The oasis., 1907-12-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE SONORA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
 LIMITED.

KNow ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENTs That we, the undersigned, hereby associate ourselves together, to form aeorporallon under the laws of Arizona, by the following articles:
 FIRST: The names of the incorporators are Frederick J II. Merrill of New York City and Carl NJ. Rathbun of NOgales, Arizona, and the name of the corporation shall be THE SONORA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Limited The principal place in which the business of said corporation is to be transacted, IS Nogales, santa Cruz County, Arizona, and outside of Arizona. such place as the Board of Directors may designate, where meetings of stockholders and directors may be held.
 SECOND: The general nature of the business to be transacted by this corporation IS as follows, viz:
 To explore, acquire, own and operate, mines and mineral properties, in the United states, Canada or Mexico and transact any oiner business, not contrary to law, except banking and insurance.
 THIRD: The authorized amount of the capital stock of this Corporation shall be FlN k HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, ($500,OOO) divided into Five Hundred Thousand (5OOOOO shares of the par value of One Dollar (SlOO) each, which shall be paid in to this corporation at such time as the Board of Directors may l designate, either in cash, or by the sale and | transfer to it of real or personal property, or in services or in any other valuable thing, Tor | the uses and purposes Of said Corporation, and 1 all shares of capital stock issued in payment | therefor shall be fully paid and non-assessable; and in the absence of fraud in the transaction. l the judgment of the directors as to the value of ] the cOnsluefdtlOIs TecelNtU III tACHaHBC, l"l i the said stock shall be conclusive. 1 FOURTH: The time of the commencement or l this corporation shall be the dase of the filing l of these Articles of Incorporation i'll the office of the Recorder of Santa Cruz County, and of l the Territorial Auditor, and the termination l thereof shall be Twenty-Five years thereafter, l with right of renewal as provided by law.
 FIFTH: The affairs of this corporation snail i be conducted by Board of Directors, and the | following persons shall constitute the Board ol Directors, those specially designated also act ing as officers and all holding office until thelf l successors are elected from among the stock holders at such date may be fixed by the BYLAWS: Frederick J. H Merrill Presidents J. R. Bolen, Nce-PTesident; sam Il. smith Secretary and Treasurer; Robert Hall, j. l. Nicholson. NJ. N. Andrews, J. W CroWther.
 SIXTH: Bylaws for the government of the Corporation, shall be adopted by the Directors and said By Laws shall fix the time for the annual meetings of Stockholders
 Said directors shall have power to Ill vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors from any cause and to appoint an Executive Committee which, as may be provided DA resolution or by said Bylaws, shall have ahc exercise the powers granted to the directors by these Articles.
 SEVENTH: The highest amount of debt, in debtedness or liability to which this corpora ton is at any time subject shall be ONf HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($l0OOJU.
 EIGHTH: The private property oi the stock holders of this Corporation shall be e&emp from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto SC our hands and seals this S0th day of Octobe A. D. 1907.
 (SEAL) FREDERICK J H. MERRILL
 (SEAL) CARL NJ. RATHBUN.