The oasis., 1904-03-26
ARTICLES OF INcoRpoRArtoS
or THE
aMIssoURI MINING coMPANY.o

for the purpose OF forming Corporation under
the Laws OF the Territory OF Arizona and
to that end make the following statements;
l. The name OF the corporation shall be and
is hereby declared to be "The Missouri Mining
Company"
IL. The general nature of the business pro-
posed to be transacted by this corporation will
be as follows: "a 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 the Republic of
Mexico and its States and Territories con
tanning metals OF copper, gold, silver
or any other mineral OF value. OBJ
To sell, transfer, rent. mortgage and dis
pose OF Mines or in any other manner traffic
in or dispose OF 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.
&c, To construct and operate smelters for the
reduction or refining OF metals of copper gold,
silver or other minerals OF value. Cd, To
SELL transfer, lease, mortgage or in any other
manner dispose of its machinery or smelters
tE) To acquire for appropriation or reyersion
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 corporation; TO
develop, work and operate mines and smelters
and TO SELL transfer. mortgage, lease or in any
other manner dispose of such water, electric or
other power and Tor these objects when neces
sary or convenient, the company will con
struct, maintain, purchase or lease, use ana
operate dams reser soirs. canals, acqueducts
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 OF such power or powers as are meu-
toned above. ID 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. ,G) To
denounce, purchase, sell, hold, lease, rent. con
contract, acquire, traffic in or with, or dispose
of, lands for the establishment of reduction
works and to acquire, possess and maintain,
purchase and sell, all the machinery and nc
cessories 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 10 the business OF mines,
mills and smclters, and fabricate or cause to be
fabricated any other article that may be. Oh
To purchase SELL acquire, contract for, or
traffic in or with lumber, coal, or combustibes
of any XII d that may be. III 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 private person or persons and
have the same powers in all such RESI- poets as
private persons could enjoy to do any or all
acts and things that 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,
i
intentions of this corporation. o. To pur-
chase, lease, construct or in any other manner
acquire, maintain and operate railroads, tale
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 or titles OF the prop
erty negotiable securities OF this corpora
ton, or in any other corporation
association, company or person, or in any
l I'm At IN hi in fhA m or an 4 0t her
class OF property ~ To purchase, hold ac-
qure, lease, sell traffic in or with, and dispose
OF 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, smelling or
manufactures 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.
! III. The principal office OF this company will
be in Nogales 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 bust
ness of every nature and description be trans
acted
! ". The capital stoch OF this company shall
be 100000, divided into 1000 shares OF 5000
each which shares may be paid Tor either in
! cash, services, property, and at the dat OF
their issue shall be fully paid up and non
assessabe
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 AS may be
provided for in the Bylaws; the accumulative
/ system OF voting is 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-
comes vacant the rest by majority OF votes Will
/ elect substitute to act In his place. Until the
FIRST general meeting OF the shareholders of this
corporation is held and until their successors
are appointed, the Board of Directors shall
| consist OF the following persons. Frank Smith,
| Hermosllo, Sonora, Mexico; Marshall =.
| Wright Hermosilo, Sonora. Mexico; james D..
Fresh. Hcrmosillo, Sonora, Mexico and Allen
/ T Bird Nogales, Arizona.
| VII The Board OF Directors shall have the
necessary power 10 formulate Bylaws and
select and elect such officers OF the corporation
oil no m a