The border vidette., 1907-03-09
ARTICLES OF ALTON THE EScONDIDO COPPER COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: l That we, the undersigned J. s. Gxretson of St. 1 Louis. J. A. Horrell of Pasadena. California, | John s. Hurst of Noeales, Arizona, J. C.. Me- | Knight and F. A. Garetson of San Diego. Ca | lifornia and Thomas Ellis of Magdalena. Me | xico being desirous of forming corporation | under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together into a body corporate, and have made. executed and acknowledged these Articles of Incorporation and to that end, do hereby | certify:
 The name of this corporation and by wh ich it shall be authorized to act is THE ESCON- DIDO COPPER COMPANY" The names of the incorporators J. $. Garetson. J. A Horrell, John s. Hurst J. c. Mcknight. F. A. Garetson and Thomas Ellis. The principal place of transacting the business of this cor poratiOn in the Territory of Arizona shall be at the town of Nogales. Santa Cruz county; the principal place of transacting It's business out side of the Territory of Arizona shall be at the city of St. Louis. state of Missouri. and branch offices may be established at such other place places the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
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 The general nature of the business to be
 transacted by this corporation is to oc .te. buy. bond. acquire, hold, own, lease, possess. oper- ate sell or otherwise dispose of mines mining claims or prospects of gold. silver copper and any and all other kinds of mining | mineral lands properties; to buy. lease or other wise acquire, to hold and own manage operate, improve, mortgage, sell, convey otherwise dispose of and develop lands. n sessions, franchises, rights of way, mining claims. oil wells, and other real estate, and interests in any of said properties; to engage in and carry on the business of mining. build ing and operating stamp mills and other mills, extracting precious metals. boring, digging drilling, tunnelling and exploring for. produc- ing. refining, distilling. treating. manufactur- ing, mining, carrying, h>ndling, storing, deal ing buying. and selling gold, silver, copper, coal. iron, oil. petroleum, mineral gas, asphal- tum, bitumen. bitumenous rock and other minerals and hydrocarbon substances. and for such purposes to buy, contract for, lease or otherwise acquire. hold, own, manage and operate, mortgage. sell 0 otherwise dispose of
 refneries, pip lines tanks. cars. manufactures, machinery and other works, property and ap pliances, franchises and rights of way for transporting and freighting patents and leases under patents that may be in cident aux Hilary to said business or pertaining thereto. that may be deemed nsce-sary or convenient or appurtenant by the Board of Directors of said corporation; also as factor or agent to engage in and carry on any of the occupations herein mentioned. or any portion thereof; also to
 establish and carry agencies, offices, stores. storage tanks, structures. appliances and houses, and buy and sell nl1 articles products manufactured by itself or other per sons corporations; also to purchase other wise acq uire, hold, pledge, hypothecate, sell otherwise dispose of shares of the capital stock | of other corporations, and also bonds, debent- UT, 6. bills prOmissory notes. mortgages and | pledges of ether corporations, partnerships and | persons; to borrow Or loan money, to give and take mortgages: to manufacture electricity, obtain rights of way, erect poles, string wic-s,
 and buy sell electricity: also to bargain and
 agree for, buy. seli mortgage. hypOthecate, and | with gOOGs, wares and merchandise, real
 estate, mines and mining machinery, chooses in 1 action, and other property in possession or in
 action m expectancy. and to make, do and | transact all and every kind of business of what
 nature and kind .oever; te sign. seal. execute,
 deliver andacknOwie4ges such deeds. .convenants l indenturef. agreements, mortgages, hypOthec-
 ations bOttOmres, charter partles bills of lading
 bills, bonds. notes, receipts, evidences of debt. | releases, and satisfaction of mortgages, judge | mepts in writing of whatever Xii nd and nature | as may be necessary or convenient or proper in | the premises; to buy procure, bod. own, sell, | let, lease, demise. mortgage, construct. equip | maintain and operate railroads, ferries, tram 1 ways, stage lines, and any and all other meane | of transportation, including equipments there 1 of and therefor for mining for any other | lawful use or purpose; to build, make, cons | truct, manufacture. repair, buy, sell, lea se, | mortgage, own, maintain and operate all I | vessels and all kinds of water craft and any
 and all things incident thereto; to acquire ! locate, manufacture, procure, construct, buy hold own sell let lease, demise mortgage, main | tain operate, develop, distribute transmit and 1 furnish both for itself and others, water rights
 water power electric lights electric light plants | electric power, steam power and any and all
 other kinds of power for any and all lawful uses and urpOses; to treat, smelt, ufatte, mill | stamp and reduce ores. minerals, metals, bull | lion and concentrates of every kind, nature | and description; to erect construct maintain' l operate, buy, hold, own, soll, dispose of, let | lease, demise and mortgage mills, smelters | concentrators and any and all kinds of a. chinery and to repair the same, and all parts
 and appliances incident or necessary or per taining thereto: to engage in the business of
 inspecting. examining. exporting and reporting
 | upon mines and mineral lands of every kind
 | and nature for itself others, and te buy,
 | own, sell and deal in assayer's supplies of all
 kinds; to own, handle and control letters
 | patent and inventions; to do general real
 l estate and mercantile business, and for that
 | purpose may carry in stock such articles the
 | Board of Directors may deem necessary ex-
 | pedient; to buy, own, contract for, feed sell
 | or otherwise dispose of cattle, and to do and
 | carry on all things pertaining to the cattle
 | business; to do and perform each, every and all
 | matters and things necessary expeiient or
 | proper to carry out the purposes, businesses or
 | acts for which individuals may lawfully as
 l sociate themselves together to perform, and to
 | do and perform each and every act and thing
 | which it is lawful for nat ura1 persons to do;
 | all of which business may be carried on at
 such place places as the Board of Directors