Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.


 do hereby voluntarily asSotIate our selves for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Ter ritory Of Arizona, and we hereby certi fly and acknowledge and adopt the fol lowing Articles of Incorporation.
 Article 1.
 The name of this corporation shall be and is. The Santa Rita Consoli- dated Mining Company"
 ARTICLE li.
 The principal place of business shall be in the City of Bisbee, Arizona, and such other branches as the Board oi Directors may from time 10 time SC lect.
 Article m.
 The general nature of the business and enterprise prosposed by this cor pcsation to be transacted in the Unit ed States of America and in the Re- public of Meyit o, shall be to acquire. own, enter lease mines and mineral lands of every nature and description; to purchase, lease, bond, locate or oth- erwise acquire or dispose of mines, mineral lan6s. water and timber rights; to work. prospect or develop said mines. mineral lands, water ana timber rights. To do everything that may be necessary or proper m the con duct of its business in the matter or prospecting, developing. locating, ac- quiring, buying and selling mines ana mineral lands and mineral claims ol every kind, and working such mines, and the production of ores and miner als therefrom, ano in smelling and re ducing such ores and miner als, and m doing the same construct, contract Tor, build. buy or sell, own and operate, all necessary mills, works, smelters and concentrators, gas. water, electric light and power plants, to engage m trade of every kind, and carry on ana maintain general merchandise stores and business, and erect all kinds of dwellings. Erect, maintain boarding houses and hotels. Bend, sell, rent or lease same; 10 buy, sell, lease, bond, operate and construct railroads, cleo tric roads, tramways or other agencies or necessary or convenient in the business of said corpo- ration to and from the mines and prop critics of said corporation. To carry on the business of mining, milling and for market and producing and dealing in all kinds of o.es, met als, minerals and bullion, and purchas- ing thereof; to sell its own stock, and to purchase, own and acquire and deal in the same and the stock of other cor pofations in every manner; to sell, transfer, pledge, mortgage or other wise convey and dispose of any and  timber rights, mines and mining rights and privileges, and all other property real, and personal, of this corporation, and generally to do any all business, acts and things incident to the busi- ness aforesaid and not contrary to the laws os the Territory of Arizona, and he laws of tue Republic of MeNco.
 Article w. The amount cf the capital stock oi his corporation shall be three million ($3, ,O0O, 100000 dollars. divided into .hree million shares of the par value ,f one dollar (s1V0j eack fuiiy pald md non-assessable.
 article Y.
 The existence of said corporation ,halI begin immediately after filing hese articles of incorporation in the if ce of the County Recorder of Co- :llse County. Arizona Territory, acd he certified copy thereof in the once If the Territorial Auditor, an1 shall continue for a period of twen'y-ave a5) years thereafter.
 Article VI. | The affairs of this eorpo 'ation shol ,e conducted by a Boa.d of Directors, consisting of not less than five (o) ,ersons. who shall be shareholders. The first directors of said corporation ,hall be T. F. Butzow. B. s. Pelzer, W. !. Moore. J. P. Hohusen and Nicolas Vidolin. who shall hold office untli he annual meeting of the stockhold- ITS. to be held in each year on the irst Monday of October, at 3 D. m-, at aid City of Bisbee, Cochise County Arizona Territory, and until their sue .essors shall have been elected ana qualified.
 The Beard of Directors of said cor ,oration may hold their meetings 9i ,uch place as they designate in the Bylaws. for the transaction Of ail business pertaining 10 said corppa ion. including the election of offic ITS md the appointment of Directors 10 i'll vacancies in said Board.
 The first meeting of the stockhold1 s fl said corporation shall be held on the irst Monday of October. 1904, at 3 p. D.. in the City of Bisbee. At the an ,ual meeting above provided for, id Board of Directors shall be eiecte1 y he stockholders. The Board of LII. ectors shall have power to fill va ancies in their number at any time.
 Article VII.
 The officers of this corporation sh tli ,e A Presio ent, Vioe-President, SecIe- ary and Treasurer, and such other minor officers as the Board of Direc DTS may from time to time deem it ex- ,edient to have. The President, Vice resident. Secretary and Treasurer fof he first year and until their success ors are elected and qualified, shall De lected by the first Board of Directors ,bove provided for. and shall thereai- CT be elected annually by the Board f Directors from their own number f their first meeting following the an-