The Arizona daily orb., 1899-12-23
Articles of Incorporation

Articles of Incorporation
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 The nisbee West copper Niining
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 know all men by these presents that we, Daniel Innes, H. Jevne, George l.. Cole. Q. .. ton' F. E. Weaver " and m A. s. Robbins, ali of the county of Los Angeles, State of Califor- mia, hereby associate ourselves together or der der the the proyis,ons of Chapter 2. Title i2, sf the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari- zona, and do hereby adopt the following ar- ticles of interpretations:
 ARTIcLKI
 The name of this corporation shall be The Btsbee West Copper Mining Company" .> ARTICLE II.
 The names of the incorporators of this corporation are Daniel Innes, II. Jeyne. Geo :. l.. Cole, 0. 0 Allen, k, Gilman, J Loner- gan, J. F. lSoynton, K. Weaver and A. s, mia.
 .ARTIcLH III. f The principal place of business of this cor poration shall be in the city of Bisbee, in the county of Cochise and Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE ". The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this corporation is and sha be the buying. selling, leasing, own ing, holding, possessing and operating of mines. mills. mill sites, real estate and per- sOnal property; the construction and opera tion of mills and smelters for the milling, smelting, refining and reduction of ores and mineral, and the purchase and sale and the minerals; 10 acqnire, own: hold. sell and deal in persOnat property and merchandise, and generally to own, hold, acquire and deal in any property and to do or transact nything m md transact general mining milling smeIting and Ilerchandise Business In connection with such mintnE and miliing business, and to hold. acquire, ownpnd sell any property, and do any act or thing necessary for the carry- ing out and engaging ip aay of said fersso- ing lines of business.
 ARTICLE v.
 The amount of capitalstock authorized by said corporation is and shall be four million dollars S40O0,000), to be divided into four million l4,O00UtO) shares of the par value of one dollar ($l 00) DOT share, and that time when and condition: upon which # is to De paid are as follows: All stock issued must he fu ly paid for in cash or property upon issu- ance, and shall thereafter be nom -8ssessable for any purpose whatever.
 ARTICLE VI. rhe time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing oi the office of the County Recorder of Coohise county, Arizona Territory, and the termina. 
 thereafter, unless the same De renewed pur. suant to the laws of Arizona before the ter. minstion thereof.
 ARTICLES Y1r. { Tho affairs of this corporation are to bl conducted by 8 board of nine (9) directors to be elected annually on the first Tuesday oi that as soon as practicable after the fling, oi these articles of incorporation the stockhol :. CTS shall elect board of directors, whO shall k<NII <fk3 Al AAA ,lAu As,l h.Ao ohr.A 1900. or until their successorsare elected and Each stockholder of this sSorporation, ii all cleo ions for directors and other cleo. tions, and on the consideration of all ques. t.ons at stockholders' meetings. shall have the right to vote in person or b proxy the number of shares owned by him. as given OF stock being entitled to one vote.
 The officers of he sad corporation sha all be 9 President and Vice, Pre- ident, who shall be directors of said corporation; genera manager and secretary and treasurer. aud such subordinate officers and assistants As ma. be deemed necessary.
 All officers shall be elected by the board o1 directors, and shall hold office at the will and pleasure of said directors.
 Vacancies in the board of directo . shall be filled as may be provided in the by-lAws.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 Tho highest amount of indebtedness or Ii.
  time to subject itself is the sum of ono hun- dred thousand dollars ($l0O,0O).
 { ARTICL1 K.
 The private property oI ths stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt fro al corporate debts, arfd the stockholders of thi, cor pOrattOh are hereby exempted from all liability for any de6t of said coFpOFatioR.
 ARTICLE x This corporation shail have an office for the transacton Of its business m the State oi California, at the city of Los Angeles there in, and said board of directors may meet and said city. and the annual meeting and sles. tions may be held thereat.
 ARTICLE xI.
 Section |. The board of directors shall have the power to make, adopt and amend b. jaws Torthe government of the atfai. oi section z. The board of directors shall have the poMe; to borrow money, gNs".it corporare aoTss or bonds If the Sorpnr rsttif'n. and to3ec0r@ th, pay di"u' al the ss.'a ns E.oltsa.se On propei ty oi rha esrparstlt <, oI Tn sns o'her Iannac &asis t'atrt ns .sig iS -iaWs.
 ARrlcl4 x.t,
 The corporate sroS.t pt this cor orug O.. 'shail be fo Yer non-its,egsE,h hle, aud 5.p h certificate .hSreof sh<,i state upon 4tS ,tt C the uuiI bsr3o, sh res repressntsG thetrshy anu that the saine is forever nol-assesss.h,o. VI ARTIcLI XIII.
 These articles O. incSrpration may be amendcd d at any annual meeting ot tie stock hold rs, or u, any special meeting oi the ktockhoidsrs called tor that purpose, by a majority vote oi the stock of the cor ora tion then ihsued in favor of surh ali,el,,,inent. In witness whereof We have hereunto sci cnr hands and seals this 2ls, day of October, 1898.
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