Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-11-30

~ IE1IIN0Nt WHEREOF, i have hero
pnio set my band ftd Affixed my official seal
a tne city OF Phocuix, the capital, this 18th
day OF July, A. -. 1909.
~ssienodD W. F. NICHOLS.
,s Territorial Auditor OF tho
l9eaiI Territory Of Arizona,
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO DEYEL-
OPMENT COMPANY.
KNOW ALL MEN DE THESE PRESENTS,
That We, whose hands are h%ereunto affixed.
do hereby associate ourselves together for the
purpose OF forming n corporation under the
laws Of tho Territory Of Arizona, and to that
end make the following statement:
FIRST: The name Of the incorporators nre
s. Charles Pratt, John +. Nevin, G. r. Maoom-
Der, L. W, Hoch'nnd tho name of the Corpora
ton shall be UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. The principal
place with n tho Territory of Arizona in
which the business Of said corporation IS to
be transacted is Phoenix, Maricopa County.
Arizona, and the Corporation may establish
branch offices either within or without the
Territory Of Arizona where meetings of the
Board of Directors may be held.
SECOND: The general nature of the bust
ness proposed to be transacted by this Cor
p~oration is as follows, to wit: To make con-
tracts. to purchase, lease, bond, locate or
otherwise acquire, own exchange, sell or
otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgage, hypo-
thecate and deal in real estate any and all
kinds of personal property. mines, mining
claims, oil lands, coal lands, mineral lands,
oil, gas, coal, shale, asphaltum, petroleum,
asbestos, salt, water. and water rights and
machinery, and 10 work, mine. explore, oper-
ate and develop the same; and in general TO
do all things necessary TO the proper conduct
of the business OF this Corporation in the
Territory and elsewhere, not inconsistent
with the laws OF tho United Strtes and the
Territory of Arizona.
THIRD: The authorized amount of capital
stock of this Corporation shall be Three Million
dollars e3,OOO,OO divided into Thirty thousand
10000 shares of the par value of One Hun
dred Dollars Csl0O. O) each. ten thousand shares
! 70 be seven pc cent cumulative preferred
non voting stock and twenty thousand 100000
shares common stock. At such times as the
Board of Directors may by resolution direct,
said capital stock shall be paid into this CoTpo-
ration, either in cash or by the sale and trans
fer 10 IL of real or personal property for the
uses and purposes of said Corporation, in pay
ment for which shares o. the capital stock of
said Corp ration may be issued, and the oapl-
tai stock so Issued shall thereupon and there
after become and DO fully paid up snd non
assossable, and in the absence of actual fraud
in the transaction the judgment of the Diroc-
tors re to tho value of tho property purchased
shall be conclusive.
FOURTH: Tho time of the commencement
of this corporation shall be the date of the
filing Of a certified copy OF these Articles Of
Incorporation according to law, and the tor
mination thereof shall be twenty-five years
thereafter.
FIFTH: The affairs of this corporation
shall be conducted by a Board of Nine Direc-
tors and the following named shall constitute
the Board of Directors until their successors
are elected; s.. Charles Pratt. John Y. Navin,
c.. r.. Macombcr. w. f.. Darby, o. r.. Pierce,
W. II. Taylor, E. d. Luedders. L. W. Hoch,
II. L. Taylor. Thereafter the Board of Dlrec-
tors shall be elected from the stockholders on
the 2Oth day Of in July OF each year. The
officers Of said Corporation until their success
sors arc elected shall bel: L. W. Hoeh, Presl-
dent: C. n. MacomDor, Vice President; 8.
Charles Pratt. seor9ihry; W.. F. Darby, End
vioe-Prozident John r. Navin. Treasurer.
SIXTH. Iho highest amount of indebted
ness or liability, direct or contingent TO which
this corporation is at any time subject shall
be one Hundred Thousand dollars @lOO,0OO)
which amount docs not exceed two-thirdst the
amount Of the capital stock.
SEVENTH: The private property Of the
stockholders Of this corporation shall be OK
empt from corporate debts Of any kind what
soever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have here
unto set our hands and seals this 2lst day Of
July, 1903.
s. Charles Pratt scaD John T. Navln CseaD
c.. r. Macomber (SeaD
L. W. Hoch 6oaD
STATE or MASSACHUSETTS lss
COUNTY or WORCESTER
On his twenty-nrest day Of July. in tho
year 1909 before me-, Fred A. Walker. a Notary
Public IN and for the State and County afore-
said, residing therein, duly commissioned and
sworn personally appeared 8. Charles Pratt,
John y. Navln, @. r. Mcomber and +. W Hooh
known to me to be the persons described In,
whose names arc subscribed TO, and who ex-
eouted tho annexed instrument, and they
acknowledge 10 me that they executed the
same for the purposes and considerations
therein expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Ihayo herounto
set my hand and amxed my Official seal.at my
! Office, in the said State and County, the day
aud year last above written.
FRED A.. WALKER,
tseaD Notary Public.
Ny commission expires February T. 1907,
TERRITORY or ARIZONA .s
COUNTY Or ARIZONA.