The oasis., 1902-08-23
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION OF SONORA MINES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

| I.' KNOW ALL MEN ByTHEsE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned. to-wit, Lycurgus Linsayd and Bracey Curtis, of Nogales Arizona, and Prospero Sandoval of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico together for the purpose of forming corpora ton under the laws of the Territory of Arizona and we do hereby certify:
 FIRST; That the name of this Corporation is "Sonora Mines Development Company"
 SEooSD That it's existence shall commence on the first day of August, A. D. 1902, and con tinue for the full period of twenty five year THIRD: That the general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by this corpo- ration is the development of mines; the min ing and milling of ores; and to acquire title to mines and mining claims, lands, mills. ma chinery, water rights, timber rights, and to dispose or the same; and to buy, own, sell and deal in the stocks. bonds and debentures of other corporations. and to conduct mercan- tile business in connection with the business oi thls corporation, and to do all other things necessary, expedient and incidental in the prosecution of said business
 FOURTH: That the prnci pal place of trans acting its business is at Nogaes, Santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizona: with branch offices at such places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine
 FlYrH That the amount of the Capital Stock of this corporation shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,OO0 00l divided into Five Thousand shares 5000 of the par value of One Hundred Dollars [Sl0000I each, which shall be paid in full at the time of isguing cartidcates thereof, and shall be non assessable
 SIXTH: That the highest amount of indebt- edness and liability, direct or contingent. to which this corporation is at any time 10 be subject shall in no case exceed Ten Thousand Dollars (sl0 O00.00.
 SEVENTH; That the private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be ex- empt from ts corporate debts.
 EIGHTH: That the business of this eorpora- ton shall be conducted aud controlled by q board of three directors who shall be stock holders. and who shall be elected annually by holders Of, and said Directors shall have power 10 elect the officers of said board and to fill vacancies occurring among their number.
 NINTH. The officers of said corporation shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, Of whom the President and Vice President shall be members of the Board of Directors and any two offices may be held by the same person
 TENTH: That the first annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held on the first Monday of July, A D. 1903. and annual meetings shah be held on the first Monday of July in each year thereafter.
 ELEyENTH: That until the rst annual meet ing the said Lycurgus Lindsay, Bracey Curtis and Prospero Sandoyal shall constitute it's Board of Directors.
 In Witness Whereof, we have hereuuto set our hands and seals this 2ist day of July A. D. 1902
 LYCURGUS LINDSAY Seal
 BRACEY CURTIS { Seal
 PRosPERo SANDoVAL Seal Witness:
 
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 County of santa Cruz. Before me, ED. Williams, a Notary Public in and for said County, on this day personally ap- peared Lycurgus Lindsay Bracey Curtis and Pr0spero Sandoyal, known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to to the foregoing instrument, and severally &C., knowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this Fist day of July A. D. 1902
 EB. WILLIAMS. Seal Notary Public. My Commission expires Feb'y 2s, lsd4.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
 County of Santa Cruz. !, Phil Herold, County Recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that l have compared the foregoing with the original Articles of Incorporation of the Sonora Mines Development Company" filed and recorded in my office on the 2ist day of July, l90 in Book of Miscellaneous Rec ords at Page. .. ct seq; and that the same is \ full true and correct copy ofsuch original and of the whole thereof.
 Witness my hand and seal of office this 22nd ~ day of July, A. D. 1902, }SEAL{ PHIL HEROLD, [ " County Recorder. First Publication July 26. 1902. ------------------------~------