The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1910-06-25
Che 8ostles a5idette.
JUNE %, 1910.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The Independent Mining and Milling
Company


KNOW ALL MEN THESE PRESENTS: That
we whose names are hereto subscribed being
deslrous of forming a corr orpation under the
laws of the Territory of Arizona, have this
day voluntarily associated ourselves together
into n body corporate and have made. signed
and executed these Articles of Incorporation,
and to that emf do certify:
L.
The name of this corporation ard by which
it shall be authorized to conduct it's business
is THE INDEPENDENT MINING AND MILL
ING COMPANY
The names of the incorpn! ators are Anton
Proto, Ramon Vasqutz The principal Office
or place of transacting the business of this
corporation shall be at Nogalcs. Santa Cruz
County, Arizona: but branch offices may be
kept and maintained at such other place or
places, either in the United States or foreign
country as the Beard of Directors may from
time to time det1i mine; at any of which Offices
meetings may be held an ali business of the
campany may be transacted
The time of the commencement of this cor
pora ion shall he the day of the filing these
articies Of ineorp1rat'on in the office of the
IONA, and certified COPY thereof in til office
OF the Auditor for the Terr tory of Arizona
and the termination thereof shall be twenty
FIVE years thereafter. un!Css the same be renew
ed, or be dissolved before that time by a
iorIty vote of the stockholders or b. operation
of law.
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The general nature of the bu mess proposed
to be transacted by this Grafton is to locate
buy, bond acquire, hold, own, lease. possess.
hypothecate dispose of mines. or mining
claims, prospects of gold, liver, copper, or
lands or property, oil wells or oil Iande, oil
gas. asphaltum. petroleum any other pro-
ducts, water or water-rlghts, ami any and all
kinds of real estate and personal property. To
engage in and carry on the business of mining
hypothecate or dispose of stamp mills. and
ductiOn plants, of every description tor mill
ing, smelling, samDling ami reducing ores and
in personal property and all property of every
kind AMI nature whatsoever necessary aud re
carry and conduct general merchandise
business and to that end to deal in any and al
commodities of every kflti conclusive to the
successful conduct of said business; to pur-
own and the shares and properties of other
companit ami corporations; to deal in and
processes connected with the transaction of its
business and with the reduction of and
notes bonds. mortgages or deeds of trust to
secure the same also to acqui re, build. own or
operate railroads, tramways. turn-pikes, canals
and other ms ans of transportation to and f" ON
or highway. and generally to do. ali things IN
cldenr or necessary to the proper aud success
form each and every act AMI thing which ia
lawful for natural persons to do, all oil which
as the Board OF Directors may deem Tor the
best interest of the corporation.
The amount of the capital stock of this COR
pOratiOn shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Dol
lars divided into Twenty five Thousand Shares
shares of stock shall be paid for at snch time
and in such manner either in cash or by the sale
by services rendered, as the Board of Directors
shall determine, and said stock when issued
capital stock may be increased deceased by
the affirmative vote of a maj 9rity of the stock,
each share holder shall have the privilege of
proposed iRcreass a ss e may be entitled to in
proportion to the number of shar,s held by
him before the stock is increased.
biiity either direct or contingent to which this
corporation is at any time m to Su ject ifsef
lars; and the private property OF the stock
holders OF this corporation shall be exempt
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
stockholder, aEd when ever any director ceases
to be stockholder. he shall Ia, at the same time
ensuing year shall be elected by the stockhold-
be held at the office of the company in Nogaies.
Santa Cruz County. Arizona, the second
their Office until their Successors are elected
and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board of
bers of the Board by appointment from among
the stockholders. and such appointment shall
pointment is made. Until the first annual |
of stockholders in June 1911 the fol |
Beard of Directors viz: Louis Michels,- Jr., |
Anton Proto. Ramon Faequez, Theodore p. |
Caneilos and A. :. Noon, and a ma jority of |
the Board of Directors shall constitute Il |
quorum for the transaction of business.
VIII
Within ten days after the election of any
board of directors they shall meet at any office
nf the company and elect from anon their
number the officers of this corporation, who
shall he n President. Vice President Secretary |
and TIDIt flfnr
and gents the Board of ID rectors may deem
for the best interests of the corpora
ton. All officers shall hold their Office during
he life of the Board of Directors by whom
hey elected, aud until their successors are |
elected and qualified, unless sooner removed by
of twO-thiris of the directors. Two
Board Of Directors shall have power to fill any
Facancy on said BOa-d of Directors.
IN
These Articles of Incorporation may be liter
I'd or amended at any regular meeting of the
,tOckh OlderS. o at any special meeting allied
or that purpose by affirmative vote of a ma
ority of the stock and the Boa rd of Directors
nay call meeting of the stockholders for this
tut notice of such proposed amendment shall
De given to each stock holder, either personally
IT in writing, at least twenty days prior to the
Meeting at which such amendment shall be
yOted upon.
md from time to time may amend same, pro-
lded that at their first me citing after the adop-
ion or amendment of such Bylaws. the
tOckholders 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,
Ii WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set
ur hands and seals this eth day of May, A. D.,
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