The border vidette., 1916-08-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE SONORA CONSOLIDATED MINING AND SMELTlNG COMPANY.

SONORA CONSOLIDATED MINING AND
 SIMPLIFYING COMPANY.
 KNow ELL, MEN BY THESE PRESERVES: That Luther w. Adamson, whose nam 8 are hereto s95scrlbed and tt the resid"nee and cI3 Rostotiice office son County. Missouri. have associated them the ms o of Arizona and to that end have adopted and do poration and do hereby certify that:
 ARTICLE 1
 The name of this corporation and by which is Sns sne soNoRH 6 @ %fNhS AND NJ. SMELTlNGid s.id COMPANY Ad Go.+,tr,os .da,oss of the incorporators are: Edward c. Becker; Charles B Mc( art; Luther w. Adamson; all of Kansas City. Jackson County, Missouri.
 The principal office and place of transact ng Noeaies. in the county @ of santa san Ctuz, State of Arizona with branch otfic and places of busi or places either in the United States or foreign solution direct At any of which offices. meet- ings of the Board of Directors may be held and all it's corporate business transacted.
 ARTICLE II
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Million t$2 ;OoO.OOoOO) Dollars, divided into Two Hundred Thousand (2oO .OOO) shares of the par value of Ten IS1O00) Dollars per
 The capital stock shall be pail into the treasury of the corporation at such time and ors shall determine, either Tn cash by the transferring of real or personal property or by 
 other values, right or thing for the uses and f of the 6s P when issued shall be fully paid and forever as to the value of any property. right or thing acquired or servicrs rendered in exchange for the shares of capital stock, when entered on absence of actual fraud. be conclusive.
 ARTICLE III
 The purpose for which this corporation Is formed and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by it. is as follows.
 To buy. own build erect. maintain, operate. operate, and own stamp mills and reduction works of every description wha -Foever for the purpose of sIneiting and treating ores of all kinds and descriptio to acquire hold. plat into city and town lots; sell: lease, buy and work operate, buy. sell, lease; locate, acquire, placer claims. mining and water To sations and water power of every kind and description, to dams across streams to back water and to build. erect and maintain, lease.apd sell. the water ponds and other places for the stor- age of water; sell and supply water for all pur to buy. bond, seii. build. operate and conduct ferries, trsmways and 0. her means of trans Der ore. mining machinery and other mate rials incident and apper taining to the business light and power plants for the purpose of fur nishing and leasing electric and w.ter power for all purposes; tO acQ uire. lease and operate water rights and fumes for the purpose of operating machinery, transporting lumber; timher goods, and merchandise in connection manage saw and flour mills: to buy and sell timber. lumber and merchandise and to carry buy own sell and deal in stock of other cor S % nd sSa the same by bond or otherwise on the property of the company and to the same extent a nd the same manner that natural person might or
 To purchase lease. bond. locate otherwise acquire, own exchange. sell or otherwise dis, deal in real estate and all kinds of personal pr1perty mlnfS' m,nlng Elaims; OH lanas, mlm water and water Fights and machinery. and to same; to do a general real estate manufactur- ing, and mercantile busin ss; to own, handle. shares of capital stock of other corporations; and ees 8 t the and to exercise in respect to all such bonds, other securities and obligations, and any and all rights. powers and privileges of individual upon any share of stock held by 1t to the same extent that a natural person might or could the proper conduct of the business of this the P State of Arizona or elsewhere; also to lease or own and operate smelter or smelters or lease or own and to operate telephone and telegraph hnes' ARr1C1Ev " The time of the commencement of this cor pO.ation shall be the date of the filing of a ohce of the Arizona Corporation Com mission, | and a certified copy thereof in the oftlce of the
 
 the termination thereof shall be twenty-five | (25N years thereafter, with the right of renewal and perpetual succession provided by law.
 ARTICLE The business affairs of thIs corporation shall | be conducted by Board of Directors consist | ing of five more members, each of whom | shall be a stockholder and whenever a director | shall cease to be a stockholder, he shall also at shall be elected nnially by the stockholders | at their regular annual meeting, which shall be | held at the office ot the company in Nogales | Arizona. the last Monday of July in each | year. and shall hold their office until their suc- cess sors are elected and qualified. The first an | nuaI meeting of the stockholders shall be held | on the last Monday of July, 1917. and until that l time. and until their successors are elected | and qualified, the IncOrporatOrs, whose names | are hereby subscri bed, shall constitute the | Board of Directors of this corporation.
 ARTICLE VI The officers of this corporation shall be a 1 President. first and second Vice-Presdents, | and a General Manager. Secretary and Treas | urer, and such other officers and ayt nts the | Board of Directors may determine, who shall i be chosen annually by the directors. either by | election appointment, may be provided l by the By laws and they shall hold their office 1 until their successors are chosen and qualified. Until the first annual meeting of tha stock | holders, and until their successors are chosen | and qualified, Edward c. Becker shall be Pre- eidant Charles B. McCart, Vice-President and | and Luther w. Adamson, Secretary and Treasurer
 ARTICLE VII
 The Board of Directors eh;lll have power to