The Arizona daily orb., 1899-12-01
Articles of Incorporation
 Or The nisbee West Copper Mining
 COmVany.

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 The nssI'ee West Copper Mining
 COInVany.
 Know all men by those presents that we Daniel Iunes, II. Jevne, Geo ge L. Cole, c ,s ton P. E. Weaver and A. $. Robbins, all oi the county of Los Angeles, State of Califog- ma, hereby associate ourselves together or the purpose of becoming incorporated un. der the provisions of Chapter z, Title l2, of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari. zona, aud do hereby adopt the following ar. ticles of interpretations
 ARTICLE
 :, The name of this corporntion shall be "The f yAAyIcIk IT. Y: ., The names of tho incorporators of this eorporutian arc Daniel lrnes, H. Jevne. Geo l.. Cole. c. c. Allen, r., Gilman, J. J. Loner. gan, J, F. Boynton, r. E.Weuver and A. $ Robbins, ali of Los Angeles county, Califor- mia. The eprineipnl place of business of this cor pssratton shall i,e in Inc city of Bishee, in the count, ot Cochisc and Territory of Arizona ARTICLE ".
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this corporation k and sha l be the buying selling, leasing, own. ing, holding, possessing and operating oi mines, Ills. mill sites. real estate and Der. s1nnl sn propsrty tle construction and opera sinoltiBg, refining and reduction of ores and mineral, and the purchase and sale and the general dealing of and in ores, metals and minerals; to acquire own: hold, sail and dea 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 OH and transacr general mining, milling. smeltine and Inercnandise business in connection with such mining and milling business, and tc hold, acqnire, own and sell any property. and uo any act pr thing necessary for the carry, ing out and engaging in any of said forego- Ing lines of business. ARTICLE
 The amount of capital stock au. .horized by said corporation is and shall be four millioI million (t,O0o,uiU) shares of the par value oi ore dollar (Sl UO per share, and that time when and conditions upon which t is to be paid are as fo low: All stock issued must ba fu ly paid for il, cash or property upon issu- ance, and shall thereafter be noI- -assessable Tor any purpose whatever. E..."
 ARTICLE VI. .......... ... Inc time of tho commencement of this corporation shali be tue date Of the filing 0! these articles of incorporati"n for record i'll tie office Of the County Recorder of ochise county, Arizona Territory, and rhe termina- tion thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter, unless the same be renewed pur- suant to the laws of Arizona before the ter mnRtion thereof.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The affuirs of this corporation are to be conducted by a board of nine @ directors, to Do elected annually on the first Tuesday ot October of ehch year; provided, however, that us soou us practicable alter tha filing of these articles of incorporat ion the st ockhol . CTS shall elect beard of directors who shall hold office till the first Monday in October. lSoo, or Hnt'i their successors are elected and Each s:cckholder of this corporation, in al elec.iors ;ur directors aud other elec- tons, tli oa he consideration ot all ques- the right t., vote in person or b proxy the number of shares owned by him, as given on the hooks ot the company, each share of stock being entitled to one vote.
 Ihy oIricers of the sad corp Iration shall be u President and Vice Pre- i'd, iit who shall be directors of said ccrporatioii; a general manager and secretary and treasurer, and such subordinate officers Gnd 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 Vacancies in the board Of directo shall be filled as may be provided in the bylaws.
 ARTICLE VI I. ...
 The highest amount of indebtedness or li- ability tor which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is the sum of one hum dred thousand dollars (SIO0,0U ).
 ARTICLE TX.
 The private property of tho stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from all corporate debts, and the stock hoders of this corporation are hereby exempted from all liability for any deb, of said corporation.
 ARTICLE X.
 incorporation shall havo an flee for the transaction of it's business III the State of California. Ut the city of Los Angeles there- in, and said board of directors maJ ucet and transact the business of said corporation Ut said city, and the annual meeting ana elec- tions may be hold thereat.
 ARTICLE xI. " Section I. The board of directors shall have the power to make, adopt aud aMend hy- laws for the government of the atfaiis of the corporation.
 Serrion 3. The board of directors shall have the power to borrow money, execute corporate notes or bonds of the corporation, and to secure the pay ment of the same by mortgage on property or the corporation; or ii any other manner designated by said by-lIws.
 ARTICLE XII.
 The corporate stock of this corporation *hall be forever non -assesst!ic, and each certificate thereof shall state upon it's face the number ot Sh ,rcs represented thereby, aud that the same is forever non assessable.
 ARTICLE XIII.
 These articles of incorporation. may be amended at any annual meeting of the stock holders, or aG my special meeting of the called for that purpose, by u majority vote of the stock of the corpora tion then issued in favor of such amendment. In witness whereof we haye hereunto set our hands and seals this 2Ist day of October, IS9a. ..'