The oasis., 1903-09-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE INTERNATIONAL MINING AND sMELTING COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, whose names are hereunto affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose Of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of the Arizona, and to that end make the following statements:
 l. The names of the corporators are Aureli0 sandoyal of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico George M Ryall of Baltimore, Maryland, James Me Calium of NOgales, Arizona and W. T. Hand oi Iemison, Alabama, and the name Of the cor porAtion shall be INTERNATIONAL MINING AND sNELTING COMPANY. The principal place in which the business of said corporation shall be transacted within the Territory of Arizona shall be Nogales, santa Cruz County, Arizona, with branch offices at such places Tn the United states and the Republic of Mexico, as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct, at any of which places all meetings Of the stock holders and Board of Directors may be hel Id and all business transacted.
 II. The general nature Of the business pro- posed 10 be transacted by this corporation IS 10 locate, buy, bond, acquire, hold, own, lease, possess. operate or sell or otherwise dispose or mines or mining claims or prospects or gold, silver or copper, or any or All other kinds ot mining or mineral lands or properties. oil wells and other real estate and interests m any ol said properties; 10 engage in and carry on the business Of mining building and operat ing stamp mills and other mills, smeiters and reduction works for reducing ores of every description: 10 acquire titles 10 mines and mining properties mills real estate, personal property and all other property of any and every nature whatsoever, requisite and neces- 10 the trduSdctlON or US blHlNtsSs 10 MOTk, dispose of and deal in the same and in the products thereof; to carry on and conduct general merchandise business, and tO that end 10 deal in any and all commodities oi every kind conducive to the successful conduct of said business. to purchase, hold. own, control and deal in the shares and properties oi other companies and corporations; to locate buy bond, acquire, hold, own, lease, possess, operate, sell, mortgage, pledge or otherwise hypothecate oil lands, mineral land. oil, gas asphaltum, petroleum, or any Of their products, 10 and .lAF fgh hfN anu and all kinds of machinery; Co own. handle and control letters patent and inventions; 10 build and operate railways to connect the mines and properties Of the company with other railways; to build and operate tramways, telegraph and telephone lines, electric light plants, and ice plants; 10 borrow money and execute notes. bonds, mortgages or deeds Of irust to secure the same; and generally to do all things incident or necessary to the proper conduct of the business Of this corporation, and 10 do and perform each and every act and thing which it Is lawful for natural persons to do: All Of which business or Occupa ions may by carried on Al such places AS the Board of Directors may deem for the best interests oi the corporation.
 III The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Million (S2,0O0, Oo0OO) Dollars, divided into Two Million Shares Of the par value oi One (si00l Dollar each. At such time the Board Of Directors may by resolution direct, said capital stock shall be paid into this cOrporation, either m cash or hy the sale and transfer 10 it Of real and personal property for the uses and purposes oi said corporation, in pay ment for which shares of the capital stock Of said corporation may be issued, and all Of the capital stock issued by the company shall be fully paid up and non- nssessabe.
 ". The time of the commencement of this corporation shal n be the date of the filing ol these Articles ol Incorporation in the office oi the Auditor of the Territory Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 conducted by Board of four or more Direc- tors, who shall be elected annually by the stock-f olders of the corporation. Until the first annual meeting, the following persons shall constitute the Board of Directors: Aure- lio SaudovAl Of Nogales, sonora. Mexico, George NJ. Ryall of Baltimore, Maryland, James McCallum of Nogales, Arizona, and W T. Hand of Jemison. Alabama. The stockholders representing majority of the outstanding stock shall have full power to adopt such By Laws for the government of this corporation as to them may seem proper. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be flied by the remaining members of the Board by election from among the stock k-holders.
 VI. Within ten days after the election of any Board of Directors, they shall meet and elect from am0ng their number the officers of this corporation, who shall be President, Vice President. Secretary and Treasurer. and such other minor officers or agents as the Board Of Directors may deem necessary for the best interests of the corporation. They shall hold their office during the life of the Board of Directors by whom they are elected, but may be sooner removed bya vote Of two-thirds of the Board Of Directors.
 VII. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent, to which this corporation shall be At any time subject, shall be not more than Two Hundred and Fifty Thous nd (s25O, ,0000O Dollars.
 VIII. The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 TX Annual meetings of the stock k-holders shall be held at the city of Nogales, County of Santa Cruz, Territory Of Arizona, on the second Monday in April in each and every, year for the purpose of electing directors and for snch other purposes as may be necessary and proper.
 IS WITNESS WHEREOF; We have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty-second day of July, A. D., 1903.
 Witness. AURELIo SANDoVAL, tSeaD
 PHIL HRRoLD. GEORGE NJ. RYALL, (SeaD
 JAMES MCCALLUM, (SeaD
 T. HAND, (seaD