Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

vidolin, ali citizens of the United States Of America, have this day and do hereby voluntarily asSo(iate 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 |.
 The name of this corporation shall be and is. The Santa Rita Consoh- dated Mining Company"
 ARTICLE n.
 The principal place of business shall be in the City of Bisbee, Arizona, and such other branches as the Board Directors may from time to time se- lect.
 Article III.
 The general nature of the business and enterprise prosposed by this cor poration to be transacted in the Unit ed States of America and in the Re public of Mexico, shall be to acquire, own, enter or lease mines and mineral lands of every nature and description; to purchase, lease, bond, locate or oth- erwise acquire or dispose Of mines, mineral lanos, 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 in the con duct of its business in the matter or prospecting, developing. locating, ac- quiring, buying and selling mines and mineral lands and mineral claims oi every kind, and working such mines, and the production of ores and miner als therefrom, and in smelling and re ducing such ores and minerals, and m doing the same construct, contract TOT, build. buy or sell, own and operate, all necessary mills, works, smeiters and concentrators, gas. water, electric light and power plants, to engage lh trade of every kind, and carry on and maintain general merchandise stores and business. and erect all kinds oI dwellings. Erect. maintain boarding houses and hotels. Bond, sell, rent or lease same; to buy, sell, lease, bond, operate and construct railroads, cleo tric roads, tramways or other agencies suitable, or necessary or convenient ID conducting the business of said corpc- ration to and from the mines and prop critics of said corporation. To carry on the business of mining, milling ana preparing for market and producing and dealing in all kinds of oles, met als. minerals and bullion, and purchas- ing thereof; to sell its own stock, and to purchase, own and acquire and deai in the same and the stock of other cor porations in every manner; to sell transfer. pledge, mortgage or other wise convey and dispose of any ana all the lands, water and water rlgnts, 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 Dusl- ness aforesaid and not contrary to :he laws os the Territory of Arizona, ana he laws of the Republic of Mexico.
 Article ".
 The amount cf the capital stock nfI this corporation shall be three million ls3 OOO. .OOO. .OO) dollars, divided into three million shares of the par value of one collar (s1U0j eaoL fully pad and non-assessable.
 Article V.
 The existence of said corporation shall begin immediately after filing these articles of incorporation in the office of the County Recorder of Co- elise County. Arizona Territory, aca the certified copy thereof in the once of the Territorial Auditor, an1 shaii continue for a period of twen'y-ase (25) years thereafter.
 Article VI.
 The affairs of this corro 'ation shall a 8, consisting of not less than five to) persons, who shall be shareholders. The first directors of said corporation shall be T. F. Butzow. B. s. Peizer' w. s. Moore, J. P. Hohusen and Nicoias J. Vidolin, who shall hold off,ce uhui the annual meeting of the stockhoid- CTS. to be held in each year on the first Monday of October, at D. m-, al said City of Bisbee, Cochise county Arizona Territory, and until tnelr sue cessors shall have been elected anu qualified.
 The Beard of Directors of said cor poration may hold their meetings 3t such pIace as they designate in the RyIaws. for the transaction of all business pertaining to said corp)'a ton. including the election of ofhc ITS and the appointment of Directors ID fill vacancies in said Board.
 The first meeting of the stockholit t7s of said corporation shall be held on the first Monday of October, 1904, at 3 D. m.. in the City of Bisbee. At the an, nual meeting above provided for, II a Board of Directors shall be electe1 y the stockholders. The Board Of Dl- rectors shall have power to nil va cancies in their number at any time.
 Article VII.
 The officers of this corporation snt All be a President, Vice-President, Secre- tary and Treasurer, and such other minor officers as the Board of D1rec tors may from time to time deem it ex- pedient to have. The President, wee President. Secretary and Treasurer for the first year and until their sucees- sors are elected and qualified. shall De elected by the first Board of Directors above provided for. and shall thereai- fer be elected annually by the Board of Directors from their own number at their first meeting following the an nual election of such Board.
 Article VIII.