The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-02
Articles of Incorporation

Articles of Incorporation
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 -The Bi6tbee west Copper Mining
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 know all men by these presents thatws, Daniel Innes, H. Jevne, George L. Cole, 0. .. Allen, K Gilman, J, J. Lonergan, J. F. Boyn- ton, F. E. Weaver and A. s Robbins, all of the county of Los Angeles, State of Califor- nia hereby associate ourselves together or the purpose of becoming incorporated un- der the provisions of Chapter 2 Title la, of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari- soma, and do hereby adopt the following ar. ,ticles of interpretations:
 ARTICLE
 The name of this corporation shall be "The Bisbee West Copper Mining Company"
 ARTICLE II.
 The names of the incorporators of this corporation are Daniel Innes, H. Jeyne, Geo. E gan. J. F. Boynton, P K. 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 county ot Cochise and Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE W. The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this corporation Is and sha be the buying, selling, leasing, own: mines, mills. mill sites, real estate and per- sonal property; the construction and opera tion of mills and snnelters for the milling, snielting, refining and reduction of ores and mineral, and the purchase and sale and the general dealing of and in ores metals and minerals; to acquire, own: hold, sell and deal In personal propertv and merchandise, and generally Co own, held, acquire aud deal in any property and to do or transact anything necessary to engage in and carry on, and ! transact general mining, milling, smelttHg aud merchandise business in connection with ! sueh mining and milling business, and to i hold, acquire, own and sell any property, and l do any act or thing ugCessaFyto for the carry ! Ing our and engaging in any of said feregc- ! ing lines of business.
 ARTICLE V.
 1 The amount of capital stock authorized by said corporation is and shall be four million on Shares sU pc of ths nsS SSus of one dollar ($l 00) per share, and that time when and conditions upon which it is to be paid are as follows: All stock issued must he | flu ,ly paid for in cash or property upon issu- ance, and shall thereafter be nom -assessable l for any purpose whatever.
 ARTICLE VI. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing oi the office of the County Recorder of Cochise county, Arizona Territory, and the termina. tion thereof shall be twenty-five (25) yeari l G00r6AICcT, uuleSA CnO same DO EOnOW6O Dur- suant to the laws of Arizona before the ter. imitation thereof.
 | ARTIcLE Y1I.
 The affairs of this corporation are to bs conducted by board of nine (9) directors to be elected annually on the first Tuesday o that as soon as practicable after the filing ot these articles of incorporation the stockholl ]. CTS shall elect board of directors, who shal hold office till the first Monday in October . l0OO. until their guC0ASSOrS 0lROfAd am qualified.
 Each stockholder of this corporation, ir tions, and on the consideration of. all ques tons at stockholders meetings. shall have the right to vote in person or b. proxy the number of shares owned by him, as given or | the books of the company, each share oi stock being entitled to one vote.
 The officers of the said corporation shal be President and Vice. President, who shal be directors of said corporation; general manager and secretary and treasurer, and | such subordinate officers and assistants as may be deemed necessary. - directors after the annual election of said tdirectors, and shall hold office at the will l and pleasure of said directors.
 Vacancies in the board of directors shall be filled as may be provided in the bylaws.
 ARTICLE 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 | dred thousand dollars lSlOO,UOy), l a,, ARTICLE TX. l The private property of the stocEhoIdeTl [ of this corporation shall he exempt tTOtn al 1 corporate debts, and the stockholders of thi 1 corporation are hereby exempted from al D. liability for any debt of said corporation ! ARTICLE \.
 This corporation shall have an office for tht transaction of it's business m the State oi California, at the city of Los Angeles there in, and said board of directors may meet anc . transact the business Of said corporation at said city, and the annual meeting ano cleo 1 tions may be held thereat.
 | ,s-g ARTIoLR xI. | Section l. The board of directors shal ' have the power to make, adopt and. amend i by. laws for the government of the affairs oi | the corporation. |,
 Section 2. The board of directors shal l have the power to borrow money, execute and to secure the payment of the same b, mortgage on property of the corporation or in any other manner designated by said 1 bylaws.
 l ~- ARTICLE XII. lss l The corporate stock of this corporatioI | shall be oIAver non-a -assessable, and eact certificate thereof shall state upon Its face l the number of shares represented thereby and that the same Is forever nou- -assessable | ARr1oLE XIII. l These articles of Incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stock l hold ers, or at any special meeting of 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 set