Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the Espiritu santo Quicksilver G

 PRESENTS: That we the under signed have associated ourselves to gether for the purpose of forming a and becoming incorpor- ated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and in pursuance of said purpose, do hereby make, adopt, sign and acknowledge, these articles of in 
 ARTICLE I. The names of the incorporators of this company are J. J. Evans and R. L.. Hawes.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of this corporation is. and shall be ESPIRITU SANTO GOLD SILVER co. and it's principal place of business shall be the City of Bis bee, in the County of Cochise, Terri tory of Arizona. but may have branch offices at any other place or places, and may have it's work and property, and do and transact business at such place. as it may deem convenient or and its directors may meet, and transact business at such places as they may from time to time desig- nate, either within or without the Ter ritory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor poration is:
 1st. The acquiring of mines, mill sites, srlelter sites, water locations and privileges, oil and gas wells, stone, timber and agricultural lands, and renting, selling and dealing in the same and the products thereof.
 2nd. Tho mining and reduction of minerals and metals, and the acquisi- ton of all necessary property thereto.
 3rd. The manufacturing, purchas- Ing or otherwise acquiring of goods, wares and merchandise, and personal of every description, and buy ing and selling, dealing in and dis posing of the same.
 4th. The acquiring "by purchase or otherwise" of telegraph or tele- phone lines, railways and tramways es, electric power plants and to make use of these in any manner that may be deemed advisable by the Board of Directors.
 5th. This corporation may also is- sue warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable instruments, or other wise seeure the same, may pledge or the property or earnings of the company, whenever in the judg- nent of the Board sf Directors it may seem proper, or necessary for the good of the company.
 Gth This corporation shall have ex- press power to hold. purchase, or oth- erwise acquire and to sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or other wise dispose of bonds. debentures, or other evidence of indebtedness, and the shares of capital stock or other and vote such shares.
 7th. This corPcratfon shall have the power to make contracts, and to acquire and transfer properties, pos essing the same powers in respect thereto as private indiy iduals now en- joy.
 ARTICLE ".
 The corporation shall commence, at the time of filing for record, it's Arti- cles of Incorporation. in the office of the County Recorder, at Cochise Coun- ty Territory of Arizona, and the filing of certified copy there of with the Ol luc OA and 1t shall endure for twenty-five years there after.
 ARTICLE V.
 1st. The capital stock of this cor poration shall be (si00,0 ,000) one hun dred thousand dollars, divided into forty thousand (40.000) shares of the par value of Two Dollars and Fifty Gents (s2.50) each, which said shares of capital stock shall be issued in such amounts aud proportions as shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and as may be permitted by law.
 2nd. The time when and the condi' ton upon which said capital stock shall be paid in shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and said Board may when 1t deems to be to the best interest of this corporation, issue said stock below par or issue same in pay ment for property transferred to this company.
 3rd. All the stock issued as above mentioned shall be non-assessable.
 ARTICLE VI.
 1st- The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability, direct or con tingent, to which this corporation shall be at any time liable for will in no case exceed the sum of twenty thousand (s20, ,o0O.00) dollars.
 2nd. The stockholders of this cor poration and their private property shall be forever exempt from all cor porate debts of this corporation.
 ARTICLE VII
 1st. The affairs of this corporation shall be controlled and managed by a 1H ~lnatl ld M ond from among the stockholders.
 End. Directors shall hold office for one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified.
 3rd. Persons ceasing to be stock holders shall cease to be directors or officers of this corporation.
 4th. The officers of this corpora tien shah be: President, Vfce-Presi- dent, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Directors.
 5th. The Directors shall have pow CT to make. alter and amend Bylaws and all needful r1les for the govern ment of this corporation, and the man. age of it's officers
 9th. In the event of death, or res igna.ion, Of any Director of this cor poratioB 50 that vacancy is created, 1t may be filled by vote of the remain ing Board of Directors, and the per son so elected shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified.
 7th. Until the first annual election of Directors, and until their successor are elected and qualified, the follow Ing named persons shall be the Di. rectors of this corporation: James H. Kirk. David Cole, H. E. Kirk, Mac manus, John A. Campbell, J. P. Mar tinden, Floyd McMahon, J. V. Mon faeue L L Evans R. L. Hayes.