The oasis., 1905-05-06
ARTICLES OF iNcoRPOR ATi0N
 .aeOF--- LAS TRES NAgfoNEs GOLD MINING COMPANY.

r,,,. ,,,n ,lo undersigned. C. W Phillips and Allen r Bird each of whom is ciN1en ol the TInited States being desrous oi ioImlhR h GOT. ,,orat{ou under the laws of the ierfltofy Oi ft@ena have this day voluntarily associated onrsslves together into body corporate, ana do hereby make, sign and acknoWiedge eaeh for himself and do adopt these AFucles oi lh- norporation and do hereby eertliy:
 The name of this corporation aud by which it shall be authorized 70 nct IS LAS TRES sNAcIONEsG GOLD MlNisI ooMrAc ssys .sa c ,y Philips and Allen '. Bird. he prinepai o of3ce, or place of transaetlng pnslness ol thls corporation shall pc ~ the town ol Nogases, santa Cruz County, Territory oi Arizona, but branch offices may be kept and maintained at such other place or places either n the United States or foreign conn- from time to time, determine, at any of which said offices meetings Of the stock holders and directors may be held and al business transacted.
 I'll The time of the commencement Of this Corporation shall be the day Of the filing of its Articles of Incorporation in the ottace oi the certified copy in the office of the Auditor for the Territory of Arizona. and the termination thereof shall De twenty-five years thereafter
 IVY. The general nature oi the business pro Dosed 10 Do transacted by this corporation IS to locate buy bond acquire, hold, own, lease, possess, operate, or sell or otherwise dispose ol mines or mining claims. or prospects ol gold and silver and All other minerals. ana 0i All other kinds of mineral lands or properties % buy, lease or otherwise acquire 10 hold ana own manage, operate. improve, mortgage, sell convey or otherwise dispose 0f and develop lands, concessions. franchises, mining claims, ail wells and any and all other real estate snd interests in any 0f said propertlesi to engage In the building and operating ut stamp mus and other mills, extracting precious metals. boring digging, drilling, unnsling and ex- ploring for. producing, refining, treating, pip Ing, handling, storing, dealing m onying ana selling gold, silver, copper, coal, iron, oil, leAd zinc salt, petroleum. mineral gas, AsphAitnm bitumen bitnmenous rock and other minerals and hydrocarbon substances, and TOT sueh purposes to buy, contract for, lease or other wise acquire, hold, own, manage. operate, mortgage or sell or otherwise convey reiner- tes pipelines tank cars, manuiHetories, ma .chinery and other works property and appls ances and rights Of way that may 70 necessary ar convenient CT Rppurtenant Tor tho purposes 0f said Corporation. To manufacture eiecirlc- fly, obtain rights Ol way, erect poles, slrlhg wires. and buy or sell electreityt to carry ol and control a general merchandise business and 10 that end 10 deal in any and all comm0d. ities of every kind conducive to the successful conduct of said business; to buy, procure hold, own. sell. constructs equlpt moTtgaRe, hall1- tain and operate railroads, ferries. trAmWayss stage lines, automobiles, and my and All other kinds nf 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 and lns ventions: to purchase or otherwise acquire, hold, own. D edge, hypothecate sell or other svfgp dispose of the ea tRi stock 0f other cor porations, and also bonds, debentures, bills, promIssory notes, mortgages and pledges Ol other partnerships, corporations and persons, 10 borrow money and execute bonds, notes, mortgages and deeds of trust tn secure the same. and 10 do and perform each and every act and thing which il s lawful for natural persons to do, all of which bus nesses or 0ceu pations may be carried on at such places, eith er ln the United States or foreign countries as the Board of Directors may deem best for tht interests Of the Corporation.
 ". The amount of tho Capital Stock of this Corporation shall be Five Hundred Thousand t500NO01 Dollars divided into Five Hundred Thousand (500 0O0l shares of the par value o One Dollar sl) each At such times and under sueh 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 t of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said Corp ration in payment of which shares of 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 .nf the stock then issued; but ln the case of tht increase of the Capital Stock, each shareholder shall have the privilege oi subscribing for such number of shares oi the proposed increase al he may be entitled to according to the numhel of shares held by him before the stock is in creased.
 VI The highest amount of indebtedness 0i liability either direct or contingent, to which this Corporation is to at any time subject itself shall not exceed the sum of Two Hundred ane Fifty Thousand t250.0fl dollars: and the pri yAt9 property 0f the SLuGknUiuefs OI tuls LOT poration shall be exempt from the payment 0 Its corporate debts.
 VII The business affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of not less than three nor more thai seven members. each of whom shall be stock holder. and whenever director ceases to be stock holder he snail at the same time cease tt be director They shall be elected annual. by the stockholders at their regular annua meeting which shall be held at any of thu offices of the Corporation on the first Monda. of October of each year, and shall hold theil offices until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board 0 Directors may be filled by the remaining mem bers of the Board by appointment from among the stockholders. and such appointment shal be for the nnexpred term for which the ap pointment is made. The first Board of Direc tors shall consist of the following persons fo-wit ". ". Childs, I, H. Childs, L. Bryantt 4 Millar. C. W. Phillips. majority of thl the Board of Directors shall constitute quor um for the transaction of all business.
 VIII. Within reasonable tune after tn election Of any Board of Directors they shal meet at any of the offices of the Company an. Aiapf ina of1aprS of ina Enrnnraftnu xsfso zha af