Arizona silver belt., 1901-04-18
ARTICLES OFINCoRPORATIoN
OF THE Bob Tail Mines Company.

Office of the Secretary, i United States of America,
 ] Territory of Arizona, 1
 | |, Charles Il Akers Secretary of the Ter ritory ot Ariznna, do hereby certify, that the ann Ned is a true and complete transerpt ui ! the "Artiales ut Incorporation of the Bpbtai | Mines C lnpAny,' which was filed in this "Iiice the 2l,t day oi February, A. D., 1901 at 3 p'clUck r. m. as provided by w, In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set my hand and aitixel the Great Seal af th | Territory of Arizna. Done at the city ui l Phoenix, the capital, this 2lst day of Feb. ruary. \. D., 19s1. c. H. AKRRs, | Seal. Secretary of the Territory of Arzona. l l. li. Ten cent st mp lcanceled.)
 l Kuow all men by these presents:- That We l Char k. Force and W W BrOokuer wh' se names are hereto >nbscribed for the purpose ni transac ing the business hereinafter set forth do hereby associate ourselves as and into body cprpprate under th pr lvi.ihn, uf Chapter 2 Title l2, of the Revise Sta ute, 'f the Territory of Arizona, and do hereby certify:-
 ArJic e 1. That the nape of this Corpora tinn shall be the Bnbtal Mines 'ompauv mi ttNt the principal place of business shall ne Globe, ArizJna with an agency and trans. fer office in the city of Minneapolis, Mime. sota. and such other cities for the issuing and tran ferring of stock, as shall be hereinafter provided bV the Botrd of Directors. Th- corporation also proposes to carry on business ln any of the Stales and Territories nf the
 nited States that may be found necessary for the proper conduct nf its affairs.
 Nrt cle That the object f this corpora tihn and busin to be transacted is the beat ng and purcha ing of metal mines and min era lands, locating town sites in mining re -inns, opening, equipping ani developing -1ch mines and lands It shall have the bower tr exchange mining and corporate stocks, to cons ruct tun els from canyons or .ulches, or to sink shafts for the developing pf such mines, to locate mill sites andto con struct and establish mill buildings, to install machinery, and to own and operate stamp mills, cuncentrators, and smelters, and all kinds of mills and machinery used in the business of mining; to acquire, build, main. tain, Op'rate, and dispose of pi e lines for the 'pnductiug ot water and fluids of every des- criptinn; tn cgure, hold, enjoy, and di.pose uf right ni way for the purpose thereof and rther purposes; to borrow and loan money on reliable Secnrity;to purchase. sell an | deal in ,ureties, bonds and stock of every descrip. ion; 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 fnll and complete .xecution of the purposes .et forth above and rr 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; md to do any and all things necessary to rlrry on the aforesaid business and to con pect them with the commerce of the world
 Article 3 The amount of the Capital Stock of his corporation shall be Nine Hun fred and Fifty Thousand (S950, GOO 00) dnl- n tAgl ,..V Thousani 1850. 0O0j shares of the par value of me tsI 0O, dollar each, eight hundred thou. sand tS00 000l of which shall be set apart and ,nuwn 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 stock. or other property received for same, which amount is Co be paid at the time and in the manner and upon the terms fixed by the Board of Directors. into the Treasnry of the c mpany, then then the shares SO sold shall have the same voting power that ca, h and every other share has
 Arti,le 4 That this Corporation shall he. gin business upon the Twenty.ninth day of January, 1901, and shall terminate at the en bf tw. nty-tive years from and after that date.
 Article !. That the management and con- iuct of the business of this Corporation shall be by Board of not less than three, or more han seven Directors. who must each and all be stockholders That the officers of this Corporation shall consist of President. Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall hs elected at the annual meeting Of the stockhnl iers after the election of the Board of Directors, m each year on or after she last Tuesday m .lannar.. They shall be members of the Board of Directors. and shall h+ elected to their respecfise offices bv the Boari of Directors. The first annual cleo. tinn of this Corporation shall he held on the last Tuesday in Januarv, 1902, and until sail first election the folloaing named per sous shall he such officers and directors, who hail act nntll their successors are elected and qualifed;-
 President, Dr J F. Force,
 Vice President. John NJ Rees
 Secretary, Charles E. Force,
 Treasurer Fred w Dean,
 Directors ---Dr. ! F. Force John M Rees, Charles E. Force and Fred w. Dean.
 Article (. The highest amount of indebt- edness of this corporation shall not at any time exceed such an amount as the par salne cf one.ten h off Capital Stock, an no con tracts shall be made for the expenditure nf over One Thousand 's1 ,000 0O) dollars with out the authority of the Board of Directors,
 Article7 That the private property of each and every stockholder of said corpora tion is to he exempt from all corporate debts, and this, regardless of whether any annual or 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 it's business.
 That these articles may be altered or amend ed by three-fourths vote of all shares of stock subscribed at any regular or special meeting called for that purpose after giving at least twenty days notice of the same and stating the purpose for which snch special meeting is heinz "allea. bv mailing letter to the last known postofiice address of each stockholder