The border vidette., 1907-06-01
ARTICLE OF ASSOCIATION
 OF THE BLAND MINING COMPANY.

BE TT KNOWN, that the under signed corporators, for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, do hereby mako and enter into the following articles of interpretations:
 FIRST: The names of the corpor- ators are: w. M. Schwartz, George w. Bolen, J. w. Smith, G. w. Sanders, and W. M. Mackay
 The name of the corporation is THE BLAND MINING COMPANY, and its principal place of transacting business shall be Patagonia, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and said corporation shall have the power to establish or fees and transact business at any other place within or without the Territory of Arizona.
 SECOND: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted b> this corporation shall be to own and operate Bland Mine, and any other mining property of any character or description situated in the Territory Of Arizona or elsewhere in connection herewith, to establish any reduction mills or works of any kinds for red uc- ing, selling and transporting ore, or reducing or smelting Lne same, either from ifs own mines or others, together with all rights and powers incidental thereto. To make contracts, to purch- ase, lease. bond, locate or otherwise acq uire, own, exchange, sell or other wise dispose of, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and deal in any and all kinds Of real and personal property, including bonds and shares of the capital stock of it's own and other cor porations, mines, mining claims, oil lands. coal lands, 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: to borrow money and execute notes, bonds, mortgages, or deeds of trust to secure the same and to exercise In respect thereof and of all shares of capital stock and other securities and obligations any and all rights. powers and privileges of individual owners and in general, to do all things neces- Sary to the proper conduct of the buSi- ness of this corporation.
 Said corporation shall further have the power to construct and operate any railroad, tramway, turnpike or canal, telephone or telegraph line, leading from it's works of place of business to any navigable stream, or any existing railroad. turnpike or public highway.
 THIRD: The amount of capital stock authorized shall be ONE MILLION DOL LARS. divided into ONE MILLION SHARES, of the par value of ONE DOL TAR EACH, and the times when and conditions upon which said capital is to be paid in, are as follows: To each of the corporators herein named, shall be allotted the amount of dollars par value of the Capital Stock specified after his name. fully paid up and accessible, and in payment for their good will in turned over to said corporation by said corpOrators, whose names now follow:
 w. M. Schwartz. 24O,OOO shares
 George w. Bolen, 240. GOO shares.
 J. w. Smith, 7.500 shares.
 G. w. Sanders, 750O shares.
 w. M Mackay, g. 000 shares
 The remaining 500, GOO shares of said capital stock shall be issued hereafter under the authority of the Board of Directors.
 FOURTH: The time for. the com mencement of this corporation shall be the Fifteenth day of May, 1907, and said corporation shall endure for the period of twenty five years.
 FIFTH: The affairs of the corpora tion are to be conducted by a Board of Seven Directors, who shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders of said corporation on the first Mon day in April, at Patagonia, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, of each year.
 The following named persons shall constitute the Board of Directors to serv the first year or until their suc- cessors are elected and qualified, to- wit:
 w. M. Schwartz, George w. Bolen, J. W. Smith, G. w. Sanders, and W. M. Mackay. indebtedness or liability to which this | is at any time to subject it | self, shall be an amount not to exceed | one fifth of it's authorized capital stock.
 SEVENTH: The private property of i the corporators is to be exempt from any liability for the corporate debts. . IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have subscribed their names this Eleventh day of May, 1907.
 (Seal) w. M. Schwartz,
 (Seal) Geo. ". Bolen.
 (Seal.) J. w. Smith.
 (Seall G. w Sanders