The border vidette., 1904-05-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 THE MEXICO MINING REFINING lS EXPLORATION COMPANY.

EXPLORATION CONTAIN Y we. the undersigned, residents of the State of California have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of organizing and con = duction a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and to that end we here by certify the following:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name eff this corporation shall be Mex ic" Mining Refining hfe,Efs < Exploration Company The principal place, in which the business of this corporation shall be transacted is the City Nogales, County of Santa Cruz. Territory of Arizona in the United States, and its principal branch offica shall be in the City of Los An geles, State of California. in the United States. and it may establish and maintain such other branch offices either within without the Territory of Arizona its Board of Directors may establish At such branch office in Los Angeles, California, the first and subsequent meeting of its stockholders and Board of Directors may be held and any or all of its corporation business transacted.
 ARTICLE III.
 The purpose for which this corporation is organized is deal in mines. mining proper ties and prospects of any and all kinds every where, and to buy and sell and promote such properties and the stock thereof, and to buy, lease work, and operate, shares other wise, finance the same for profit and engage in commerce and buy and sell goods and buy and construct facilities for transportation, either by land water, electricity, steam or otherwise. and construct or buy such electrical power for any purpose as may appear advis- able, and to fiscal agent for other cor poratIons, buy sell the stock thereof either for commissions, or to own the same, to the end that this corporation may be n financial success and earn and pay dividends upon its capital stock.
 ARTICLE ".
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be Five Million Dollars (S5.Ooo. .UOO OO) divided into Five Million (5.oOO.OOO) shares of the par value of One Dollar (S1.OO) each.
 ARTICLE V.
 At such times the Board of Directors may by resolution direct the capital stock shall be paid into the corporation, and such payment may be either in cash or by the sale and trans fer to it of property of any kind for the uses and purposes of said corporation and shares of said capital stock may be then issued, and such shares issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and for ever non-assessabe, and in the absence of actual fraud, the judgment of the Board of Directors to the value of such property purchased services rendered shall be conclu- sive; and stock may be issued for services rendered to the corporation, either in its crea tion or other services, and said stock shall stand upon the same footing if it had been paid for in actual cash.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The existence of this corporation shall be deemed to commence at the date upon which the duly certified copy of these Articles shall be filed with the Auditor of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be Twent-fve Years from said date, unless renewed or extended pursuant to the laws of said Territory.
 ARTICLE VII
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by q Board of Sven Directors, Five of whom being present and acting may proceed with authority, and their acts shall be as bInd- ing as if all Seven were present and participat- ing; and the following named persons shall constitute the said Board of Directors until their may be duly elected
 A. A. KENDALL Los Angeles
 G B. BROWN, Los Angeles
 WALTER H. PACKARD, los Angeles
 $. F. WILES, Los Angeles
 II. R. PACKARD, Los Angeles
 M. A. WiLES. Los Angeles
 E. R. PURINTON, Los Angeles. All subsequent Directors shall be elected from among the stockholders, for which the Bylaws shall provide, and the cumulative system of voting shall never prevail, and the | vote of any stockholder may be cast in person | or by itten proxy, which written proxy when | once executed shall continue in force until | revoked in writing and filed with the Secre- i tary hereof.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 This corporation shall never create indebted | ness against itself in al amount exceeding One Million Dollars -SI, ,OOO. .OJ0OO- unless by the vote of all Seven of the Directors, by resolution passed by them said resolution to be signed in person ny each, and then only to the extent of an additional One Million Dollars -SI, ,oOO,OCO co and for the purpose of property and for no other.
 ARTICLE IN. The stockholders of this corporation and their private property shall be forever exempt from all corporate debts and liabilities of whatsoever character.
 ARTICLE x. The Directors hereof by resolution may provide 'uch officers, agents, representatives serv- o demand, and compensate them in such man Ter, either in cash with certificates of stock, IS to said Directors may wisest and best. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set ,ur hands this the Sth day of April, 1901.
 A. A. KENDALL
 G. B. BROWN
 WALTER II. PACKARD
 $. F. WILES
 II. R. PACKARD
 M. A. NILES
 l.. It. PURINTON.
 State of California.
 County of Los Angeles. ~ On this the sth day of April. 1901, before me I. T. Morrow Notary Public in aud for the ,ounty of Los Angeles, State of California. appeared A. A. Kendall. G. B. Brown. Walter Packard. $ F. Wiles. A R. Packard I. A. Wiles and E. R. Purinton. known to me o be the persons descrI ed in. whose names ubscri bed and who executed the annexed nd foregoing instrument. anf they and each of hem acknowledged to me that they executed he same for the purpose and considerations herein expressed-