The Arizona daily orb., 1899-12-29
Articles of Incorporation

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 .The BisIbee west Copper B1ininG
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 know all men by these presents that we, Daniel Innes, H. Jevne, George l.. Cole, 0. c. Allen, Gilman, J, J. Lonergan. F. Boyn- ton. P. E. Weaver and A. 5. Robbins, all of mia. hereby associate ourselves together or the purpose of becoming incorporated un- der the provisions of Chapter ?, Title F, of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari- zona, and do hereby adopt the following ar- ticles of incorporation:
 ARTICLEI
 The name of this corporation shall be "The Bisbee West Copper Mining Company"
 ARTICLE II.
 The names of the incorporators of this corporation are Daniel Innes, H. Jeyne. Geo. gan, J F. .aoynton, r E. Weaver and A. s, Robbins, all of Los Angeles county, Califor- mia.
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of business of this cor poration shall be in the city of Bisbee, in the county ot Cochise and Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE W.
 The general nature of the business pro posed to be transacted by this corporation is and sha be the buying, selling, leasing own
 
 mines, mills. mill sites, real estate and per- sonal property; the construction and opera >tion of mills and smelters for the milling, smeltipg, refining and reduction of ores and general dealing of and in ores, met als and 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, smelting such mini % and milling business, and to hold, acqC re, own and sell any property, and do any ac' Dr thing necessary for the carrv- Ing 0at al engaging in anJ oI sad f0reSu- ing lines business.
 ARTICLE V.
 The am fnt of capital stock authorized by said corp cation is aud shall be four million dollars ($4,OOO.OOO). to be divided into four million A ,OO9y.W shares of the par value ot when and conditions upon which 1t is to be paid are as follows: All stock issued must be fu ly paid for in cash or property upon issg- ance, and shall thereafter be non-assessable for any purpose whatever.
 ARTICLE VI.
 Thc time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing oi these articles ot incorp ration for record in the office of the County Recorder of Cochise tion thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter, unless the same be renewed pur. suant to the laws of Arizona before the ter. imitation thereof.
 ARTICLa VII.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be to be elected annually on the first Tuesday oi October of each year; provided, however that as soon as practicable after the filing oi these articles of incorporation the stockhol :; CTS shall elect a board of directors, who shal hold office till the first Monday in October l9OO, or until their successors are elected and Each stockholder of this corporation, in all elections for directors and other cleo. tions, and on the consideration of all ques- tons at stockholders meetings shall have the right to vote in person pr D proxy the the books of the company, each share ot stock being entitled to one vote. :, The officers of the sad corpc ration shall be President and Vice. Preside mt, who shall be directors of said corporati 1n; a general manager and secretary and treasurer, and such subordinate officers ard assistants as may be deemed necessary.
 All officers shall be elected by the board of directors after the annual election of said directors, and shall hold office at the will and pleasure of said directors, :, Vacancies in the board O. dtrecto g shall be filled as may be provided n the bylaws.
 ARTICLE vIJL
 The highest amount of Indebtedness or li- ability for which the corporation is at any time to subject itself IS the sum of one hun- Oc00 CnOUSdnO OOllerS l@lUU,UVvJ,
 ARTICLE TX.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation hall he exempt iron all corporate debts, and the stockholders of this corporation are herHby exempted from all liability for any deOr Ui said corporation. E .. ARTICl,R \.
 This corporation shall Have an office for the transaction of it's bUslneGs m the State of California, at the city of Los Angeles there in, and said board of directors uluS ineei and transact the business of said corporation at said city, and the annual meeting and elec- tions may be held thereat, a
 ARTICLE xI.
 Section l. The board of direc tors shall have the power to make, adopt and amend b.. laws for the government of the affails of the corporation,
 Section 3. The board of directors shall have the power to borrow money, execute corporate notes or bonds of the corporation, and to secure the payment of the same by mortgage on property of the corporation, or in any other manner designated by said bylaws.
 ARTICLE XII.
 The corporate stock of this corporation shall be foI ever non-assessable, and each certificate thereof shall state upon it's face the number of shares represented thereby, and that the same is forever non-assessable
 ARTICLE XIII.
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stock stoekhoders called i, for that nss purpose. e. by n majority vote of the stock of the corpora tion then issued in favor of such amendment. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 2Ist day of October,
 DANIEL INNEs, ISeall
 Il. LEVINE, lSeall
 GEO. l.. COLE, lSeall
 b. GILMAN, lScail
 J, J, LONERGAN. lSeall