Arizona silver belt., 1901-11-07
ARTICLE I


 body corporate under and by virtue of and in acco rdance with the laws of the territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of such corporation shall be The Columbia Copper Company and the duration of existence of said corporation shall be a period of twenty-five (25 years from the date of the filing ot these articles of incorporation in the office of the county recorder of Gila county, territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE II.
 The business of said corporation shall con. sist in the acquisition of mines. mining prop. critics, including coal copper, precious stones onyx and marble quarries, by discovery, pur. chase or lease, and working, developing and the sale of the same; producing or treating of gold and silver and other ores or bullion, transportation of passengers and freight, and the acquisition of such real estate, mill sites water power and personal property as may be necessary for the carrying on of the business of said corporation.
 ARIICLE III.
 The principal office of the corporation shall be located at Globe, in the territory of Ari. zons and the said company may also main tain 8 permanent utiice in the city of -t {. Loms, state of Missouri, and such other local offices from time to time, at such places as the
  business of said corporation may be carried on in the territory of Arizona, or in any of the states and territories of the 'nited States of America the state of Central America and in the states of Mexico, and the regular meetings of the stockholders and the directors of said corporation may be held in the city of St. Louis, state Of Missouri or in any other place designated by the board of directors and all proceedings of the stockholders or board of directors had at any such meeting, shall be Of the same force and effect as fl held at said principal office at Globe, within the said ter ritory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE ".
 The capital stock of sad corporation shall be the sum of one million dollars (S1 900, ,OO0l
 ARTICLE V.
 The capital stock of said corporation shall be divided into one million l'00O, 0O0J shares of the par value of one dollar lSl) each.
 ARTICLE VI.
 Said corporation is formed generally for the purpose of mining and milling, and the ac. quiring and selling of mines and mining prop. critics.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The beard of directors of said corporation shall be nine, but said number may be in- creased by the stockholders to any number no5 exceeding twenty one, at any annual meeting of said stockholders.
 The directors of said corporation shall have full power and authority to adopt such rules and bylaws as they may deem necessary for the government of said corporation not incou- sistent with the statutes of the territory of Arizona or with the articles of incorporation of this company.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The officers of said corporation shall con- sist of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and general superintendent, and all of whom shall he elected by the stockholders, or in such other manner as may be provided for by law.
 ARTICLE K.
 Private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the cor porate debts of this corporation. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 27th day of July A. D. 1901