Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the Don Luis Mining and Realty
 Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, w. H. Brophy Ben Goodrich and w. C. Read. have this day voluntarily associated our selves together for the purpose Of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 AND WE DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
 First: That the name of the cor. porators are w. H. Brophy, Ben Good rich and w. c. Read.
 Second: That the name of the COT. poration is and shall be DON LUIS MINING & REALTY COMPANY.
 Third: That the principal place of transacting the business of this cor poration is Don Luis, with a branch office in Bisbee ,Cochise County, Ari. zona.
 Fourth: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by said corporation is to buy, sell, lo- cate, develop, mortgage and deal 1T. mines and mining claims and mining machinery; to buy and sell mining stocks of all kinds; to build, construct repair, maintain and operate gas ano electric works, and any like works or public utility in Cochise County, Ar Zora. to establish, operate and conduct water works, and to buy, sell and deal in and with water for any and all pur noses: to erect, construct, establish and maintain ice and cold storage works and buildings; to manufacture buy. sell and deal in and with ice and articles necessary or convenient for use in connection with and in carry ing on the business herein mentioned, l, or any part thereof; to buy, locate held on the first Monday of April distilled waters of all kinds. and othe, lay out, sell, lease and deal in town lots and townsites, and to mortgage same.
 Fifth: The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be s500, 100000 divided into 5O,0O0 shares of the par value of s10.00 each, to be paid in at such times and upon such terms and conditions as may be de cided upon by the directors of the cor, poration.
 Sixth: This corporation shall exist for the term of twenty-five years, to commence on the filing of these Arti- cles of Incorporation in the County Recorders office of Cochise County and in the office of the Secretary of the Territory, and to continue for twenty-five years thereafter from said date.
 Seventh: The affairs or the cor stockholders who shall be elected at poration shall be conducted by a Board of Directors consisting or rot less than three nor more than five the annual meeting of said stockhold- CTS who shall be lected at the annual meeting of said stockholders to be each year; and until the first election w. H. Brophy, Ben Goodrich and w. c. Read shall be the directors of said corporation. The officers of this cor poration shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and such other officers and agents as the Board of Directors may deem neces- sary for the transaction of it's business and may provide for. Any two of said offices may be held by the same person except that of the President and Vice President. These officers shall be elected at the annual meeting; and until the first annual meeting w. H. Brophy shall be President, Ben Godrich shall be Vice-President, and W. c. Read shall be Secretary and Treasurer. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled by the cleo tion of director to fill such vacancy by the remaining members of the Board of Directors who shall hold of flee until the next annual election All officers elected by the Board of Directors shall hold office at the will and pleasure of the Board of Directory and a vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors at it's pleasure.
 Eight: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability the corpora tion is at any time to subject itself 10 shall not exceed two-thirds of the capital stock.
 Ninth: The private property of the corporatcrs and stockholders shall be exempt from all corporate debts.
 Tenth: These Articles of Incorpor- ation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stockholders by vote of a majority of the stock issued of the corporation in favor of such amendment, and by otherwise comply ing with the statutes of Arizona on the subject of amending Articles of Incorporation. Bylaws may be adopted at any regular meeting of the stock holders, or at any special meeting called by the President, or in case of his absence, by the Vice-President, or any three stockholders for that pur- pose, notice of which special meeting and purpose having been given for five days previous thereto.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this the 10th day of April, 1906.
 W. H. BROPHY (SEAL.)
 BEN GOODRICH (SEAL.)
 W. c. READ. (SEAL.)
 Territory of Arizona z County of Co chise. ss-