The border vidette., 1904-01-16

operating stamp mills and other mills, smeiters and reduction works of every 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 n-c- essary for the transaction of it's husi- ness; to work, dispo e or anG deal |" the same, and in the products ths.,t-": to carry on and conduct ., general merchandise business, and to that end to deal Tn 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 asphaltuu. bestos, salt, water and water rights. and any all kinds of machinery; to own, handle and control letters pateut and inventions; to borrow money and execute notes, bonds, mortga ges or ueeClS or trust to secure tne Sault, AilQ 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 la ~ful for natural persons to do; all of which businesses or occupations may be carried on at such places, either in the United States or foreign countries as the Board of Directors may deem forthe best inter ests of the corporation.
 VII.
 The business affairs of this corpora ton shall be under the mana cement and contro! and shall be conducted by a Board of Directors consisting of no less than three nor more than seven members, each of whom shall be stockholder; and whenever any director ceases to be stockholder he shall at the same time cease to be & 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 the first Monday of December in each year, and shall hold their office until their successors arc elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board ot 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 corporators whose ma mes are hereto subscribed A major iey of the Board of Directors shall con stitute a 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 agents 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 held 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 Il vote of two thirds of the Directors.
 TX.
 These Articles of Incorporation may be altered or amended at any regular meeting of the stockholders or at any special meeting called for that purpose by an affirmative vote of the majority of the stock then issued; and the Board of Directors or any three stockholders may call meeting of the stockholders for this or any other purpose not in consistent with law, but notice of such proposed amendment shall be given to each stockholder, either personally or in writing, at least twenty days prior to the meeting at which such amend ment shall be voted upon.
 1N WITNESS WHEREOF, we have here unto set our hands and seals this 18th day of December, A. D. 1905.
 RICHARD FARRELL, Seal1
 II. G. GLoRE, Seal
 FRANK J. DUFFY, Seal Territory of Arizona,