The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-27
Articles of Incorporation
 OF The Bisbee West Copper Mining
 company.

The Bisbee West Copper Mining
 Company.
 know all men by these presents that we, Dahlel lnnes H. Jeyne, Geo ge L. Cole c C. Allen Gilman, J, J. Lonergan J F. Boyn- ton r. k. Weaver and A. s. Robbins, ali of the the Gboum1y 10 & of Los Angeles, State of Calfor- the purpose of becoming incorporated un- der the provisions of Chapter g. Title l2 of Ine hev'sed Statutes of the Territory of Ari- tTha, .ioIos aRG do hereby adopt the following ticles or incorporation:
 ARTICLEI
 The name % of this corporation shall be The n'soee West Copper Mtning Company" ARTICLE II.
 me names of the ncorporators of this GGoFpJ att n are Daniel Innes, H. -Jeyne. Geo '. aan e1 no,s E ' o, Allen, E, Gilman, J Loner- nia. eo"''''' O"ii'i- ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of business of this cor porat,on n snail nal De m the city of Bisbee in the 'o"'''' "i Noch'se ana territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE ".
 The general nature of the busipess nro- posed to be transacted by this cornornti6n is ana sna be the buying, selling lensirg own ing, s holding, possessing and operating of nl.hes, III llS mill sites, real estate and per- sonai property; the construction and opera tIon or mills and smeters for the milling, slneiting' refining and reduction of ores and mineral, and the purchase and sale and the general dealing of and in ores me,ais and m numerals to acquire, own: hold sell and deal m persohal property and merchandise, and snu ,,.l, ro omn ho,d, acquire and deal in any property and to do or transact anything, necessary 70 engage in and carry on and transact general mining, milling smeltinC hhu iherc tonoise business in connection with sHGh mihlnS and milling business, and Co hold, acquire, own and sell any nronerty, and do any dcf or tAtlIIE- nGprsgary for ~he carry i .lg iins ana engaging tu any of sad f~rego- ARTICLE r.
 The anao1ut of capital stuclS autbDrized L,s sUid corporation Is and shall be four rg,iIIicT ! dollars ,S4,t0O0OO), to be divided ,a f,,T million t3VO4J Ob shares of ths ,a,, >vnIna nl %bsn one dollar nd lsl Go) per shoe and that time Raid are as follow, Ali stock issued must he ancs pap ana sS iDr p cash or property upon issu for anw WI '. "...ll thereafter be non -assessable | .'urpose whatever.
 | ARTICLE VI.
 l The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing o tnese articles or lncorp ration for record il the office of the County Recorder of Cochist county, Arizona Territory and the termina ton thereof shall be twenty-five (25 years thereafter, uniess the same be renewed pur suant to the laws of Arizona before the ter, minStion thereof. -. ARTIoLa VII.
 The affairs of this corporation are to bt conducted by board of nine 60 directors to be elected annually on the first Tuesday O uctober Of each year; provided, however that as soon as practicable after the filing O these articles of incorporation the stockhoI " CTS shall elect board of directors who shal hold office tin the first Monday in October quaIitied
 Each stockholder of this corporation, ir all elections for directors and other eiec tons, and on the consideration of all ques tons at stockholders meetings, shall have the right to vote in person or proxy th' mlmber of shares owned by him, as given or the books of the company, each share o stock being entitled to one vote.
 Tho officers of the sad corporation shal he President and Vice. President who shal pe directors of said corporation; a genera manager and secretary and treasurer anc such subordinate officers and assistants a! may be deemed necessary
 All officers shall be elected by the board ot directors after the annual election of saic 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 by Jaws. E ARTICLE VIII. The highest amount of indebtedness or Ii, ability for which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is the sum of one hun. asdred thousand dollars (SlOO,0Oo), I ARTICLE Tx. t The pri ate property Of the stocllhoTder ' of this corporation shall be exempt fro s al corporate debts, and the Stockh Olders yf thi' cosDCrrtiou are hereby sXempted froGs al H"Siiify for any deb. Of said rurHOratlJn.
 ARTICBE A.
 Thiscurporat shall have aa office for the Transaction of its business n the State of California, at the city of Los Angeles Uhere- in, and said board of directors may meet and transact the business of said corporation at said city, and the annual meeting and elec- tions may be held thereat,
 t4 ARTICLE XI.
 Section l. The board of directors shall nave the power to make, adopt and ainenu by laws for the government of the affairs of the corporation,
 Section 2. The board of directors shall have the power to borrow money, execute corporate notes or bonds of the corpor ation and to secure the payment of the same by mortgage on property of the corporation or in any other manner designated by said by-laws
 ARTICLE XII.
 The corporate stock of this corporation shall be fot ever non-assessable, and each certificate thereof shall state upon its face the number of shares represented thereby, and that the same is forever non- -assessable.
 ARTICLE XIII.
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stock hold rs or at any special meeting of the Stockholders called for that purpose, by 0 majority vote ot the stock of the corpora tion then issued in favor of such amendment. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 2Ist day of October, ISg9