The border vidette., 1913-06-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE VERDE MINING COMPANY

' KNow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That ourselves together for the purpose of forming corpoEation under anu pursuant I s t to the laws do hereby adopt Articles of Incorporation as follows:
 ARTICLE The name of the corporation shall be, YER DE MININ1 COMPANY.
 ARTICLE II
 The principal place within the State of Ari- is be transacted. is Nogalcs. Santa Crnz County. Arizona. The corporation may have offices antl transact business either within O without the State of Arizona, at such places the Board of Directors, or at such places as the Bylaws Of the company may proTi"e and at these offices, meetings of tho stockholders and directors may be held.
 At all 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 tho transfer books, prior to such meeting
 The neral nature of the business proposed to be transacted is as follows:
 possess ao operate, op sel or otherwise % dispose of mines or mining claims or prospects of gold: mining or mineral lands properties; to buy manage. operate. improve. mortgage, sel! con vey or other wise dispose of. and develop lands, claims oil wells and oil lands, and other real estate, water rights, and interests in any of bns1ness of mining. of building and operating stamp mills and other mills e3tracting the tunneling and exploring for, producing. re ing. caring, Handling, storing, dealing in, buying, and selling gold. silver, copper, coal, phaItum, bitumen, bitnminous rock and other products of all such substances; and for oh purposes to buy. contract for, lease or other mortyae;e sell or otherwise dispose of refine ries; pipe lines, tanks. cars, manutactnrles' pliancrs. franchises and rig ghts of way for trans2oTt3g and as t may d be ne4ef S1e pertaining thereto. or that may be by the Board of Directors of said corporation also S factor or agent to engage in and carry any portion thereof. Also to establish and carry on agencles, ofhces, stores storage @ thKs h and sell all articles products manufactured any other state or territory of the United States in foreign countries; Also to pur- thecate, sell or otherwise dispose of shares, of the capital stock of other corPoratti3ns or ot bills. promlssory notes, mortgages. and pledges persons: to borrow or loan money. to give and receive IT ortgages; to manufacture electricity, and bny sell electricity; also to bargain and & G foT b1S se anner ea m and with goods, wares and merchandise, real 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 satis ion of mort of writ,ng of whatsoever kind as may be ne cessary convenient or proper 1n the pre- construct, equip, maintain anu operate rail roads; ferries, tramways, stage lines and any and all other means of transportation 1nclud- ing equipments thereof and therefore for min build, buy, own and operate, lease seii. mort gage all kinds Of steamships, sailing vessels incident or pertaining thereto; to acquire, construct; buy, hold "wn sell, lease, t mort. and furnish both for itself and others. water sesm end any nd ali otheT kinds ot power, for any and all lawful uses and duce ores, metals. @ bniiion and coneentrates of every kind and description; to erect. maintain. otherwise dispose of mills. smelters, concen- and parts and appliances incident per tain ing necessary thereto;-To engage Tn the ing upon mines and mining clai ms of every kind and nature. for itself and others, and to of aiI Kinds; to own, handle and control let, real estate ' and nd mercantile buslnees and for that purpose may eSrrX Tn stock snen articles deem necessary T expedient; to buy, contract for or sell or otherwise dispose of products and to do and carry on all things pertaining to the cattle business: to carry on, do and perform each every and all matters and things necessary or expedient or proper to out the purposes Ot thIS corporation. or for which individuals may lawfully associate themselves together to perform and generally to do and perform each and every act and do, all of which business or occupations may be carried on al such place 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 specific powers shall not be held to limit or re- strict in any manner the powers of the corpor- ation. In general, to carry on any other busi- ness in connection with the foregoing, whether mining otherwise, and to have and to ex- the State of Arizona upon corporations formed under the act hereinabove referred to.
 ARTICLE "
 The authorized amount of capital stock of thls corporation shall be One Million .(Sl,O0O,- OCO OO) Dollars divided into One Million q ,O0UO0O) Shares, of the par value of One (S1.00) each
 At such times the Board of Directors may by resolution direct, said capital stock shall be paid into thls corporation. either cash or sOnal property. contracts, services. or any other valuable right or thing for the uses and which sha- es of the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be 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 filed in accordance with law, and the termina- tion thereof shall be Twenty-Five t25) years thereafter. with privilege Of renewal 2s pro vided by statute.
 ARTICLE VI
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by board of not less than thrfe l3) more than fifteen Q5) directors, and the following named persons shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected: