Arizona republican., 1901-12-22
ARTICLES OF 1NcoRpoRATfoN
OF THE
THE NAvtDAD. MINES COM
PANY."

kNOW ALL MEN % 1hE<SA
PRESENTS, That we, the under
signed. whose hands are hereunto at
f1xed, have associated ourselves to-
sether, and by this Instrument, do as
sociate ourselves together as a Com
pafiy,, for the purpose of becoming
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 and ac-
knowledge, in triplicate. this certificate
in writing of our intention so to be-
cotf1e a body corporate under and by
Virtue OF said laws, which. when filed,
shall constitute the Articles of 1ncor-
borntioh of THE NAvIDAD Mines
COMPANY, and to that end make the
following statement; -
ARTICLE l. ~
The names of the, corporators are:
r. r. sDavie, j. H. House. and A j..
Behdie: and the corporate name and
style OF the said corporation shall be
THIS NAvIDAD MINES COM
PANY."
The 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
ana Territory of Arizona, and business
may be transacted and carried OF, 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
toration may be carried on outside OF
the limits of the Territory of Arizona,
to-wit: In the State of Colorado, and
in the Republic of Mexico. and in such
other states and territories of the
Tilted States, and within the terri
torial 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 ans. other
state or territory of the United States,
pafticulariy the State of Colorado. or
Of any foreign state or government,
bafticularly the Republic of Mexico.
within the territorial limits of which
said corpotation may from time to time
be DESTROYS OF exercising its franchises
or carrying on any part of its business.
afI<3 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 stch laws be granted or i'm
posed.
The principal once and place of BUSH
ness of said corporation outside the
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
as may be deemed advisable by the
Board of Directors.
The principal place Of business of
said cofpofation within the Republic of
Mexico shall be in the State of GUIANA
5hato: and business may be carried on
IN stitch 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
tine 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.g and the objects and purposes
for which 1t Is formed, Organized and
Incorporated, are as follows, to-wit: :
- .t4sa FIRST.
To obtain. own. lease. possess and in
ahy ft1afiher acquire. by locations made
or patents, obtained, by purchase.
grant. LEASE. devise, exchange OF prop
erty. issue Of capital stock OF this COM
pahy. 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. asphalturn.
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
ahd not for the purpose of operating
any s,fch road railway or stramway as
a. common carrier: and an 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 I'd contfacf and
carry on all such business as pertains
to the locating. patepting. buying. SELL
ing, leasing. working, developing oper-
ating, improving or maintaining of any
and all of the property.-rishts. privi-
leses franchises and business afore-
said.
g. SECOND. q
Z To erect. construct or acquire. by
purchase. lease. exe,Sanee OF property.
Issue of capital stock OF this company.
or otherwise, and to operate and main
tain, in whole, or In part. mills, smell
tefs. reduction works, sampling works.
concentratiohi works. or any other
plants. appliances or machinery for the
treatment, working or reduction of
gold. silver copper lead and other ores
asphAltum. petroleum or other product
OF the grounds7 to mine: or extract by
any process whatsoever. and generally
to, deal in ores. metals. bullion, min,
erals. mineral bearing depositss earth.
clay. gravel. stone. coal. oil, gas. as
phaltum, petroleum. water and all the.
products OF said corporation. or which
rffax he. uacesaarv for Incident fo Or de-