The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-08
Articles of Incorporation
The Bisbee West Copper Mining COmpauy.-

Know all men by these presents that we, Daniel Innes, H. Jevne, George l.. Cole. e. U, Allen, Gilman, J, J. Lonergan K Rovn- ton, r. K. weaver and A. s. Robbins ali of the the county county of Los Angeles, State of Califor- mia, hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose or becoming incorporated un- der the provisions of Chapter 9, Title l2, of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari- ticles of interpretations:
 ARTIoLEI.
 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 HI. Jeyne. Geo. |: Cole E. 2; & Allen, E, Gilman, J. J. Loner- Robbins, all of Los Angeles county, Califor- mia.
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of business of this cor porationa n s1ali pc in the city of Bisbee, in the county oI Coonlse and Territory of Arizona.
 ARTIoLR W. .... The general nature of the business pro posed to be transacted by this corporation Is and shall be the buying selling, leasing, own ing, .I noid,iinIg, ,,iIg possessing and operating of sonal property; the construction and opera tion of mills and smelters for the milling, smelting, refining and reduction of ores and mineral ana the purchase and sale and the
 
 minerals; to acquire, own hold, sell and deal III personal property and merchandise, and generally to own, hold, acquire and deal in any property and to do or transact anything necessary to engage in and carry on and transact general mining, milling. smGItiuE and merchandisC husiuCss in connection with such mining and milling business, and to hold, acquire, own and 5@'! any property and do any act or thing necessary for the UuTTT- ing out nni engaging in any of said tOTegU- ing lines of business.
 ARTICLE Y.
 The amount of capital stock authorized by said cooperation is and shall be four million! dollars (.l,VAO0Vl, tC be divided into four million l4.OOO tOO) shares of the par value of one dollar (Sl oO) per share, and that time paid are as follows: All stock issued must be fu uly paid for in cash or property upon issu- ance, and shall thereafter Do non- assessable for any purpose whatever.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorporation for record in the office of the County Recorder of Cochise county, Arizona Territory, and the termina- thereafter, unless the same be renewed pur- suant to the laws of Arizona before the ter minStion thereof.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be conducted by board of nine 60 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 stockhold- CTS shall elect board of directors who shall hold office till the first Monday in October, 1900, or until their successors are elected and Each stockholder of this corporation, in tions, and on the consideration of all ques- tions at stockholders meetings, shall have the right to vote in person or by proxy the number of shares owned by him, as given on stock being entitled to one vote.
 The officers of the said corporation shall be President and Vice-President, who shall manager and secretary and treasurer, and such subordinate officers and assistants as may be deemed necessary. All officers shal! be elected by the board of directors after the annual election of said directors, and shall hold office at the will 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 li- ability for which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is the sum of one hum dred thousand dollars fsIH"ocH,,
 ARTICLE TX.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from all corporate debts, and the stockholders of this GoTpOrhtiCu are hereby exempted from ali iinb Iity for any debt of said corporation.
 AKTICLEX X.
 Th.- corporation shall have Hn office for the transaction of its business in the State Of Callforuia, at the city of Los Angeles there 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.
 ARTICLE XI. Section I. The board of directors shall ln., Al.. IL T.. by laws for the government of the affairs of Section 9. The board of directors shall have the power to borrow money, execute corporate notes or bonds of the corporation, and to secure the payment of the same by mortgage on property of the corporation, or in any other manner designated by said bylaws.
 ARTICLE XII.
 The corporate stock of this corporation shall be forever nOn-assessable, and each certificate thereof shall state upon It's 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 holders or at any special meeting of the 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 our hands and seals this 2Ist day of October, I899
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