Arizona republican., 1893-06-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the Volcanic Copper Mining and
 Smelling Company,

We, Benjamin E. Lower, Robert Hunter, Al bert H. Barber, George Lo 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 adopt the following Articles of Incorporation, viz:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name of this COT porstion shall be the Volcanic Copper Mining and Smelling Com pany, and its principal place of business shs Il be in the city of Phoenix, in the county of Mari copa and territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE II.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollsrs s750, ,0O0). divided into Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand (75O, ,OOO) shares of the par value of One Dollar (fll each, which capital stock shall be paid in upon the call of he board of directors of this corporation, as pro- yided by their bylaws.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the bushes ss proposed to be transacted by this corporation is the buying. selling, owning and operating of mines, lhe con struction and operation of mills and smelters 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 be the date of the tilng of these articles of incorporation in the Recorders Of flee of Maricopa county, Arizona, and the ter imitation thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 ARTICLE V.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con duct.d by e board of five directors to be elected from among the stockholders of the corpora ton at the annual stock kh"lders meeting. which shall be held in the city of PhGsix on the first Tuesday in January in each year. and the of ficers of this corporation shall consist of pres. ident, vice president, secretary and treasurer, all of whom shall be elected by the board Of di. rectors from among their number annually, immediately upon the election of the board ui directors as hereinafter provided; and unti the annual meeting of the stockholders, in Janu ary 1891, the affairs Of this CorpO stiou shall be conducted by the following named incorpora- tors. viz Benjamin E. Lower, Robert Hunter, Albert II. Barber, George Lower and Volney Barber, AS follows: Benjamin. E. Lower, presi- dent; VOlney Barber, vice president; Albert II. 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 (sjOO, ,OOOOO).
 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 non-assessable, and earh certificate thereof shall state upon its face ihe mum Der Of shares 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 stockholders, 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 and seals this l6th lay of March, 1893.
 Signed,
 BENJAMIN K. LOWER. [Sea, l
 ROBERT HUNTER, [Sea l
 ALBERT II. BARBER. seal
 V0LNEY BARBER. [Sea l
 GEORGE LOVER. ,eall
 GEORGE HUNTER. [Seall TERRITORY OF ARIZOSA,l ss
 COUNTY OF MARICOPA.
 Before me, Jerry Millay, n Notary Pubic in a"d for the County of MariG0pa and Territory of Arizona, on this day personally appeared Bep- jamiu F. Lower, Robert Hunter and Albert II. Barber, personally known to me to be the per