The border vidette., 1904-09-03
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

pose of forming a corporation under
the laws of the Territory of Arizona
and have adopted the following Articles
of Incorporation
The names of the incorporators are
VIM X. McKibben. J. H McKibben,
John Henderson and Judson A Elliott
and the name of the corporation is
THE OHIo-MExIcAS COaIPANY-
The principal place of business with
in the Territory of Arizona is NOgales.
Santa Cruz County. and the principal
places of business without said Terri
tory are Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago.
Illinois. and the corporation may
establish such branch offices. either
within or without the Territory of
Arizona. as may be deemed necessary
and meetings of the directors and
stockholders may he held at all such
principal places of business and branch
Offices
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted by this cor
pOratiOn Is as follows
To engage in mining, milling, smelt-
ing and shipping gold. silver. copper,
lead, iron, clayS, oils, salts, soda, coal,
asphaltum and all kinds of minerals: to
locate, denOunce, develop, buy. sell,
lease, own, control. malaga, acquire.
and operate all kinds of mining prop
erty and to buy and sell all kinds OF
minerals: to bug, sell and manufacture
chemicals and metals; to buy, sell,
lease, build, own, control, and operate
smeltcrS, refinerieS, stamp mills con-
contractors, cyanide plants, and any and
all kinds of reduction works, rolling,
saw, shingle and Flaming mills, machine
shops, boats, steam ships, and sailing
vessels, also railroads, tramways turn-
pixies and canals to lead or from its
works or principals places of business
to connect with some navigable stream,
or to some existing railroad, turnpike
OF public highway: to buy, sell, locate,
construct. acquire. own, and operate
irrigating bitches, gas plants, electric
power, steam power, water power, fuel
oil, coke ovens, bunkers. wharves, land
ings and ranches: TO own and operate
stores, electric light plants. boarding
houses, warehouses and banking houses,
and 10 engage in general banking
business to lay out and plat tOwnsites.
and to buy, sell, lease and mortgage
real estate connected with said town
sites, or in any manner connected with
the business of this corporations: to
own. control and handle letters patent
and inventions, also shares of the cap
ital stock of this and other corpora
lions, even to the extent and Tor the
purpose of owing, controlling and
managing such other corporations: to
buy. sell, manufacture and deal IN all
kinds OF property, real and personal: to
borrow money and execute notes,
bonds, mortgages and deeds of trust to
secure the same: to purchase or in any
lawful manner. accept, posses. enjoy.
operate and use franchises from any
foreign country or state, or any state or
territory of the United StGtes, or any
municipal or private corporation, either
local or foreign, and to issue fully paid
and worcestershire stocks. bonds or
other obligations in payment of prop
erty purchased by it: to exercise in
respect of all bonds. mortgages, notes.
shares of capital stock and other Sc
curities and obligations owned by II,
all the right powers and privileges OF
indiVid nal owners thereof. including
the right to vote any shares of stock
held by it; and IN general to do all
things necessary TO the proper cOndu ct
of the business of the corporation in
the Territory of Arizona and elsewhere
III.
The amount of tho capital stock of
this corporation shall be three million
1900, OOO) dollars, divided into three
hundred Thousand GOO, OOO) shares of
the par value of ten tIOI dollars each
At such times and upon such condi-
tiOns as the Board of Directors of this
corporation shall direct or accept by
resolution, said capital stock shall be
paid into this corporation. either in
cash or by the sale and transfer to it
of real or personal property, including
erty of other corporations, either do
meStlc or foreign, in payment for which
the capital stock OF this corporation
may be issued, and the capital stock so
issued shall thereupon become and be
fully paid up and worcestershire, and
in the absence of actual fraud in the
transaction the judgmcn: of the 2oard
of Directors tn the value of the prop
erty so purchased shall be conclusive.
N.
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the date OF
the filing of these articles in the Office
of the County Recorder of Santa Cruz
County, Arizona. and the filing of 4
certified copy of tine same with the
Auditor OF the Territory of Arizona.
and the termination thereof shall be
twenty-five years thereafter, but the
same may be renewed from time to
as provided by law
V.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by board directors.
which shall be composed of not ;ess
than four nor more than seven mem
bers. to he chosen from among the
stockholders of the corporation at the
annual stock holders meeting. which
shall be held in tine town OF Nogales.
Santa Cruz County, Arizona. on the
first Tuesday in the month of March of
each year, and until their SUCCESSORS
are elected and auHliIied John HeDder-