The border vidette., 1906-12-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
 OF THE SONORA COPPER COMPANY

the undersigned. Albert M. Conard of Nogales, County of Santa Cruz and Territory of Arizona. and William R. Moore. Edward D. Ellison. J. NJ. Lowe. Robert S. Stone of Kansas City, Jackson County. State of Missouri. and c. E. Kroh and r. E. Reed of Kansas City. Wyando County. State of Kansas have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose Of organizing and incorporating company under the laws Of the Territory of Arizona. and to that end do hereby certify;
 Article l. The name of this corporation shall b.: SONORA COPPER COMPANY.
 Article 9 The principal place of business of this corporation in the Territory of Arizona shall be the city of Nogales in the Countylof Santa Cruz in the United States of America. and the principal place of business of said corporation outside of the Territory of Arizona shall be in the city of Kansas City. County of Jackson. State of Missouri in the United States of America. at which place meetings of the Board of Directors may be held. and it may establish and maintain such opher branch ohices either within O. without the Territory of Arizona as the Board of Directors may order. At such of flee in Kansas City. Missouri. the first and subsequent meetings of the stockholders and Board of Directors may be held and all it's cor porate business transacted.
 Article 3. The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by this Corpo- ration is as follows. to-wit:
 To acquire. hold. plat into city and town lots. sell. lease. buy and mortgage real estate and mill property to work. operate. buy sell. lease, locate acquire. hol1 and deal in mines. metals. mineral and placer claims. mining and water locations and water power of every kind and description. to build, erect, maintain and keep in repair water dams across streams so as to back water ana to build. erect and maintain. lease and sell. the water ronds and other places for the storage of water; sell and supply water for alipurposes of mining. agriculture or other purposes; to maintain and operate electric light and power plants for the purpose of furnishing and leasing electric and water power for all purposes; buy. bend. sell. build. operate and conduct ferries. tramways and other means of transportation Of goods, m-r- chandise. timber. lumber, ore mining machin- cry and other materials. incident ana ap- pertaining to the business of the company; to acQuere. lease and operate water rights and fumes for the purpose of mining and treating ore and running and operating machinery. transporting lumber, timber goods, and mer- chandise in connection with the business of the company. to own and manage saw and flour mills: to buy and sell timber. lumber and merchandise. and carry on and do a general ncrcan:lle business; to buy. own. sell and deal in the stock of other corporations; to bor- TOW money and execute notes or other evidences Of ofindebtcdness. and secure the same. by bond or otherwise on the property of this company. and upon all contract rights of this company all to the same extent and the same manner that natural person might or could do.
 To purchase. lease. bond locate or otherwise acquire own exchange. sell or otherwise dls- pose of. pledge. mortgage. hypotecate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property mines mining claims oil lands mineral lands, oil gas asphaltuE1 petroleum. water and water rights and machinery. and to work. mine. explore operate and develop the same; to do a general real estate, manufacturing and mercan- tile business; to owD handle and control lotters patent and inventions and shares of capital stock of other corporations; to borrow money and execute notes. bonds mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same. and to exercise in respect to all such bonds. mortgage notes shares of capital stock and other securities and obligations any and ali rights powers and privileges and individual owners thereof, in cluding the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that a natural person might or could do; and in gen sral to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Republic of Mexico in the Territory of Arizona or elsewhere also to lease or own and operate smelter smelters otEer plants for the reduction of ores and to lease or own and to operate telephone and telegraph lines
 Article 4. The amount of the capital stock of said corporation is fl.5OO.OOo. and the number of shares into which it is divided is 10000 of the par value of 5000 per share.
 Article ,. At such time as the Board of Directors by resolution may direct. the capital stock shall be paid into the corporation. and such payments may be made either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of property any kind for the and purposes of said corpora tion. and shares of said capital stocK may then be issued and said shares so issued shall there upon and thereby be and become forever fully paid up. and in the absence of actual fraud the judgment of the Board of Directors as to the value of such property purchased or services rendered to the corporation tor shares of stock in said corporation shall be forever conclusive, ano shares of stock may be issued for services rendered to said corporation either in it's creation or for other services and such stock shall stand upon the same footing if it had been paid for in actual cash The shares of the capital stock of this corporation may be sold by order of the Board of Directors at any sum less than par. which the Board of Directors at their discretion may direct. and when sold and issued fully paid said stock shall be deemed fully paid. and the holder holders thereof shall never be or become liable to said corporation or the creditors thereof any other person whomsoever for the amount of the difference between the price paid for said shares of stock of said corporation and the par value thereof.
 Article G. That the existence of this corpo- ration shall be deemed to commence upon the date upon which duly certified copies of these articles of incorporation shall be nlcd with the. Territorial Auditor of the Territory ef Arizona and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years from said date unless renewed or extended pursuant to the laws of said Terri tory of Arizona.
 Article z. The Affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of seven or mol e lli l.lni,,