The Weekly orb., 1899-04-02
Articles Of Incorporation
 OF THE Lowell and Arizona Copper rlsSlng and Smelling Company.

Know all men by these presents, that wc, the undersigned, Frank Hanchett, Ethan ]. Smith, Frank s. Rean, Frederic C. Church, Edward E. Sawyer and Frank H. Haynes. of Lowell, Massachusetts, have associated our- selves together for tho purpose of formiug corporation under tile laws of the Territory of Arizona, end we hereby certify as follows:
 ARTICLE I,
 That the name of this Corporation shall be L-OvvcIi amsi RrizSEia copper 1,in- .nE and %rrleitIG,:s company.
 ARTICLE II.
 That tho principal place of business of said corporation shall be the Town of Bishee, pse t6e places eo outside of said Tsrri,org. where it may keep its offices and transact its busi- ness, are Lowell, MiddleseS County, Messa- where in the United States and Europe, ,ho same as if specially set forth in this certiii- cate.
 ARTTCLE III. ---T Thrt tho genera laGture of the business to be transacted by the corporation s the min ing, smclting and reduction of ores, the purchase and sale of mines real estate, and mining property, the organization of town sites tho carrying on of general mcrcan- file business, the owning, controlling, com strGcting and maintaining rcso yoirs and dams for the developnent; storage and sale of water for domestic ard other purposes, constructing and operating electric light power plants, both for public and private uses. Also the necessary. wires or, other
  power generated for it's own use for the safe of said power and light to others in tho Territory of Arizona, United States of bonds and other evidences of its indebted ness. and to borrow money upon the credit of the corporation.
 katIcLE ".
 The amount of tho capital stock of this tSoSSsaaI aoiars s f%apss in,o osa hundred thousand shares of rhe par value of S25 60 each. and shall be issued 'o subscrih- CTS and purchasers to be paid for by, cash, property conveyed, or assiGled to said cor poration, or for services rendered tho same, us may be provided for by the Board of Di- rectors and all such stock shall be isSued, fully paid up, and thereafter non assessab!e.
 ARTICLE V.
 The time of the commencement Of the shall be the date of he filing of these Articles of Incorporation in tae Re- corders office or Cochisa County, Territory of Ar izona, and with the Secretary of tho Territory os Arizona, uu,. the termination thereof shall be twen.,7-~ive (2j) years from suia date.
 ARIIcLE
 That the officers of said corporation f, conduct it's affairs. shall consist ot Boari of Directors composed of not less than hres or more than ', to be ele,ted at a general of the stock holders to be helu after tho film. of tkis certidsa of incorporation. They shall hold office for one year, or until their successors are e!ecte, and qpIali iesi. nc btFS>NoTS Sldli elSct Iron QutOhE tIeif Gun:oef president aad vice. president they snail also elect q secretary and treasurer, and such other officers 6uG aseuts us they may require. The directors shall also make all peedfU rules ana rcgu!atio for their avn government, UEG Shal hayo power to hii vacancies occurring in tho Board until ';ich tiule as the Board oS Directors are elected and qualified; tho affairs ot the cor )orattcn shall be conducted by the undor. igned jncorporators. namely: Frank ianrhett, Ethan 4. smith; Frank $. Bean, Frederic q. Church, Edward E. Sawyer an frank H. Haynes.
 ARTIcLE VII. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability direct or contingenJ to which this corporation is authorized to subject itscls 5 one million five hundred thousand dollars S1, ,509, ,000.) That the private property of the shara- o;ders of this corporation shall he eNcn t rom liability for its corporate debts. In witness whereof, we have hereunto sub- cribed our names as Incorporated ta!s day of March. A. D. lsgs
 FRANK HANCasIT
 ErRAN A. SMITH,
 FRANK $. BRAN
 ERkDERIC C. CHURCH,
 EDWARD s. SAWYER
 FHANK H. HAYNES.