The oasis., 1904-04-02
ARTICLES By IsroRroRsribS
oMTssouRI INNING coMPANY"

the undersigned Citizcns oi the Inlted othtes
 of America and residents of the Territory Of | Arizona do hereby associate ourselves together | for the purpose of forming Corporation unuer | the Laws oi the Territory oi Arizona ana
 to that end make the following statements:
 l. The name of the corporation Shdll De ana | is hereby declared to be "rhe Missouri Mining | Company
 posed to be transacted by this corporation Will | be as follows: lA) To buy, lehse contract | bond and in any other manner aequlre tl,le; | ownership, possession and rights to work and | operate mines, mining rights an mineral | lands lands and veins Tn the Republic oi Mexico and its States and Territories con | tainipg metals of copper gold, silver or any other mineral or value tB) | To sell, transfer rent mortgage and dis | nose of mines, or in any other manner trainc in or dispose ol mines, mining rights, mineral lands lands and veins in said states ana Ierri- tories containing and producing metals ot 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 oi value. CD T" sell transfer lease, mortgage or in any other manner dispose of it's machinery or smelters l tE) To acquire for appropriation or reverslon 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 70 | develop, work and operate mines and smclters ! and to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or m any 1 other manner dispose Of such water, electric ot ! ] sary or convenient, the company VIII con | struct, maintain, purchase or lease, use ana | operate dams, reservoirs canals, acqueaucts | pipe lines, buildings, machinery and other | works necessary Tn order tO procure said water 1 or other power or powers and conduct the
 same to the place Of using It and 10 apply anu | dis pose of such power or powers as re meu- tioned above. sF) To sell, transfer, lease, | mortgage or in any other manner dispose Of all
 or any part of the property and other works KS
 denounGe, purchase, sell, hoid lease, reni. con | contract. acquire, traffic in or with, or dispose | of lands for the establishment ot reduction
 works and to acquire, possess and maintain, purchase and sel, all the machinery and ac- cessOries for the operation or the samei To ma Ike, use, sell and license others 70 max, use
 and sell and to buy, acquire, hold or in any | other manner traffic in improvements and all
 the machinery, operations necessary or con
 yenient belonging tO the business or mines,
 mills and smelters and fabrcate 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 comDustibles
 of any Xii d that may be. 'I 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 II 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 inst are not prohibited by the law and in connection with that To do any
 thing that might be necessary, convenient or belong 10 that. and generally 10 do and exefute all the acts and things which might now or m
 the future be necessary, useful, convenient, auxiliary to, or belonging to the business and
 intentions of this corporation. C. To pnr- chase. lease construct or in any other manner , acquire, maintain and operate raj roads, teie-
 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 m any other manner traffic in or with, or dispose
 of, the shares obligations or titles oi 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 be in the same or any other class Of property. CD To purchase, hold, ac-
 ouire 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 ) the business of mining, milling, smelting or { manufactures in any or all of its branches l M To denounce, purchase, hold or in any , other manner acquire, as also to prospect for or work for, oil stone, and all other classes ol Q minerals and metals. ,,
 III The principal office of this company wi o be in Nogales, Arizona, but the company # a empowered to establish branches in hei
 places selected by the Board oi Directors 1T n which places the meetings Of shareholders anl . | of the Board of Directors may be held and Dusi ' ness of every nature and description be trans - acted. |, { be stO GOO OO divided into 1000 shares of $lO0 ', each which shares may be paid TOT either IT cash, services, or property ahl a. .le u1 @ se Q f their issue shall be fully paid up and non V. The private property of the shareholder
 of this corporation shall be exempt rom COT
 poration debts.
 VI, The admin istration of the affairs Of thi '' company shall be conducted by Board O n Directors composed of four directors wh'
 shall be elected annually by the shareholder 5 of the company at the general annual meeting . which shall be held on the second Monday O
 March of each year at such place as may D' t nrovided for in the Bylaws; the accumulativ' = system of voting Is hereby adopted and pres , cribed as the system of voting and shall be II | vogue at all the elections ot directors or Uni nreNail S wherever they may meet with the exception
 that when the office of one of the directors be ' comes vacant the rest by majority oi votes VII T eleet substitute to act in his place. Until tn N first general meeting Of the shareholders Of thi e corporation is held, and until their successor
 are appointed the Board of Directors shal e cansisf of the following persons: Frank Smith 70 Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico; Marshall Wright Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico; James I l T. Bird Nogales Arizona.