The border vidette., 1913-07-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE VERDE MINING COMPANY

KNOW MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That ourselves together for the purpose of forming c0rPoEttton under and pursuant G f to the laws do hereby adopt Articles of Incorporation as follows:
 ARTICLE
 The name of the corporation shall be, YER DE MININ1i COMPANY.
 ARTICLE II
 The principal place within the State of Ari- is to be transacted. is Nogales, santa Cruz County. Arizona The corporation may have without tho State of Arizona. at snch places the Board of Directors or at such places as the By Laws of the company may provide and and directors may be held
 At ali meetings of the incorporators and son or by proxy duly authorized in writing and at all meetings of the stockholders, each each share of stock standing in his name at the close of the transfer books, prior to such meeting.
 The neral nature of the business proposed to be transacted is as follows:
 To locat, buy, bond, acquire, own, lease. possess, operate sell otherwise dispose of mines or mining claims or prospects of gold. mining or mineral lands properties; to buy lease or otherwise acquire, to hold and own, vey other wise dispose of, and develop lands. Claims. oil wells and oil lands, and other real estate, water rights, and interests in any Of business of mining. of building and operating stamp mills and other mills; extracting the tunnelIpg and exploring for, producing, re ning dstliPg hn tFeasns ea piD buying, and selling gold. silver, copper, coal, phaItum, bit1men bitnminous rock and other mineral and hydrocarbon substances; and the products of all such substances; and for 'ch purposes to buy. contract for, lease or other wise acquire, hold, own. manage. and operate' mortgage. sell or otherwise dispose of refine ries, pipe lines, tanks, cars, manu facturles snd n rgte ef for transporting and fre1ehtIng as may be neces- ness or pertaining thereto, that may be deeme.i necessary or convenient or appurtenant also factor agent to engage in and carry on any CT tne af G eeaehsb and carry on agencies, offices, stores, storage tanks, =aad sell ali articles products manufactured by itself or other corporations in Arizona or in any other state or territory of the United States or in foreign countries. Als to pur- chase or otherwise acquire; hold, pledge. hypo. thecate: sell or otherwise dispose of shares, of the capital stock of other corporations or Of this corporat,on and also bonds: de5entures, of this or other corporations. partnerships or IeceiYe " ortgaees; to manufacture electricity. obtain rights of way. erect poles, string wires agree for. buy, sell, hypothecate, mort gage, and in any and every way and manner. deal in estate. mines and mining machinery, chose in action, and other property in possession or in in transact all and every kind of business; to deeds covenants. indentu -es mortgag ges, bills of lading, bills, bonds, notes. receipts, evid- gages. judgements and snch other iDstruments of writ rg of whatsoever kind as may be ne cessary convenient proper in the pre- misses: to buy. hold, own. sell, let. mortgage roads ferries, trsmways, stage lines and any and all other means of trans sportation lnclud- ing or for any other lawful use or purpose; to build, buy, own and operate, lease: sell, mort and other water craft and any and all things incident or pertsain1ing thereto tf to & a'9nIre gage. maintain, operate. distri brte, transmit rights, water power, electric light. electric power. steam power, and any and all other purposes; to treat. s1nelt. mill, stamp, and re- duce ores, metals bullion. and coneentrates of operate. buy. own, sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of mills smelters, concen- and parts and appliances incident or per ta in business of inspecting, examining, and report ing upon mines ana ;e mineeng clains or I Gve+y r buy. own. sell. and deal in, assayers supplies of all kinds; to own, handle and control let real estate and mercantile busIners and for that purpose may carry in stock snch art articles @ deem necessary or eXHedient; to buy, own or cattle horses. sheep or other animals or thelr products and to do and carry on all things do do and perform each. every and ali mat CTS and things necessary or expedient or proper to for which Individuais may lawfully associate themselves together to perform and generally to do and perform each and every act and thing which it is lawful for mature persons to do, all of which business or occupations may be carried on at such p!ace or places as the Board of Directors shall deem for the best interests of the corporation
 The foregoing clauses shall be construed both as objects and powers; and it is hereby express ly provided that the foregoing enumeration of specific powers shall not be held to limit strict in any manner the powers ot the coTpor- atiOn. In general, to carry any other buSl- ness in connection with the foregoing. whether mining or otherwise, and to have and to eX. ercise all the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Arizona upon corpo!atlons formed under the act hereinabove referred to.
 ARTICLE "
 The authorlzed amount of capital stock of thls corporation shaIi be One Million tSl .0C0,- OO0 O0) Dollars divided into One Million O00O,O0O) Shares, of the psr value of One (S100) each
 At such times as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct, said capital stock shall be paid into thIs corporation. either Tn cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or per other valuable right or thing for the and purposes of said corporation, in payment for shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-a ssessabie and in the judgment of the directors to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 ARTICLE
 The time of the commencement of the cor poration shall be the day these Articles are filed in accordance with law, and the termin na- tion thereof shall be Twenty-Five t25) years thereafter. with privilege of renewal as pro vided by statute.
 ARTICLE VI
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by board of not less than three (3) nor more than fifteen 15) directors, and the following named persons shall constitute the Roe flrnF n1fO T11fE1 hair arn