Arizona republican., 1907-09-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.


Il Statutes of Arizona, 1901, and Acts
amendatory thereof. hereby adopt the
following Articles of Interpretations:
II ARTICLE /. The name of the in
corporation shall be Mexican Trading
Co, and its principal PLACE of business
shall be Phoenix, Arizona, but other
offices may be established and main
tanned within or outside of Arizona
/ at such places as the Board of Direc-
tors may designate, where meetings OF
stockholders and directors may be
| held
| ARTICLE IL. The general nature OF
! the business proposed Ia be trans
acted is mining, milling. converting.
preparing for market and otherwise
producing and dealing in gold, silver,
copper, lead, zinc, brass, iron, steel.
and all kinds of ores, metals and min
erals, oils, gas and coal, and the pro-
ducts and by-products thereof; to pur-
chase or otherwise acquire, own, eX-
change. sell or otherwise dispose of,
mortgage, hypothec;.te and deal in
mines and mineral lands OF all kinds.
oil, coal and timber lands, real and
personal estate. water and water
rights, and to work, explore, operate
and develop the same; to purchase o;
otherwise acquire. erect, own,
operate and dispose of smelt-
ing and ore reduction works.
oil refineries, saw mills, and
power plants; to do a general manu-
featuring and mercantile business; to
own, handle and control letters patent
and inventions and shares of its own
capital stock and that OF other corpo-
rations, and TO vote any shares OF
stock owned by it the same as a ma
tural person might do; TO issue bonds,
notes, debentures, and other evidences
of Indebtedness and secure the pay
ment of the same by mortgage, deed
of trust or otherwise; to act as agent,
trustee, broker. or in any other fidi-
ciary capacity, and To borrow and loan
money; and in general to do and per-
form such acts and things and
transact such business in con-
nectiOn with the foregoing OBJ
jects. not inconsistent with law.
in any part of the world. as the
board OF directors may deem to the
advantage of the corporation: and to
carry on a general trading and land
business with all parts Of the world
and TO do all things in connection
therwith that may be necessary there
for BY boats, rail or otherwise.
ARTICLE III. The capital stock of
the corporation shall be one Million
Dollars (s1OOO, OO0). divided as follows:
"Of said stock, 100000 shares. amount
ing to seven hundred thousand dollars
CS7O0.OOO) shall be Common Stock, ana
5000 shares. amounting to three
hundred thousand dollars (s300,0cO),
shall be Preferred Stock. Said pre-
ferred stock shall entitle the holder
thereof to receive out of the net earn
ings. and the corporation shall be
bound to pay. fixed yearly cuThNla-
tive devidend of seven per centum. but
no more. payable annually. before any
dividend shall be set apart or paid on
the common stock. Said preferred
stock shall be issued as and when the
Board of Directors may determine.
The holders of preferred stock shall.
in case Of liquidation or dissolution Of
the company, be entitled TO be paid in
full the par value of they shares and
the accrued dividends before any
amount shall be paid TO the holders of
common SIOfh. WHICH shall IN paul iNl
at such times and in such man1er as
the board OF directors may designate.
All or any portion of the capital stock
may be issued in payment for real or
personal property. services. or any 9TH
er right or thing of value. for the
uses and purposes of the corporation.
and when so issued shall become and
be fullpaid. the same as though paid
for in cash at par; and the directors
shall be the sole judges OF the value
of any property. right or thing acquir-
ed in exchange for capital stock. No
shares of capital stock shall he ISSUED
until fully paid for and thereafter snail
be worcestershire.
ARTICLE ". The commencement
of the corporation shall be the day
these articles are filed in accordance
with law. and the termination thereof
shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
with privilege of renewal as provided
by statute.
ARTICLE Y. The affairs Of the cor
poration shall be conducted by Board
Of Directors and such officers as the
said directors may elect or appoint.
The number of directors shall be des
ignatcd by the stockholders and shall
be elected from among the stOckhold-
ers at their annual meeting to be held
on the first Monday Of August Of each
year. Until the first annual meeting
of the stockholders. and until their
successors have been elected and have
qualified. the following named persons
shall be the directors: ]. II. Wadding-
ham, Edmund Burke and w. ]. Arllell.
ARTICLE VI. The directors shall
have power to adopt. amend and re-
scind Bylaws. to fill vacancies occur
ring in the board from any cause, and
to appoint from their own number an
executive committee and vest said com
mittea with all the powers. granted
the directors by these Articles.
ARTICLE VII. The highest amount
of indebtedness or liability to which
the corporation is at any time. to sub
iect itself is five hundred thousand
dollars (s50O.000)
ARTICLE VIII. The private prop
erty of the stockholders OF the corpo-
ration shall be forever exempt from its
debts or obligations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We here |
unto affix our signatures this 10th day
of August, 1907.
]. II. WADDINGHAM (Seal)
EDMUND BURKE (Seal) |