Arizona silver belt., 1901-05-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THIS Bob Tail Mines Company.
Territory of Arizona.
 Office of the Secretary, United States of America, ro..,t,,... f ,i........ { S

| United States of America, !
 Territory of Arizona, ]
 | l, Charles II Akers Secretary of the Ter ritory of Arizona do hereby certify, that the annexed is a true and complete transcript oi the Articles of Incorporation of the Bobtai Mines Company" which was filed in this office the 2l>t da, of February, A. D., 1901, at o'clock, D. m. as provided by law,
 In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the Territory of Arizlna Done at the city of Phoenix, the capital, this 2lst day of Feb ruary. \. D., 1901 c. II. AYERS, Seal. Secretary of the Territory of Auzona. l. R. Ten cent st amp lcanceled.D
 Know all men bv these presents:-That we Charles F. Force and w. w Brookner, whose names are hereto subscribed for the purpose of transac ing the business hereinafter set forth, do hereby associate ourselves as and into a body corporate under the provisions of Chapter Title l2 of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arizona, and do hereby certify:-
 Article 1. That the name of this Corpora tion shall be the Bobtail Mines Company, md that the principal place of business shall be Globe, Arizona, with an agency and trans fer office in the city of Minneapolis, Minne- sota and such other cities for the issuing and tran -ferring of stock, as shall be hereinafter
 
 corporation also proposes to carry on business in any of the States and Territories of the United States that may be found necessary for the proper conduct of its affairs.
 Article ? That the object of this corpora tiDn and busin ss tn be transacted is the locat- ng and purcha ing of metal mines and min era lands, beating town sites in mining re- SiOns, opening, eQuipping ani developing such mines and lands. It shall have the
 
 stocks, to construct tunnels from canyons or gulches, or to sink shafts for the developing
 f such mines, to locate mill sites andto con struct and establish mill buildings, to install machinery, and to own and operate stamp mills, cnnCeutrators, and smelters, and all kinds of mills and machinery used in the business of mining; to acquire, build, main- tain, operate, and dispose of pipe lines for the conducting of water and fluids of every des- criptinn; t0 cqure, hold, enjoy, and dispose of right of way for the purpose thereof and -,ther purposes; to borrow and loan money on reliable security; to purchase. sell and deal in sureties, bonds and stock of every deserip- tiln; and generally to acquire, hold, manage, improve and dispose of real and personal pro- perty, and tO do such other things as may he necessary and proper for the full and complete execution 0f the purposes set forth above and for the exercise of the powers and transaction nf the business of this corporation, including mining manufacturing, and road building, for which we have hereby associated ourselves: and to do any and all things necessary to carry on the aforesaid business and tu con meet them with the commerce of the world.
 Article 3 The amount of the Capital Stock of his corporation shall be Nine Hun. lred and Fifty Thousand (S9i0, GOO 00l dol iars. divided into Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand i9j0 000 shares of the par value of nne (SI % dollar each eight hundred thou. sand S00. .000) of which shall be set apart and known as Treasury Stock. and shall not be voted while held as such but when sold and entered upon the books of the company and ash, steck, or other property received for same. which amount is to be paid at the time and in the manner and upon the terms Treasury of the Company, then then the shares so sold shall have the same voting power that each and every other share has.
 Article 4 That this Corporation shall be- gin business upon the Twenty.ninth day of January. 1901. and shall terminate at the end fl tw. nty-tve wears from and after that date
 Article B That the management and con luct of the business of this Corporation shall be by Board of not less than three, or more than seven Directors who must each and all be stockholders That the officers of this
 lL. Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders after the election of the Board 'f Directors, each year on or after the last Tuesday m January They shall be members of the Board of Directors and shall he elected to their respective offices by the Board of Directors The first annual cleo ton of this Corporation shall be held on the last Tuesday in January 1902, and until said first election the following named per sons shall be such officers and directors, who shall act until their successors are elected and qualifed--
 President Dr. J. F. Force.
 Vice President, John M Rees
 Secretary, Charles F. Force
 Treasurer, Fred W Dean,
 Directors. .Dr. J F. Force, John NJ. Rees. Charles E. Force and Fred " Dean.
 Article $ The highest amount of indebt- edness of this corporation shall not at any time exceed such an amount as the par value cf one-tenth ofits Capital Stock, md no con tracts shall be made for the expenditure of over One Thousand tsl ,O0000) dollars with out the authority of the Board of Directors.
 Artice7 That the private property of each and every stoclholder of said corpora tion is to he exempt from all corporate debts. and this, regardless of whether any annual OF other reportsare made by the directors, or other officers of the said corporation to any officers of any county, state or territory under any local or general law whatever of this territory or of any other state or territory; that the said corporation shall have the authority to hold all such real and personal property as shall be necessary to conduct its business
 That these articles may be altered or amend ed by three fourths vote of all shares of stocl; subscribed at any regular or special meeting IaTE Al.A twenty days notice of the same, and stating the purpose for which such special meeting is heinz called by mailing letter to the last known postoffice address of each stockholder. The Board of Directors may adopt such by- laws as in it's judgment may be necessary and