The oasis., 1904-03-19
ARTICLES or INcoRroRATiON
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MISSOURI MINING COMPANY. +"

the undersigned Citizens OF the United States
OF America and residents OF the Territory of
| Arizona. do hereby associate ourselves together
for the purpose OF forming Corporation under
I the Laws OF the Territory OF Arizona and
/ 10 that end make the following Statements
|. The name of the corporation shall be and
i hereby declared to be "rhe Missouri Mining
| Company
/ H. 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 ana mineral
lands, lands and veins in the Republic of
Mexico and its States and Territories con-
tanning metals metals OF copper, gold, silver
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 yeinsin 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 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 corporation; 10
develop, work and operate mines and smelters
and 10 sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or in any
other manner dispose OF such water, electric or
other power and for these objects when neces-
sary or convenient, the company will con
struet, maintain, purchase or lease, use and
operate dams, reser soirs canals. acqueducts
pipe lines, buildings, machinery and other
works necessary in order 10 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 men.
toned above. ~ 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 60 To
denounce, purchase, sell, hold, lease, rent. con
contract. require, traffic in or with, or dispose
OF. lands for the establishment OF reduction
works and 70 acquire, possess and maintain,
purchase and sell, all the machinery and ac-
cessories Tor the operation OF the same 10
make, use, sell and license others 10 make use
other manner traffic in improvements and all
the machinery operations necessary con
yenient belonging 10 the business OF miues.
mills and smclters, and fabrcate or cause to be
fabricated any other article that may be. I'll t
To purchase, SELL acquire, contract for, or
traffic in or with lumber, coal or com Dustibles
OF any XII that may be. II To execute any
or all contracts and tn acquire transfer and
traffic in any and all property as completely
and in the same manner and exactly AS II the
company were private person or persons and
have the same powers in all such respects as
private persons could enjoy 70 do any or ali
acts and things that are not prohibited by the
law and in connection with that to do any
thing that might be necessary, convenient o.
belong 10 that. and generally to do and execute
all the acts and things which might now or in
the future be necessary useful, convenient
auxiliary to, or belonging to the business and
intentions Of this corporation. o. 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. (k) 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 or negotiable securities OF this corpora
ton, or IN any other corporation
association, company or person, or in any
interest that may BIZ in the same or any other
class Of property ~ To purchase, hold, ac
quire, lease. sell traffic in or wit and dispose
OF letters OF patent issued by the United States
OF America or any other foreign country or
Tor inventions or discoveries appertaining To
the business OF mining milling, smelling or
manHtaC turtles IN any or all OF its branches.
(Ml To denounce, purchase, hold or in any
other manner acquire, as also TO prospect for.
or work for, oil stone, and all otherclasses Of
minerals and metals.
Ill The prnci pal office OF this company will
be in Nogales, Arizona, but the company is
empowered to establish branches in o 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 stocb OF this company shall
be 100000, divided into 900 shares OF 5000
each which shares may be paid Tor either in
cash, services, or property and at the dste OF
their issue shall De fully paid up and non.
assessable.
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 fou. 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 a substitute to act in his place. Until the
frs 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,
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico; Marshall =.
Wright. Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico; James d.
Fresh Hermosilo, Sonora, Mexico; aud Allen
T Bird Nogales, Arizona.
VII. The Board OF Directors shall have the
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