The border vidette., 1903-01-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
TRI-METALLIC MINING, SMELT-
ING AND REFINIG COMPANY.

KNOW ALI. MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, whose names
are hereunto affixed, do hereby asso-
ciate ourselves together for the pur-
pose OF forming corporation under
the laws of the Territory of Arizona,
and to that end make the following
statements:
FlRST-The names of the corporators
are } l.. Sheperd and James Mccall
lum, of Nogales, Arizona, and AureliO
Sandoval, of Nogales. Sonora, Mexico,
and the name of the incorporation shall
Refining Company. The principal
place in which the business of said cor
poration within the Territory of Ari-
IONA is to be transacted is Nogales,
Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and the
principal place of business of said cor
poration outside of the Territory of
Arizona, shall be the City of Columbus,
Ohio, and such other places in the
United States or the Republic of Mex
ico as the Board of Directors may by
places all meetings of the stockholders
and board of directors may be held
and all business transacted.
SEcoND-The general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted by
this corporation is as follows, to-wit:
To purchase, lease, bond, locate or
otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell,
or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mort
gage, hypOthecate; and deal in mines,
mining claims, oil lands, mineral lands,
oil, as,asphaltum, petroleum, water and
water rights, and to work, mine, explore
and develope the same; to do a general
real estate and mercantile business; to
own, handle and control letters patent
and lnven tons; to borrow money and
| execute mortgages or deeds of trust to
secure the same; to build and own
dams, canals, fumes, bitches and other
| means as may be necessary to divert,
impound or conduct water, and to use
| the same for irrigation, and to gener-
ate power to be used as such, or to be
converted into electricity electric
power as may be desired, and to use,
| sell, rent or otherwise dispose of the
same; to build, construct or otherwise
provide lines for the transmission of
! electricity or electric power, and to
equip the same; to build, own, equip
and operate railway, telegraph and
| telephone lines from its mines and
| works to connection with other lines;
| to buy, own, hold and dispose of the
stock or bonds of other corporations,
| and in general to do all things neces-
sary to proper conduct of the business
| of this corporation in the Territory of
Arizona and elsewhere, not Inconsistent
| with the laws of the Territory of Ari-
| iona and the United States.
THIRD The authorized amount of
| capital stock of this corporation shall
be len Million $50, 600, O0000) Dollars,
| divided into One Million Shares of the
par value of Ten (SIO COY Dollars each.
At such time as the Board OF Directors
may by resolution direct, said capital
stock shall be paid into this corpor-
| alton, either in cash or by the sale and
| transfer to it of real and personal
| property for the uses and purposes of
said corporation, in payment for Which
| shares of the capital stock of said cor
poration may be issued, and all of the
| Capital Stock issued by the Company
| shall be fully paid up and non assess
able.
| FouRTH-The time of the commence
ment of this corporation shall be the
date of the filing of these Articles of
| Incorporation in the office of the
Secretary of Arizona, and the termina-
| ton thereof shall be twenty-five years
| thereafter.
FIFTE-The affairs of this corpor-
alton shall be cQnd ucted by Board of
| five or more Directors, who shall be
elected annually by the stockholders
of the corporation. Until the irst
annual meeting as may be provided by
the By laws, the following persons
shall constitute the Board of Directors
j. l. Sheperd and James McCallum,
! of Nogales, Arizona; AureliO SandOval
of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico; George H
Judd, of Alliance, Ohio; and Frank Il
Huffman, of Dayton, Ohio; and the
| following persons are hereby constitu-
| leu duO dppOluteu OiuCcIS uEtu thO
first annual meeting. and until their
| successors are elected and qualified j
| l.. Sheperd, President; James Nc
| Callum, Vice-President; and AureliO
Sandoval, Treasurer. The stockhold-
ers representing a majotity of the
| outstanding stock shall have full
power to adopt such Bylaws for the
government of this corporation as to
| them may seem proper.
SIXTH-The highest amount of in
| debtedness or liability, direct or con-
tIngent, to which this corporation is at
any time subject, shall be Two Million
50. 900, 600. 90 Dollars.
SEVENTH private property of
| the stockholders of this corporation
| shall be exempt from corporate debts of
| any kind whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We
have hereunto set our hands and seals
this p day of December, 1902
J. L. SHEPERD. Seal
JAMES McC ALLUM. Seal
AURELIO SANDOVAL. Seal
Territory of Arizona,
County of Santa Cruz. !