The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1913-07-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
VERDE MINING COMPANY

we, the undersigned. have thus day essooiased
a corporation under and pursuant to the laws
of the State of Arizona, and for that purpose
do hereby adopt Articles of Incorporation
follows:
ARTICLE
The name of the corporation shall be, YER
DE MINING COMPANY.
ARTICLE II
The principal place within the State of Ar-
zona n which the business of said corporation
County, Arizona. The corporation ana may have
offices and tPansaet business either %itnIn or
as may be from time to time established by
the By Laws of the company may provi,te: and
at these 9fees meet hnfd of the stockholders
At all meetings of the incorporators and
Stockholders, votes may be cast either in per-
and at ali meetings Of the stockhoiders, each
stoekh9ider shall he entitled to one vote for
the close of the transfer books, prior to such
meeting
The neral nature of the business proposed
&c be transacted is as follows:
To locat.. buy, bond. acquire. own, lease.
possess, operate, sell or 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
said properties to engage in and carry the
business of mining, of building and ops rating
stamp mills and other mills: Extracting the
tunnelIng aud exploring for, producing.
timing, distilling. treating, manufacturers, pip
buying and selling gold, silver, copper, coal,
bt9 1 roek ana
mineral and hydrocarbon substances, and the
Wise acquire. hold, own. manage. and operate,
machipery and other works. property and ap
liar fran of IN
transporting and freiehting. as may be necee-
ness pertaining thereto. or that may be
deemei necessary or convenient or appurtenant
by the Board of Directors of said corporation;
also factor or agent to engage in and carry
on any of the occupations herein mentioned or
any portion thereof. Also to establish and
carry agencies, Offices stores, storage tanks,
and sell ali articles or oducts manufactured
by itself or other corpof atoms in Arizona or in
States in foreign countries. All to pur-
chase or otherwise acquire; hold, pledge. hypo.
the capital stock of other corporations OF of
thIs c2Tporat.0n a1a also 10nas 0d
of this or other corporations, partnerships or
receive a, ortgaees; to manufacture electricity,
obtain rights of way. erect poles, string wires
agree for. buy, sell, hypothecate, NOR gage.
and in any and every way and manner. deal in
estate. mines, and mining machinery, chose in
action or in expectancy, and to maze. do and
transact all and every kind of business; TO
deeds. covenants, indentu-es, mortgag es, bills
of iadng bills bonds a notes RECEIPTS gyid
cages: judgements and such other instru ments
cessary or convenient or proper in the pre-
mises; to buy, hold, own. sell, let. mortgage,
roads, fer les, tramways, stage lines and any
and all other means of transportation 1nclqd-
ing or for any other lawful use or purpose; to
gage ali kinds of steamships. sailing vessels
and other water craft and any and all things
construct. buy, hold. own. sell lease, mort
gage maintain operate flstT d transmit
rights, water power, electric light electric
kinds OF power for any ami ali lawful and
purposes; to treat. smelt. mill, stamp, and re.
every kind and descriptions; to erect maintain,
operate. buy. own sell; lease m MOI or
traitors and any and all kinds of machinery
ing or necessary thereto;-To engage IN the
business of inspecting, examining, and report
kind and nature, for itself and others, and to
bny;, own, sell. and deal in, assayers supplies
ters patent, and lnvent!ons' to do a general
that purpose may carry in stock such articles
of merchandise the Board of Directors may
contract for or sell or otherwise dispose of
cattle. horses; sheep or other animals or their
products and to do and carry on all things
pertaining to the cattle business; to carry on,
and things necessary or expedient o proper to
carry out the purposes of this corporation, or
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 place places Is the
Board of Directors shall deem for the best
interests of the corporation
The foregoing clauses shall he construed both
objects and and il is hereby
ly provided that the foregoing enumeration of
specific powers shall not be held to limit
strict in any manner the powers of the cOrpOr-
alton. In general. to carry on any other bust
ness in connection with the foregoing. whether
mining otherwise, and to have and to ex-
ercise all the powers conferred by the laws of
the State of Arizona upOn corpoG atoms formed
under the act he-eina bove referred to.
ARTICLE "
this corporation shall be One Million (S1,OOO,-
OCO 00) Dollars divided into One Million
G.00U,OOO) Shares, of the psr value of One
(S1.00) each
At such times as the Board of Directors may
by resolution direct, said capital stock shall
be paid into this corporation either IN cash or
by the sale and transfer to it of real or per
sOnal property, contracts, services, or any
other valuable right or thing for the uses and
purposes of said corpora ton, in payment for
which sha- es of the cap, tai stock so issued
fully paid up and mons ssessahle. and in the
absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the
Judgment OF the directors to the value of
the property purchased shall be conclusive.
ARTICLE
The time of the commencement of the cor
porauion shall be the day these Articles are
fled in accordance with law, and the termi ma
ton thereof shall be Twenty-Five j23) years
thereafter, with privilege of renewal IS pro-
Yided by statute
ARTICLE VI
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by a board of not less than three 80
nor more than fifteen u5) directors, and the
following named persons shall constitute the
OarI of