Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

| der Chapter III of Title XIII, Revised
Statutes of Arizona, 1901, and Acts
amendatory thereof. hereby adopt the
| following Articles of Incorporation:
III 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 to 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 pIir-
chase Or otherwise acquire. own. ex-
change, sell or otherwise dispose of.
mortgage, hypothecate 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 refineTies, 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 general trading and land
business with all parts of the world
/ therwith that may be necessary there.
| for by boats, rail or otherwise.
| ARTICLE Ill The capital stock of
the corporation shall be One Million
Dollars S1.o O0O). divided as follows:
! ''Of said stock, 100000 shares, amount
! ing to seven hundred thousand dollars
| ts700.000) shall be Common Stock, and
100000 shares. amounting to three
' hun r.I lAlla
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. Il fixed yearly cumuIa-
{ 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.
1 The holders Of preferred stock shall.
( in case of liquidation or dissolution Of
J the company. be entitled to be paid in
( full the par value of their shares and
/ the accrued dividends before any
/ amount shall be paid to the holders of
common stock" which shall be paid for
at such times and in such manner as
g
! All or any portion of the CAPITAL stock
may be issued in payment Tor 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 be ISSUED
, until fully paid for and thereafter snail
! be non -assessable.
I ARTICLE ". The commencement
of the corporation snail 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 V. The affairs OF the cor
( poratiOn shall be conducted by a 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-
crs 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: j. II. Wadding-
ham, Edmund Burke and W. J. Arkell /
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 |
mittee with all tine 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 G50OO00)
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. WABDINGHAM (Seal) |
EDMUND BURKE (SeaL) !