The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-03-20
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION.

| ~1a@H VI AaNNthlFAAA AbaNs
Know ALL MEN nv THEsE PRESENTS.
That We, the persons whose names are
hereuuto subscribed. Tor the purpose Of
forming a corporation under aud in ac
eordance with he Laws n the Territory
OF New Mexico. do hereby make aud en-
ter into the following statement in writ
ing and acknowledge the same as the
Articles Of Ineorpo ration Of said con-
pany to wit:
One The name Of said corpora
tiUn shall be and is
OkOGRANDE SMELLING COMPANY
Two. The principal Office of said
company in said territory shall be 10
Gated on the south half Of the south
east quarter OF section IA. township %
SOUTH range east. " NJ. 2 NJ in
otero county, territory of New Nexico.
and adjoining the town Of Orograpdp
IN said county aud territory; and the
name OF the agent of the corporation
thereln. and in charge Of satd office is
H. j. Murray. upon whom process
against the corporation therein. and
upon whom process against the cor
p0ratiOn may be served
Three. The objects for which said
corporation is formed shall be aud are
as follows:
1" lease, buy, sell. hold and own or
acquire oy any lawful means. real es
tate, mines. minining claims. minerals
ana mineral 'andS of any kind or char
acter whereSOever situate and 70 pros
pect, develop. mine and extract ere,
from said lands, mines and mining
c'alHlS; to acquire, hold. construct and
operate smelling and other reduction
works aud plants, and to construct and
place machinery and methods and pro
cess Tor the extraction and reduction
OF ores and extraction OF values
theTelrOm, and to manufacture sell and
deal IN b! products obtained from the
operation OF such reduction works
pants, machinery and other methods:
ana ior the purpose Of operating and
maintaining the properties of the com
pany, to acquire, hold. own, operate.
MAINTAIN, construct and lease rrser
VOLTS, canals. bitches and pine lines
aud acquire, hold and own water rio hts
and rights of way; to carry on and con.
duct "A general mercantile business: to
purchase. acquire, sell and dispose Of
exchange and trade in the stocks and
bonds OF other corporations: and to sell
tease, mortgage or dispose OF any and all
OF the property acquired or owned b.
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Four. The tOtal authorized capital
STOCK OF said corporation shalt be ant is
81. .25O,OOO 90, divided into 900 shares
each OF the par value OF S25. 90. Of which
capital stock 10 900 shares shah be pre-
terred stock and 40.O 600 shares shall be
common stock. Each of said shares OF
preferred stock shall be entitled to
dividend OF : per cent per annum. pav
abie out OF the net annual earnings OF
any ohd wear before any of said net an
nual earnings shall be applicable to
dividends upon the common stock
which said dividends on said preferred
stock shall be declared semi annually as
earned and shall be cumulative, that it
| Is 10 say: Ihat II tle net annual earn
lngs OF said corporation for any one
year shall not be sufficient to paw a
dividend OF per cent upon said pre-.
'"rred stock, then 50 ;ta h-Gf the Hat
annual earnings Of each subsequent
year as may be necessary shall be first
applied to make a dividend Of : per
cent per anum upon said preferred
stock before any OF said net annual
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