The border vidette., 1903-12-26


 description for reducing ores; to acquire title either in the United States or foreign countries, to mines and mining properties, mills, real estate, personal property and all other property of any nature whatsoever requisite and nee essary for the transaction of its busi- ness; to work, dispo e of and deal in the same, and in the products thereof; to carry on and conduct a general merchandise business, and to that end to deal m any and all commodities of every kind necessary to the successful conduct of the said business; to pur- chase, hold own, control and deal in the shares and properties of other companies and corporations; to locate, buy, bond, acquire, hold, own, lease, possess, operate sell, mortgage, pledge or otherwise hypothecate oil lands, mineral lands, oil, gas. asphaltum petroleum, any of their products. bestos, salt, water and water rights. and any all kinds of machinery; to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions; to borrow money ami execute notes bonds, mortg ges or deeds of trust to secure the same, and generally to do all things necessary or incident to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation, and to do and perform each and every act and thing which it is lawful for natural persons to do; all of which businesses or occupations may be carried on at such pla ces, either in the United States or foreign countries as the Board of Directors may deem forthe best inter estS of the corpOratiOn
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 The business affairs of this corpora tion shall be under the mana cement and control and shall be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of less than three nor more than seven members, each of whom shall be stockholder; and whenever any director ceases to be a stockholder he shall at the same time cease to be A director They shall be elected annually by the stockholders at theIr regular annual meeting which shall be held at any of the offices of the corporation on the first Monday of December in each year, and shall hold theIr office until their successors are elected and qualified Any vacancy in the Board of Direc- tors may be filled by the remaining members of the Board by appointment from among the stockholders, and such appointment shall be for the unex- pired term for which the appointment is made. The first Board of Directors shall consist of the in ncorporators whose ma mes are hereto subscrib d A ma for ity of the Board of Directors shall con- stitute quorum for the transaction of business.
 Within ten days after the election of any Board of Directors they shall meet at any of the offices of the com.- pany and elect the officers of this cor poration, who shall be president. vice president, secretary and treasurer, and such other minor officers or agen' S as the Board of Directors may deem necessary for the best interests of the corporation. The President and the Secretary and Treasurer shall be mem bers of the Board of Directors, and the office of Secretary and that Of Treas urer may both be filled by the same Director. All the officers shall holr their office during the life of the Board of Directors by whom they are elected. and until their successors are elected and qualified, unless sooner removed by a vote of two thirds of the Directors.
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 These Articles of Incorporation m y be altered or amended at any regular meeting of the stockholders or at ary special meeting called for that purpos e by an affirmative vote of the maj 'rity of the stock then issued; and the Boar d of Directors or any three stockholders may call meeting of the stockholde, S for this or any other purpose not ir- consistent with law, but notice of suo h proposed amendment shall be given 10 each stockholder, either personally or in writing at least twenty days prior to the meeting at which such amenc- ment shall be voted upon.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have here unto set our hands and seals this 18th day of December, A. D. 1903.
 RICHARD FARRELL, Seal
 H. G. GLoRE, Seal FRANK J. DUFFY, Seal