The border vidette., 1903-07-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORTION
 OF THE EXPLORATION AND DE- VELOPMENT COMPANY" ."


 VELOPMENT COMPANY" ."
 KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRE- SENTS:-That We, William Schuck- mann, r. NJ. Hummel, F. II. Connell. and A. NJ. Carter, all of Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona Territory, whose names are hereunto subscribed, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming n corpor- ation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end We hereby certify.
 First-That the name of this corpor- ation shall be: "MAGDALENA FIX PLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY"
 Second That its principal place of business shall be at the Town of Noga- les, Santa Cruz County, Arizona Terri tory, with branch offices at su3h other places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
 Third-The amount of the authorized capital stock of this corporation shall be the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, (S150, GOO .OO,) di- vided into One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Q50,000) shares, of the par value of Five Dollars (S5. OU) each. to be fully paid up at the time of issuing thecertiticate thereof, and shall be nonasseSsable.
 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 fhe Auditor for the Territory of Arizona. and its termination shall be twenty-five l25 years thereafter from said date.
 FItth-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Three (3) Directors, or more, at the option of the stock holders, and shall be elected by the stockholders at each annual meeting. Each director shall be a stockholder and whenever any director ceases to be stock holder, he shall at the same time cease to be director. The directors shall hold office until thelr successors are elected and qualified. Inc first annual meeting of stock hold CTS shall take place on the First Thurs day in June, l904, and until such first annual meeting, the incorporatora here of shall constitute the Board of Direc- tors of thiS corporation. Annual meet lngs thereafter shall be held on the First Thursday of June in each year.
 Sixth-The officers of this corpor- alton shall be a president, a vice-presi- dent, secretary, treasurer, and gen. eral manager, and the president and vice. president shall be stockholders; All officers shall be elected by the Board Of Directors. and two offices may be held by the same person. The Board of Directors shall have the power to fill any vacancy on said board.
 Seventh-The general nature of the business to be transacted by this cor poration is:
 The acquiring of title to mines and mining properties, mills, real estate, personal property, and all other prop erty of whatsoever nature, req uisite and necessary to the transaction of it's business; to work, dispose of, and deal in the same, and in the products there of: to carry on q general merchandise business, and to that end to deal in any and all commodities of every kind conducive to the successful conduct of said business; to purchase, own. hold, control, and deal in the shares and pro- perties of other companies and corpor- ations; and generally to do all things necessary, requisite, and lawful in and about the prosecution of all the buSi- ness aforementioned.
 Eighth-The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself, either direct or contingent, shall, In no case. exceed the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars. (S5O, OOO.00)
 Ninth-The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from its corporate debts.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto placed our hands and seals this eighteenth day of June, A. D., 1903.
 VIM. SCHUCKMANN SEAL
 F. NJ. HUMMEL SEAL.
 P IT. CORNELL SEAI.
 BY FRANK J. DUFFY,
 his Attorney in Fact
 A. M. CARTER, SEAL.
 Signed, sealed. and delivered Tn presence of William F. Cooper.