Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

w. $. Moore, J. F. Hohusen and N. J. Nidolin, all citizens of the United States of America, have this day and do hereby voluntarily associate our selves for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Ter Titory 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 Consoli- 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 of Directors may from time 10 time se- lect.
 Article IlI.
 The general nature of the business and enterprise prosposed by this COZ 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 lands. water and timber rights; to work. prospect or develop said mines. mineral lands, water and timber rights. To do everything that may be necessary or proper in the con duct of its business in the matter of 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 ais ;herefrom, 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, ali necessary mills, works, smelters and concentrators, gas. water, electric light and power plants, to engage ID trade oi every kind. and carry on and maintain general merchandise stores and business, and erect all kinds of dwellings. Erect, maintain boarding houses and hotels. Bond, sell, rent or lease same; to buy, sell, lease, bond, operate and construct railroads, elec- tric roads, tramways or other agencleS suitable, or necessary or convenient h conducting the business of said corpo- ration 10 and from the mines and prop critics of said corporation. To carry on the business of mining, milling and preparing for market and producing and dealing in all kinds of oies, met als, minerals and bullion, and purchas- ing thereof; 10 sell its own stock, and to purchase, own and acquire and deal 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 and all the lands, water ana water rights, 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 busl- ness aforesaid and not contrary 10 the laws O. the Territory of Arizona, and he laws of the Republic of Mexico.
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 The amount cf the capital stock q this corporation shall be three million tS3,OOO ,000.00) dollars. divided intc three million shares Of the par value oi one collar tS1V0, eaci. fuily pald and non-assessable.
 erticIe V.
 The existence of said corporation shall begin immediately after hing these articles of incorporation in the otfce of the County Recorder of Co cLlse County, Arizona Territory, ac | the certified copy thereof in the o!lce of the Territorial Auditor, an1 snail continue for a period of twen'y-tyei (25) years thereafter.
 Article VI.
 The affairs of this eorpo ,ation sa2l be conducted by BoI.h of Dlrec'ois' of not less than five (5) persons, who shall be shareholders. The first directors of said corporation shall be T. F. Butzow. B. s. Pelzer, w.. s. Moore. J. P. Hohusen and Nicolas J. Vidolin, who shall hold office until the annual meeting of the stockhoic- CTS. to be held in each year on the first Monday Of October, at p. n, al said City of Bisbee, Cochise County Arizona Territory, and until their sue cessors shall have been elected ana qualified.
 The Beard of Directors of said cor poration may hold their meetings 9t such place as they designate in the Bylaws, for the transaction of Al business pertaining 10 said corp pa ton. including the election of oihc ITS and the appointment of Directors 10 fill vacancies in said Board.
 The first nesting of the stockhoide's of said corporation shall be held on the first Monday of October. 1904, at D. m. in the City of Bisbee. At the an nual meeting above provided for, -1 d Board of Directors shah be ele"te1 the stockholders. The Board of Dl- rectors shall have power to fill va cancies in their number at any time
 Article VII.
 The officers of this corporation sh III be a President, Vice-President, SecTe- tary and Treasurer, and such other minor officers as the Board Of Direc 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 success sors are elected and qualified. shall De elected by the first Board of Directors above provided for. and shall thereai- ter be elected annually by the Board of Directors from their own number at their first meeting following the an-
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