The oasis., 1902-02-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION or THE Minnesota & Mexican Mining and
 Development Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THi.sE PRE-ENIs That wc, the undersigned have this day voluntarily a>- sociated ourselves together Tor the pufpos- ai forming corporation under the laws oi the Territory of Arizona, United states oi Alncricu. and we do hereby certify:
 ARTICLE l. That the names Oi the lncorpoTht- Ors of said Corporation are JAME- SHERIDAN, MAX MULLER MARSHALL r. WRIGHT, and HARRY J. SMITH, all of the City of HermOsilio, State oi Sonora, Republic oi Mexico, and CHARLES DAi- FREMONT JE of the City of Duluth, Stale of Minnesota, United States 0i America.
 ARTICLE IT, That the name of said Corpor;- ton and by which it shall be known m the MiNNEsoTA * MEXICAN MINING AND DE-
 VELOPMENT COMPANY.
 That the principal place for the transaction oi its business in Arizona Territory snail be Ai the Town of Nogales santa Cruz County, Arizona Territory. The general offices shall be at the City of Hermosiio, State of sonora, kepuIhc oi Mexico with branch offices at such other pia- ces as the Board of Directors may rom tune 70 time direct. Said Company may also carry on and transact business of the kind aud nature hereinafter provided, in nli other sintes ahu Territories Oi tho United States of America and also in all States and Territories Of the kepuh- lie of Mexico, and all other countries "ha'so- l ever.
 l ried on and transacted by the said Corporation | is as follows In general to engage in and carry ! on the business Ot mining, rennlng, Jncilnr and manufacturing any and All kllius ol ores, minerals and metals; tO purchase, lease or Hc- uuire by license, concession, grant or otherwise any lands, mines mineral rights, buildings, easements, rights and privileges, machinery, plant and other effects whatsoever, which the | Company may think proper, from tune Co tune, to be acquired for any or it's purposes 10 pros pect and search for ores and miucralS to hlne and grant licenses for mining, in and over any lands which may be acquired by the Company. and to develop ore bodies oi any and all klilds: and to sell and otherwise dispose Of the lanis, mines or other property Of the Company; tn ! buy any and ali kinds Of lands; to buy, srii, manufacture and deal in minerals, plant nin- | chinery, implements conycnicnecs, provisions and things capable Of being used III connc'tlnR l with mining operations, or required by WOrk men and others employed by the Compty; tp ! construct, carry our, improve manage, work ] control and superintend any ronds, ways, ftii Ways bridges reservoirs, water-cOurses, acque- | duets wharyes furnaces, mills, crushing works, hydraulic works, electric works factories, ware ! housesand other works and convenicnces which | may seem directly or indirectly conducive tO any of the objects of the Company, and to con trbntetO subsidizc, or othcrwTse hid, or partakc C | in any such operations; and generally to do any and all acts and things, and transact any snd all other business incidental to the purposes [ aforesaid, and not contrary t0 the laws Oi the Territory of Arizona, or the United sAtc@ oi America, or the Republic Of Mexico, or thc country in which said Company may bc "pcral- 1RrcIEIV. That the amount of the capital stock of said COrparAton is and shall Dc Ten Thousand tl0,OO0 Dollars iii gold, divided into ten thousand 10000, shares Ol The par talir' Of one II dollar each; that said stock shall bc ] fully paid in at the time Of isuing the certiii- cates therefor, in cash pr property, and shall be sold in such quantity or quantities, and at sucl price or prices as the Board of Directors may i from tine to time designate by resolution, and at no time or under no circumstances shall said stock be sold at less than par, which stock l shall be non-assessable
 ARTICLE V. That the life of this Corporation shall commence immediately upon the filing of these Articles of Incorporation with the County Recorder of santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizona, and continue for the full term and period of twenty-five years thereafter.
 ARTICLE VI The affairs Of this Corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors con sisting of five members, who shall be stock holders Of this Corporation, and shall be elect ed at the annual meeting of the Corporation on the third Monday in February in each year, President and Vice President. both to be elect