The border vidette., 1912-03-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the "VIRGINIA CONSOLIDATED MINING AND MILLING COMPANY"

MILLING COMPANY"
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: being desirous Of forming corporation under the laws 9f the Territory of Arizona. for that ourselves together into body corporate: and fish these Articles of Incorporation and do hereby certify:
 The name of this corporation and by which it sha n1 i1 s.ans1St t* hgs"ess is MILLING COMPANY'' The names of the incorporators are c. T.. Beatty. F.. I. Ish and Ralph II Coivin. The business of this corporation sh all be at the of Nogalss, county of s santa Cruz; Arizona; but such other place or places either in the United States foreign countries as the Board of Di- rectors may at any time determine
 The time of the commencement of this corpo- ration shall be the day that these Articles of In. or aIe nrI s9o af nts Tnl W zona and certified copy hereof filed in the office fhe b ehe teTn.inasoo thereof sa be twentyfive years thereafter or as provided by law
 The amount 1.-the capital stock of this corpo, divided into one million shares of the par value of one dollar per share. At such time and under determine, the shares of stock purchased by subscribers thereto shall be paid for either in the corporation O by thee sale and transfer of and the tn Board of birectors may issue Shares of stock iH exchange for services or property. and mining the price to be paid for such services or property shall in the absence of actual fraud issued. shall be fully paid and non-assessa sle. ility, either direct or contingent. to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself shall stock; and the private property of, the stock- exempt from the payment oi it's corporate debts. The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is to engage in and carry on the business of mining and for that purpose to locate, buy, bond, acquire. hold. own, lease, possess, operate. or sell, mortgage or others,ise hypothecate or dispose or mines or or any all other kinds of mining mineral in any or ali of said properties; to build. own and operate stamp mills and other mills sineit- description for milling, srnelting, simpling. re- aud minerals: to acquire title to and to own, control, operate or sell or otherwise dispose of and in any and every way handle all kinds of real estate and personal property and all prop erty of every kind and nature whatsoever re- Quiste and necessary to the transaction of its business; to carry on and conduct general any aud all commodities of every Kind con Sluctiye to the successful conduct of said busi- and handle it's own shares and the shares and properties of other companies and corporations, zaRes and pledges of other companies. partner bond acquire. hold. own. lease. possess operate, sell inortgage. pledge, hypothecate or other, lands. oil, gas, asphaltum. petroleum or any ol their products, asbestos, salt water and water rights, and any and all kinds of machinery and processes necessary for working, reducing, re stances or their products; to construct own. maintain and operate elect-lc light plants and to Individuals. companies corporations for lighting, power or other legitimate purposes; to ways turnpikes, canals. ditches or other means oftransPortation to and from its mines or works 10 any railroad. waterway or highway; to borrow money. and to issue it's notes, bonds, mortgages or other evidences of debt to the same, things incident cessary to the proper and successful conduct ot s o do all of mhi be carried 9'n a. any place & or p'ases @ which ish, the 1erests e the corporation
 The business affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors consisting stockhoider, and Whenever any director ceases 10 be a stockholdsr he shall also; by reason shall be elected annually by the stockhOIders held at the office ofthe corporation in the town of Nogale: Arizona, on the first Monday oi their office for year until their successors are chosen and 9IalrffEd E,, provided however S Posed of the insorp3rators whose names are ae sRs of annual meeting of the. stockholders on the first Boar Sf e Ss she m ing mem bers of the Board by appoiptmen, of the B9ard ' of % Direct"Ts shaii eonatitnte quorum for the transaGtion of business.
 
 Within ten days after the election of any Board of Directors they shall meet at the Ot q of the corporation and elect from among their number the officers of this corporation who ehall he President. VIce-President- Score; ary and Treasurer. and such other officers and agents the Board of Directors msy deem -sary. All officers shall hold their office during the life of the Boarl of Directors by whom they elected and until theIr cessO-s chosen and Qualife1 unless sooner removed in the manner provided by law, and any two offices may be held by the same person.
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 These Articles of Incorporation may be altered amended at any regular neetin ot the stock holders, at any special meeting called for that purpose, by the affirmative vote of ma 3Ority of the stock. Special meetings of the stockho olders for that or any other purpose not inconsistent with law. may be called in the manner provided in the By Laws. bot notice of the business to be transacted nt such special meeting shall be given to each stock older either personally or in writing at least twenty days prior to such meeting. The Board of Di- rectors may adopt Bylaws for the corporation, which shall be effective until rejected by the stockholders.
 INwIrNEss WHEREOF, we have hereonto set our hands and seals this first day of February A D., nineteen hundred md twelve.
 (! l.. BEATTY, (Seai)
 E. l. ISH. (SeaD
 RALPH H. COLVIN. iSeaD
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, (
 County of Santa Cruz.
 Before me, Frank J. Duffy. Notary Public in and for the county of -anta Cruz. Territory Ali, ia d~v all rad