The oasis., 1904-03-12
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
oMIssouRI MINING coMPANYe

the undersigned Citizens oi the United States
 oi America and residents of the Territory Of
 AriZonh, do hereby associate ourselves together
 for the purpose Of forming Corporation under
 the LAWS Oi 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 "rhe Missouri Mining
 Company"
 II. 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 the Republic of Mexico and its States and Territories con
 taining metals ot copper, gold, silver
 or any other mineral Of value. (B)
 To sell, transfer, rent mortgage and dis I pose of mines or in any other manner traffic 1 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. ] tC, To construct and operate smelters for the reduction or refining of metals of copper, gold, silver or other minerals oi value. CD, T"
 sell, transfer, lease, mortgage or in any other
 manner dispose of it's machinery CT smeters. tE) To acquire for appropriation or reyerson or by purchase, rental or by any other legal method, water rights, and utilize water directly as power o- to produce electricity or vther power necessary or convenient to ac- | quire any other power ill 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 or SuCu 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 yoirs 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 t and to apply and dispose or such power or powers as are meu
 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 flI al.. denounce, purchase, sell hold. lease, rent. con contract acquire, traffic in or with, or dispose oi, lands for the establishment of reduction works and to acquire, possess and maintain, purchase and sell all the machinery and ac- cessorles for the operation of the same: tO make use, sell and license others 10 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 lo the business of mines
 mills and smcters. and fabricate or cause to be fabricated any other article that may be. (H
 To purchase, sell. acquire, contract for, or traffic in with lumber, coal or com bust ibles Of any Xii that may be. IL To execute any or all contracts and to acquire transfer and traffic i'll any and all property as completely and in the same manner and exactly as il 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 that ale not prohibited by the law and in connection with that to do any thing that might be necessary convenient o- belong o that, and generally to do and exerute all the acts and things which might now or in the future be necessary, useful, convenient, auxiliary to, or belonging Co the business and intentions of this corporation. O. To pur- chase lease construct or in any other manner acquire, maintain and operate Tai 'ronds, tae- graph or telephone lines, tramWays, roads and canals from their mines buildings and works to such smelters and lands. lk) To purchase, lease, construct, hold possess, mortgage or in any other manner traiiic in or with, or dispose of, the shares, obligations or titles o the prop erty or negotiable securit es Of this corpOra- ton, or in any other corporation association, company or person, or in any interest that may be in the same or any other class Of property. (L) To purchase, hold, ac- qure, lease, sell traffic in or with. and dispose oi letters Of patent issued by the United States Of America or any other foreign country, or for inventions or discoveries appertaining Co the business oi mining, milling, smrting or mnnuiacturies In any or all Of its branches. (M To denonnce, 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 princi pal office of this com pany 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 bnsi- ness of every nature and description be trans acted.
 " The capital stocS of this company shall be sl00O0.00, divided into 0OJ shares oi $iOOO each which shares may be paid tor either in cash, services or property, and at the d. te of tDelF issue SHhlt De iullg pdlu up hnu non assessa ble.
 V. The private property of the shareholders of this corporation shall be exempt from cor poration debts.
 VT 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 Marct of each year at such place as may be | provided for in the Bylaws; the accumulative | ,fs s-,.ff (. md eribed as the system Of voting and shall be in | vogue at all the elections Of directors of this [ corporation and prevail at ail 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 oi votes will | elect a substitute Co act in his place. Until the ! frs general meeting of the shareholders Of tliis corporation is hed, and until their successors are appointed, the Board of Directors shall | consist of the following persons Frank smith, ! HermOsllO, Sonora, Mexico. Marshall P l Wright Hcrmosilo sonora, Mexico; James D. i Fresh. Hermosiilo, sonora, Mexico; and Allen 1 T Bird, NOgales, Arizona.
 VII The Board of Directors shall have the |