The oasis., 1912-05-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION THE MEXICAN WEST COAST PACKING
 COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, 1 That we whose hands are hereuntO affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together Tor the purpose of forming q corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement.
 FIRST: The names of tke corpOrators are ALLEN I. BIRD and C. N. BIRD, and the name of the Corporation shall be THE MEAI- 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 either 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 to be transacted by this Corporation is as follows IO-Wlt:
 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 Tn any other way; to build. buy, own and operate ice plants, reirigerating plants, electric light and power plants, tanneries, flour mills, etc; to construct, buy, sell, own and operate irriga- tion canals ditches and laterals dams for diversion of water, water rights, water, etc. to purchase, bond, lease, own, sell or exchange, pledge, mortgage or hypothecate and deal in real estate and all kinds of personal property; 1 to operate and develop farming, ranch or agri- 1 cultural lauds of any nature and to buy and 1 and operate or sell general stores dealing in l groceries, dry goods, merchandise hardware. l implements, machinery, etc.; to purchase or | otherwise acquire, and to own, hold or control l the stock, bonds or other obligations Ot any l corporation engaged in or hereafter to be 1 formed for the purpose of engaging in or carry l 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, deeds of trust or other i evidences of debt of any kind; and Ill general to do all things necessary to the proper con duet of the business of this Corporation in the State of Arizona and elsewhere not incon- sstent with the laws of the United States Oi | America and the State of Arizona, nor 0f the laws of the Unitel States of Mexico or any oi the States of that Republic.
 THIRD: The authorized amount of the capi-
 tai stock of this Corporation shall be Three
 Hundred Thousand Dollars $500, ,OOOOO, divided
 into Three Hundred Thousand (3O0,OOO) shares
 of the par va re of one dollar (SlOO). At such
 times as the I5oard of Directors may by resolu.
 ton direct, said capital stock shall be paid
 into this Corporation, either in cash or by the
 sale and transfer to it, of real or personal
 property for the uses and purposes of said Cor
 poration, in payment Of which shares ot the
 capital stock of said corporation may be issued
 and the capital stock so issued shall thereupo1
 and thereby become and be fully paid up anc
 non assessable and in the absence of actua
 fraud in the tran saction the judgment of tho
 Directors as to the value of the property pur
 chased shall be conclusive.
 FOURTH The time of the commencement Ol this Corporation shall be the date of the filing
 of certified copy of these Articles of lncor
 pOratiOn in the office of the State Auditor, anC
 of the Recorder of Santa Cruz County, and tht
 termination thereof shall be twenty-five year thereafter.
 FIFTH. The affairs of this Corporation shal , be conducted by Board of Three Directors