The Arizona daily orb., 1899-12-02
Articles ot Incorporation

Articles ot Incorporation aa -Or-, The Bisbee west copper NlininK
 Company.
 Know all men by these presents that we, Daniel Innes H. Jevne, George L.. Cole. c. c. ton. n P. E. Weaver Weave and A. s. Robbins ali of the county of Los Angeles State of Califor- nia, Il -reby associate ourselves together tor he pnrpose of becomlnEg incorp2%T;ated %;a iJ un, the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari- sona, and do hereby adopt the following arr ticles of incorporation:
 ARTICLEI.
 The name of this corporation shall be "The Bisbee West Copper Mining Company"
 s. ARTICLE II. The names of the incorporators of this are Daniel Innes, H. Jevne Geo. L. Cole, c. c. Allen, k, Gilman, J. J. Loner- gan, J F. Boynton, r. K. Weaver and A. $. Robbins, all of Los Angeles county, Califor- nia.
 The principal place of business of this cor poration shall be in the city of Bisbee, in the count ot Cochise and Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE ".
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this corporation IS
  ing, holding, possessing and operating of mines n'ls. mill sites, real estate and per- sonal property; the construction and opera tion of mills and smelters for the milling, smeltins, refining and reductionof of ores and mineral and the purchase and sale and the general dealing of and in ores, metals and minerals; to acquire, own; hola, seil ana deal generally to own hold acquire and deal in any property and to do or transact anything necessary to engaee in and carry on and transact general mining, milling, srnelting and merehandise business in connection with such mining and milling business, and to hold, acquire, own and sell any property, and do any act or thing necessary for the carry ing out and engaging iu any of said forego- ing lines of business.
 & ARTICLE V.
 The amount of capital stock authorized by said corporation is and shall bo four millio dollars (S4,000,0OO), to be divided into four million Q000UvO shares of the par value of one dollar (Sl 0O) per share, and that time when and conditions upon which 1t IS to be paid are as follows: All stock issued must he flu ly paid for in cash or property upon issu- ance, aud shall thereafter be non- -assessable for any purpose whatever.
 . ARTICLE VI.
 The time of tho cornnencement Of this corDora ation shall be t. 0 date of the filing ot these articles of iucorp ,rati"n for record i'll the office of the County Recorder of Coo hise county, arizona Territory, and he termina- tion thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereattrr, unless the same re renewed pur- suau, to iho laws of Arizona before tho ter nlilGtion tiiereot.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be conducted by board of uino 60 directors to be elected annually on the first Tuesday ot october of each year; pro ided, however that as soon as practicable after the filing 0i these articles of incorporatlont the stoekhoi :. hold office till tha first Monday in October iSG0 or nnr.l sheir successors are elected and Guahned.
 all elec ions for directors and other cleo ti1is, and on the consideration of all ques .ui.s a. stnrk holders meetings, shall have tho right tc, vote Ill person or b' proxy th' Eamber of shares owned by him, as given oI tie books of the company, each share O. Sock being entitled to one vote. Ths officers of the sad corporation shal be 2 President and Vice. Pre- sident' who shal managcr and secretary and treasurer, ans such subordinate ofhcois and assistants a may be deemed necessary.
 All officers shall be elected by the board Q directors after the annual election of sait dire tors, and shall hold office at the vii and pleasure of said directors. Vacancies in the board of directo; g shal be filled as may be provided in the by Jaws. ARTICLE VII, The highest amount of indebtedness or Ii ability for which the corporation is at an rimG to subject itself Is the sum of one hGn tired thUUSund dollars tsiC0,eo }. AhvfuIC .A The prsyale gl Y..ni q Dt the stock hoIaor ! of this corporation shalt ho exempt from a corporate debts and the stockholders of thl conformation ure hereby exempted from a ! liability for any dGDl of said corporation. ARTICLE X. | This corporation shall have an office for tn | transaction of it's business in the S.ate c l California, at the city of Los Angeles there | in, and said board of directors may mee an | transact the business of said corporation said city, and ths annual meeting and eiec tions may te held thereat.
 ! ARTICLE XI.
 Section l. The board of directors sha l have the power to make, adopt and amen by laws for the government of the affairs c Section }. The hoard of directors sha | have the power to borrow money, eXecut | corporate notes or bonds of the corporation and to secure the payment of the same m ortguge on property of the corporation or in any other munner designated by sai l by-iaws
 ARTICLE XII.
 The corporate stock of this corporatio ! shall be fo' ever non-nsSeSsabie, and eac certificate thereof shall stutc upon its fa tEe number ot sh res represented thereb! ard that the same is forever rou-assossabi'
 ARTICLE XIII. These articles of Incorporation may ! amended at any annual meeting of the stocl hold IFS, oryat any special meeting of til stockholders called for that purpose, by majority vote of the stock of the corpors ton then issued i'll favor of such amendmen
 In witness whereof we have hercunto E, our hands and seals this 2Ist day of Octobe ! lsyQ
 DANIEL INNEs, [Seall H. JLvNB. lSeall GsO. l.. COLE, lSeall l.. GILMAN, tSea!l
 J. LoNEHaAN, ISeall
 J. F. BoYEroN, lSeall | .. c. ALLEN, Seal
 P.E. WEAVER, tSenil
 A. $. RoBBISs, (Seall
 State of California, ! .,
 Cou ty of Los Angeles ''
 Before me, Harney Sturdevant. Notnl Public in and for the county of Los Angel