The Arizona daily orb., 1899-12-10
Articles of Incorporation

Articles of Incorporation
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 The Risbce West Copper Mining
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 Know. all men by these presents that we Daniel lanes, H. Jevne, George L. Cole, c. C Allen, K Gilman, J. J. Lonergan, F Boyn- ton. P. K. Weaver and A. $. Robbins, nll oi the county of Los Angeles, State of Califor- mia, hereby associate ourselves together ;or the purpose of becoming incorporated un- der the provisions of Chapter 2, Title IF, of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari- zona, and do hereby adopt the following arr ticles of incorporation:
 ARTICLRI
 r, The name of this corporation shall be The Bisbee West Copper Mining Company"
 ARTICLE II.
 The names of tho incorporators of this corporation are Daniel Innes, H. Jeyne. Geo '. Cole. C. Allen, K. Gilman, J J Loner- Robbins, all of Los Angeles county, Califor- mia. ,...
 -.. ARTICLE III.
 Tho principal place of business of this cor county of Cochise and Territory of Arizona. ?" g. ARTIoLR ". ... q s.ff.... The general nature of the business pro- posed to he transacted by this corporation is and sha 1 be the buying, selling leasing, own ing, holding, possessing and operating of mines. m lls mill sites, real estate and per- sonal property; the construction and opera tion of mills and slnelters for the milling, smelting, retining and reduction of ores and general dealing of and in ores, morals and md minerals; to acquire, own: hold, sell and deal In personal property and merchandise, and generally to own, hold, acquire and deal in any property and to do or transact anything necessary to engage in and carry on and transact general mining, milling sIne'tlnz and mercE Rndisc business in connection with hold, acquire, own and sell any property, and do any, act or thing necessary for the cnrry- in2 nnt and engaging in any of said foreRo- Ing hneS.of business. .E 2 .-.-,
 ARTICLE v. ..--s
 The amount of capital stock authorized by said corporaton Is and shall be four ptillion dollars tSi,0OO,0O0), to be divided into four million q, 4,UOO.UcO) shares of the par value oi one dollar (&l 0 per share, and that time paid are as follows: Ali stock issued must he fu " paid for in cash or property upon issu- ence, and shall thereafter be nom -assessable Tor any purpose whatever.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The time of the commencement of fhis corp0ration shall be the date of the filing oi these articles of incorp ,ration for record in the oh1ce of the County Recorder of Cochise county, Arizona Territory; and the termina- ton thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter, unless the same be renewed pur- suant to the laws of Arizona before the ter Eaihstion thereof -... .....e, :. = -rt '%i,,< J, ARTICLES VII.
 r The affairs of this corporation are to be conducted by a board of nine co directors, to De elected annually on the first Tuesday of October of each year, provided, however, that as soon as practicable after the filing of these articles of incorporationth the stock hold. CT! shall elect board of directors, whe shall hOI faf4f khx, @srek lSoO, or until their successors are elected and Each stockholder of this corporation. in i3r a%d othsr sss t:ons at Etockholders' meetings, shall have the right to vote in person pr b, proxy the number of shares owned by him, as given on stock being entitled to one vote.
 Tho officers of the sad corporation shall Dc President and Vice. Pre- -idsnt, who shall be directors of said corporations; general manager and secretary and treasurer, aud such snbordinate officers and assistaIlts as may be deemed necessary. .. <. All officers shall be elected by tho board of directors, and shall hold office Ut the will and pleasure of said directors. '- Vacancies in the board of drecto shall be filled asmay be provided in the bylaws. .sE ARTIoLE vIiI.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or H.
 
 time to subject itself is the sum of one hun dred thousand dollars (St0Ot09,
 TcLE K. ... The private pro1rrtr of ths stotlzL0yders Of rbis "orPuEEtists EhaA lr- RSaguI,s fro. 2, uii corporate Gebts, Enu ths tockholders of this cooperation are hereby exempted from all habl8'tStor nn1 deb 0t said corporation. .,... ARTIcLEx. This corporation shall hayo an office for tho truusactiun Of It's business the State of Caittorniu. at the city of Los Angeles there in, and said bonrI of director may meet and transact the business of said corporation at said city. and the annual meeting and clec- tions may be held thereat. ." ARrIoLA xI.
 Section I. The bourd of directors shall have the power to make adopt and amend bI. laws for the government of the affaii Of sSeetion ,. The hoard of directors shall have the power to borrow money, execute corporate notes or bonds of the corporation and to secure tho payment of the same by mortgage on property of the corporation, or in any other manner designated by said by-laws.
 ARTICLE XII. S.
 The corporate stock of this corporation shall be fo'aver nOn-usSessable, and each certificate thereof shall state upon it's face the number of shtres represented thereby, snd that the same Is forever not -assessuble.
 ARTICLE XIII.
 These articles of Incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stock hold rs or at any special meeting of tine called for thut puru0se, by R majority vote of the stock of the cor, ora. tion then issued In favor ot such amendment. In witness whereof we have hereunto set onr hands and seals this 2lst day of October, Issq. sa .-.., DANlRL INEEs, [Senll
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