The oasis., 1904-01-02
ARTICLES or ISooEPoRATIos .-
 OF THE 'fMEXICAN MINES CONSOLIDATED"

KNow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. That we, A. C. Wright, F, L Bayly and s. A. Brown, citizens of the United States of America, whose hands and seals are hercunto | affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose ol forming corporation nnder the laws Of the Territory Of ArzOna, and m conformity with the requirements Of said laws, we do by this our certificate, adopt and set forth:
 l. The names of the incorporators are, A. c. Wright, r. i. Bayiy and $. A. Brown. II. The name Of the incorporation shall be "The Mexican Mines Consolidated" III. The princi pal place oi business Of said corporation shall be Tn the town of Nogaies, Santa Cruz county, Territory of Arizona, and branches may be established at such other pls ces AS the Board of Directors may by resolu- ton direct.
 ". The general nature of the business pro- posed 10 be carried on or transacted by this corporation, and the purposes and objects for which, and for each Of which, this corporation is formed are AS follows:
 " lal To acquire, own, enter or lease mines, or mineral lands of every nature and descrip- ton, to purchase, lease, bond locate, or other wise acquire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise acquire, dispose Of, pledge, mortgage, hypothe- cate and deal in mines, mining claims, oil lands, mineral lands, oil, gas, asphaltum, pe- troleum, and to ork, mine, explore, and do- velop the same; 10 work, prospect or develop mines or mineral lands Of every description, either for itseli or other companies, cOrpora- tions or individuals, upon such terms and for sucn remuneration as 1t shall deem fit and proper, and tO accept, take and hold mineral land and claims Of every Kind and nature, either as an entirety or an interest in the same, tO do everything that may be necessary or proper in the conduct Of It's business in the way Of developing, prospecting, locating, ac- quiring, buying and selling mineral lands and mining claims Of every Kind, nature and de- sCrptiOu, and working such mines and the production of ores and minerals thereirom, and in reducing such ores and minerals 10 the most profitable and merchAntable value, and in doing the same to contract, build, buy sell, own and operate all necessary mills, concen- trators. crusners, smelters, machinery, apph- Ances, methods, processes oi every Kind ana description; tO erect buildings, operate saw mills. engage in trade oi every kind, carrying on and maintaining general mercantile busi- ness.
 1bl TO buy sell lease, bond construct main- tam and operate railroads, wagon roads. tram ways, or other agencies suitable for transpOrla- ton oi ores, metals, minerals and all other things whatsoever necessary or convenient in conducting the business of the corporation to and from the mines or properties Of the corpo- ration,
 lcl To carry on the business of mining and milling, concentrating, smelting, treating, preparing for market, manufacturing, buying, ling, exchanging and otherwise producing and dealing in gold, silver, copper, lead, 'zine brass, iron and steel, ana in all kinds of ores, metals and minerals, and in the products and bi.products thereof, and of every kind and de scrption and ny whatsoever process the same can be or may hereafter be produced.
 In general the corporation may do and per form any and all acts and things necessary to, or m any manner incidental to the carrying out ofany or al of the objects and purposes herein mentioned.
 VI. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Million, Q,tu0i Q iD Dollars, divided into one million u,00O,000) shares, of the par value of One Dollar, (si) each fully paid up and forever non assess able.
 VII The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the fling Of these articles of incorporation, in the offite of the Auditor of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 VIII. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of not less than three nor more than fifteen directors, who shall be elected annually by the stockholders Of the corporation, and DO person shall be eligible to the office of director unless he be bona tide stockholder of the corporation.
 TX. The indebtedness or liability Of this corporation shall in no case exceed the sum of Five Hundred Thousand t5VO,OvO) Dollars, and the private property of the stockholders shall not be liable for any debt of the corporation.
 x. The first board Of directors shall consist of the persons named in Article One, l, hereof, and they shall hold office until the annual meeting of the stock holders to be held on the first Monday in December, A. D. lgOi.
 In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this lCth day of December, l9JS
 A. c. WRIGHT Seal.