Arizona daily citizen., 1901-04-06
Articles OF Incorporation of the Bisbee
Belle Copper Company.

Know all men by these presents: That We
the undersigned, have this day voluntarily
OF forming corporation under the laws of the
Territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify
First-That the name of the said corporation
| shall be the Bisbee Belle Copper Company.
Second-That the purposes for which said
company is formed are
l. To deal in and otherwise dispose Of
mines, mining claims, mill sites, and other
real estate, water, water rights, merchandise
and personal property anywhere within the
| Territory OF Arizona or elsewhere.
2. To operate, conduct, work and develope
mines and mining claims containing precious
metals or other mineral deposits, and TO en-
gage in the business of crushing, smelling, re-
ducing and refining ores, minerals and met
ais.
B. To do general trading and freighting
business in all its branches anywhere within
the Territory of Arizona or elsewhere.
Third-The princip pal place for transactiug
the business OF the said corporation saal be at
Tucson, County OF Pima, Territory of Arizona,
with a branch Office at Los Angeles, California.
Fourth-The names of the corporatOrs OF
this corporation are Geo. NJ. Cake, I. j. Phil
lips and Geo. Van Derwerker.
Fifth-The amount of the capital stock autho-
rized to be issued by this corporation is fol-
lows, to-wit:
One million two hundr red and fifty thousand
dollars Isl 2Jl, ,0O0) said stock divided into one
million two hundred and fifty Thousand, Il,
250,0OO) shares OF one dollar {$l0oJ par value
each, which capital stock when issued, must
be fully paid in cAsh or property upon issuance
of the same, and shall forever be non-assess-
able for any purpose whatever, and the same
shall be issued and at such times and upon
such conditions as may be prescribed by the
board OF directors; and said directors are here
by authorized to issue any or all of said stock
fully paid and non assessable upon the condi-
ton OF the transfer to this corporation or pro
perty or rights in property of any description
which said corporation is authorized TO ac
quire and own and each certificate of stock
shall state upon its face the number of shares
represented thereby, and that the same is for
ever non -sSSeSsable.
Sixth-The time of the commencement OF
this corporation shall be upon the filing for re-
cord in the office of the county recorder O;
Pima county, Territory of Arizona, of these ar
ticles of Incorporation, and said corporation
shall terminate in twenty-five years from the
date OF the filing of said articles of incorpora-
tion as aforesaid.
Seventh-The affairs OF this corporation shall
be conducted and managed by board of nine
(9) directors The names of the persons who
are appointed to serve as directors OF this cor
poration until their successors are duly elected
and qualified, are as follows:
Geo NJ. Cake, T. j. Phillips. Geo Van Der
werker; yaa r. Q; M, Cake, g. E aayhail Scott NJ
The directors of this corporation shall here
after be elected by the stockholders at their
annual meetings, which shall be held on the
hrst Monday in March OF each year.
Eighth-The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation shall be
allowed at any time to subject itself is the
: nm OF one hundred thousand dollars ($loo,-
000.00.)
Ninth-All ockholders' meetings and all
meetings of directors may be held at the print
pal place OF business of the eoTportion, or a.
its branch office in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
county, California.
Tenth-None OF the individual. personal or
private property of any stakeholder of this
corporation shall be liable for the debts of this
and said property is hereby de-
clsred to be exempt from all corporate debts.
ed at any time prior to the term Of twenty five
(2o) years for which il il organized, upon
vote at meeting regularly called by the pre-
sdent of said corporation under the authority
of the board of directors, by vote OF at least
two-thirds 49, OF the entire issue OF the capital
stock.
Twelfth-The beard of directors shall have
the power to pass bylaws and make amend
ments thertt1, and the said corporation
Shall have power to increase or diminish its
capital stock by two-thirds l2s vote of the
8 ockholders represented at any regular stock
holoers meeting, or any special meeting OF
called for that purpose and by
hling the certificate thereof and by publishing
the same in the same manner as is provided by
law for the recording and publishing of these
articles OF Incorporation
In witness whereof, we, the undersigned cor
porators. have hereunto set our hauds this
day OF March A, D., 1901.
Geo. NJ. Cake,
T. J. Phillips,
Geo. Van Derwerker.
Ten cent revenue stamp cancelled.
State of California
Before me, T. NJ. Killian. notary public In
and for the County of Los Angeles, State of
California, on this day personally appeared
Geo. NJ. Cake. T. J Phillips and Geo. Van Der
werker, known to me to be the persons whose
names are subscribed 10 the foregoing articles
ut incorporation Of the Bisbee Belle Copper
Company and severally, each for himself, ac
knowledged to me that he executed the same
for the purposes and consideration therein ex.
pressed.
given under my hand and seal of Office this
I day OF March 1901.
fSEALl SM KILLIAN
Notary Public In and for the County OF Los
Angeles. State OF California
My commission pires May 16, 1902.
Ten cent Rev. Stamp cancelled