The border vidette., 1910-07-16
Che 8nrtler a5idette.
JULY Is, 1910.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The Independent Mining and Milling
Company

day voluntarily associated ourselves together
into body corporate and have made signed
and executed these Articles of Incorporation,
and to that end do certify:
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The name of this corporation and by which
it shall be authorized to conduct it's business
is THE INDEPENDENT MINING AND MILL
ING COMPANY.
The names of the incorporators Anton
Proto, Ramon Vasquez The principal Office
OF place of transacting tho business of this
corporation shall be at Nosaies. Santa Cruz
County, Arizona; but branch offices may be
kept aud maintained at such other place or
places, either in the United States foreign
country the Board of Directors may from
time to time determine; at any of which offices
meetings may be held an | all business of the
Company may be transacted.
The time of the commencement of this cor
pora ton shall be the day of the filing these
County Recorder of santa Cruz Counts Ario
zona, and q certified COPY thereof in tn Office
and the termination thereof shall be twenty
hye years there after. unless the same be renew
jorIty vote of the Stockholders. by operation
of law.
The general nature of the blu mess proposed
to be acted by this corporation is to locate.
operate sell. mortgage, pledge otherwise
hypOthecate or dispose Of mines. or mining
any or all other kinds of mining or mineral
gas. asphaltum petroleum or any other pro-
| ducts, water or water-rights, and any and all
| kinds of real estate and personal property. TO
| engage in and carry on the business of mining,
to purchase OF build own, operate and sell;
other nil Is, fmelters. sampling works and re-
duotion plants of every description tor mill
ore products, to purchase own. handle and deal
in personal property and All property OF every
| quisite to the transaction of it's business. to
business and to that end 70 deal in any and I'll
successful conduct of said business; to pur-
chase, hold, own. control, deal. and handle its
own and the as, shares and pro3erties of other
handle any and Ali kinds of machinery and
business and with the reduction of ores and
metals; to borrow money and to execute
secure the same; also to acquire, build. own or
operate railroads, trnmways. turn-pikes. canals
and other meals of transportation to and from
| its m mes or work to any railroad. waterway
cldent or necessary to the proper and .uccess-
| full conduct of it's business. and to do and per
lawful for natural persons to do. ali of which
business may carried on at such place or places
| best interest of the corporation.
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
lars divided into Twenty five Thousand Shares
of the par value of One Dollar per share. The
and in such manner eIther in cash or by the sale
fHd of fS %
shall determine, and said stock when issned
capital stock may be increased deceased by
the affirmative vote of a maj srity of the stock,
each share holder shall have the privilege of
subscribing for such number of shares of the
proposed increase as he may be entitled to IN
proportion to the number of shares held by
him before the stock is increased.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
h aIf n tn w
corporation is at any time m ~ to su ject itsef
lars, and the private property of the stock
holders OF this corporation shall be exempt
from the payment of its corporate debts.
The business affairs of this CORPORATION shall
be conducted by Board of Directors consist
ing of five members, each of whom shall be 4
stoek holder and when ever any director ceases
cease to be director The directors for any
ensuing year shall be elected by the stockhoId-
be held at the office of the company in Nogaies.
Santa Cruz County. Arizona. on the second
their Office until their Successors are elected
fad ay be By e in Be1ad
hers of the Board by appointment from among
be- for the term for %hch the ap
o is ads In 1se m tSe
lowing named persons shall constitpte the
Anson Poto Saon wa Theodore
Gane R and d A. 3 Noon and and minority of
quorum for the transaction of business.
VIII
Within ten days after the election of any
board of directors they shall meet at any Office |
of the company and elect from amOn< their
number the officers of this corporation. who
shall be a President, Vice. President Secretary
and Treasurer. and such other minor officers
and agents as the Board of Directors may deem
necessary for the best interests of the corpora
ton. All officers shall hold their office during
the life of the Board of Directors by whom
they are elected. and until their successors are
elected and quail fed, unless sooner removed by
a vote of twO-thirds of the directors. Two |
offices may be hel by the same person, and the
Board of Directors shall have power to fill any
vacancy on said Board of Directors.
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These Articles of Incorporation may he alter
ed OF amended at any regular meeting of the
stockholders or at any special meeting called
for that pur pose by an affirmative vote of a ma
jority of the stock: and the Board of Directors
may call n meeting of the stOcxh Olders for this
or OF her purpose not inconsistent with law,
but notice of such proposed amendment shall |
be given to each stakeholder. either personally
OF in writing, at least twenty days prior to the
meeting at which such amendment shall be !
voted upon.
The Board of Directors may adopt BYLAWS
and from time to tine may amend same, pro-
' ided that their first meeting after the adop-
stockholders shall have the right to amend or
repeal any provision of the bylaws made by
the Board of Directors since the last regular
meeting of the stockholders,
In WITNESS WHEREOF have bereunto set
our hands and seals this 9TH day of May, A. D., |
1910
ANTON PROTO (SeaD
RAMON VASQUEZ (SeaD
Signed in the presence of
4. noon.