The oasis., 1905-12-23
ARTICLES or TNcoRpoRArIoN
SONORA MEXICAN COPPER COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 rhaf We me undersigned hereby associate ourselves for the purpose of forming corpora tien under the laws oi the territory ol All1oha, and for that purpose do hereoy adopt uie following Articles of Incorporation:
 NRrICLE l. The name at tle corporation hereby formed shall be sonora MeAlcan Copper Company
 8FrscLE II The names of the ineorporators ara, Thomas Hamilton Clinton F. Dawson, Charles + Brown John Fl, tanayan, Arthur Hamilton samuel ]. Reese and ]. r Gonroy
 ARTICLE HI. The principal office and place af business of this COrporoti0n shall be in the ta,vn nf NauAles. County ci santa Cruz Territerv ef Arizona, but it may maintain an office or offices, carry on its business ana hoid meetings oi stock-holders at any other place. CT places designated by the Board of Directors in Arizona CT ia the State et California, or n the Republic of Mexico or elsewhere.
 ARTICLE IN This Corporation shall begtn on the date on which these artieles ol lhcyfloin- sl tign. duly certified by the County Recorder n and for said Cannty nt Santa trnz, leFTltofy " Arizona as having been filed Fer record IT sald Recorders office. snan be filed TOT record in tne atfice of the Territorial Auditor ot said leFl- tory IL shall continue Tor me iull perisd q t,yenfv-fiye years and may be renewed trOfn time to time as provided by lAw
 ARTICLE fhe general nature oi she bosi, ness pursuits ana occupations to oe carried on and transacted by this Corporation are the
 | The business ol prospecting for, mining and rae0v, ring grld. silver, copper. iron, coat sna t,rpts{atgs IVY usefUl metals or minerals, by any processes ~ with any appliances anl V mill work and reduce all Allfds 7l9fes, Haetals and minerals tN purehasai agghlfe' lease, hand contract for locate 8F take 0ptl0ns f@r the purchase of mines, mining claims minlng rfght4 and water rights and every interest f4tref7{ 1f everv name ana description t9 own control, develop, Wggk NAd oFeiNte' aia " aeit, lea.e m0rtgage exchange 0H atherMise 9lNp0se ff SNfa4 r 8nS paft thereof absolutely or
 fs n94qthase. erect or otherwise acquire aud operate slneltefsi m5iis aIeasea' tsuaselYh plants. nyafaulie of other plants alsa " Hse any urocess eF processes for tho eNifaetien or reduction 0t gNiu silver copper ieaa, cvti, oA any other metals fr mtfieFal S42stahfeNi " construct own aud operate aIilis, pumpst h0sts easements, tram ways aEa MY ana ali other ways means or apbhahtts taht 1is directors 0i this Corporation naN lf9ih t4ine to time deem necessary TOT the fhlhlls 4alttti5si ores metals, oil, coal uT any pFoa4et ~ any " the substances aforesaid
 > IocnRage in the business Gt DhNlhB #hf selling Ior profit, merehaldlse ana s4pIllss aud t9 carry on any other business deemea pscessary or convenient m connection Nith the business Dl mining, mihlA9 aha tea4s4ps ores. to erect and operate, itr pEgh1s Ntatee' boarding honses telegraph and telepashe iines electric p9ger and lighting plants, pipe lines and p0wer plautss canals, 0ltehesi viaduefs and water ways
 4 Io buy manufacture or otherwise acquire, deal in. sell and dispose If any and ail na.phirary pradRets materials and things used in the business ot m2plng' hllllis, handling treating, reducing of Iehh3Hs minerals or mineral substances cf every name
 5 I'd purchase. hold mortgage, sell or other- visa dispose If real and personal property vi every description, including shares q st9ekt bonds. debentuFes OF Ceffahrales " 9tagl corp0tatous aud to have, hold1 uae, eb1gN ana exercise n respect to such shares, 90nuss debentufes of certificates oF other real ana personal ar0poHfg. all the rights, poAets ana nrixilGghs which might 3e engnge0 pN individual owners thereof neindlng thN flsnt co vote At aN meetings 0t st9tkn9iafsia ias " hynotnecate. pledge CT dispose pl shel stiaIesf bonds debeniases saald eertlHeAles s2 5el4 oi owned bv I to the same extent and ~ifh the same powers aud in the same manner as q natural person might or could aO
 & Ta borrow money and ta execute nef0S, bonds debentres v other negotiable eertlh- cates or evideneao of indebtedness and te secure payment oi fhe salne by mortgage, deposit oi collateral security or 0iherwise.
 F To purchase ease rent or otherwise acquire and co hold use, own, operate sell transfer Or otherwise dispose oi any invention or inventions Improvement CT improvements, process or processes secured under copyright CT letters patent of the United States or of any
 & To carry on the business of buying, selling and dealing in ores, minerals, metals and other mineral substances aud in each and every product kNttEUif @llN tD ho aNH Nd3tt such other business as shall be necessary or convenient for the transaction of the business aforesaid.
 ARTICLE VT. The authorized amount of the capital stock oi this Corporation shall be Five Million Dollars, divided into five million shares of the par value of One Dollar each and said stock shall be fully paid at such time or times and on such terms and conditions as the Board 0f Directors nay by resolution provide said capital stock may be paid either in cash or by tue sale asid transfer to this Corporation capital stock shall be when issued fully paid and non-assessable. The judgment and decision Of the Board of Directors of this Corporation as tO the value of the property purchased in exchange for Us shares shall be conclusive.
 ARTICLE VII The management ef the bus- ness and affairs of this Corporation is hereby