The oasis., 1906-02-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 or THE-- U. $. A. MINES SYNDICATE.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS;
 That we, whose hands are hereunto a aivad do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose Of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to thai end make the following statement:
 FIRST: The names of the corporators are A. D. Childress and Allen T Bird and the name of the orporation shall be the U $ A MlNESsTNDlcATE. The principal place with in the Territory of Arizona in which the busi- ness of said Corporation is to be transacted K Nogales, santa Cruz County, Arizona, and the Corporation may establish branch offices ther within or without the Territory of Arizona where meetings of the Board of Directors may be held.
 SECOND: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this Corporation Is as follows, tO-wit:
 To condnct n general mining and reduction business, with full powers as follows:
 10 make contracts to purchase, lease bond. locate or otherwise acquire. own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgage hypotheeate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property. mineral lands, oil. gas coal, shale asphaltum, petroleum, asbestos, salt, water and water rights and machinery. and to work, mine, explore, operate and develop the same; and iii general 10 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 the United States and the Territory of Arizona, or the Republic of Mexico and State of Sonora.
 THIRD: The authorized amount of capital stock of this Corporation shall be One Million Dollars (Si .o00O0O) divided into One Million Q,000000) shares of the par value of One Dollar ($l.00) each. At such times as the Board oI Directors may by resolu- tion direct said capital stock shall De paid into this Corporation, either in cash or by the sale and transfer tO it, of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation, III payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued, and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non -aSsessa ble and in the absence ment of the Directors as to the value uf the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 FOURTH The time of the commencement ot this Corporation shall be the date of the filing of certified copy of these Articles of Incor- p0TatiOn in the office of the territorial auditor and of the recorder cf santa Cruz County, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 FIFTH; The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board of five Directors who shall have power to add to their own number as in their Judgment the interests of the Corporation may require; they may fill all vacancies occurring on the Board, whether by death. resignation, or otherwise; and they can create additional offices sn the official staff Of the Corporation as the needs of the business may require; and the following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected:
 George Y. Cooke, William Kilburn, A. c. Dal- ton, X. D. Childress, Dana w. Kilburn There after the Board of Directors shall be elected from among the stockholders on the Third Monday i'll January of each year The officers of said Corporation until their successors are elected shall be: George F. Cooke, President Dana W. Kilburn. Vice President; A. D. Chil- dress, Secretary and Treasurer; John R. Magru- der, Superintendent and Mining Expert.
 SIXTH: At all meetings of the Board of Directors, members thereof shall have the power of cumulative voting, according to the number of shares of stock they individually represent
 SEVENTH: The highest amount of indebted ness or liability direct or eontngent,to which this Corporation is at any time subject shall be Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600 U00l, which amount does not exceed two-thirds the amount of capital stock.
 EIGHTH: The private property of the stock holders of this Corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty-ffth day Of January, 1906.
 4. D. CHILDREss, [SEAL.l
 ALIEN F RIRD.