Arizona republican., 1896-01-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION The BesSemer Copper Mining g
 Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE fhIorN1o'
 That we, William E. Thorne, William w.
 Hill, James M. Ford, John W. Norton and Ernest E Ford have associated and do here | by associate ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming corporation and becoming
 incorporated, under the laws Of the Terri | tory of Arizona. and in pursuance of sald purpose, do hereby make and adopt, sign and acknowledge these Articles Of -ncor- poration.
 ARTICLE I. The names of the incorporators of this com pany are, William E. Thorne, William w. Hill, James M Ford, John W. Norton and Ernest E. Ford, all and each of whom are residents of the County of Maricopa and Territory Of Arizona. The name of this corporation is and shall be 'sThe Bessemer Copper Mining Company" and it's principal place of transacting business, is and shall be at the City of Phoenix, County ot Maricopa, Territory of Arizona, and it shall have the right to transact it's business ill such other place or places in said Territory and else where as it's Board ot Directors may hereafter from time to time designate.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is, to buy, lease or otherwise acquire, and to exploit. op- crate, develop, sell OF otherwise dispose of mines and mining property of every descrip- ton, in the Territory of Arizona or elsewhere, the extraction, concentration, reduction of ores of any kind by any process, and generally to carry on the business of mining, milling, re- duclng, concentrating and refining of copper, gold silver, lead and iron ores ond other metal bearing ores, the purchase and sale of bullion, ores, lands, water, water-rights, mills, machln- cry, merchandise, timber. the acquiring and disposing of real and personal property includ- ing the capital stock of other corporations, to purchase, construct or otherwise acquire or operate smelters and mills and plants for mill ing reducing and refining ores, to purchase, locate, develop or otherwise acquire or operate water and water power, and dams, pipes, fumes, turbines, water-wheels, electric gener- ators and motors and wires and cables for the purpose of producing, transmitting and apply ing power to the operation of smelters, mills and plants for milling, reducing and refining ores and for other purposes; to construct or otherwise acquire roadwsys for the purpose Of transporting passengers, freight, ores, coke and supplies to and from any of the property of this corporation, to purchase or otherwise acquire, timber and timber lands and the cutting and saving of timber and the trans portation of the same; to purchase, construct or otherwise acquire rights of way, railroads, tramways and cable lines with such appendages and adjuncts which may be necessary, proper and convenient for the construction, maintenance and opera ton thereof, to propel all or any of the cars thereof by the force and power Of steam, oi electricity, of animals or any mechanical power or by any combination thereof for the conven tent transportation of the products of this cor peration and to purchase, construct or other wise acquire any machinery tools, appliances supplies and real and personal property o every description for any of the foregoing pur poses; and generally to exercise and possess al the powers and privileges that private individ uals and natural persons may enjoy.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the Capital Stock authorized by this corporation shall be twelve thousand fsI2 OOO dollars, divided into twelve hundred (1200) shares of the par vGlue of ten (s10) each and the times when and conditions upon whicf it is to be paid in are as follows, to.wit: Eacf subscription for stock shall be paid in cash O it's equivalent in value, aud the whole thereo is payable immediately upon the making o the subscription therefor, and the said stocl shall be fully paid ithin sixty days thereafte and no share shall be issued until fully paid and thereafter the same shall be non-assessable And all stock not sold shall remain in tn treasury of the corporation and be considered treasury stock.
 ARTICLE "
 The time of the commencement of this cor peration shall be upon the date and at the tim of the filing of the Articles of Incorporation in the office of the County Recorder of Mari copa County, Arizona Territory and the ter mination thereof shall be twenty. five year thereafter unless further extended accordin to and in compliance with the laws of the Tel ritory of Arizona.
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 The affairs of this corporation shall be COT ducted and managed by Board of Director consisting of five persons who shall be stock holders of the corporation, and who shall b elected annually by the stockholders at tn annual election therefor, to be held at the ofic of the corporation in the City of Phoenix on th first Monday in January in each year hereafte and until first annual meeting of stockholder to he held on the first Monday in January, A D. 1897, the following named persons shall directors and constitute the Board of Director of this corporation, to-wit: William E. Thorn' William w. Hill, James M. Ford, John W Norton and Ernest E. Ford.
 The officers of this eorporation shall be il President, Vice President, General Manage Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be electe annually by the stockholders at the annui election therefor to be held at the office of th corporation in the City of Phoenix or the fir Monday in January in each year thereafter an until the first annual meeting of said stocl holders to be held on the first Monday in Jar uary, A. D. 1897, the following named persoI shall be such officers, to-wit: President, Wi liam E. Thorne; Vice President John w. No ton General Manager, William W. Hill; Seer tary and Treasurer, James M. Ford. IT President and Vice President shall be membe of the Board of Directors; the other office may or may not be members of the Board Directors.
 The Board of Directors and officers of tn corporation shall hold their respective offic