The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-29
Articl,s of lncorpo. a on
The Bisbee West copper Mining ..-. GOmpan

The Risbee West Copper Mining Company. know all men by these presents that ws Daniel Innes, H. Jevne, Geo. ge F. Cole q .g' Allen, 1liman, J, J. i.onergan, J F Boyn- ton F. E. weaver and A. $. Robbins all of the county ot Los Angeles, State of Califor- mia, reby associate ourselves together or the purpose of becoming incorporated un- der the provisions of Chapter 2 Title l2. of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari- zona, and do hereby adopt the foll Jwine ar- ticles Of incorporation:
 ARTICLE
 The name of this corporation shall be "The Bisbee west Copper Mining Company" ARTICLE II. The names of the incorporators of this eorpo ati T are Danie Innes, H. Jevne, Geo l.. Cole, z. 2 Allen, k, Gilman, J j Loner gan J. Y. ,oynton r E. Weaver and A. S. Robbins, all of Los Angeles county. Califor- mia.
 AETIcLR III
 The principal place of business of this cor poration shall be in the city of Bisbee, in the couh's oi Soehise ana 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, noiaihg, siIg, possessing and operating of mines, milis Inlll sltes real estate and per- sonhl property; the construction and opera tion or mills and smelters for the milling smeluing, renning and reduction of ores and mineral ana the purchase and sale and the general dealing of and in ores, me, als and minerals; to acquire, own hold, sell and deal n snperaPI perIHna a property and merchandise, and i any property and to do or transact nnythinr necessary to engage in and carry on and trann"e. a senSEai enJ mining milling smeting -r--h mining and milling business, and to a. " heHuire, own and sell any property. and a" any acs or thIHE aeuessary for the carry Ing out and engaging iu sn5 ,,I sad foraty5-- tng huesot bpSiness
 I ABuciuv,
 ! The AfnouNr of capital stock authorized by Salh curDoration is ana eIall be four million o9iiers $4g2O09O)i to be diyided into four one dollar lSl ve) per share, and that time when and conditions upon which tis to be pad are as fo lows: All stock issued must he ance anu shall thereafter be non -assessabIs TOT any purpose whatever.
 1 ARTICLE VI.
 no tlme of the commencement of this corporation shall be the uate of the filing of these articles of incorp ration for record in the office of the County Recorder of Cochise county, arizona Territory, and he termina- ton thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years snerealter, uniess the same De renewed pur- suaht to the laws of Arizona before the ter minStion thereof.
 ARTIcLa VII.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be conducted by board of nine (9) directors 70 pc elected annually on the first Tuesday of OctoDer or each year; provided, however, that us soon as practicable after the filing of these articles of incorporation the stoch hol = CTS snail elect board of directors who shall hold oihce till the first Monday in October, qualified.
 Bach stockholder of this corporation in all cleo ions for directors and other eiec- tiois, and on the consideration of all ques- ons at stockholders' meetings, shall have the .right 10 vote ln person or b proxy the number of shares owned by him, as given on the books of the company, each share of stock being entitled to one vote. be s1 i;%. oniGers Of hs w; sad corporation shall be directors of said corporation; a general manager and secretary and treasurer and sueh supordlnate officers and assistants as An ofncers shall be elected by the board of 0irectors after the annual election of said directors, and shall hold office at the will ''id pleasure of said directors.
 faeancles in the board of directo shall be hlled as may be provided in the bylaws. <. ARTICLE vIiI.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or li- ability tor which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is the sum of one hun dred thousand dollars ($IOO,0OO), ..g | ARTICLE TX.
 The private propertv of tho c'-hoIdera Of tG1s cOrpDratiUu ahAI be exempt fro all corporate debts, and the stockholders of this
  6abury for any 0eD. of said COEI'urat!oH.
 ARTICLE X, ' This scorpUrAtioushtl have an office for che f'aRacJlon ct lta au~luess in the State of Gaifornia, at the city ot Los Angeles there ln, and said boarN of directors may mee and transact the business of said COrpQratiOu ar sgd city, and the annual meeting and eiec- .tions may be held thereat.
 ." t ARTICLE xI.
 Section l. The board of directors shall have the power to make, adopt and amend f by- laws for the government of the atfalIs of the corporation,
 Section 2. The board of directors shall nave the power to borrow money execute corporate notes or bonds of the corporation, and to secure the payment of the same by ! or in any other manner designated by said bylaws,
 ARTICLE XII, The corporate stock of this corporation snail be 10 ever non-assessable and each certificate thereof shall state upon its face the number ot shares represented thereby, and that the same is forever non- assessable.
 ...r. ARTICLE XIII.
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stock nod rs, or at any special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose, by @ majority vote ot the stock of the corpora uon then issued in favor of such amendment. In witness whereof we have hereunto set IS99.
 Ii. JEvNE, iSeali N GEo.'L. COLE, tSeall l
 k. GILMAN, lSeall
 J. J. LoNERGAN, lSeall