The oasis., 1907-03-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -OF TIE TECORIPA GOLD MINING, MILLING & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed.
 do hereby associate ourselves together for the
 purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that
 end make the following statement:
 FIRST: The names of the corporators are
 J. H Cristler, S F. Buster, J H. P. Jones, D. S..
 Carraway, A. J. Fires E. Bates, E. C. Adams.
 II. J. King, H. R. Buchan w D. Cope, c. C.
 Badgett K. H. Norris, J. J. Taylor, A. J..
 Broyes,, l. N Davidson, J. II. owens, J. $. Lane, J. H. MOwrey, J. T. Manders,
 NJ. C. Hooker and the name of the Corporation
 shall be TECORIPA GOLD MINING, MILLING
 k DEVELOPMENT COMPANY The principal
 place within the Territory of Arizona in which
 the business of said Corporation is to be trans
 acted is Nogales. santa Cruz County, Arizona, and the Cooperation may establish branch
 ollces either within or without the Territory of Arizona where meetings of the Board of
 Directors may be held.
 SECOND The general nature of the business
 proposed to be transacted by this Corporation is as follows. to-wis: \ general mining and
 reduction business with full powers, as follows, tO-wit:
 To make contracts to purchase, lease bond, locate or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds Of personal property; mines, mining claims, oil lands. coal lands, mineral
 lands, oil. gas. coal, shale, asphaltum, petro- leum, asbestos, salt, water and water rights and machinery, and to work, mine, explore, operate and develop the same; and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this Corporation in the Territory and else where. not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and tie Territory uf Arizona, or the State Of sonora, Republic nf Mexico
 THIRD: The authorized amount of capital
 stock Of this Corporation shall be One Million dollars ($l,00J00o) divided into One Million shares of the par value of One Dollar (Sl 00) each. At such times as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct. said capital stock shall be paid into this Corporation. either in
 cash or by the sale and transfer tO it. of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said Corporation, in payment for which shares of the capital stock Of said corporation may be issued, and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully of actual fraud in the transaction the judg- ment of the Directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 FOURTH The time of the commencement of this Corporation shall be the date of the filing of certified copy of these Articles of lncor-
 pOration in the office of the territorial auditor. and of the recorder of Santa Cruz County, and i the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 FIFTH: The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board Of Nine Directors and i the following name shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected: J. H. Cristler, D $. CarFaway F. C. Adams, $. F. Buster, X. J. Fires E. E Bates J.
 II F. Jones, II. J. King, J. J. Wolff. Thereafter i the Board of Directors shall be elected from
 among the stockholders on the first Monday in December of each year. The officers of said Corporation until their successors are elected shall be- J. H Cristler, NJ. D., President; $. P. Buster, 1st Vice-President; D. $. tarraway.