Arizona silver belt., 1901-05-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 or THR Bob Tail Mines Company.

United States ot America !
 Territory of Arizoua,
 ], Charles II Akers Secretary of the Ter.
 ritory of Arizona, do hereby certify, that the
 annexed Is a true and complete transcript of
 the Articles ni Incorporation of the Bobtail
 Mines Company" which was filed in this
 office the 2l t day ni February, A. D., 1901
 at o'clock, p m, as provided hv law,
 In testimony whereof l have hereunto set
 my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the
 Territory oi Arizona. Done at the city If
 Phoenix, the capital, this 2lst day of Feb. ruary. 4. IT,, 1901 c. Ii. AYERS,
 Seal Secretary of the Territory of Anzuna.
 l. R. Ten cent stamp canceled.)
 Know all men by these presents:- That we Charl F.. Force and w. w Broukner, whose names are hereto subscribed fnr the purpose 1 oi 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 pf the Territory of Arizona and do hereby ! certify;-
 Article 1. That the name of this Corpora | tiun shall he the Bnhtail Mines Company,
 and that the principal place of business shall ! he Globe, Nrizuna with an agency and trans ! fer office in the city nf Minneapolis. Mime. sots. and such other cities for the issuing and ' tran .ferring nf stock a. shall be hereinafter [ | corporation also proposes to carry on business | m any of the States and Territories of the i United States that may be found necessary | for the proper conduct nf its affairs. | Article 2 That the object of this corpora tinn and busin ss to be transacted is the beat ing and purcha ing "f metal mines and min era lands locating town sites in mining re | gipns, opening, equipping ani developing such mines and lands. It shall have the ! f.t md .t. stocks, tn construct tunuels from canyons or | sulches, or to sink shafts for the developing "f such mines, to locate mill sites andto con StruCt and est tblish mill buildings, to install machinery and to own and operate stamp mills, concentratnrs, and smelters and all <inds of mills and machinery used in the business 's mining; to acquire, build, main tain operate, and dispose of pipe lines for the conducting of water and fluids of every des- criptiun; to cuure, hold. enioy and dispose of right ot way for the purpose thereof and pther purposes; to borrow and loan money on reliable security; t0 purchase sell and deal in sureties bonds and stock of every descrip- tiun and generally Jo acquire, hold, manage, improve and dispose of real and personal pro. perty, and t0 do such other things as may he necessary ant proper for the full and complete rNecutinn of the purposes set forth above and for the exercise of the powers and transaction t 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 to coiI- meet them with the commerce of the world.
 Article 2 The amount of the Capital Stock of his corporation shall he Nine Hun. fred and Fifty Thousand iS9j0, GOO .00) dol lars divided into Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousani t950 000) shares of the par value of I 1lul. aiff sand 800 O00D 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 stock, other property received for same which amount is to be paid at the time. and in the manner and upon the terms fixed hy the Board of Directors. into the Treasury of the Company, then then the shares SO sold shall have the same voting power that each and every other share has.
 Article 1 That this Corporation shall be- gin business upon the Twenty y-ninth day of January, 1901. and shall terminate at the end If twe nty-hve wears from and after that date.
 Article ]. That the management and con iuct of the business of this Corporation shall he bv Board n' not less than three. or more than seven Directors, who must each and all be stockholders That the officers of this Corporation shall consist of a President IT. who shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders after the election of the Board af Directors, m each year on after the last Tuesday m .Iannar, They shall be members of the Board of Directors and shall be elected to their respective offices by the Board of Directors. The first annual cleo tioa pf this Corporation shall be held nn the last Tuesday in January. 1902, and until said first election the following named per oh all ho .rb ,.ffa md h., ,hail act until their successors are elected and qualifed-
 President Dr. J r. Force,
 Vice President. John M Rees
 Secretary. Charles F. Force,
 Treasurer, Fred W. Dean
 Directors. -Dr. ! F. Force John M Rees. Charles E. Force and Fred w. Dean.
 Article 6 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 of its Capital Stock. and no con tracts shall be made for the expenditure of over One Thousand tS1 ,00000) dollars with out the authority of the Board of Directors
 Article 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 pr 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 pr 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 he necessary to conduct its business.
 That these articles may he altered or amend ed bv three -fourths vote of all shares of stock subscribed at any regular or special meeting called for tha. purpose after giving at least twenty days notice of the same. and stating the purpose for which such special meeting is heinz called. bv mailing letter to the last known postoffice address of each stockholder The Board of Directors may adopt such by laws as in its judgment may be necessary and