The oasis., 1906-02-17
ARTICLES or fSCoRtUhAriON
 OF Tnf cONuAQti o0tD NiNEs COMPANY.

KSow tIG MEN W Tufsr pnrsfNrs That
 Wet thc undersigned. Harry Austin CIApp.
 Louise Van Ness Clapp Arthur " Davis and
 Johu r. kicharisoni each of whom is citizen 9i tne United states of America. being desirous
 0t forming corporation under the laws 0t the
 Territory 0f Arizona. have this daf voluntarily
 associated ourselves together into body cor
 pefate and do hereby make, sign and ackuoWl.
 edge, each Ter himself and do adopt these
 Articles of Incorporation, and do hereby cer-
 tify.
 FIRST. The name of this corporation and bv
 which it shall be authorized to act is .rrHf CONIJAQUI GOLD MINES COMPANY.r
 SECOND. The names If the inccrpofators are
 Harry Austin Clapp. Louise Van Ness Clapp
 Arthur W. Davis and John E. Richardson, and the principal office, or place of transaeting
 business 0l this corp ration shall be in the
 town Of NGgales santa Cruz County Territory q Arizona, but branch offices may be kept and maintained at such other place or places either in the united States of America or foreign countries, as the BOari 3i Directors may from
 tilne Co tl1ne, determine. atany of which otll- ces meetings Of the stockholders and directors may he held and all business transacted
 THIRD. The amount Of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Million Dollars tS2a00.oC0) divided into Two Million shares
 (z0oo,o0ol oi the par value of One Dollar (Sl.00) each,
 Al such rmes and under such conditions as the Beard af Directors may direct such capi- tai stock shall be paid into the Corporation, either Tn cash CT by the sale and transfer co II of real or personal property, for the uses and purposes of said crTporati9n in payment 0f which shares of the capital stock Shall be is. sued, and such stock when issued shall be fully paid and nun-assessable.
 The capital stock may be increased or de- creased by the affirmative yute 0f the majority 0I the stock then issued but in case ot the in crease Of the capital stock each shareholder shall have the privilege of 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 int creased.
 FOURTH The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the day of the filling of its Articles of Incorporation in the office of the Gpunsv Recorder Uf santa Cruz County and q certified copy in the office of the Auditor for the Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter
 FIFTH. The business affairs of this corporation shall he conducted by Beard of Directors consisting Of not less than three nor more than seven members each of whom shall De st0ckholder and whenever director ceases to be q St0ckholderder he shall at the same time cease to De Il director.
 They shall be elected annually by the stock holders at their regular annual meeting which shuli be held on the first Monday in November of each year in any of the offices Of the eorpa- ration and they Shall hold their offices until their successors are duly elected and qualified
 Any vacancy in The Board Of Directors may be t1lied by the remaining members Of the DyaTd by appointment from among the stock holders and such appointment shall be for the unexpired term for which the appointment is made.
 The first Boardof Directors shah consist of the following persons, to-wit: Harry Austin Clapp LJuIse Van Ness Ciapp, Daniel H. Liv- lngst0ns John sheldon. Arthur N Davis John \. Richardson and one other to De nam ed by these siX.
 \ majority of the Board Of Directors shall constitute q quorum for the transaction of all business.
 SIXTH The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, either direct or contingent to which this corporation is 70 at any time sub leet itself, shall not exceed the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty t750.U0) thousand dollars and the private property Of the stockholders 0f this corporation shall be exempt from the payment 0f it's corporate debts.
 SEVENTH. The general nature of the business i proposed to De transacted by this corporation IS t0 locate, buy, bond, acquire, hold, own [ lease, possess, operate or sell or otherwise dis pose oi mines and mining claims Or prospects of gold, silver or copper and all other minerals \ and all kinds 0f mineral lands or properties. to buy, lease, or otherwise acquire, to hold and < own, manage, operate, improve, mortgage, | sell, convey or otherwise dispose of any devel- E elaims, oil wells and any and an other real \ estate and interests in any of said properties: to engage in the building of stamp mills, shelters and other mills and the operating nf he same, extracting precious metals boring, digging. drilling, tunneling and exploring for, refining, treating, piping. handling storing, dealing iil, baying, and selling gold, sliNer copper, coal, iron, oil, lead, zinc salt. petroleum, mineral gas, asphaltum. bitumen oitumenous rock and other minerals and nydro-carbOn substances and for such pur- poses 10 buy, contract for, lease or otherwise lcqnlre, hold, own, manage, operate, mort gage or sell OF otherwise convey refneries pipe lines, tank cars manntactories machine ry and other works. property and appliances md rights of way that may be necessary or or appurtenant for the purposes of ,aid corporation.
 To manufacture electricity, obtain rights of way erect poles. string wires, and buy or sell slectficitl, to carry on and control a general forage business and to that end to deal in my and all commodities of every kind eon- iuciYe to the successful conduct of said bnsi- lessi to buy procure, hold, own, sell, cons steam ships. ferries tramwavs tage iipes, automobiles and any and all other hereof and therefor, for mining Or transport. ng, or for other lawful use or business: to 'wn, handle or control letters patent and in- 'enuons; to purchase or otherwise acquire. lold, own, pledge hVpOthaeatp sa1l ar athar