The border vidette., 1908-10-03
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE DOUGLAS-ARIZONAA AND SONORA DEV- ELOPMENT COMPANY


 KNOWN THESE PRESENTS : That we. l.. RI. Raines of Durango, Mex ico, and P. J. Mcintyre and Phil Herold both of Nogales, Arizona, being desirous of forming q Corporation under the Laws of the Territory of Arizona, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together in body cor poratc, and have, made, signed, acknowledged and executed these articles of incorporation, and to that end, do hereby certify:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name of this corporation and by which it shall he ithorized to con 1uct it's business is DOUGLAS ARIZONA AND SONORA DEv- ELOPMENT COMPANY"
 ARTICLE II.
 The names of the incorporators arc. l.. M. Raines, r. J. McIntrye and Phil Hero!d. The principal office place of transacting the business of this corporation shall be at Noga- les, santa Crrz County, Territory of Arizona but branch offices may be kept and maintained at such other place or places either in the Unit ed States or foreign countries S the Board of Directors may from time to time determine at any of which offices meetings of the stockhoId CTS and directors may be held and all business may be transacted with the same force and ef- feet as if such meetings held at the prin- cIpal oflice
 ARTICLE III.
 The time of the commencement of this corpo- ration shall be the day of filing of it's articles of incoruOration in the office of the County Re corder of Santa Cruz county. Arizona, and certified copy thereof in the office of the Au- ditor of the Territory of Arizona and the ter imitation thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter. unless the same be renewed or dis solved before that time by majority of it's members, or by operation of law.
 ARTICLE ".
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted hy this corporation is to locate. buy bond, acquire, own. lease. possess operate. sell otherwise dispose of mInes mining claims prospects of gold, Silver and Copper and of all other kinds of mining or mineral lands properties to buy lease or otherwise acquire, to held and own. manage, operate, improve, mortgage, sell, couver or otherwise dispose of, and develop lands. con cessions franchises, rights of way, mining claims, oil wells and oil lands. and other real estate, water rights, and interests in any of said properties; to engage in and carry on the business of inning. of building and operating Stamp mills and other mills, extracting the precious and other metals, boring, digging, drilling, tunneling and exploring for, pro- ducing, refining. d;stiIling, treating. Inanufac- turing. piping earring, handling, storing, dealing in, buying and selling gold. silver, copper, coal, irOn lead, oIl. petroleum, mineral gas, aspnaltum, bitumen. bituminous rock and other mineral and hydrocarbon substances, and
 
 such purposes to buy, contract for. lease or otherwise acquire, hold, own, manage and operate. mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose nf retiner s. pipe lines, Tanks, cars. manufactu- ries, machinery and other works, property and appliances, franchises and rights Of way for transporting and fre;ghting, a may be neces- sary or incident to or auxiliary to said busi ness or pertaining thereto or that may be dee med necessary or convenient appurtcnant, by the board of Directors of said corporations; also as factor O agent to engage in and carry auy of the occupations herein mentioned any portion thereof. Also to establish and carry on agencies offices, stores, storage tanks. structures, appliances and bouses. and to buy and sell all articles or products manufactured by itse.f or other corporations in Arizona or in any other State Territory of the United States, or in foreign countries. Also to pur- chase or otherwise acquire, hold pledge, nypo- thecate sell otherwise dispose of shares of the capital stock of other corpora tions or of this corporation. and also bonds. debentures, bllls promisory notes, mortgages and pledges of this other corporations, partnerships persons; to borrow or loan money, to give and receive mortgages; to manu- ia ctCre electricity, obtain rights of way, erect poles, string wires and buy sell electricity; also to bargain ani agree for buy, sell. hypo- thecate mortgage. and in any and every way and manner deal in and with goods, wares and real estate, mines and mining machinery, chose in action, and other property in possession in action or in expectancy. and to make, do and transact all and every kind of business of what nature and kind soever; to sign, acknowledge, execute and deliver such | deeds convenants, indentures. mortgages. l hypothecations, bottcmries, bills of Iading, | bills, bonds, notes, recei pts evidences of debt, release and satisfaction of mortgages, judge | nents and such other instruments of writing | of whatsoever kind and nature may be | cesSrry convenient proper in the prem- ses: to buy, procure. hold, own, sell let, dem Ise mortgage conetruct, equip maintain and | operate railroads, ferries, traInways, stage lines, and any and all other means of trans including equipments thereof and therefor, for inning or for any other lawful use or purpose: to build, construct, manufac- ,urc, pair, buy own and operate, lease, sell. mortgage c otherwise hypothecate all kinds of beats, barges, steamships, sailing vessels and LII kinds of water craft, and any and all things ncideut pertaining thereto: to acquire, lo- ate manufacture, procure, construct, buy, l lold own, sell, lease, let. demise mortgage operate, develop, distribute, trans nit and furnish both for itself and others, | T2ter rights, watc- p"wcc, electric light cleo ric ligtt plant, electric power, steam power, Lnd any and all other kinds of power for any Lnd all lawful and purposes ;tO tre! ,Smelt, llill, stamp and reduce ores, metals bullion md concentrates of every kinl, nature and lcscri pjion; to erect, const truct. maintain, operate, buy ho:d, sell. lot, Iease, demise. mortgage otnt rwise dispose of mills, smelt- rs concentrators and any and all kinds of machinery, and parts and appliances incident IT pertaining or necessary tlereto;-To engage Il the business of inspecting, examining, eX- ,erting and reporting upon mines and mining