The border vidette., 1907-07-13
ARTICLES OF INCORFORATION
 OF THE YaQui River Consolidated Gold and Cop
 per Company.

KNow ALI MEN By THESE PREsENTs; That the laws of the Territory of Arizona. have this day s1io1taciiy 1t associated ourselves m t"gether sien and asknowiedEe these Articles of inc"f,, , DOT atIon. and do hereby certify:
 The name of this corpor ation and by which t shai be sSthoEi5s9 r t1 act is the YA2pI PER COMPANY
 T, The names of the Inecrporators are Lee principal Q office 6e or place of % transaeting the les Santa Craz County. Territory of Arizona, but branch offices may be kept and maintain United States or foreign % countries % as the Board of Directors may from time to time The time of the commencement of this cor poration shall be the day of the filir g of its County Recorder of Santa Cruz county. Ariz. the Auditor for the Territory of Arizona. @ and nd the termination thereof shall be twenty-five or be dissolved before that time by maiorits i vote of its members or by operation of law.
 tboasand dollars lsI 1o, dG1 divided intn ,,ne par value of one dollar each, At such time and tors may direct, said capital stock shall be paid into the corporation. either in cash or lay the sale and transferto it of real person al proserty for the uses and purposes of the the capital stock shall be issued. and said shalI % be non assessabie The suy eaptai n'a stock | may be increased or decreased by the atfirma- but in case of the increase of the capital stock ] aach shareholder shall have the privilege of proposed increase as he may be entitled to ac- cording to the mum Der of shares held by him Gf Inn Gnl
 The highest amount of indebtedness or th; ha;biiity; either direct r c9ntlngent to which | self shall not exceed the Sum of million holders or this @ eorporaton s R shaii ii be exempt from the payment of its corporate debts. | The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation IS to locate. buy, bond. acquIre- hold, own. lease, possess. operate. or sell or otherwise dispo SC of mines, or mining claims or prospects of s0d all other krnds of mineral ands or prop critics, OlI wells. and other real estate, and in or otherwise acq uire to hold and own. mortga- ge, operate, improve. sell, convey or OtherwIs SC | franchises aud rights of way; to engage in the 9s @ 9T and edas tion works of every desscripti9n : for reiucing or foreign tountries to mil es and ining prop, critics, mills, real estate personal property. and whatsoever CT reaSisite and necessary to the the transaction of it's business. and to work. dis duets thereof; to- engage in the business of ploring for, producing treating, refining. hand | ling and dealing in gOld silver, copper, leae bitumen, mineral gas, bitumenous rock and other minerals and substances and the .ro- poses to acquire, own, manage and operate machinery and other works necessa for the | purposes herein mentiOned to carry and | conduct a general merchandise and brokerage | business. and to that end to deal in any and all | commodities l successful conduct of such business; to pur- chase. hold, own and deal in the shares of
 other companies and corporations and in it's
 own shares; to borrow money and to execute
 secure the same. and generally to do ali things
 nd do
 perform each and every act and thing which it
 which Business @ or occupatlons mS may be be carried on at such places. either in the Upited States may deem for the best interests of the corpora | tion.
 The business affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors seven members, each % of whom shaiI be '' stock | holder; and whenever any director ceases to be
 be a director; They shall be. elected annually
 by the stoekholders at their regular annual office of the company on the second Monday of July in each year. and shall hold their office | Any vacancy m the Board of Directors may be by appointmeht from among the stockholders, | and such appointment sh all be for the unexpr- ed term for which the appointment is made. The first Board of Directors shall consist of the incOrpOrators whose names are hereto sub 1 scrlbed, and they shall continue to con @titUte | the Board of Directors until the regular an 1908. A majority of the Board of Directors l shall constitute 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, cretTry 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 | fcers shall hold their office during the life of the Board of Directors by when they are elected, qualified. unless sooner removed by vote of twothirds of the Directors.
 IX.
 These Articles of Incorporation may be altor- ed or amended at any regular meeting of the for that purpose by affirmative vote of d ma jority of the stockholders and the Board of Directors may call meeting of the stock holdere for this any other purpose not in- consistent with law, but notice of such propos- ed amendment shall be given to each stock holder either personally or in writing, least twenty days prior the meeting at which such amendment shall be voted upon.
 IN WITNESS w HEREOF, we have hereuntO set hands and seals this third day of July, D., 1907.
 (SeaD LEE REAGAN.
 (Snal) J. C. (HEAIRS.
 ( cab EDWARD LANIER.