The Arizona sentinel., 1899-07-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF The Consolidated Copper Com
 pany.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That We, Il. Carpenter and J. L. Redondo, citizens of the United States of America. have this day asso eiated ourselves together for the purpose of forming Corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and do hereby adopt the fol- ewing Articles of Incorporation, namely;
 FIRST.
 That the name of the Corporators are J. H. Car psnter and J. L. Redondo; that the name of the Cor poratiOn shall be THE CONSOLIDATED COPPER COMPANY; that the principal place for the trans action of the business of the Corporation shall be the town of Yuma, in Yuma County, Territory of Ari. zona, with branch offices at such other places as the 0oard or Directors may from time to time designate
 SECOND.
 The general nature of the business proposed to he transacted by said Corporation is mining conner gold, silver and all other metals and in the further anco of the object to buy, sell leasc bond, develop and operate mines, smelters, mining claims, mills cyanide plants, pumps, mills, coal mines coke lovens; to buy. sell, lease, bond construct maintain and operate canals, ditches fumes reservoirs wells pipe lines and all other equipments necessary or cdental to the development of water and power for mining milling and domestic purposes; to obtain by purchase or otherwise miIl building and town sites. to erect thereon all necessary buildings for it's own use or to rent shafts, mills smelters concentrators crushers and all kinds of machinery apparatus or conrVance necessary useful in reducing ores and extracting the values therefrom; to buy own lease bond, construct, maintain and operate railroads. wagon roads, electric roads, tramways or any other agency adapted to the conveyance of ores freight material of any kind, we'll passengers; to own control, buy and sell papers other inventions in any way relating to the mining business to carry on and maintain general merchandise business or to grant exclusive rights to others ts so on the ises of the Corporation; to borrow money issue bonds, and to mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dis. pose of any or all of its property; to acquire both real and personal property of any and every sort to buy and sell the same; to consolidate it's property with other corporations; to buy, sell and own Ehe or bonds of other corporations and to do and perform in any and all acts and things necessary to do or ID any manner incidental to the carrying out of all the purposes hereinbefore specified
 THIRD.
 The amount of the Capital stock of said Corpora tion shall be Ten millions (S1O, 1000 OOO) dollars, divdedinto Four hundred thousand(4 (4OO OOO) shares of the par value of Twenty five (S25O dollars each y Stock may be issued at any time by the Board of l. Directors in payment for property conveyed or assigned to said Corporation for services rendered or upon subscription at par for cash provided how ever, that part portion of said stock shall be issued by the Board of Directors except the same shall pc fully paid up and when so issued blythe Board of Directors said stock shall be assessable and Il no personal liability shall attach to the holder - thereof
 1t FOURTH.
 That the corporate existence of said Corporatfor O shall commence upon the day and date of the filing Of those Articles of Incorporation in the office of the d County Recorder of Yuma County Arizona Territory | and shall terminate twenty-five years hereafter.
 FIFTH.
 e That the affairs of said Corporation shall be man :h aged by Board of Seven CD Directors. The first of Board of Directors shall consist oi: John P Jones of Henry A. Kirkham, J. H. Carpenter, C. V Meeden ce J. B M Gresvenor, James Simmons, l. L. Redondo s and who shall hold their offices for period of one year from the date these Articles are recorded oi to until their successors are duly elected and qualified At the expiration of the year above stated or sool O: If the stockholders elect new Board of Directcr. sh be elected by the stockholders of said Corpora He rion at its reyularannua meeting said annual meet Is, iug to 5e held the second Monday in October o
 each year n the town of Yuma Territory of Arizona
 SIXTH.
 70 The officers Of said Corporation shall consist O ,,- a President, Yice-President, Secretary Assistan It, Secretary and Treasurer and such other officers of the Board of Directors may from time to time deter mine. The President and Vice President shall b Of member, of the Board of Directors and no Drecto sAail hold office who Is not bonade StOckhoIder id record in said Corporation. In the event of tn p death, resignation disability of any Director th ck remaining members of the Board of Directors ma be fill the vacancy by the election some stockhoder ty SEVENTH.
 0 The highest amount of indebtedness said Corpora
 Ujon shall at any time crea-e saaI not exceed tn. he sun of Three Million (sS, 900 o0Ol Dollars. We EIGHTH.
 That all private property Of the stockholders II
 said corporation shall be exempt from any and al y, liabilities for corporate debts.
 at IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have hereunto se he cur hands and seals this 18th day of May, A. D
 I.s9.
 J. II. CARPENTER. '-f J.L. REDONDO