The oasis., 1912-04-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
THE MEXICAN WEST COAST PACKING
 COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose Of forming corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement.
 FIRST: The names of tEe c0rporatOrs are ALLEN T. BIRD and C. N BIkD, and the name of the Corporation shall be THE MENI- CAN WEST COAST PACKING COMPANY. The principal place within the State of Arizona in which the business of said Corporation is to be transacted is Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and the Corporation may establish branch offices eitheg within or without the State of Arizona, where meetings of the Board of Directors may be held.
 SECOND: The general nature of the business proposed Go be transacted by this Corporation is as follows, to-wit:
 To conduct general packing and cold stor- age business with full powers as follows, viz. : To buy, sell and deal in cattle and live stock of all kinds, to slaughter the same and to sell the meat therefrOm fresh cured, canned or in any other way; to build. buy, own and operate ice plants rerigerutng plants electric light and power plants, tanucrieS, flour mllls etc. !; Go construct, buy, SeQ own aud operate irriga- ton canals, ditches and ateral>. dams for diversion Of water, water rights, water, etc to purchase, bond, lease, own, sell or exchange, pledge, mortgage or hypOthecate anu deal in real estaCe and all kinds of pc. sOnal property {; to operate and develop farming ranch or agri- cultural laudS Ot any nature and to buy and sell the products of such lands; t0 buy, own and operate or sell general stores dealing in groceries. dry goods merchandise, hard ware lmplement~. machinery etc to purchase or otherwise acquire, and Io own, hold or control the stock, bonds or other obligations of any corporation engaged in or hereafter to be formed for the purpose Ol engaging in or carry Ing on any like business, either in the United States or any foreign country to loan money and tO take as security for any such loans, notes, bonds, mortgages. esds of trust or other evidences Ot debt Ol any kind and in general to do all things necessary tO the proper con duct of the business of this Corn ration in the State of Arizona and elsewhere not incon- sistent with the laws of the United States of America and the state of Arizona, nor of the laws of the Unitel States of Mexico or any of the States of that Republic.
 THIRD: The authorized amount Of the capi- tal stock of this Corporation shall be Three Hundred Thousand Dollars $500, ,00O00), divided into Three Hundred Thousand (300 .000) shares of the pGr value of one dollar CL00) Al such times the Board of Directors may by res0lu ton direct, said capital stock shall be paid into this Corporation, either in cash or by the sale and transfer Co it, of real or personal property Tor the uses and purposes Of said Cor pOratiOn in payment Ol which shares Of the capital stock of said corporation may be icsued and the capital stock SO sslied shall thareupun and thereby become and be fully paid up and non -assessable, and in the absence oi actual iraud in the transaction the judgment Of the Directors as to the valu. of the property pur- chased shall be conclusive.
 FOURTH The time Of the commencement of this Corporation shall be the date of the filing of a certified copy ol these Articles of Incor- pOratiOn in the office of the State Auditor and of the Recorder of Santa Cruz County, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 FIFTH: Tine affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted by a Board Of Three Directors which said Board Of Directors and it's success sOrs shall have power and authority at all business Oi the corporation may demand and the following named shall constitute the Board of Director, until their successors are elected: JOHN DAVIDSON, ROBERT GRAHAM. E. C. SMITH. Thereafter the Board Of Directors shall be elected from among the stockholders on the first Monday in April in each year. The officers Of said Corporation until their successors are elected shall be: ROBERT GRAHAM, President; E. C. SMITH, Vice Presi. dent; JOHN DAVIDSON, Secretary and Treasurer
 SIXTH: The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent to which this Corporation shall be subject at any time, shall be One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, Sl50.000) which amount does not exceed twO- thirds the amount of capital stock.
 SEVENTH: The private property of the stock holders of this Corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have set hereunto our hands and seals this Twenty day of April, 1912
 ALLEN T. BIRD. (Sea).
 C. N. BIRD, (Seal.)