Arizona republican., 1893-06-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the Volcanic Copper Mining and
 Smelling Company,

We, Benjamin E. Lower, Robert Hunter, Al bert II. Barber George l., wer. Volney Barber and George Hunter, desiring to incorporate un- der the provisions of Title XII of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arizona, do hereby adop. the following Articles of Incorporation, viz:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name of this corporation shall be the Volcanic Copper Mining and Smelling Com pany, and it's principal place of business shall be in the city of Phoenix, in the county of Mari copa and territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE H.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars (s75O, O,OOO), divided into Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand (7jO, ,O00) shares of the par value of One Dollar (fl) each, which capital stock shall be paid in upon the call of the board of directors of this corporation, as pro yided by their bylaws.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the busine ss proposed to be transacted by this corporation Is the uying, selling, owning and operating of mines, the con struction and operation of mills and smeters for the milling, smelting and reduction of ores, and the purchase and sale of ores, metals and minerals.
 ARTICLE iV.
 The time Of the commencement of this cor poration shall te the date of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the Recorders of flee of Maricopa county, Arizona, and the ter mination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter
 ARTICLE V.
 The affairs Of this corporation shall be con duet by u board of five dir clors to be elected from amOng the stockholders of the corpora ton at the annual ssockh"lders' meeting. which shall be held in the city of Phoenix on the first Tuesday in January in each year, and the of fiUrrs oi this corporation shall consist Ol a pres ident, wee president, secretary and treasurer, all of whom shall be elected by the board Of di reCtOrs from among their number annually, Immedia,el! upon the election Of the board of directors aS hereinafter provided; and unti! the annual meeting of the stockholders, In Janu ary. 1891, the affairs Of this corporation shall be conducted by the following named incorpora tors, viz: Benjamin E. Lower, Robert Hunter, Albert II. Barber, George Lower and Voney Barber as follows: Benjamin E. Lower, presi dent: VO.ney Barber, vice president; Albert H. Barber, secretary; Robert Hunter, treasurer
 ARTICLE VI.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia bility to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself shall be the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (SJJO,OC0.OO).
 ARTICLE VII
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the debts of the corporation.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be forever nor-assessable, and es"h certificate thereof shall state upon its face the mum her of shsres represented thereby, and that the same is forever non .assessable.
 ARTICLE TX.
 These Articles Of Incorporation, except Arti- cle VIII, may be amended at any annual meet ing of che stock holders, or at any special meet. ing thereof called for that purpose, by ma jority vote of stock of the corporation. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands aDd seals this l6th lay of March, 1898.
 Signed,
 BENJAMIN. E LOWER. [5eal
 ROBERT HUNTER, [Sea l
 ALBERT II. BARBER. [Seal
 VOLNEY BARBER. [5eail
 GEORGE LOVER [-eal
 GEORGE HUNTER. ISeall TERRITORY OF Z kRIZOSA.l o
 COUNTY OF AARICoPA. DO
 Before me, Jerry MilIay, Notary Public in Il. d for the County of MarGopa and Territory of Arizona, on this day personally appeared Ben iamin E. Lower Robert Hunter and Albert H.