The Arizona daily orb., 1899-12-27
Articles of Incorporation

Articles of Incorporation
 --OF-
 The 11ohee west C0Pper AIning
 Company.
 Daniel Innes, H. Jevne, GeoI e L.. Cole, o. .. Allen, E Gilman, ], !. Lonergan, J. E. Boyn- ton. P. K. Weaver and A. s. Robbins, all CT nis, % hereby a associate carselSes west tosether or the purpose of becoming incorporated .uR. der the provisions of Chapter 2 Title IA, cf S as s: ticles of incorporation:
 ARTICLE
 Bisbes West Copper Mining Company"
 ARTICLE II.
 | The names of the incorporators of this Hien dimsn fonsp gan, U F. Roynton, P E. Weaver and A. s. Robbins, all of Los Angeles county, Califor- mia.
 The principal place of business of this cor poration shall Dc in the city of Bisbee, in tho county of Cochise and Territory of Arizona. | ARTIcLR ".
 The general nature of the business pro- and shail De the buying. selling. leasing. own. ing, holding, possessing and operating of mines. mills mill sites, real estate and per- tion of mills and smelters for the milling, smelting, refining and reduction of ores and mineral, and the purchase and sale and the minerals; to acquire, own. hold, sell and deal in psrsonal property and merchandise, and generally to own, hold, acquire and deal in any property and to do or transact anything | u0Ce6uarV fn in and nn and transact general mining, milling. smelting ! and nerc hsndise business in connection with | hold. acquire, own and sell any property, and | do any acs or thing necessary for the carry ! In. out and engaging in any of said forego- ] ing lines of business.
 ARTICLE v
 The amount of capital stock authorized by said corporation is and shall be four million dollars (Sf, ,DOn O00), to be divided into four million lt,oO0J0 shares of the par value of when and 9sr which is De paid are as follows: All stock issued must ho fu ly'paid for in cash or property upon issu- i for any purpose whatever.
 | ARTICLE VI.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorp ration for record in the office of the County Recorder of Cochise i tion thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years 1 thereafter, unless the same bo renewed pur- l suant to the laws of Arizona before the ter ARTICLE VII.
 conducted by board of nine 60 directors, to be elected annually on the first Tuesday of October of each year; provided, however, these articles of incorporation the stockholl- | CTS shall elect a board of directors, wh0 shall hold office till the first Monday in October. 1900 pr until their successors are elected and Each stockholder of this corporation, in all .elecyions for directors and other olec- tons' and on the nsiders9ion of al qu.s !. the right to vote in person or b. proxy the number of shares owned by him. as given on. the books of the company, each share of l stOck being entitled to one vote. IA. The officers of the said corporation shall be President and Vice President, who shall be directors of said corporation; general manager and secretary and treasurer, and such subordinate officers and assistants as 1 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 of directo s shall be filled as may be provided in the by-laws,
 ARTIoLR VIII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or H. ability for which the corporation Is at any time to subject itself is the sum of one hun -Adped thousand dollars tSlOO,UvO). ARTICLE TX.
 Tho private property of tho sock holder, Of this coFpuration shall be exempt from all scorporate debts and the stockholders of this corporation are hereby exempted from al liability for any deb, of said corporation.
 . ARTICLE X,
 This corporation shall have an office for the transaction of it's business in the State oi California, at the city of Lo. Angelei there; in, and said board of directors may meet and said city, and the annual meeting and 0leo- tions may be held thereat.
 | ARTIoLR xI.
 Section l. The board of directors shall have the power to make, adopt and amend the corporation, :,
 Section 2. 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 Dy mortgage on property of the corporation, or in any other manner designated by said bylaws.
 ARTICLE XII.
 The corporate stock of this corporation certificate thereof shall state upon its face the number of shares represented therepy, and that the same is forever non-aasessapie'
 ARTIcL1 XIII.
 These articles of incorporation may De holders, or at any special meeting or the stockholders called for that purpose. by majority vote of the stock of the corpora tion then issued in favor of such amendment
 In witness whereof we have hereunto sei our hands and seals this 2lst day ot Octopsr'