The oasis., 1907-02-16
,nrictfs of INCORPORATION
0f titt A sONORA AND SOUTHWESTERN MINES COMPANY.
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y lips each of whom is resident Of the united States of America, do hereby associate them selves together, and continue as body cor porate under the Lsws of the Territory Of Ari- coma for the purpose of taking and possessing all the rights powers. and privileges conferred by law on corporations
 ARTICLE IL The name of this corporation and by which it shall be authorized to act is THE SONORA AND SOUTHWESTERN MINES COMPANY"
 ARTICLE III. The names of the lncorporators are Charles W. Bolen, Cyrus J. Mitzel and Ben iamin S. Phillips, and the principal office or place of transacting of business Of this corpor- ation shall be in the town of Nogales, santa Cruz County, Territory oi Arizona; but branch offices may be established and maintained at such other place or places, either in the United States of America or in the Republic Of Mexico, the Board of Directors may, from tune 10 time determine, at any of which offices meet ings of the stockholders and Directors may be held and all business transacted.
 ARTICLE ". The general nature oi the busl- ness proposed to be transacted by this Corpor- aton is to locate, buy, bond, acquire hold, own lease, possess, operate or sell or otherwise dispose of mines and mining claims, or pros pects of gold, silver or copper and all other minerals and all kinds of mineral lands or properties; to buy, lease, or otherwise acquire to hold and own, manage, optrate, improve, mortgage sell or convey or otherwise dispose of any developed or uHdeveloped lands, con cessions franchises, mining claims oil wells and any and all other real estate and interests in any of said properties; to engage Tn the
 
 reduction plants and other mills and the oper- ating of the same; extracting precious metals, boring, digging, drilling, tunnellng and ex- ploring for, producing, refining, treating PIP, ing, handling, storing, dealing in, buying and selling gold and silver, copper, coal, iron, oil, lead, zinc, salt, petroleum, mineral gas, as, phaltum bitumen. bitumincus rock and all other minerals and hydro-carbon substances, and for such purposes to buy, contract for, lease or otherwise acquire, hold, own, manage, operate, mortgage or sell or otherwise convey Tefineres, pipe lines tanks cars, mahuiaclorleS' machinery and other works property and ap- pliances and rights of way that may be neces- sary, or convenient, or appurtenant for the purposes of said Corporation; to manufacture electricity; to carry on and control general merchandise forwarding, commission and storage business and to that end to deal in any and all commodities of every kind conducive to the successful conduct ot said business; to buy, procure, hold, own, sell, construct, equlp, mortgage, maintain and operate telephone lines, exchanges and stations, railroads, tram ways, stage lines automobiles and any and all other kinds of communication and tFansporta- ton facilities including equipments thereof and therefor for mining CT transporting, or for other lawful uses or business; tO own, nan de or control Letters Patent and inventions to purchase or otherwise acquire, own, hold, pledge hypOthecate, guarantee, sell or other wise dispose of the capital stock of other cor porations and also bonds deDentures. bllls, promiss0ry notes, mortgages and pledges of other DaGtIferships, firms, corporations person or persons and while the owner of any such stock, bonds debentures. bills pronlssory notes mortgages and pledges to eXerclSe all the rights and priviliges of ownership including the right to vote thereon to the same extent that natural person might or could do; to draw, accept, make, endorse and discount ex- ecute and issue prOmissOry notes, drafts, bills Df exchange warrants. bonds, debentures and other negotiable and transferable instruments tO issue bonds and to sell or hypothecate the same and to secure the payment of the same by mortgage or otherwise upon all or any of the property of the Corporation, subject, how ever, to the conditions and limitations pro vided in Article VIII of these Articles of lncor- pOration: to guarantee the payment Of divi- dends or interest on any shares. stocks. bonds, debentureS, and any contract or obligation, issued by or entered into by any other cOrpor- ation, whenever proper or necessary for the business of this Corporation, in the judgment of it's Board of Directors; to make and enter into contracts Of every sort and kind with any individual, firm, association or corporation; t0 sell or issue all or any part of its capital stock or any bonds, debentures, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by it's Board of Directors not in conflict with the Limitations prescribed in Article VIII of these Articles of Incorporation, in payment for any interest, rights business, personal property, real estate, options or lease thereon. of any person, firm. association or corporation and the judgment If its Board of Directors ss to the value of such interest, rights, business, real estate, personal property, options or lease thereon. shall, in the absence of actual fraud, be conclusive stO hold purchase or reissue and sell the shares of it's capital stock, subject however. to the restrictions and limitations imposed by Article V of these Articles of In corporation to do all and everything necessary, suitable or proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes, or the attainment of any one or more of the objects herein enumerated or which shall at any time appear conducive or expedient for the protection or benefit oi the Corporation either as holder of, or as all interested party in any property or rights whatsoever; to do any and all things herein set forth to the same extent that natural persons might or could do in the proper con duct of the business of this Corporation in the Territory of Arlzona and elsewhere, and not in consistent with the laws of the United States of America Territory of Arizona and the Re public of Mexico.
 It is the intention of the IncoTporators that the objects specified in these Articles shall, ex cept where otherwise expressed be in no wiss limited or restricted by reference tc or by in ference of the terms of any other paragraph ol clause therein; that the objects specified il each of the clauses of this certifcate. and tho powers described in or incidental to each 0 the paragraphs of this certificate shall be re f,,Jo fl.taf f.i.fa fc afa1