The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-20
Articles of Incorporation
 -OF- The Bisbee West Copper Mining
 company.


 COml lany.
 know all men by these presents that we. Daniel Innes, H. Jevne, Geo. go L. Cole, c. U, ton. P E Weaver aud A. s. Robbins, ali of the county of Los lt 'les State of Califor- nia h reby assoc a.e ourselves together or der fhe provisions of Chapter a Title l2' of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari- zona, and do hereby adopt the following ar- ticles of incorporation:
 ARTICLEI
 The name ot this corporation shall be The Bisbee West Copper Mining Company"
 ARTEoLR II.
 The names of the incorporators of this corpo ati Il are Dane. Innes H. Jeyne. Geo U. Cole, 0. c Allen, k, Gilman, ! J Loner. gan, J. F. Eoynton, F E. Weaver and A. S Robbins, all Of Los Angeles county, Califor- mia.
 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 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 ton of mills and smelters for the milling, smelting, refining and reduction of ores and mineral and the purchase and sale and the general dealing of aud in ores, me. ais and minerals; to acquire, own; hold, sell and deal in persona property aud merchandise, and generally to own, hold, acquire and deal in any property and to do or transact anythinR necessary to engage in and carry on and and merchandise business in connection with such mining and milling business and fC hold, acquire, own and sell any property, end do an. trt or thtHg necessary for the carry, Imp tfE.E tf ing lines of business.
 AKrICLEv V. The amount of capital stock authorized D, said corporation is and shall be four million dollars t$4, $4,OOOO0O), to be divided into four million 4OOov. Q shares of the par value oi one dollar ($l 0O) per share, and that time when and conditions upon which t is to bs paid are as follows: All stock issued must ht ance, and shall thereafter be non -assessabls | for any purpose whatever. ARTICLE VI. Ghe time of the commencement of thi corporation shall be the date of the filing O these articles of lncorp ration for record il the office of the County Recorder of Cochis, county, Arizona Territory, and the termina tion thereof shall be twenty-five (25) year thereafter, unless the same be renewed pur suant to the laws of Arizona before the ter minStion thereof.
 ARTIcLS VII. | The affairs of this corporation are to b, ! conducted by board of nine (9) directors 1 to be elected annually on the first Tuesday O October of each year; provided, however 1 that as soon as practicable after the filing o these articles of incorporation the stockhol CTS shall elect board of directors who shal hold office till the first Monday in October f 1900. or until their Successors are elected ant qualified.
 Each stockholder of this corporation, i, ! all cleo ions for directors and other cleo tions, and on the consideration of all ques alr hold l<,,,ef l. the right to vote in person or D. proxy tn, : number of shares owned by him, as given ol 1 the books of the company, each share O | stock being entitled to one vote. The officers of he sad corporation shal be President and Vice President, who shal be directors of said corporation; genera manager and secretary and treasurer, ant such subordinate officers and assistants a may be deemed necessary.
 All officers shall be elected by the board 0 . directors after the annual election of sait directors, and shall hold office at the vii and pleasure of said directors, Vacancies in the board of directo shal be filled as may be provided in the bylaws.
 ARTICLE VIII. The highest amount of indebtedness or Ii ability for which the corporation is at an time to subject itself is the sum of one hun dred thousand dollars ($I0O,OOO.
 ARTICLE TX. ! The private property of the stockhoIder of this -curporation shhll be exempt fro al corroraL= Hebts, And the stockholders of thi corYoraHuu Ure hereby exempted from aI iin5ihty foC any deD of said corporation. ARTICLE <, ! This isccrporationsh shall have an office for tn transaction of its business n the State o California at the city of Los Angeles there isl, and said boarl of directors may meet ant tr,essact the business of said corporation a safes city, and the annual meeting and cleo tions may De held thereat. ARTICLE xI. ! Section l. The board of directors shal have the power to make, adopt and amen' b. Iaws for the government of the atfaiIs o the corporation,
 section q The board of directors shal have the power to borrow money, execut corporate notes or bonds of the corporation and to secure the payment of the same b, mortgage on property of the corporation | or in any other manner designated by sait y-laws.
 ARTICLE XII. The corporate stock of this corporation shall be to over non- assessable, and eacl certificate thereof shall state upon it's fac, the number of shares represented thereby and that the same Is forever non- -assessable ARTICLE XIII. These articles of incorporation may D, amended at uiiy annual meeting of the stock hold rs, or ,tG any special meeting Of tn stockholders called for that purpose, by tion then issued in favor of such amendment | In witness whereof we have hereunto se our hands and seals this 2Ist day of October Is9s
 RASIEL fIELd dNNEs' EEssoll EESsall GRO. l.. COLE, ISeall E. GILMAN, (Seail J. J. LONERGAN, lSeall J. Y. BoYNToN, lSeall Q. c, ALLEN, tSeall F. E. WEAVER, lSeall