The oasis., 1905-12-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
SONORA MEXICAN COPPER coNpAxY.p
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, the undersigned, hereby associat ourselves for tue purpose of forming corpora ticn under the laws of the Territory of Arizona
 and for that purpose do hereby adopt tn following Articles of Incorporation ARTICLE [. The name of the corporation hereby formed shall be sonora Mexican Copper Company"
 ARTICLE II, The names of the ineorporafor are: Thomas Hamilton, Clinton E. Dawson Charles H. Brown, John Fl. Canavan, Arthu Hamilton samuel ]. Reese and J. F. Conroy. ARTICLE LII. The principal office and plae of business of this C0rporoti0n shall he in tn town of N0gales, County of santa Cruz Territory of Arizona, but it may maintain al office or offices, carry on its business and hol meetings of stock holders at any other place or places, designated by the Board of Director in Arizona, CT in the State of California, or il l the Republic of Mexico UT elsewhere. ARTICLE " This Corporation shall begin oI 1 the date on which these articles of ineorp0ra tion, duly certified by the County Recorder II
 and for said County of santa Cruz, Territory Q Arizona as having been filed f@r record in saie
 Recorders office, shall be filed for record n tht office of the Territorial Auditor of sad Terri tory It shall continue for the full period O twenty-five years and may be renewed from time 10 time as provided by law ARTICLE V The general nature of the busi
 ness pursuits and occupations to be carried on and transacted by this Corporation are the following, to wit:
 l. The business of prospecting for, mining and recovering geld, silver, copper, iron, coal and precious Ar useful metals or minerals. by any processes or with any appliances, and 10 mill, work and reduce all kinds of ores, metals and minerals: hs purchase, acquire, lease, bond, contract for locate or take options for the purchase Of mines, mlning ciaimS, mining rights and water rights and every interest therein uf every name and description, to own, control. develop. work and operate. and to sell, lease, mortgage, exchange or 0thefWlse dispose 0f same uT any part thereof absolutely or conditionally
 2 ro purchase erect or otherwise acquire and operate smeters, mills dredgeS, reduction plants hydraulic or other plants and fo use any process sfr processes for the extraction CT reduction pf gold, silver copper, lead, coal. or any other metals or mineral substances; to construct, own and operate drills, pumps,
 hoists, easements tram ways, and any and All other ways, means or appliances that the directors of this Corporation may, from time t0 time, deem necessary for the mining. milling, reduction transportation and sale of minerals ores, metals, oil coal VI any product of any Oi the substances aforesaid.
 ,. To engage in tae business Of buying and selling fOl profit, merchandise and supplies and t9 carry OH any other business deemed necessary or convenient, in connection with the business f mining, milling and reducing ores: to erect aad operate, fer profit stores, boarding houses. telegraph and telephone lines, electric Wefand lighting plants, pipe lines and paMar plants. canals uiAches, viaduets and water ways.
 |. To buy manufacture or otherwise acquire, deal in, sell and dispose af any and all machinery products. materials and things used in the business Of mining. milling. handling, treating. reducing or refining minerals or mineral substances of every name and description
 ,. TO purchase, hold. mortgage sell CT other wise dispose 0f real and personal property of avery description including shares of stock bonds, debentuEes 0r certificates Df other corporations and to hayei hold, use, enjoy and exercise in respect 70 such shares, bonds
 at ta4sta rff As44i personal DTDroftt. all the rights, powers and privileges which might be enjoyed by individual owners thereof. including the right to vote Mt all meetings oi stock holders t0 bonds, debcntufes and certificates s1 held or aWned by it 10 fae same extent and Wfh the same powers and in the same manner as sa natural person might or could do,
 i. fo borrow money and t0 execute DGteS, bonds, debentures 5r other negotiable eerfiii- eates or evidence of indebtedness and jo secure payment of the same by mortgage, deposit of security CT otherwise.
 ' To purchase, lease, rent or otherwise acquire and to hold, use, own, operate, sell. transfer urotherwise dispose of any invention or inventions improvement or improvements, process or processes secured under copyright or letters patent of the United States or of any other government
 S 10 carry on tie business of buying. selling and dealing in ores, minerals, metals and other mineral substances and in each and every product thereof. and to do and carry such other business as shall be necessary or convenient for the transaction of. the business 
 ARTICLE VI. The authorized amount of the capital stock of 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 IS the Board of Directors may by resolution provide Said capital stock may be paid either in cash oT by the sale and transfer to this Corporation of real or personal pr perty. The shares of it's capital stock shall be when issued fully paid and non-assessable. The Judgment and decision of the Board of Directors of this Corporation as 10 the value of the property in exchange for its shares shall he conclusive.
 ARTICLE VII The management oi the bnsi- | less and affairs 0f this Corporation is hereby 1