The oasis., 1902-08-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION oF

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENTs That we, the undersigned, to-wit Lycurgus Lnsayd and Bracey Curtis, of Nogales, Arizona, and Prospero Sandoval of Nogales, Sonora Mexico have this day voluntarily associated ourselves 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 mpany," SECOND: 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 thereafter.
 THIRD: That the general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by this corp0- 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 of the same; and to buy, own. sell and deal in the stocks. bonds and debentures of other corporations. and to conduct q mercan- tile business in connection with the business of this corporation, and to do all other things necessary, expedient and incidental in the prosecution of said business.
 FOURTH: That the principal place of trans acting it's business is at Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizona; with branch offices at such places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
 FIFTH. That the amount of the Capital Stock of this corporation shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ls500,0 00l divided into Five Thousand Shares (5000) of the par value of One Hundred Dollars lslO0Ool each, which shall be paid in full at the time of issuing certificates thereof, and shall be non-assessabie.
 SIXTH: That the highest amount of indebt- edness and liability, direct or contingent. to which this corporation is at any time to be subject shall in no case exceed Ten Thousand Dollars (Si0000.00.
 SEVENTH: That the private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be ex- empt from its corporate debts.
 EIGHTH: That the business of this corpora ton shall be conducted and controlled by a board of three directors who shall be stock holders, and who shall be elected annually by the stock holders at the annual meetings there oi, and said Directors shall have power to elect the officers of said board and to i'll vacancies occurring among their numbe,.
 NINTH. The officers of said corporation shall be n 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 stock kholders shall be held on the first Monday of July, A. D. 1908, and annual meetings shall be held on the first Monday of July in each year thereafter.
 ELEVENTH: That until the first 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 Fist day of July A. D. l&2
 LYCURGUs LINDSAY Seal
 BRACEY CURTIS Seal
 PR0sPERo sANDovAL { Seal Witness:
 
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, ..
 County of Santa Cruz. '' Before me, ED. Williams, Notary Public, In and for said County on this day personally ap- peared Lycurgus Lindsay. Bracey Curtis and Prospero Sandoval, known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to to the foregoing instrument. and severally ac- knowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 2ist day of July A. D. 1902
 FEB. WILLIAMS. Seal Notary Public. My Commission expires Feb'y 2s. 1904.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. ..
 County of Santa Cruz. DO I, Phil Herold. County Recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing with the original Articles of Incorporation Of the Sonora Mines Development Company" filed and recorded in my office on the Fist day of July, l90 in Book of Miscellaneous Rec ords at Page. ct seq; and that the same is 6 full, true and correct copy of such original and of the whole thereof.
 Witness my hand and seal of office this 22nd ~, day of July, A. D. 1902 }SEAL} PHIL HEROLD, M County Recorder. First Publication July 26. 1902.