The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-19
Articles of Incorporation

OF
 The Bisbee West Copper Mining
 Comp any.
 know all men by these presents that we. Daniel lnnes, H. Jevne Geo. ge L. Cole, C. U, Allen, Gilman, J, j. Lonergan, Boyn- ton, P E; Weaver and A. s; Robbins all of mia, h reby associate ourselves together or the purpose of becoming incorporated un- der the. provisions of Chapter ?, Title l2. of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari- zona, and do hereby adopt the following ar. ticles of interpretations:
 ARTIcLEI
 The name of this corporation shall be 'The Bisbee West Copper Mining Company"
 ARTICLE II.
 The names of the incorporators of this L. Cole, co Allen, E, Gilman, J ] Toner. gan, J r. oynton, r E. Weaver and A. & Robbins, all of Los Angeles county, Califor- mia.
 ARTICLE III
 The principal place of business of this cor poration shall be in the city of Bisbee in the count, of 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, selline Ieasinr owna ing, holding, possessing and operatinp of mines. mills. mill sites real estate and per SOnal pFOptrtyi Jle construction and Onera- ton of mllls and smeiters for the milling smeting, refining and reduction or ores and mineral, and the purchase and sale and the general aeaiihg of and in ores, me als and minerais' to acquire own hold, sell and deal in personal property and mercha ndise and generally to own, hold, acquire and deal in any property and to do or transact anything HecessaFN Cp engage la anu "aEry pu and transact general mining, milling eraclting and meTCH audise business in connection with , such mining and miltrE business. and O aa,II aECl.tEg- ON and soil af,Vr md 70 auy act or thing necessary for the carry ing out and engaging in any of said forego- ing lines ot business
 ARrTCLRv.
 The amount of capital stock authorized by saiu corporation is and shall be four million dollars S40OO,OO0). to be divided into four million l4000U O shares of the par value of one dollar tSl 0Ol per share, and that time paid are a. foilows: All stock issued must he flu ly paid for in cash or property upon issu- ance, and shall thereafter be non-assessable i for any purpose whatever. ARTICLE VI. Ehe time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles or 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 (z5) years thereafter, unless the same be renewed pur- suant to the laws of Arizona before the ter minStion thereof.
 ARTICLH VII.
 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 stoch hol . CTS shall elect board of directors who shall hold office till the first Monday in October 1900 or lntil their successors are elected and qualified.
 Bach stuckholder of this corporation, in all cleo ions tor directors and other elec- tions, and on the consideration or 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 on the books of the company, each share of stock being entitled to one vote. ] The officers of the sa. d corporation shall be President and Vice Preside who shall be directors of said corporation; a 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 alter the annual election of said directors, and shall hold office at the will and pleasure of said directors. Vacancies in the board ot directo shell be filled as may be provided in the bylaws. | ARTICLE vI,I, ] The highest amount of indebtedness or H- ubi .ity for which the Corporation Is at eny time to subject lUseii Is the sum of one nun dred thousand dollars (SI0O,0OG, ARTICLE K, [ The private property Ot the stockholders | of this COT puration shall be exempt fro all corporate debts, ard the stock holders of this { corporation are hereby exempted from all 1 liability for any deb Of said corporation. 1 ARTICLE X. Thiscorporation shall have an office for the transaction of it's business n the State of California, at the city of Los Angeles there- in, and said boarSi of directors may meeS and transact the business of said corporation at said city, and the annual meeting ana elec- tions may be held thereat. | ARTICLE XI. Section 1. The boerd of directors shall have the power to make, adopt and amend b, laws for the government of the affairs of the corporation,
 Section ?. The board of directors shall | have the power to borrow money, execute corporate notes or bonds of the corporation, and to secure the pay ment of the same by mortgage on property of the corporation, ! or ID any other manner designated by said 1 by-laws.
 ARTICLE XII. The corporate stock of this corporation shall be fo ever non-assessable, and each certificate thereof sh Ill state upon its face the number of shares represented thereby, and that the same is forever nou- assessable. l ARTICLE XIII, These articles ol incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stock hold rs, or at any special meeting of the 1 stockholders called tor that purpose, by a majority vote of the stock of the corpora- l ton then issued in favor of such amendment.