The oasis., 1909-05-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -OF THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY,
 OF ARIZONA.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, the undersigned residents of the City of No gales, County of Santa Cruz, and Territory ol Arizona, Allen T. Bird and Alfred rhurtell, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose Of organizing corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and pur- suant thereto, do hereby make, sign execute acknowledge file, and record the following Articles of Incorporation.
 ARTICLE l. The names of the incorporators are Allen T Bird, and Alfred hurtell, and the name of the corporation shal be, and is the National Development Company, and it's dura- ton shall be twenty-five years.
 ARTICLE2. The general nature of the busi- ness to be transacted by this corporation is that ot developing and improving the mineral lands, and mining property, belonging to, or that may be purchased by or located by th- National Consolidated Mining Company, by sinking shafts running tunnels, drifts cross cuts, etc. Also erecting and operating mills smelteTs concentrators, and all kinds of work and appliances for the purposes of treating, reducing, handling, or otherwise dcaling in any and all kinds of ores and minerals Also to buy, hold, sell, assign, and dispose of stock of other corporations and also to borrow money, and tO contract to repay the same with or without interest, upon such terms HS the Board Of Directors may determine. And for that purpose mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, any and all of it's property 10 make such con. tracts, acquire, mortgage, operate and transact for such property and possess all the powers in relation thereto, as q private individual may under the laws possess and enjoy.
 ARTICLE 8. The principal office or place of transacting the business of this Corporation shall be in Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Terri tory of Arizona, and the principal place of busi- ness of such corporation shall be in the City of Chicago, County of 'ook, State of Illinois. At either of which places the Board of Directors, and the stockholders may hold meetings, and the books, records, and seal of the Corporation may be kept. And said Corporation may also transact any of it's business and establish and maintain offices at any places within or with. out the Territory of Arizona, or the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, as the Board of Directors may provide ard determine.
 ARTICLE 4 The amount of the capital stock of this Corporation shall be 100000 dollars, divided into 000 900 shares of the par value of $1 co each and al, shares, when issued, shall be fully paid, and non-assessbale.
 ARTICLE D. The affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted Cy Board of three Direc- tors, and the following names shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected, namely Allen T. Bird, Alfred Thurtell, D. F, Orange. Thereafter the Board shall be elected from among the stockholders on the first Monday after the first Tuesday in each year. The officers of said Corporation until their successors are elected shall be Allen T. Bird, President; Alfred Thurtell Secretary; D. F. Orange Treasurer. Such other officers as may be determined by the Board ol