Cochise review and Arizona daily orb., 1900-05-14
Articles of Incorporation
 ---OF TEE B1SREE NEWS COMPANY.

k3Know all men by these presents that we, Spencer w. Clawson, Char es C. Warmer. John A. Campbell, Joseph F. Chisholm, Star K. Williams and c. A. Overlook. residents and citizens If the Territory of Arizona, have this day voluntarily associated our selves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we hereby acknowledge and adopt the following articles of incorpora- tion:
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of this corporation shall be The Bisbee News Company, and it's principal place of transacting business shall be in Bisbee, Cochise county, Arizonn territory.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be sransacted by the said company is to print, edit publish and issue newspa- pers of any and every kind, nature and de- scription, and to transact and conduct general newspaper and advertising business and each and every variety of business con nected with a general news distributing and advertising enterprise.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the capital stock of this company shall be divided into sixty shares at the par va of one hundred dollars ca h, twelve of which shares shall be paid in now, and the remainder of the stock shall be held for issuance and remain so until otherwise directed by u vote of the major ity of the stockholders or the Board of Di- rectors.
 ARTICLE ".
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of those articles of incorporation in the Re- corders office of Cochise county. Arizona, and the term thereof shall be 2s years there- after.
 ARTICLE V.
 The affairs O. this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors consist ing of five members, who shall be stockhold- CTS of the corporation, and the said Board of Directors shall lect from their own mum Der the following oiicers A President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and 0 general business manager, The other officers and employees of the cor poration shall be elected or appointed from time to time as the Board of Directors may see fit. or it may be provided for in the bylaws of this corporation, and such officers and enl- ployees other than the President, Vice Pres | ident, Secretary and general business man. ager need not be members of the Board of Directors nor stockholders. The Board of Directors shall adopt bylaws which shall define the duties Of such officers and the time of stockholders meetings tor | the election of directors. and such other meetings as the Board of Directors may deem proper.
 The directors shall be elected annually and ! shall hold office for one year and until their | successors are elected and qualified; pro- | vided, however. that the following named | stockholders shall be the directors for the the annual stockholders meeting is held for l the election of officers, viz: Spencer " | Clawson, c. c, Warner, John A. Campbell Joseph Chisholm and c A. Overlook. | ARTICLE VI. l The highest amount of indebtedness to l which this corporationis at any time to sub ject itself is to be Six Thousand Dollars. 1 ARTICLE VII. | The private lroperty of stockholders oi | this corpotation shall be exempt from liabil- | ities, execution or forced sale for it's corpo- rate debts.
 In witness whereof the parties hereo have hereunto set their hands and seals thi, 18th day of Alp il, A. D. 1900. | SPENCEk w. CLAwsoN, (Seall CHARLES c. WARNER, [Seall i JOHN A. CAMPBELL, tSeall l JOSEPH F. CHISHOLM, tSeall | STARR K. WILLIAMS, lSeall c. A. OVERLOOK, lSeall