The oasis., 1904-03-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE
aMIssouRI MINIXG coMrANYN

for the purpose Oi forming q Corporation under the Laws oi the Territory of Arizona and Co that end make the following statements:
 l. The name of the corporation shall be and is hereby declared to be "The Missouri Mining Company
 IT, The general nature Of the business pro posed to be transacted by this corporation will be as follows: tA) To buy, lease, contract, bond and in any other manner acquire title ownership, possession and rights to work and operate mines, mining rights am mineral lands lands and veins in tho Republic Of Mexico and its States and Territories con taining metals of copper, gold, silver or any other mineral of value fB) To sell, transfer, rent mortgage and dis
 pose of mines or in any other manner traffic in or dispose oi mines, mining rights, mineral lands, lands and veins in said States and Terri tories containing and producing metals of copper gold silver or other valuable minerals e. To construct and operate smelters for the reduction or refining oi metals of copper, gold silver or other minerals Of value. O. To sell, transfer, lease mortgage or in any other manner dispose ofits machinery CT smelters (E) To acquire for appropriation or reversion or by purchase, rental or by any other legal method, water rights and utilize water directly as power or to produce electricity or other power necessary or convenient to ac quire any other power in and for the prOsecu- ton of the business of said corporations to develop, work and operate mines and smelters and to sell, transfer, mortgage. lease or m any other manner dispose of such water, electric or other power and for these objects when neces sary or convenient, the company will con struct, maintain, purchase or lease, use and operate dams, reser oifs. canals, acqueducis pipe lines, buildings, machinery and other works necessary in order to procure said water or other power or powers and conduct the same to the place of using it and to apply and dis pose ot such power or powers as Hre mcu- toned above. F) To sell, transfer, lease mortgage or in any other manner dispose of all or any part Of the property and other works mentioned in the previous clauses. tG) To denOunce, purchase, sell, hold, lease, rent. con contract acquire, traihc in or with, or dis pose Of. lands for the establishment of reduction works and to acquire, possess and maintain, purchase and sell, all the m machinery and ac- ces>ores for the operation Of the same, tO make use, sell and license others to make, use and sell and to buy, acquire, hold or in any other manner traffic in Improvements and all
 the machinery, operations necessary or con venient belonging t0 the business Of mines,
 mills and smelters, and fabricate or cause to be
 fabricated any other article that may be. (H To purchase, sell, acquire, contract for, or
 traffic in or with lumber, coal, or com mbustibles of any Xii that may be. IL To execute any or all contracts and to acquire transfer and traffic in any and All property as completely and in the same manner and exactly as if the company were a private person or persons and
 have the same powers in all such respects as private persons could enjoy to do any or all acts and things thai are not prohibited by the law and in connection with that to do any thing that might be necessary, convenient or belong to that. and generally to do and execute all the acts and things which might now or in the future be necessary, useful, convenient, | intentions of this corporation. G. To pur- chase. lease, construct or in any other manner acquire, maintain and operate raj roads, tele. graph or telephone Lines, tramways, roads and canals from their mines, buildings and works to such smelters and lands tK) To purchase, lease, construct, hold possess mortgage or in any other manner traffic in or with, or dispose
 of, the shares, obligations titles Of the prop erty or negotiable securities of this cOrpora- ton, or in any other corporation association. company or person. or in any | mi hat h,.i the mi or am n har class of property. tL) To purchase, hold, ac. quire, lease sell, traffic in or with. and dispose
 ol letters of patent issued by the United States Of America or any other foreign country, or for inventions or discoveries appertaining tO the business of mining, milling, smelting or
 manufacturies in any or all Of its branches. (Mi To denounce, purchase. hold or in any other manner acquire, as also to prospect for, or work for, oil stone, and all other. classes of minerals and metals.
 l III The principal office of this company will
 be in Nogaes, Arizona, but the company is empowered to establish branches in her places selected by the Board Of Directors in | which places the meetings of shareholders and | of the Board of Directors may be held and busi-
 ness of every nature and description be trans l acted.
 be s10,000.00, divided into 1000 shares of SiO.0O
 each which shares may be paid for either in | cash, services, or property, and at the nte of
 their issue shall be fully paid up and non
 V. The private property of the shareholders
 of this corporation shall be exempt from cor
 poration debts.
 VI. The administration of the affairs of this
 company shall be conducted by Board of | Directors composed of four directors who
 shall be elected annually by the shareholders
 of the company at the general annual meeting which shall be held on the second Monday Of March of each year at such place may be provided for in the Bylaws; the accumulative ] system of voting k hereby adopted and pres
 cribed as the system of voting and shall be in
 vogue at all the elections of directors of this corporation and prevail at all their meetings,
 wherever they may meet, with the exception | that when the office of one of the directors be- | come, vacant the rest by majority of votes will
 elect a substitute to act in his place; Until the | frs. general meeting of the shareholders Of this l corporation is held and until their successors
 are appointed the Board of Directors shall
 consist of the following persons: Frank Smith, | Hermosillo. Sonora, Mexico; Marshall r.
 Wright Hermosillo S0norA, Mexico; James D. i Fresh. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico; and Allen | T. Bird, Nogaes, Arizona.
 VII The Board of Directors shall have the
 necessary power to formulate Bylaws and
 select and elect such officers of the corporation
 as may be necessary and make all the rules and ! V-lich fhqy think pXppaitious for