Graham guardian., 1910-02-11
lst publication Jan 4-6t
ARTICLEs OF Incorporation
OF THE
Ell Progreso Development
Company

\ KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned. have this day as
| sociated ourselves for the purpose of formin q
| corporation under the laws of Arizona. aid o
tha. nurpose do adopt the following Articles o
Incorporation:
ARTICLEI
The names of the incorporators are: Chris
| tian Kern, Julius Kern both of Port Huron
Michigan: y los d. Jayne. of Wilcox, Ariz zrna
and wi lam Aikman, Jr charles W Restrlck
and George y. Scheffer, of the city of Detroit
'ayne tounty. State of Michig n, and the
anne of this corporation shall be Ell PRO.
GRESO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
ARTICLE II.
rhe principal place of business of this cor
porstion in the Territory of Arizona shall be at
wi COY, Cochise County. Arizora AID the
PRINCIPAL place oi ranSarting busi ess outside
of rizona, sha be al Detro I, Michigan. at
which place | incor orators, ST ckhol ders'
and rectors' meetings may be he and ali
cor .orate business may be transacted Unless
otherwise hereafter determin' by the stock
holters OF this company acti g under the BY,
laws of this compa y, the p incina Office sha ]
b in the city of Detroit Michigan
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capita stock of this corpora
Il n shall be Two Hundred Thousand 5000 0O0l
Do hrs, divided int s. ares of the par alre of
five dol ars $500 each. and said ca pital stock
shall be psid up at the time of issua ce or al
such'tme as the Board of Directors may desig.
ate In money, property. labor, or any other
valuable right or thing, and in the SERGE OF
actual fraud in the Transaction the Judgment
of the Board Of Directors as to the va ue thereof
snail be conclusive.
ARTICLE "
The neral nature of he business in which
this corporation sha engage is as follow s, to.
wit 70 buy. locate, ease. own, deve op, work.
transfer AID Sc mines and mining properties;
TO buy, own, ass gn transfer aud SO the
bnnts, securities and cai,ital stock of other cor
porationsi carry on the business of mining
mi ing, >me ting, refining and dea ing in ores
aud minerals; TO buy, erect, operate machinery
water rights. pipe mes, bitches and reservoirs
TO buy, own. lease, improve ID sci real and
personal property, aud 10 do all other thing
ters; engaging in any and all kinds of business
that natural person may or can.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by Board Of ID rectors nsSti OF
six (6l members. and the following ramed per
unit their successbrs. duly qualified shall be
eected ihrstis Kern, Char es W. Reslrick.
"a ii lam Aikman. Jr Geor schefier, lu!iius
He19 .s9s DSy6n ne Sr the Bsd ard
stockho ders as the Bylaws of this corporation
shall provide
III officers of this corporation, until their
successors shall be elected sha be har es W
Restrick l're,ident; Christian Kern. Vice i'resi-
dent; william Aikman, Jr, Secretary; Julius
Kern, Treasurer.
ARTI LIE VI.
The highest amount of liability that this cor
poration shall subject itself to at any one time
sha not exceed On Hundred Thousand
DOI.ars.
ARTICLE VII.
his corporation is formed to endure for
Twenty-Five years after these Artic es are du y
executed, but its charter rights may be re-
n"wed tbeiore its charter erpiresl fr time
time for pc iods not exceeding Twenty five t25)
years at time perpetna y.
ARTICLE VIII.
The private property of the stockholders
shall be and is hereby made forever exempt
from all liability fer the debIs "r Obligations OF
said corporation.
In Witness Whereof We the undersigned,
have hereunto set our hands d seals this
seventh day OF Decem er. 1879
Gu ISTIhS KERN, tSea0
JULIUS KEEN (~eaO
DELoS u. JAYNE, (SeaD
CHAs. W. REsTrIcK. (SeaD
GroGGE +. SCHEFFER, (Seal
WILLIAM AIKMtN JR. (Seal
state of Michigan,l 60
County of Wayne 50
Before me. Jam $ Goodrich. a Notary Pub
Michigan, on this day personally appeared
Christian Kern. Char es W. Restrick, William
Aikman, Jr., George Y. Schefler Julius Kern,
De os ID Jayne, known to me to be the persons
who subscribed the foregoi < instrument aud
seyeraliy acknowledged to me that they exc.
cuted the same for the purposes aud consider
0tiOns therein expressed
Given under my hand and seal of Office this
Fourteenth day of ecemb II, A. D., lDJ
Seal JAMES S. G0bnNICH.
Notary Public, Wayne County, Michigan.
commission expires the 9TH day OF Jan