The border vidette., 1912-09-28
ARTICLES or RECONSIDERATION
 of the Esmeralda Victoria Gold Mining Company

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: that we the und dersi gned, do hereby as- sociate ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona, and 10 hereby adopt the following Articles of Interpretations
 ARTiCLEI. The names of the incor DOraJOrs are Edward B Warner, J Emory Hoy and Frank w. Garter and the residence and post office Hddd ress of each Of said incorpOratOrs is Phiia delphia, Pennsy ylvania, and the name of the corporation shall be the ESM ER- AIDA VICTORIA GOLD MINING COM PANY, and it's principal place of busi- ness shall be at Nogales, in Santa Cruz County. Arizona, but said company may carry on it's business in any other state territory or foreign country, and may establish and maiu tain offices with in or outside of Arizona at such places as the Board of Directors may design ate where meetings Of the directors may be held and all corporate business transacted.
 ARTICLE II. The general nature of the business proposed to be carried on by this corporation is as follows. to wit; {; To make contracts, to purchase, lease, bond, locate or otherwise acquire, own, exchange sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge. mortgage. hypothecate, and deal in any and all kinds of real and personal property, whether situate within the United States of America mines and mining claims, oil lands, coal lands, mineral lands. oil, gas, coal, shale, asphatum, petroleum. asbestos. salt. water and water rights, and machinery; to bore drill, prospect and mine for gold, silver, copper, all kinds of ore. metals, minerals and precious stones, oils, gas and coal; to mill. smelt, convert and re- fine and otherwise acquire, prod uce and dispose of the same and to carry on the business of mining in all its business, to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions aud shares of its own capital stock, and that of other corporations, and to vote any shares Of stock of other corpora tions owned by it. the same as natural person might do; to borrow money and issue bonds, notes, debentures and other evidences of indebted ness and to secure the payment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust or otherwise upon any of the property of this cor poration. and in general to do and per- form snch acts and things and transact such business in connection with the foregoing objects. not inconslst ent with law. in any part of the world, as the board of directors may deem to the ad- vantage or LD6 corporation.
 ARTICLE III. The authorized amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One million dollars (S1, 900 000) divided into on million shares q ,000, ,0O0) of the par value of One dollar (Sl) each, [ which shall be paid for at such times and upon such conditions as the board of directors may designate. Or said stock Seven hundred thousand shares (7OO,O00,) amounting to Seven hund red thousand dollars shall be Common stock. and Three hundr fred thousand | shares, amounting to Three hundred thousand dollars (S3OO, 0OO) shall be pre- ferred stock. Said preferred stock shall entitle the holder thereof to re- ceive out of the net earnings, and the corporation shall be bound to pay a fixed, yearly, nOn-cumulative dividend of seven per cent (7 per cent) but no more. payable before any dividend shall be set apart or paid on the common stock. The preferred stock shall be issued as and when the board of direct ors may determine, but the holders thereof in case of liquidation or dis solution of the company, shall be paid