Duncan Arizonian., 1911-11-01
Articles of Incorporation of the
La Adargas Mines
Of Mexico, Limited
KNOW ALL MEN BY. THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY. THESE PRESENTS:
That we. the undersigned, have this day associ-
ated ourselves together for the purpose of forming
a corporation under and pursuant to the laws of
Arizona, and for that purpose do hereby adopt ar
ticles of Incorporation as follows:
ARTICLE l.
The name oft his corpol alton shall be LA ADAR-
GAS MINES of MEXICO, LIMITED.
ARTICLE II.
The principal place of business of this corno.ol
tion shall be at Clifton, Greenlee County. Arizona
and its principal place or places of business out
side of Arizona, shall be at Ell Paso, County of Ell
Paso, State of Texas, at which latter place meet
ings of incorporators, stockholders and directors
may be held and all business transacted, and the
corporation may have such other offices as the
Board of Directors may provide.
ARTICLE III.
The general nature of of the business proposed
to be transacted by this corporation is to make
contracts; to purchase, lease, bond option. locate
or otherwise acquire, own, exchange. sell or other
wise dispose of, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and
deal IN mines, mining claims, mineral lands, coal
ana oil lands timber lands and real estate water
ana water rights, and to extract any and all min
erals OILS and gas therefrom and deal in the pro-
ducts and by-products thereof; to purchase lease
or otherwise acquire. erect own operate. or sell
smelling and ore reduction works. oil refineries
saw mills and power plants to do a a general real
estate manufacturing and mercantile business 70
own handle and control shares of IFS own o.r;+.I
ana tnat OF other companies or corporations in aY
e ~ 'ouhIry' ana to vote any stock owned by
IL the same as natural person might do to on
point agent or agents and represeutatiyes'to ron
resent and manage mines and other pronert;es =
may acquire IN Mexico and in corporations therein
OF which 1t has or may have acquired stock. to is
'ue oohos notes, debentures and other evidences
VI Indebtedness and secure the same by MORTGAGE
deed OF trust or otherwise; to borrow and loan
money for the business of the company. and in
general to do all the things necessary or proner IN
the conduct of the business of this cornora tio IN
Arizona Texas, New Mexico, Mexico and else-
where not inconsistent with the laws of said states
countries.
ARTICLE "
The authorized amount of the capital stock of
this corporation shall be one hundred Thousand
NSlooOOOOO) Dollars, divided into one thousand
shares Of the par value of one hundred (s1OO Oo)
Dollars each At such times as the Board of Di
rectsrs may by resolution direct said capital stock
snail be paid into this corporation either in cash
or by the sale and transfer to it of mines real or
personal property, shares of stock of another COM
pany contracts services, or other valuable right
or thing, for the uses and purposes of said corno
ration in payment for which shares of the canital
stock OF this said corporation may be issued and
So CHI Az
thereby become and be fully paid up and non-as-
sessable, and the Judgment of the Board of Direct
ors or Managing Officers as to the value of the
rights, property, stock and services purchased as
aforesaid shall be conclusive
ARTICLE V.
The time of the commencement of this corpora-
ton shall be the date of the fling of certified copv
OF these Articles of Incorporation in the office of
the Auditor of Arizona, and the termination there
Of shall be twenty-five years thereafter with the
privilege of renewal as provided by law.
ARTICLE vi.
The affairs of this corporation shall be conduct
ed by Board of Directors and the following
named shall constitute the Board of directors un-
til their successors are elected:
T. B, Johnson, L. H. Davis, ROLAND W. Miller and
Ella johnson. Thereafter the Board of Directors
shall be elected from among the stockholders al
the annual Stockholders meeting to be held at Ell
Paso Texas, or such other place as the Bylaws
may direct, on the first Monday in May of each
year. The officers of said corporation until their
successors are elected, shall be:
T. B. johnson, President; L. H. Davis, Vice
President Ella Johnson Secretary and Treasurer
ARTICLE VII.
The Board of DIRECTORS shall have power to
adopt and amend Bylaws, for the government of
the corporation, to fill vacancies occurring in the
Board from any cause and to appoint an execut-
i've committee with all power granted the Direct
ors in these Articles
ARTICLE Will
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability
direct or contingent to which this corporation is
at any time to subject itself shall be thirty thous-
and ($3O,0OO00) Dollars.
ARTICLE TX.
The private property of the stockholders and
officers of this corporation, shall be forever ex-
empt from corporate debts of any kind whatso-
ever.
ARTICLE x.
At any Stockholders meeting of this corporation
stock may be voted by proxy.
In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this twenty eighth day of Angus,
A. D. 1911
TB JOHNSON (SeaD
L. H. DAVIS (SeaD
ELLA JOHNSON (SeaD
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
County of Ell Paso.
Before me, w. E. O'Brien a Notary Public in
and for said County and State on this day person
ally appeared T. B. Johnson L. H. Davis and Ella
Johnson, of FL Paso, Texas, to me known tobe the
persons who subscribed to the foregoing instru-