The oasis., 1906-03-24
ARTICLES 0F lNCORp0EA1l0N
 oF fbf SONORA MiNEs COMPANY

Kxow ALL MEN By THgsF PersENrs That wc, the undersigned, all being of full age, namely over twenty y.one years, and being desir0us of forming a corporation pursuant Co and in conformity with the laws of the Territory Of Arizona do hereby voluntarily as- sociate ourselves together for that purpose, and do hereby certify and set forth.
 FIRST That the name of said corporation shall be THE SONORA MINES COMPANY, :"
 SECOND: That the purposes for which It IS formed are
 TO own. control buy sell and lease placer, quartz and river channel mining ground in any county of any State in the United States or she Republic of Mexico; Go carry on the busi- ness of mining, to mill and reduce minerals, precious metals and ores of all kind; to own, hold work and operate mines ot all kinds and to acquire the same by location or otherwise in and throughout the United states and the Republic of Mexico; to acquire and secure pr- wilegeS and the right of working minesi to own hold, develop, improve. lease, let, mort gage, grant, bargain sell, and convey mines and mining rights and mining claims of all kinds real, personal or mixed in any State of the United States or the Republic of Mexico, and to sub-lease and to purchase leases to mines; to build, erect, construct, own, operate. lease, let, mortgage grant, bargain, sell and convey all mining machinery apparatus, mills, reduction and refining works for the milling reduction and smelling of ores and to deal ill precious metal and minerals and the products of mines of every kind, character, nature or description and to provide ways and means of transporting the same to market and Go market and sell the same to acquire by purchase or otherwise, and own, improve, develop, hold, use, lease, let, mortgage, grant, bargain and sell real and personal property, water, water rights. privileges and franchis 9s 0f every kind, character and description in any State Of the United States or the Republic Of Mexico and to buy build, construct, main- tain and operate in connection with said busI- ness, waterditches, fumes, conduits, and pipe Hines Co buy, sell, acquire, own operate, carry on lease, let and mortgage, electrical plants and property and deal in electricity in all its branches, together with electrical appliances and machinery: to establish and maintain agencies of said corporation and to appo1nt and employ agencies wherever II may be deemed best and proper by said company and generally to do everything and anything necessary, proper or expedient t0 carry on the aforesaid purposes and to carry on all such business of g i'd corporation that may be deem cd necessary pr convenient by the board of directors
 THIRD. That said corporation is to com Mnence March l7th, la06 and to terminate March lTth 1881. subject tn the renewal from time to time for period not exceeding twenty gtive (25l years upon each renewal or such other period as may be hereafter fixed by the laws 0f the Territory of Arizona in the manner pro wided by said laws
 FOURTH. That the principal place of trans acting business of said corporation in the Ter ritory of Arizona shall be the city of Nogales, County of santa Cruz and the principal place @f business 0f said corporation shall be the city, county and state of New York, and all meetings cf board ofdireetOrs and st0ekhold- CTS of said corporation shall be held in said city county and state of New York.
 FIFTH The private property of stockholders shall be exempt from the corporate debts and nhe stockholders shall not be liable for the debts of the corporation
 SIXTH: The shares Of the capital stock shall ibe 6a1eger non-assessabe.
 SEVENTH; That the amount of capital stock Of said corporation shall be one million dol lars .00O 000l and the number of shares into which it is divided k two hundred thousand f2a0 0aNl Of the par value 0f five dollars ($5g0l each, and said shares are @ be paid for in cash or other property of equivalent value np0n the issuance thereof.
 EfGHTH That the board of directors or trustees of said corporation shall be three and thai the names and addresses of the directors or trustees who are appointed for the first year or to serve until the election and qualification of such officers are as follows to wit:
 Wm A Moll, whose residence is New York City New York, James K. Browne. whose re- sidcnce is in New York City New York; George J. Troop Jr, whose residencei K in New York City
 are to be conducted by the said board Of thsee directors to be elected annually on the second Tuesday in March of each year.
 TENTH. Thatth highest amount of indett edness and liability, direct or contingent, to which this corporation is at any time subject, shall be three hundred thousand {SS00000) dol lars.
 stock which has been actually subscribed is uhe sum of fifteen dollars (sl5O0) and the fol lowing are the names of the persons by whom mhe same has been subscribed, to-wit:
 Name of Subscribers. No. of shares Amount. Vim. A. Moll one x5.00 James K. Browne one QUO Gemge J. Troop Jr. one 900
 In witness whereof, we have hereunto sub scribed our names this 2ith day of February, 1ao6 WM. A. MoLL, fSEALl
 JAMES k. BROWNE. lSEAL.1
 GEORGE ]. TRooP, JR., [SEAL.l STATE OF NEW YORK, s
 COUNTY OF NEW YORK.