The border vidette., 1902-09-20
Articles OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
"NOG ALES COPPER COMPAN W

PRESENTS: That we the undersigned,
John Wix Thomas of Phoenix, Ari-
Thomas, Arthur y. Thomas of Chicago,
HI, Colby n. Thomas and Frank n.
Cox of NOgales, Arizona, have this
day volun tarially associated ourselves
together for the purpose of forming
corporation under the laws of the Ter
ritory of Arizona; that we, whose
names are herelnbefore written. are
the incorporators of this corporal ton,
and as such we hereby certify:
That the name of this corporation is
1.-THE Nogales Copper Company
II.
That its existence shall commence
on the day of the fling of these arti-
Giles of incorporation in the Office of
county, Territory of Arizona, and
shall continue for the period of twenty
five (25) years thereafter.
III
That its principal place of business
shall be the town of Nogales, County
of Santa Cruz, Territory of Arizona,
with branch offices at such other
places as may be established by the
board of directors.
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted by this
corporation is to prospect for, locate,
buy, bond, acq uire, hold, own, possess,
lease, operate, mortgage, or sell or
otherwise dispose of mines, mining
claims or prospects of gold, silver and
copper and of all other kinds of min
ing or mineral lands or properties, to
extract the minerals therefrOm, to erect,
equip, operate and maintain, or build
or otherwise acquire stamp mills and
other mills, smelters and other reduc-
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every act and thing necessary or eX-
pedient or usual in the business of
mining: to acquire, purchase, hold,
own, sell, equip. operate and maintain
acqueducts, fumes. tunnels, bitches,
re1neries, pipes and pipe lines, reser-
voirs, tanks, cars, manufactures, dams
and the sites therefor for the collection,
storage and distribution of water, ma
chinery and other works, property and
appliances, franchises and rights of
ways for Transporting and freighting;
hold, own, acquire, purchase, con
struct. equip, operate, maintain, lease,
or sell or otherwise dispose of pumps
and pumping plants, electric lighting
and power plants and all the necessary
appurtenances thereto; to acq uire, pur-
chase, hold, own, lease, mortgage, eX-
change, sell or otherwise dispose of
real property and all estates of what
soever nature and description what
ever; to locate, purchase, hold, own
and develop oil wells and oil lands to
purchase and sell miners farmers sup
plies, and to do and carry on a general
mercantile business of every descrip-
ton; all of which business may be car
Tied on at any place that the Board of
Directors may see fit; also buy, sell and
deal ii stock and bonds; to build, rail-
roads and equip and operate the same
1t is hereby expressly provided thar the
foregoing enumeration of-specItic pow
erS shall not be he'd to limit or restrict
in any manner the general powers of
the corporation.
That the amount of the capital stock
shall be Three Million (S3, 600, 600
Dollars, divided into Six Hundred Thous
Five $50. y Dollars each and said shares
of stock shall be fully and paid up at
the time of issuing the certificate there
of, and shall be non assessable.
VI.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which this company is
at any time to subject itself shall not
exceed the sum of One Hundred Thous-
and (S1OO, O0Ol Dollars.
That the private property of the
stock holders of this company shall be
exempt from the corporate debts of the
company.
VIII.
That the business affairs of this comp
any shall be cOnducted aud controlled
by Board OF seven % Directors who
shall be stock olders, elected at the
annual meeting of the stockholders of
this company, and said Board shall
have the power to fill all vacancies oc-
curing therein.
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That the officers of this company
shall be Presid ent, Vice President,
a Secretary and u Treasurer. who shall
The President and Vice President shall
be members of siad Board of Directors,
the Secretary and Treasurer may be
chosen from among other persons as the
Board may direct.
That the first annual meeting of its
stockholders shall be held in the Town
Territory of Arizona, on the First Mon
day in November 1903, and annual
meetings shall be held there after at the
same place the LIST. Monday in Novem-
Der in each succeeding year.
XI.
That until their first annual meeting
and until their successors are elected
and qualified. said John Wix Thomas,
Edmund ID. Brigham, William Larson,
Wesley NJ. Thomas, Arthur f. Thomas.
George Brig ham and Colby n. Thomas
hall ha