The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-16
Articles of Incorporation
The Bisnee west Copper Mining COmr any.

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 know all men by these presents that we Alien, E Gilman, J, J. Lonergan, E. BoyGn. G ton P. E. Weaver and A. s. Robbins ali nf the county of Los Angeles, State of Califor- mia, hsreby associate ourselves together or the purpose of becoming incorporated un der the. proyisons of Chapter ?, Title I2, of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari zona. and do hereby adopt the following ar ticles of incorporation: "'
 ARTICLEI
 The name of this corporation shall be "The Bisbee West Copper Mining Company"
 ARTICLE II.
 The names of the incorporators of tbis corporafiIn are Daniel Innes H. Jevne, Geo L. Cole G.C Allen, E, Gilman, J. J Loner. Robbins, all of Los Angeles county Califor- mia.
 ARTICLE III
 The principal place of business of this cor- poratloh shall be in the city of Bisbee, in the county or Cochlse and Territory of Arizona
 ARTICLE ".
 The general nature of the business nro- posed to be transacted by this corporation is and sha, be the buying, selling, leasing. own ing, holdIiinIg' sIiIIg @ possessing and operating of sonal property; the construction and opera- tion of mills and smelters for the miIling smelting, refining and reduction of ores and mineral, and the purchase and sale and the general dealing of and in ores, met als and minerals; to acquire, own: hold sell and deal 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 on and transact general miuing, milling, smeitiug and merc andise 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 in any Of said forego- Ing Aue5 Ol business.
 ARTTrTHv
 The amount of capital stock authorized by said corporAtl is and shall be four million dollars (SkUVO,OO9) to be divided into four million !1OuVOyOl shares of the par value of when and conditions upon which it is to be paid are as follows: All stock issued must be fu ly paid for in cash or property upon issu ance. and shall ther eafter be non -assessable for any purpose whatever.
 ARTICLE VI.
 Enc time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorp ration for record in county, Arizona Territory, and the 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 minStion thereof.
 ARTICLE YII
 The affairs of this corporation are to be conducted by board of nine (9) directors to be elected annually on the first Tuesday of October of each year, provided, however, that as soon as practicable after the filing of these articles of incorporation the stockhol = CTS shall elect board of directors, who shall hold office till the first Monday in October l9OO, or until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Each stockholder- of this corporation, in all elections for directors and other elec- tions, and on the consideration of all ques- 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 stock being entitled to one vote.
 The officers of the sad 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 may be deemed necessary.
 All officers shall be elected by the board of directors after the annual election, of said and pleasure of said directors.
 Vacancies in the board of directo s shall be filled as may be provided in the bylaws.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or li- ability for which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is he sum of one hum dred thousand dollars lslOO,OO0J,
 ARTICLE K.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt fro all corporate debts, and the stockholders or this cOFLIuratt ion "rr hereby exempted rom all liability for sslgJ deh. of said corporation. ARTICLE X, This scorporation shall have all office for the transaction of it's business in as State Of California, at the city of Los Angeles there in. and said board of directors maF meet and transact the business of said corporation at said city, and the annual meeting and elec- tions may be held thereat.
 ARTICLE XI. Section l. The board of directors shall have the power to make, adopt and amend by. laws for the government of the affair s of the corporation. . Section g. 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 by mortgage on property of the corporation, or in any other manner designated by said bylaws.
 ARTICLE XII. The corporate stock of this corporation shall be foi ever non-assessable, and each certificate thereof shall state upon its face the number of shares represented thereby, and that the same is forever non-assessable.
 ARTICLE XIII.
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stock hold rs, or at any special meeting of the ockholders called for that purpose, by 0 majority vote of the stock of the corpora tion then issued in favor of such amendment. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 2Ist day of October, 1899.
 RASIEk SIEkI IsSEs' ESssII ESssII GEO. L. COLE, lSeall E. GILMAN, lseall J. J. LoNERGAN, lSeall J. K. BoYNToN, lSeall