The oasis., 1902-10-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE nsANTA CRUZ GOLD MINES coz

KSow ALI MFn BY THESE PRESENTS: That we the undersigned have this day associated ourselves together voluntarily for the purpose oi forming corporation under the laws Of the Territory 0f Arizona that we whose names are hereinafter. are the ineorporators Of this cor poration, and as such we hereby certify. That the name of this corporation is. Santa Cruz Gold Mines Co.,"
 That it's existence shall commence on the day of the filing of these Articles Of Incor- poraton in the office Of the County Recorder of Santa Cruz County, Territory Of Arlzona, and shall continue for the period of twenty-five years 25) years thereafter
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 town of Nogales in SaNta Cruz County, Arizona Territory.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is to pros pect for, locate, buy, bond, acquire, bold, own, possess, lease, operate, mortgage, sell or other wise dispose of mines, mining claims or prop critics, of gold, silver, copper and all other kinds of mining or mineral landf, to extract the minerals therefrom, to erect, equip, operate and maintain build or otherwise acquire stamp mills or other mills, smelters and other reduction works and generally to do any and every act and thing necessary or expedient or usual in the business of mining to acquire, purchase, hold, own, sell, equip, operate and maintain acqueducts, fumes tunnels, ditches, dams and sites therefor for the collection, storage and distribution of water. | Franchises and rights of ways for transport l ing and freighting to do and carry on a gen. eral merchandise business in connection with l the mining business, provided that the fore going enumeration of specific powers shall not be held to limit or restrict in any manner the general powers of the corporation.
 That the amount of capital stock shall be one ! million dollars (sl,000,000,t divided in two 1 hundred thousand shares of the par value of five dollars S5 each, and said shares of stock shall be fully paid mp at the time of issuing the certificates thereof, and shall be non-assess- able.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liab- ility to which this company is at any time to subject itself shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dcllars- v,1
 That the private property of the stock holders of this company shall be exempt from all cor por@ie debts of the company y1REs
 That the business affairs of this company shall be conducted and controlled by board of five directors who shall be stockholders elected at the annual meeting of the stock holders of this company and said board shall have power 10 fill all vacancies occurring therein
 That the officers of this company shall be q President a Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. who shall be elected by the board of diectors. The President and Vice President t shall be members of said board of directors. the Secretary and the Treasurer may be chosen from among other persons us the board may direct.
 That the first annual meeting of the stock holders shall be held in the town of Nogales, County oi Santa Cruz, Territory of Arizona on the first Monday in March in the year A. n. 1908 And annual meetings shall be held thereafter at the same time and place.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 26th day of Sept
 CHAs BLoMBERG
 WM. c. RHODES,