The border vidette., 1907-06-22
ARTICLE OF ASSOCIATION
 OF THE BLAND MINING COMPANY


 signed corporators, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, do hereby make and enter into the following articles of incorporation:
 FIRST: The names of the corpor- ators are: w. NJ. Schwartz, George w. Bolea, I. w. Smith, c. w. Sanders, and " NJ. 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 inc business proposed to be transacted by 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 elsewhere in connection herewith, to establish any reduction mills or works of any kinds for reduc- ing, selling and transporting ore, or reducing or smelling the same, either from its own mines or others, together with all rights and powers incidental thereto. To make contracts, to purch- ase, lease. bond, locate or otherwise ACti ulFe, OWL, eXCHdHP0, SCH OE OblioT- wise dispose of, pied ge, 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; n hnF md O 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 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 havigable stream. or any existing railroad, turnpike or public highway.
 THIRD: The amount of capital stock authorized shall he ONE MILLION DOL LARS divided into ONE MILLION SHARES, of the par value of ONE DOL AR EACH, and the times when and conditions upon which said capital is to be paid in, are as follows: To each of tu0 COTDOFdJOE5 A0F0ln HdIHc0f Sulil OO allotted the amount of dollars par value of the Capital Stock specified after his name, fully paid up and non- accessible, and in payment for their good will in terests, rights and title to property turned over to said corporation by said cOrpOrRtOrS, whose names now follow {:
 w. M. Schwartz. 240,OO0 shares.
 George w. Bolen, 24O.U0O shares.
 J. w. smith, 7,500 shares.
 G. w. Sanders, 7.5OO shares.
 w. NJ Mackay, ,, GOO shares
 The remaining 300, GOO shares of said capital stock shall be issued hereafter under the authority of the Board Of Directors.
 FOURTH: The time for the com menoement 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 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 sers the first year or nntil their sue cessors are elected and qualified, to- wit:
 w. M. Schwartz, GeOrgeW Rolen, J. ", Smith, G w. Sanders, and w. M. Mackay.
 indebtedness or liability to which this corporation ia 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 the corporators is to be exempt from any liability for the corporate debts.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOE the parties hereto have subscribed their names this Eleventh day of May. l9o1.
 (SeaL) w. NJ. Schwartz,
 (Seal) Geo. w. BOlen.
 (Seal.) J. w. Smith.
 (Seal.) G w. Sanders.
 (Seal.) w. NJ. Mackay.