The oasis., 1905-05-13
ARTICLES OF iNcORPOk t1i0N
 4uF LAS TRES NACIONEs GOLD MINING COMPANY.
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 Arizona, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together into body corporate, and do hereby make, sign and aeknowledge. each for himself, and do adopt these Articles oi Ill. corporation and do hereby certify
 l. The name of this corporation and by which it shall be authorized to act is LAS TRES NACIONEs GOLD MINING COMPANY. IT The names of the incorporntors are ". Philips and Allen I. Bird, The principal office, or place of transactlng business of this corporation shall bc at the town oi NOgales, santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizona. but branch offices may be kept and maintained at such other place or places either in tries, as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, determine, Ut any Of which said offices meetings Of the stockholders and directors may be held and all business
 IT. The time of the commencement of this Corporation shall be the day of the filing of It's Articles of Incorporation in the oitice of the County Recorder of santa Cruz tounty, and certified copy in the office of the Auditor for the Territory of Arizona and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 IV The general nature of the business pro posed 10 be transacted by this corporation IS to locate, buy bond acquire, hold, own, iease possess, operate, or sell or otherwise dispose ot mines or mining claims. or prospects of gold and silver and all other minerals, and of aI other kinds of mineral lands CT properties; 10 buy lease Or otherwise acquire, 10 hold and own. manage, operate, improve, mortgage, sell convey or otherwise dispose Of and develop lands, concessions franchises, mining claims
  interests m any of said properties 70 engage In the building and operating of stamp mills and other mills, extracting precious metals. boring digging. drilling, unnelng and ex- pl0ring for producing. refining, treating. pip ing, handling, storing, dealing Tn, buying and selling gold, silver. copper coal, Iron, Oil, leads zine, salt, petroleum, mlneral gas, aspnAltun, bitumen bitumenous rock and other minerals, and hydro-carbon substances and for such purposes to buy, contract for, lease or other wise acquire. hold, own, manage. operate, ara al nr afh hpr rpf3 fes, pipelines, tank cars manufactures, ma .chinery and other works, property and appl Anees and rights Of way that may pc necessary or convenient or appuTtenAnt for the purposes of said Corporations To manufacture electric fly, obtain rights of way, erect poles, string wires and buy CT sell electricity; to carry on and control q general merchandise business and to that end to deal in any and all commod- ities of every kind conducive to the successful conduct of said business; to buy, procure hold, own, sell. construct, equip, mortgage, main. tain and operate railroad@, 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; 10 own. handle and control letters patent and in- ventons; to purchase or otherwise acquire, hold, own, ? edge, hypothecate, sell or other wise dispose of the capital stock Of other COT porations, and aiso bonds, debentuTes, bills, pr0missory notes mortgages and pledges, oi other partnerships, corporations and persons; fO borrow money and execute bonds, n0Eess mortgages and deeds of trust to secure the samel and to do and perform each and every net and thing which 1t is lawful for natural persons to do, all of which bus nesses or ocen- pations may be carried on at such places, eith- er 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 this Corporation shall be Five Hundred Thousand t500,n00l Dollars, divided into Five Hundred Thousand t5000 GOO shares of the par value of One Dollar ,Sl) each, At such times and under such conditions IS the Board 0 Directors may 4k1 hall kA 3 ftetn the Corporation either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it 0f real or personal property, for the uses and purposes Of sAid Corp ration, n payment of which shares 0t the Capital stock shall be issued, and such stock, when issued shall be fully paid and non-assessab bic. 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 the increase of the Capital Stock, each shareholder shall have the privilege oi subscribing for such number of shares Of the proposed increase as he may be entitled to according to the number of shares held by him before the stock IS in- creased.
 VT. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, either direct or contingent, to which this Corporation is to at any time subject itself. shall not exceed the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand f250.0h) dVllarS; and the pri- vate property of the stockholders of this Cor poration shall be exempt from the payment of 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 than seven members. each of whom shall be stock holder; and whenever director ceases to be q stockhoder he snall at the same time cease 10 be adirector. They shall be eiected annually by the stockholders at their regular annual meeting which shall be held at any Of the offices of the Corporation on the first Monday of October of each year. and shall hold their offices until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled by the remaining mem bers of the Board by appointment from among the stockholders. and such appointment shall be for the unexpired term for which the ap- pointment is made. The first Board of Direc- tors shall consist of the following persons, to-wit: w. w. Childs, ]. H. Childs, L. Bryantt, A. Millar, c. W. Phillips. majority of the the Board of Directors shall constitute quor. um for the transaction of all business
 VIII Within reasonable tune after the election Os any Board of Directors they shall meet at any of the offices of the Company and elect the officers of the Corporation, who shall be President, Vtce-President, Secretary, and