The border vidette., 1907-08-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Yaqui River Consolidated Gold and Cop
 per Company.

KS0w ALI MEN By THESE PRESENTS; That ing desirous of forming a corporation under day voluntarily associated ourselves together into into S body eorpoSrate and do hereby make. porat1on and do hereby certify:
 2. The name of this corporation and by which RIVER MANIPULATED GoLD AND COP
 The names of the Incorporators are Lee Reagan, J. c. Chears and Edward Lanier. The principal office place of transacting the business of this corporation shall be at Noga- but branch offices may be kept and d maintain maintain ed at such other place or places, either in the United States or foreign countries as the determine.
 The time of the commencement of tb;s cor poration shall be the day of the filirg of its County Recorder of Santa Cruz county. Arize i;te ona, and certified copy thereof in the office of the terminat.on thereof shall he twenty-6ve yea years ITS tdhiereafter unless the same be renewed, vote Of it's members or by operation of law. | ".
 The amount of the capital stock of this cor | poration shall be one million five hundred | thousand dollars (S1 ,50o,O OcO0 divided into one par value of one dollar each At such time and under such conditions as the Board of Direc- paid into the corporation, either in cash, by the sale and transfer to it of real or person al property for the uses and purposes of the the capital stock shall be issued, and said stock when issued, shall be fully pa1d an may be increased or decreased by the affirma- fye nt i vote @ 0 Of a n. majority of the stockholders; aach shareholder shall have the privilege of proposed increase as he may be entitled to ac- cordins to the mum Der of shares held by him | liability, either direct contingent, to which self, shall not exceed the sum of one million hoders sPd tb tse p1ys property If the stock from the payment of its corporate debts.
 The general nature of the business proposed | 10 pc transacted by this corporation is to locate, buy, bond, acqulre- hold, own, lease Of mines, or mining clai inns prospects of 0d g0dd m 1ilye5 osr GoRPer D a and all other minerals critics, oil wells, and other real estate, and in or otherwise acquire, to hold and own, mortgac ge, operate. improve. sell convey otherwise dispose of and develop lands, concessions, franchises aud rights of way; to engage in the business of building or otherwise acquiring tion works of every description for reducing ores to acquire title either in the United States or foreign countries, to miLes and mining prop ertles mills, real estate, personal property. and whatsoever reqnisite and necessary to the transactio1 of it's business. and to work. dis bncfs ncn thereof to engage in the business of pioring for. producing tFeatine. % refiaing. hand ling: and dealing in gold, silver, copper. leaG bitumen, mineral gas, -bitumenous - rock and other minerals and substances and the :ro- ducts ot these substances, and for sgch pur- poses to acquire, own, manage and operate purposes herein mentioned: to carry on and conduct a general merchandise and brokerage oommosities of every kind necessary W to the successful conduct of such business; to pur- other companies and corporations and in its notes bonds, . mortgages % and deeds of trust t to secure the same, and generally to do all things the business of this corporation, and to do and perform each and every act and thing which it + IS lawful for natural persons to do; all of which business or occupations may be carried or foreign countries as the Board of Directors may deem for the best interests of the corpora tien.
 The business affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members, each of whom shall be stock holder; and whenever & any director ceases to be be director They shall be eiect-d annual Fly meeting, which shall be held at the principal office of the company on the second Monday of until their successors are elected and qualified. Any vacancy n the Board of Directors may be filled by the remaining members of the Board by appointmeht from among the stockholders, and such appointment sh III be for the unexpir ed term for which the appointment is made: The first Board of Directors shall consist of the incorporators whose names hereto sub scrIbed, and they shall continue to constitute the Board of Directors until the regular an nual meeting of the stockholders July, 1908. majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
 Within ten days after the election of any Board of Directors, they shall meet at any of the offices of the company and elect the officers of this corporation. who shall be president. vice-president, secretrry and treasurer, and | such other minor officers and agents the | Board of Directors may deem necessary for the | best interests of the corporation. All the of ficers shall hold their office during the life of the Board of Directors by when they are elected, l an until their successors are elected and l qualified, unless sooner removed by vote of | twothirds of the Directors.
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 | These Articles of Incorporation may be altor- ed 0 r amended at any regular meeting of the | stockholders, or at any special meeting called for that purpose by affirmative vote of majority of the stockholders; and the Board of holdere for this any other purpose rot l consistent with law, but notice of such propos- ed amendment shall be given to each stock holder either person lily or in writing, at least twenty days prior to the meeting at which such amendment shall be voted upon- set our hands and seals this third day of July, | A D., 1907.
 | (SeaD LEE REAGAN,
 (Sealb J. C. HEAIRS.
 eaD EDWARD LANIER.
 Territory of Arizona iss