The border vidette., 1904-05-21
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
  MEXICO MINING REFINING X EXPLORATION COMPANY.

KNOWN MEN THESE PRERENrs: That 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 I.
 The name of this corporation shall be Mex ico Mining Refining & Exploration Company.
 ARTICLE H.
 The principal place, in which tine 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 office shall be in the City Of Los An geles, State of California, in the United States, and 1t may establish and maintain such other branch offices either within or 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 all of it's corporation business transacted.
 ARTICLE III.
 The purpose for which this corporation is organized is to 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, on shares or other wise or finance the same for profit. and engage n 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 may appear advis- able, and to fiscal agent for other cor porations buy or sell the stock thereof, either for mmissiUns to own the same, to the end that this corporation may be a 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.oo0 Oo divided into Five Million (5.ooo,0oO) shares of the par value of One Dollar (S1OO) 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-assessable. and in the absence of actual fraud, the judgment of the Board of Directors $ 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 for other services, and said stock shall stand upon the same footing as if 1t had been paid for in actual cash
 ARTICLE VI.
 The existence Of this corporation shall be deemed commence at the date upon which the duly certified copy ot these Artlcles small 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 a Board of $ Directors, Five of whom being present and acting may proceed with authority and their acts shall be as bind ing if all Seven were present and participat- ing; and the following named persons shall constitute the said Board of Directors until their successors 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
 Ill. A. WiLES. Los Angeles
 E. k. 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 wi itten proxy, which written proxy when once executed shall continue in force until revoked in writing and filed with the Secre- tary hereof
 ARTICLE VIII. This corporation shall never create indebted | ness against itself in amount exceeding One Million Dollars s-S1 .OoO ,UJ00O- unless by the l unanimous vo.e of all Seven of the Directors, | by resolution passed by them, said resolution | to be signed in person my each, and then only | to the extent of an additional One Million | Dollars -S1 ,O00,0C0 .O0- and for the purpose of purchasing property and for no other.
 ARTICLE TX.
 The stockholders of this corporation and | their private property shall be forever exempt | from all corporate debts and liabilities of whatsoever character.
 ARTICLE Y.
 The Directors hereof by resolution may provide such officers, agents, representatives serv- ants as the needs of the corporation may seem to dema noi and compensate them in such man ner either in cash with certificates of stock, as to said Directors may wisest and best. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this the Sth day of April. 1901.
 A. A. KENDALL
 G. B. BROWN
 WALTER H. PACKARD
 $. F. WILES
 Il. k. PACKARD
 M. A. NILES
 l.. R. PURINTON.
 State of California. l
 County of Los Angeles. ! ~
 On this the sth day of April. 1901, before me II. T. Morrow, Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, personally appeared \. A. Kendall, G. E. Brown, Walter Packard. 5 F. Wiles. A. l.. Packard, M. A. Wiles and E. k. Purinton known to to be the persons descrit ed in. whose names subscribed to and who executed the annexed and foregoing instrument. and they and each of them acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and considerations