The border vidette., 1910-05-14
Thc 8nrder Aidettc.
M AY II. 1910.
ARTICLES OF lNCORPORATION The Independent Mining and Milling
 Company.

Company.
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we whose names are hereto subscribed being deslrous of forming-a 2 corr orpati1n under the laws of the re ritory of ArIzona, have this into body corporat" and have made signed and executed these Articles of Incorporation, and tO that end do certify:
 The name of this corporation ard by which 1t shall be authorized io conduct it's business is THE INDEPENDENT MININ,i AND MILL. ING COMPANY
 The nam es of the incorpnrators are Anton Proto, Ramon Vasqu.z The pr ncipal office or place of transacting the business of this corporation shall be at Nogales. Santa Cruz County. Arizona; bnt branch offices may be kept and maintained at such other place or places, either in the United Stats or foreign conntry as the Board of Directors may from time to time deter mine; at any of which offices meetings may be held anI all business of the company may be transacted.
 The time of the commencement of this cor porAtion shall be the day of the filing these articles of incorporation the office of The County Recorder of Santa Cruz County Ari- zona, and 8 certified copy thereof in th office of the Auditor for the 1'err tory of Arizona and the termination thereof shall be twenty hye years thereafter. unless the same be renew ed, or be dissolved before that time by a ma jorIty Vote of the stockholders. or by operation of law.
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 The general nature or the bu mess proposed to be transacted by this corr Oration is locate buy, bond, acquire, hold, own, lease, possess operate or sell, mortgage, pledge or otherwise hypothecate dispose of mines. or mining claims, or prospects of gold, silver, copper, any or all other k.nds of inning or mineral lands or property. oil wells oil lands. oil gas, asphaltum. petroleum or any other pro ducts, water or water-rights, anh any and all kinds of real estate and D 'rsonal property. To engage in and carry on the business of mining, hypothecate dispose of stamp miilf. and St.sF s elf w%rs & and ing, smelting, samDling and red ducing ores. and in personal property and all property of every kind ami nature whatsoever necessary and TO- carry and conduct . general merchandise business and to that end to deal in any and all commodities of every kind conclusive to the successful conduct of said business; to pur- chase, hold, own, control deal. and handle its companits and corporations; to deal in and processes connected with the tran ction of it's business and with the reduction of ores and notes, bonds, mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same: also to acquire, build. own or operate railroads, tramways, turn-pikes. canals and other means of transportation to and rom its m:nes or works to any railroa,ir waterway cldent or necessary to the proper ard tuccGss- ful conduct of its business. and to do and per form each and every act and thing which IS lawful for natural persons to do, all of which
 
 as the Board of Directors may deem for the best interest of the corporation.
 V.
 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. T he and in such manner either in cash or by the sale and transfer of property to the corpoTation, or shall determine, and said stock when issned shall be fully paid and non assessable. The pa nj tal Sf ms p increased V the affirmative vote of maj :rity of the stock each share holder shall have the privilege of subscribing for such number of shares of the proportion to the number of shares held by him before the stock IS increased.
 VI.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility either direct or contingent to which this shall not exceed the sum of T. n Thousand Dol hoiders @ @ of T this corporation ~ shall be bee exempt from the payment of its corporate debts.
 VII.
 The business affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by. a Board of Directors consist ing of five members, each of whom shall be a to be a stockholder, he shall at the same time cease to be director The directors for any CTS at their regular annual meeting which shall be held at the office of the company in Nogales. Nj onday June of each year. and shall hold their otfice until their suoceesors are elected Directors may be filled by the remaining mem bers of the Board by appointment f-o n among be for the unexpired term for which the ap, pointment is made; Until the first annual lowing named persons shall constitute tIe Board of Directors. viz: Louis Michels, Jr;, Canellos and A. $. Noon, and a majority 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 If the company and elect from among their ! shall be . President Vice-President, Secretary. | ,nd Treasurer. and such other minor officers | aecessary for the best interests of the corpora- 5ion. Ail officers shall hold their office during | .hey are elected. and until their succcssrs are ! elected and qualified, unless sooner removed by 1 offices may be hel l by the same person, and the | Board of Directors shall have power to fl II any racaucy said Board of Directors.
 IN These Articles of Incorporation may be alter | ,d or amended at any regular meeting of the | ,tockholders- at any special meeting called | Ority of the stock: and the Board of Directors | nay call n meeting of the stock holders for this | ,ut notice of such proposed amendment shall ,e given to each stockholder. either personally | neeting at which such amendment shall be 'Oted upon.
 The Board of Directors may adopt Bylaws nd from time to tin may amend same, pro ided that at their first meeting after the adop- ion or amendment of such Bylaws, the ockholders shall have the right to amend or epeal any provision of the Bylaws made by he Board of Directors since the last regular meeting of the stockholders,
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have bereunto set UT hands and seals this 7th day of May, A. D., 1IO
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