The border vidette., 1903-06-27
ARTICLES OF INCOPORATION
 OF THE CAPE BRETON COAL AND IRON COMPANY.

KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PREsESTs:-That we. Charles Crane, J. NJ. Goodson, J. T. Eel lows Oren RuffcOrn, + H. Fitting, H. J. Deards. D. B. Drown, Nathan F. Coffin, l.. C. Bricker. H. H. Reynolds and k. H. Decker, whose names subscribed hereunto, desiring to form a corporation for pecuniary profit, under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory of Arizona. U. s. A. do hereby associate ourselves together a body corporate, and adopt, ecute ana acknowledge these Articles of Inco- poration.
 ARTICLE l. -'
 NAME AND PLACE UF BUSINESS. l.
 SEC: 1.-The name of this corporation shall be, GAZE BRETON COAL AND IRON COM PANY.
 SEC: 2-Its principal place of business shall be Nogales. Arizona Territory, U. s. A. but branch offices may be established and main tainej at Des Moines, Iowa, U. $. A. In Mex ico; Nova Scotia, CanadI; and at such other place places the board of directors may determine.
 ARTICLE H.
 OBJECTS AND PURPOSES.
 SEC: Tine objects and rposes of this company shall be.
 I-To acquire by purchase, lease. pre- -emption, location, ortherwise, mines, mining claims, mineral lands, and search rights, or interests therein, and tunnel and mill sites, and water rights and privileges, and to develop, equip, operate and untilize the same, and to carry on a general mining business.
 2-To acquire by purchase, lease other wlse, and to build, construct. operate, and maintain mills, smelters, reduction works, OnccntratiOn works, roads, railways, tram ways, turnpikes, and canals, and any other plants, property equipments and machinery incidental and necessary to the carrying on of the business of the company.
 ~3--To mine, purchase, sell, assay, mill, treat, in any and every II. amer whatsoever, gold, silver, iron and copper ores, metal and bullion, and earth, clay gravel, coal and other minerals, and to market the same.
 I-'CO sell, exchange, lease or otherwise dis pose of any and all real estate personal prop erty. privileges rights and franchises belonging othe company, at any time, with full power to receive in payment therefor, the lands property, real personal, labor, shares of capital stock of any other company companies, the bonds or shares of capital stock of this company, after same have been issued.
 5-To buy and sell groceries, dry goods, clothing, and any all other kinds of general merchandise, and to do general merchandise business and to conduct and operate stores for the sale of such merchandise in connection with the milling mining and developing work of the company. ,s. -..-;
 6-To pay cash issue full paid and non assessibie stock of this corporation. in pay ment for any real or personal property, rights. privileges or franchises purchased acquired by this company, and generally to transact any and all business, and to do any and all thin gs incidental O appurtenant to the powers, purposes and business of the corporatiOn!
 SEC. 2-This corporation shall have perpetual succession. may and be sued in it's cotpor- ate name, and shall have common seal which it may alter at pleasure ana nay maKe con tracts and acquire and transfer property, pos sessing the same powers in such respects natural persons, may buy and sell its own capital stock and shall have all other powers and privileges conferred upon corporations of similar character by law. ' '-is -'' @'@A. '--
 ARTICLE III. ''.f4f / D. .
 CAPITAL STOCK. ? ..,.72 q. T SEC. l-The authorized capital stock of this company shall be Three Millions of Ddllars (S3.O .OOO divided into Three Million Shares of the par value Of One Dollar eseh- All stock when issued shall be fully paid, and non assessable -+-
 SEC. 2-Any portion of the capital stock that may be issued as .lly paid and non=assessible. stock in payment of any mining claims, lands, l rights or interests as herein before provided, may be returned to the treasury of the com pany, upon such terms and conditions may be determined by the board of directofs, and may be sold upon such terms and conditions as the board of directors may determine, for the purpose of raising the necessary funds to ac- quire other real and personal property, as above provided, and to carry the business l and promote the interests of tine company. I SEC. 3-Shares of capital stock shall be trans ferable, but no transfer shall be valid, except | as between the parties thereto, until regularly upon the books of the company, show | ing the names and addresses of tine persons by | and to whom transferred, the number and i other designation of the shares, and the date | of the transfer. l SEC. 4-Hhis company is authorized and per mitted to do business whenever One Million | Dollars of it's capital stock is subscribed and | paid for in cash or property as herein before 1 provided.
 SEC. 5-The company Snail Il we lien upon any and all shares of stock held by each stock holder for all indebtedness other liability | due; or existing, from such stockholder to the | 
 ARTICLE FOUR.
 OFFICERS DIRECTORS.
 SEC. l-The affairs of this company shall be by board of directors, to consist of not less than three, nor more than eleven di- rectors, who shall be stockholders. The first | board of directors shall consist of the follow ing named persons whose terms shall expire at the time set opposite their respective names as follows:
 J. M. Goodson, January 1901.