The oasis., 1909-03-27
W., instead of by Benson, as had
first been reported.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we
the Undersigned, having associated ourselves
for the purpose of forming a corporation under
Chapter ii of Title XIII of the Revised Statutes
of the Territory of Arizona of 1901 and the Acts
amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto
90 hereby adopt the following Articles OF In
corporation:
ARTICLE |. The name of the corporation
shall be BLACK DIAMsSND COPPER COM
PANY and its principal place of business shall
De at Nogales, Arizona, but other offices may
be established and maintained within or out.
side of Arizona at such places as the Board of
Directors may designate. where meetings of
stockholders and directors may be held and
any and all corporate business transacted.
ARTICLE II: The general nature of the bust
ness proposed to be transacted is to bore. drill.
prospect and mine for gold, silver, copper.
lead, zinc, brass, iron, steel, antimony, tin.
asbestos and all kinds of ores, metals, minerals
ana precious stones, oils, gas and coal and to
mill, convert, prepare for market and other
wise produce and deal in the same and in the
products and by-products thereof to purchase
or otherwise acquire, own, exchange sell, or
Otherwise dispose OF, mortgage, hypothecate
ana deal In mines, 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 and
carry on the business of mining in all its
Dranches; TO purchase or otherwise acquire,
erect own, operate and dispose of smelling
and ore reduction works, oil refineries saw
mills and power plants; to construct carry
out, maintain, improve, manage, work, CON
trol ana superlntend any roads, ways, tram
ways, railways bridges. reservoirs water
courses, aqueducts, furnaces, hydraulic works
electrical works, factories, warehouses and
other works and conveniences which NAV be
necessary. directly or indirectly, in connection
with the objects of the company and To CON
tribute to, substitute or otherwise aid or take
part In any such operations; to do a general
manufacturing and mercantile business to
own, handle and control letters patent and in
Nentlons ana shares OF its own capital stock
ana that OF other corporations, and 20 vote any
shares OF stock of other corporations owned by
IL the same as natural person might do: to
DorroW money and to issue bonds notes de.
bentureS and other evidences OF Indebtedness
ana secure the payment OF the same by mort
gage, deed OF trust or otherwise; to act as
agent, trustee, broker, or in any other fduci-
airy capacity; and in general to do and perform
such acts and things and transact such bust
ness In connection with the foregoing objects.
not inconsistent with law, in anv part OF the
world, as the Board of Directors may deem TO
the advantage OF the corporation.
ARTICLE Ill. The capital stock OF the cor
poratlon shall be Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars (S2, 500O O0OO) divided into
shares OF the par value OF One Dollar Isl OOl
each, which shall be paid for at such times and
in such manner as the Board OF Directors NAV
designate. All or any portion of the capital
personal property, services, or any other right
or thing OF value necessary for or incidental to
the advancement of the purposes of the cor
poratlon, and when so issued shall become and
De 1ull-pald, 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 acquired in exchange for capitaI stock
NO shares OF capital stock Shall be issued unit
tully paid Tor In the manner and at the price
prescribed by the Board of Directors and there
shall "a tstD sab
ARTlCLEIV: The comm nee nent of the cor
poratlon snail be the uay these Articles are
hled In accordance with law, and it shall en-
cure LOT the tull term OF twenty-five years
thereafter, with the privilege OF perpetual sue.
eession as provided by statute.
ARTICLE Y. The affairs of the corporation
snail be conducted by Board of Directors and
by such officers as the said Board of Directors
may eject or appoint. The number of directors
shall be designated by the Bylaws and such
directors shall be elected from among the stock
holders at their annual meeting to be held on
the second Tuesday OF March in each year il
not legal holiday, but il legal holiday, then
on the day following. Until the first annual
meeting OF the stockholders and until their
successors have been elected and have quail
ned, the following named persons shall be
directors, Parke Wright, Franklin D. L. Stowe,
John I. Roberts, Charles T. Anderson and
Irving L. Fisk.
ARTICLE VI: The Board of Directors shall
have power to fill vacancies occurring in the
Board from any cause.
ARTICLE VII: The highest amount Of in
debtedness or liability to which the corpora.
ton may at any one time sIbject itself is Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars $500 100000
ARTICLE VIII: The private property of the
stockholders of the corporation shall be forever
exempt from its debts or obligations
In WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereto affixed
our signatures and seals this 10th day of March
1909.
JOHN T ROBERTS JR., [SEALl
5. +. noon, [SEALl.