The border vidette., 1908-04-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
SONORA TOWNSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY.


KNew ns THESE InssdNT rs T NoGoss
Connty Of santa Cruz. and Territory of Arizona.
{. f. kroh and F, E Reed of Kansas City;
W. r. Moore of Kansas City, County of jackson
snd OF for the
purpose of 6cganizins and inc eTIIg
Arizona and to that end do hereby certify:
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poration in the Territory Of Arizona. shall be
the city Of NSg.les in the county Of =, santa Cruz
place of business of said corporation outside
Kansas (. fns City. COUNTY Of JacSson state of Mis-
souri, in the United States If America, at which
held and It may establish and maintain such
% Of s the board of
rectors may order AT such office in Kansas
Snes of the bard OF Direcrors may be held
and all its corporate business transacted. not
Arizona; The first meeting of the stockholders
shall 30 held IN the S,ty 0f 1niess othea
"-'S ARTICLE III
The general nature of the business proposed
to be transacted by this corporation is as fol
and town lots, sell lease. buy aud mortgage
real estate and null property; to WORK operate;
in mines. metals. mineral and placer e, claims
mining and water LOCATIONS anu WaIer power
of every kind and description to build, erect
maintain ami keep in repair water dams across
and maintain. lease and sell. the water ponds
and other places for the storage of water; sell
and supply water for all purposes of mining,
agTicutpFe or other Parpnses to F buy, t pond,
sell build operate and copdnct opa M
goods, mercandise. timber, lumber, ore. mining
appertaining to the business of the Company;
to maintain operate electric light and power
ing electric and water power for all purposes;
fumes for Dr. the purpose Of mining and treating
ore and reducing ore and operating machinery,
ehandise in .c9nnection With the business of
shs 70 buy to amd s and
merchandise and to carry on and do general
in stock of other eorporatious; to borrow
money and execute notes or other evidences OF
otherwise on the property of the Company and
upon all contract rights OF the ana to
natural person might or could do
To purchase. lease bond. locate or otnerWise
acquire. own. exchange sell or otherwise dis;
pose Of pledge mortgaee; hy1etheoaee 1so and
property. mines, mining claims oil lands min
water and water : rights and machinery. and to
work. mine. explore, operate and develope the
ing. and mercantile business; to own. haniie.
control letters patent and inventions and shares
borrow money and execute bonds, mortgages
or deeds OF trust to sec nds 59
notes. shares of capitol stock and other secur-
a ss ana and Of
I thereof including the right to vote upon any
that a natural person might or could do: and
p2oeer eond1et Of the bmsiness Of this eorporo
alton in the lsepublic of Mexico OF IN the Terri
own and operate. a snielter sneters or other
plants for the reduction of ore and to lease or
lines.
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poraeion is 10000. 90 and the number of shares
into which it is divided is 10000 shares, of the
par value of Sl.0o share
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At such times as the Board of Directors by
paid into the corporaticn and such paym+ nts
may be made either in cash or by the sale and
uses and 20 pGrpos po Of said coFporation and
Of said eapt8 stoGk may 5aep De ad
thereby be and become forever paid up and in
the Board of Directors to the value of such
property purchased OF services rendered to the
alton, shall be forever conclusive and shares of
s9dk Se etbe LOT in M or
other services and such stock shall stand upon
actual cash The shares of the capitol stock Of
this corporation may be rold by order of the
11ich Of the Board Of Di1ectaTs n their dis
sued as fully paid. said stock shall be deemed
fully paid and the holder or holders thereof
alton the creditors thereof OF to any other
person whom SO ever for amount of difference
of said cOrpo. alton and the par value thereof
ARTICLE VI
That the existence of this corporation shall
be deemed to commence upon the date upon
which duly certified copies of these articles of
incorporation shall be filed with the Territorial
Auditor of the Territory of Arizona and the
termination thereof shall be twenty-five years
from said date, unless renewed extended
pursuant to the laws of the Territory of Ari
ZOna. -
The affairs of this corporation shall he
Quoted by Board of five more Directors, a
with authority and their shall be as bind
ing as if all present. The following named
persons shall constitute said Board of Direct
ors until their successors shall be dxly elected:
A. NJ. Conard. Nogales, Arizona
&. Z. kroh, Kans IS City. Kansas
+. L. Reed, Kansas City, Kansas
w. e. Conard Red Bluff California
W. II. Moore, Kansas City. Missouri
ALI subsequent directors shall be elected
the corporation may provide and the vote of
any stakeholder may be cast in person or by
written proxy, which written proxy when once
executed shall continue in furce until revoked
in writing and such revokatIun filed with the
secretary of the cOrportion-
ARTICLE VIII
The corporation shall never create any in
debtedness against itself in amount exceed
ing Sjj0OU.OO.
The stockholders of this corporation and
their private property shall q forever exempt
from all corporate debts ard liabilities of this
corporation of whatsoever character and shares
of stock in this corporation shall be forever
-asseSsaDle.
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The directors her, of by resolution may pro-
vide such officers, agent, Iepresent atives, en-
ployees servants as the needs of the corpor-
alton demand and cOmpen money