The oasis., 1903-09-12
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
OF THE SANTA ANA MINING, MILLING S SIMPLIFYING COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. the undersigned, F.. Kingen. z. F. Rawson and R. B Cunningham. each of whom is a citi- zen of the United States and resident of No gales, Arizona, being desirous of forming q corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, have this day voluntarily associated themselves together into A body corporate, and do hereby make, subscribe and acknowl- edge these articles Of incorporation, and 10 hereby to that end certify:
 l. The name of this corporation and by which it shall be authorized to act, is the Santa Ana Mining, Milling & Smelling Com pa1y.
 IT. The names of the incorporators are E. Kingen. z. F Rawson and R. B. Cunningham. The principal office or place of transacting business of this corporation shall be at the town of Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Territory Of Arizona, with branch offices such other place or places, either in the United States or foreign countries, AS the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
 III The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the day Of the filing of it's articles of incorporation in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Cruz County Ari- zona, and certified copy thereof in the office of the Auditor for the Territory of Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be twenty. five years thereafter
 " The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars (s75O0OO) divided into seven hundred and fifty thousand l750.000) shares of the par value of one dollar each.
 At such time and under such conditions as the Board of Directors may direct said capital stock shall be paid into the corporation, either In cash or by the sale or transfer to it of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation, in payment for which, shares Of the capital stock shall be issued. and sa i'd stock when issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable. The capital stock may be in- creased or decreased by the affirmative vote of majority of the stock then issued but in case of the increase of the capital stock, each shareholder shall have the privilege of sub scribing for such number oi shares of proposed increase as he may be entitled to according to the number of shares held by him before the stock IS increased
 V The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself direct contingent, shah not exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars tS5N,00u); and the private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from the payment of the corporate debts.
 VI. The general nature of the business pro- posed to be tranacted by this corporation is to locate, buy, bond, acquire. hold. own, lease possess, operate ar sell or otherwise dispose of mines or mining claims or prospects of gold silver or copper, or any or all other kinds of mining or mineral lands or properties, oil wells, and other real estate and interests in any Of said properties; to engage in and carry on the business of mining building and oper- ating stamp mills and other mills, smelters and reduction works for reducing ores Of every description; to acquire title to mines and mining properties, mills, real esfate, personal property and all other property Of any and every nature whatsoever requisite and neces- sary to the tranaction of it's business to work dispose of and deal in the same and in the pro- duets thereof to carry on and conduct gen eral merchandize business and to that end to deal in any and all commodities of every kind necessary to the successful conduct of said business; to purchase. hold. own, control and deal in the shares and properties of other com panies and corporations; to locate. buy, bond, acquire, hold, own, lease, possess, operate sell. pledge or otherwise hypothecate oil lands, mineral lands. oil, gas, asphaltum, petroleum, or any of their products, asbestos, salt, water and water rights and any and all kinds of machinery: to own, handle and con trol letters patent and inventions; to borrow money and execute notes, bonds, mortgages or deeds of trust 10 secure the same; and gener- ally 10 do all things incident or necessary to