The border vidette., 1903-04-11
OF INCORPORATION
OF
MERCEDES COPPER co.

MERCEDES COPPER co.
Known all men by these presents
That we o. K. Franklin, II. a. Smith
and Jno. Dessart, citizens of the United
| States of America, whose hands and
seals. are hereby affixed, associate our
| selves together for the purpose OF
! forming corporation under the laws
of the Territory of Arizona, and in con
| fOrmity with the requirements of said
laws, We do by this our certificate.
adopt and set forth:
FIRST-The names OF the incorporate
ors are: .. K Franklin, H. A. Smith.
and JnO: Dessart. 80
SECOND The name of the incorpor-
alton shall be MERCEDES COPPER
COMPANY" Y.....-
THlRD-The prix cipal place of bust
ness of said corporation shall be in the
town OF Nogales, Santa Cruz County,
Territory of Arizona. =" -; 9
FouRTH-The purposes OF this q, cor
poratlon are: to acquire. own, OF lease
mines, prospect, explore or develop the
same; to mill, smelt or otherwise treat
ores; do and perform any and all acts
out of any and all Of the objects and
purposes herein mentioned.
T1FTH-The amount of the Capital
Stock of this corporation shall be Five
Hundred Thousand (S5OOOOO) Dollars
divided into Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Shares ESQ, OO0) Shares Of
the par value of Two (2.0O) Dollars per
share each, fully paid up and forever
worcestershire
SIXTH The time of the commence
ment OF this corporation shall be the
date of the filing of these articles of
Incorporation. The termination there
of shall be Twenty-Five years there
after.
SEVENTH The affairs of this cor
poration shall be conducted by abroad
Of n OF less than three nor more than
nine directors and bona-fide stock hold
ers, who shall be elected annually by
the stockholders of the company.
EIGHT The indebtedness OF this cor
poration shall in none case exceed the
sum of Twenty-Five Thousand 1925, O0O)
Dollars and the private property Of the
stock holders shall not be liable for any
debt OF the corporation.
NINTE-The first board of directors
shall consist of the persons named in
article One Q) hereof to hold Office I'M
til the annual meeting of the stock
holders to be held the first day of
March 1904 and on the first day Of
March OF each year thereafter Said
directors will act for the first year as
follows: o. K. franklin. president; II
A. Smith, secretary; Jno. Dessert,
treasurer. .'t-' -- =;
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have
hereunto set our bands and seals
this tweenth day of March 1908 at
Nogales, Arizona.
OK FRANKLIN SEAL
II 4 AZ
JNO. DESSART, SEAL.
Witness present at signing, Eb. VIII
liams
Territory OF Arizona, L.
County of Santa Cruz. So
Before me, Eb. Williams, a notary
public in and for said County on this
day personally appeared, o X. Frank
lin, II. a Smith and Jno. Dessart, per-
sonally known to me to be the same
persons who signed the foregoing in
strument and acknowledge to me that
they executed the same for the purpose
and consideration therein expressed.
Given under nv hand and seal this
(-@ J Goth, day OF March A. d. 1903.
} SEAL EB. WILLIAMS,
My commission expires July %, 1904.
c cerrltSr Of 8 Santa ntlA4 Graz IS
1 hereby certify that the within
instrument was filed and recorded at the
request OF J John Dessart, March 20, A. d. |
1908, at p M, Book 3, Miscellaneous
Record Pages 146, 147, 148.
Witness my hand and official seal the |
day and year aforesaid.
PHIL HEROLD,
! SEA- County Recorder. |
I - J By M. MARSTELLER,
Deputy.
First publication March 90, 1908. !