The border vidette., 1913-06-21
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
 OF THE VERDE MINING COMPANY.

Kxow ALI MEN BY TIES THESE Fl, PRESENTS: @ That ourselves together for the purpose of fo ming a corporation under and pursuant to the laws of the SIate of Arizona, and for that purpose do hereby adopt Articles of Incorporation as follows;
 ARTICLE
 The raz1la of t'.e corporation shall be, YER DE MlNINs9 COMPANY.
 ARTICLE II
 The r,ncipai place within Ie the State of Ari, is h+ transacted. is Nogales. santa Crnz offices aa.i transact business either within or without the State of Arizona. at such places s fse " Board of pirectors. or at such places m as the By Laws of the company may proyi'ie; and and directors may be held.
 At all meetings of the incorporators and son or ihy proxy duly authorized in writing and at aii meet.ngs S oL the stock holders each each share of stock standing in his name. at the close of the transfer books, prior to such meeting.
 ARTICLE III
 The g neral nature of the business proposed to be transacted is as fOllOws
 To locat'. buy, bond, acquire, own, lease, possess. operate. sell or otherwise dispose r mnes 3r nneg nd f osPer G of mining mineral lands or properties; to buy manage. operate. improve. mortgage. sell. con vey or otherwise dispose of. and develop lands. claims, oil wells and oil lands, and other real estate, water rights, and interests m any or said properties; to ensase in and carry on the buslness of mining. of building and operating precious an1 other metals. boring. digging, tnnneling and exploring for, producing, re ing, caring, handling, storing, deahng in, hIynT and o selling golIa siiTeG nefa copper oos phaltum, bitnmen, bitnminOns rock and other products of all such subetances; and for :ch' purposes to buy. contract for lease or other moFtraee. self or otSerwise dispose of refine. ries, pipe lines. tanks. cars, manGfacturies' pliancss. franchises and rights of way for sary or Incident M to or auxiliary to % said b1si- pertaining thereto or that may be by the Board of Directors of said carporation: also as factor or agent to engage in and carry any portion thereof. Also to establish and ,structorea. appliances and houses and to buy and sell all articles or products manufactured by itself or other corporations in Arizona or in any. other state or territory of the United States or in foreign countries; Also to pur- thecate sell or otherwise dispose of shares, of this corporat:on. and also bonds. debentures. bills. prOmlssory notes, mortgages. and pledges persons: to borrow or loan money. to give and receive n ortgagee; to manufacture electricity, and buy or sell electricity; also to bargain and
 fF spS se sSd dea m and with goods, wares and merchandlse, real action action and other property in possession or in action or in expectancy, and to make do and sign, acknowledge execute and deliver such deeds. covenants, indentu-es, mortgages. bills of lading, bills, bonds, notes, receipts. evid- ences of debt. release and satisfaction of mort of writing of whatsoever kind as may be ne cessary convenient or proper in the pre- ccnetruct, e9uip, maIntain ani operate rail roads; ferries: tramways, stage lines and d,y any ing equipments thereof and therefore for min operate. lease. gage all kinds of steamships. sailing vessels incident pertaining thereto; to acquire construct. buy, hold. own. sell, lease. mort and furnish both for itself and others. water rights. water power electric light: eieetr1c thac kinds ot power, for any and all lawful uses and d9ce dd; ores metals. bullion. and coneentrates of every kind and description: to erect. maintain otherwise dispose of mills, srnelters. concen- trators and any and all kinds of machinery ing or necessary thereto;-To engage Tn the ing upon mines and mining claims of every kind and nature, for itself and others, and to of Ssil Kinds; to own, handle and control, let ters patent, and lnvent!ons; to do general that purpose may carry in stock snch articles of merchandise as the Board of Directors may deem necessary expedient; to buy, own or contract for or sell or otherwise dispose of pertaining to the cattle business; to carry on.  and things necessary or expedient or proper to carry out the purposes of this corporation, or for which individuals 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 Board Be of the 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 enumera.ion of specific powers shall not be held to limit or re- strict in any manner the powers Of the corpor- 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 corpor atlons formed under the act hereina bOve referred to.
 ARTICLE "
 The authorized amount of capital stock of thIs corporation shall be One Million (Sl 000,- 900 O0) Dollars divided into One Million (S1.o0) 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 sona1 property. contracts. services, any other valuable right thing for the uses and purposes of said corporation, in payment for shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assessable. and in the absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the directors as 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 tion thereof shall be Twent ty-fve j25) years thereafter, with privilege of renewal cs pro vided by statute.
 ARTICLE VI
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by a board of not less than three t3) more than fifteen f15) directors, and the