The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
LIsTA BLANCA COPPER COMPANY.

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That we,
whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby
associate ourselves together for the purpose of
forming a corporation under the laws Of the
Territory of Arizona, and TO that end make
the following statement
FIRST: The names of the cOrpuratOrs are
John Henderson and l.. NJ. SalaZar and the
name Of the Corporation SHAH be LlSTA
BLANCA COPPER OMPANI. The principal
place within the Territory of Arizona in which
the business Of said Corporation is to be trans
acted is Nogaes, santa 'ruz County, Arizona,
and the Corporation may establish branch
Offices either within or without the Territory
of Arizona WHERE meetings Of the Board OF
Directors may be held.
SECOND rhe general nature OF the business
proposed TO be transacted by this Corporation
Is as follows, t0-wit: Acquire mines by par
chase, location or otherwise, work and operate
the same, buy, erect and operate All kinds OF
machinery for mining and reducing ores. To
make contracts; to purchase, lease, pond,
locate or otherwise acquire, own, exchange
sell or otherwise dispose OF, pledge mortgage,
hypothecate aud deal in real estate and any
and all kinds OF personal property; mlneN,
mining claims, oil lands, coal lands, mineral
lands, oil gas, coal shale, asphaltum, petr0l
leum, asbesto-, salt, water and water rights
and machinery, and to work, mine explore,
operate and develop the same; and in general
TO do all things necessary To the proper con
duet OF the business OF this Corporation in the
Territory and elsewhere, not Inconsistent with
tn laws OF the United states and the Territory
I of Arizona.
THIRD: The authorized amount of capital
stock OF this Corporation shall be Five Hun
dred Thousand Dollars ($jO,0Uu) divided into
! five hundred thousand shares OF the par value
Of ne Dollar ($D each AT such times as the
Board OF Directors may by resolution direct
said capital stock shall be p id into this Cor.
/ poration, either in cash or by the sale and
! transfer TO /, of real or personal property fOI
! the uses and purposes Of said Corporation, in
payment for which shares OF the capital stock
! of said Corporation may be Issued, and the
capital stock so issued shall thereupon and
! thereby become and be fully paid up and non
I assessable and in the absence OF actual fraud
| in the transaction the judgment of the Direc
tors as to the value OF the property purchased
| shall be conclusive.
FOURTH: The time of the commencement o
the affairs Of tn orporation shall be the date
of the filing OF lifted copy OF these Articles
of Incorporation in the office of the territorial
auditor and of the recorder of Santa Cru;
County, and the termination thereof shall b,
twenty-five years thereafter
FIFTH: The affairs of this Corporation shall
be conducted by Board of three Directors
and the following named shall constitute
the Board OF Directors until thei
successors are elected: John Henderson
l.. NJ. Salazar. William Kemp. Thereafter thu
Board of Directors shall be elected from among
the ST ckhOders on the first Monday in Febru
AIRY of each year. The officers OF said Corpora
tiOn until their successors are elected shall be
John Henderson, President; William Kemp
Vice Preside It, and L. NJ. Salazar Secretar'
and Treasurer.
SIXTH The high stamount ofindebteanes
or liability, direct or co I ngent, to which thi
Corporation is at any time subject shall b.
T Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar
$3.50. OO0), which amount does not exceed two
thirds the amount of capital stock.
SEVENTH: The private property OF the stock
holders of this rporation shall be eXemp
from corporate debts OF any kind whatsoever.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto sc
our hands and seals this Sth day of February
1909.
JOHN HENDERSON, [SEAL
l., NJ SALAZAR, [SEALl