The oasis., 1905-06-03
ARTICLES OF TSCORPOR Wi0N
 a--OF--- LAS TRES NAClONEs GOLD MINlN"
 COMPANY.
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pOration under the laws ol s, llS ,,oi a ted ourselves together into body corporate, hnsi hs do hereby make sign and acknowledges eaeh 1 for himself, and do adopt these Arslciss v An- eorporation, and do hereby eertFy. Tine name of this corporation anu, os which it shall be authorized to ,n aet is l,As TRES NACIONES GOLD MINING COMfANn x ,v IT The names of the incorpofalofs afe V ", phi1ips and Allen T. Bird. The prlnclphl office or place of transacting business ol thls eornoration sball be at the town of NoEaiess santa Cruz County Territory ot Arizona' pnl branch offices may be kept and maintained " sueh other place or places either n the United States or foreign coun- tries. as the Board of Nrectors may which said offices meetings oi the stock noideFs and directors may be held and all business transacted. 4tu
 III The time of the commencement of this Corporation shall be the day of the iling oi lts Articles of Incorporation in the ofhce oi tne County Recorder of Santa Cruz Jounty, and certified copy in the office of the Auditor fof the Territory of Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 " The general nature oi the business pro posed to be transacted by this corporation IS 70 locate, buy bond, acquire, hold, own, lease. possess operate, or sell or otherwise dispose 0i mines or mining claims. or prospects oI goiu and silver and All other minerals. ano of hIi other kinds of mineral lands or propeFIeai 70 bay lease or otherwise acquire, 10 hold and own, manage, operate improve, mortgage sell, convey or otherwise dispose ot ana ueVeiop lands. GOnGESSlDHHt IThuNNlGESB HitbAh& @sAhhNt oil wells and any and all other real estate, snd interests in any of said properties to engage in the building and operating of stamp mliis and other mills, extracting precious metals boring digging, drilling, unnellng and eX- ploring for, producing refining, treating. pip ing, handling, storing. dealing n, buying ana selling gold, silver, copper coal, Iron, oli eAa, zine salt, petroleum, mineral gas asphaltum, hilumen bitumenous rock and other minerals, and hydro-cArb0n substances, and for sueh purposes 10 buy, contract Tor, lease or other wise acquire, hold, owns manage, operate, mortgage or seil or otherwise convey refner- ies pipelines tank cars, manufactures, ma ehiuery and other works property and apphs ances and rights 0t way that may De necessary or convenient or appurtenant for the purposes of said Corporation. To manufacture electric ity obtain rights of way, erect poles, string wires, and buy or sell electricityt to carry on and control general merchandise Duslness and to that end to deal 10 any and all commod- ities of every kind conducive to the successful conduct of said business; to buy, procure noldi own. sell, construct equip mortgage, nam tain and operate railroads, ferries, tramways, stage lines, automobiles, and any and all other kinds of transportation, including equipments thereof and therefor, for mining or transport ing or for any other lawful use or business; to own, handle and control letters patent ana in- venti0ns; to purchase ar otherwise acquire, hold, own, D edge, hypothecate, sell or other wise dispose Of the capital St0ck 0f otneF COT norationg, and also bonds. debentures, bills, nromissory notes, mortgages and pledges, Of other partnerships, corporations and persons, to borrow money hilN SAtCubc bUuASt HOtSoi mortgages and deeds Of trust to secure the same: and to do and perform each and every act and thing which t IS lawful for natural persons to do, All oi which businesses or occn' pations may be carried OH at such places, eith. CT in the United States or foreign countries, as the Board of Directors may deem best for the interests of the Corporation.
 V. The amount of the Capital Stock of tni Corporation shall be Five Hundred Thousand f5u0,OO0) Dollars, divided into Five Hundred Thousand (50O,000l shares of the par value oi One Dollar t$l) each. At such times and under such conditions as the Board of Directors may direct, such Capital Stock shall be paid into the Corporation, either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said Corp TatiOn n payment of which shares oi the Capita Stock shall be issued, and such stock, when issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable The Capital Stock may be increased or de creased by the affirmative vote of the majority of the stock then issued but in the case of ths increase Of the Capital Stock each sharehodel shall have the privilege ot subscribing for such number of shares of the proposed increase ai he may be entitled to according to the bel of shares held by him before the stock is in creased.
 liability, either direct or contingent, to which this Corporation is to at any time subject itself shall not exceed the sum of Two Hundred ant Fifty Thousand (250,0H0 dollars; ana the prl yate property of the stockholders of this Cor poration shall be exempt from the payment 0 its corporate debts
 H.. The DuStEhhb dikHlIH VI blAlo WI POt1NtoA shall be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of not less than three nor more thal seven members, each of whom shall be a stock holder: and whenever director ceases to be stOckhol he snail at the same time cease | be director They shall be elected annualil by the stockholders at their regular annua
 meeting which shall be held at any of tn
 offices of the Corporation on the first Monde, of October of each year, and shall hold thell offices until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board Q Directors may be filled by the remaining mem bers of the Board by appointment from amonl the stockholders and such appointment shal be for the unexpred term for which the az pointment is made. The first Board of Direc
 tors shall consist of the following persons to.wit: W W. Childs, J. II. Childs, L. Bryantt Mllar, c. W. Phillips. majority of tn
 the Board of Directors shall constitute q qnoI um for the transaction of all business
 VIII Within q reasonable tune after tn
 election oi any Board of Directors they shal meet at any of the offices of the Company an
 elect the officers of the Corporation. who sh be President, Vce-President, Secretary, an