDAD' MINES COM
n PANY"

FRNow ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, That We, the under
signed, whose hands are hereunto af-
Hxed, have associated ourselves to-
eether, and by this instrument. do as
sociate ourselves together as a COM
pany. for the purpose of becoming a
body corporate and polite 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 ana ac-
knowledge. in triplicate. this certihcate
in writing of our intention so TO De-
come body corporate under ana py
virtue of said laws, which, when Med
shall constitute the Articles OF lncor-
noration of THE NAvIDAD Mines
COMPANY, and to that end make the
following statement:
ARTICLE I.
The names of the corporators are:
R.P. Davie, j. H. House, and A. j.
Bendle; and the corporate name and
style, of the said corporation shall be
THE NAvIDAD MINES COM
PANY."
The principal place where the bust
ness of said corporation WITHIN the
Territory of Arizona is to be trans
PHOENIX, in the County of Mar1copa
anu Territory of Arizona, and business
may be transacted and carried on in
such other county and counties within
said Territory as may be deemed al
visable by the Board of Directors.
A part of the business OF said cor
poration may be carried on OUTSIDE Oh
the limits of the Territory OF Arizona.
to-wit: In the State of Colorado. and
a ND
other -tat.s and territories of the
I',iited States. and within the terri
torial limits of such foreign states and
countries as the board of Directors
may from time to time deem advisapie.
The said corporation shall have
, power to accept any law of any other
state or territory OF the United states
particularly 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 its business.
and to exercise within the territory OF
such other state or territory or 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 inn
posed.
The principal office and place of bust
ness OF said corporation outside the
Territory of Arizona shall be in the
city of Colorado Springs, County OF III
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
as may be deemed advisable by the
Roa I'd of Directors.
The principal place of business of
said corporation within the Republic OF
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 or
Mexico, as they may deem advisable
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted by this cor
poratioh, and the objects and purposes
for which il 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 III
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. asphaitum,
petroleum, water and water rights
reservoirs and reservoir sites. fumes.
bitches, pipe lines. roads. rights of way
and other easements. privileges ana
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
a common carrier: and all other real,
personal and mixed property nee
essary for, incident to or de-
sirable in carrying on the busi-
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, priVi-
leges franchises and business afore-
said.
SECOND.
To erect. construct or acquire ps
purchase, lease. exchange of property
issue of capital stock of this company
or otherwise, and to operate and main
tain, in whole or in part, mills smei-
tiers, reduction works, sampling works
concentration works, or any othef
plants, appliances or machinery for tine
treatment, working or reduction Oh
gold. silver, copper lead and other ores
and minerals. as well as for oil. gas
asphaltun, petroleum or other product
of the ground, to mine or extract py
any process whatsoever, and generahS
to deal in ores, metals. bullion, min
erals, mineral bearing deposits earth
clay. gravel stone, coal, OIL gas. as