Arizona silver belt., 1901-07-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of The Bullion Cooper Company

The undersigned being desirous of forming corporation under and in accordance with the laws of the territory of Arizona, adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 fIRsT-The names of the incorpOratoIs are: Ambrose H. Purdy, Charles Nj. Clark, William C. Eakins of New York City, and B. c. Fox of Globe, Arizona, who shall at ther hrst meeting elect seven persons to act as d. rectors of this corporation, who shall serve with their successors as such until the annual election of dire tors.
 SEC. .ND-The name of the incorporation Is ''The Bullion Copper Company" The prin- cipal place of business shall be at Globe, Ari- zona, and branch office in the City Of New York, and branch offices in such other places as the board of directors may from time to time designate in the United States, anu in such other places in the territory of Arizona as it may find convenient for the proper con- duct of it's business.
 THIRp-The general nature of the business proposed to be carried on and transacted Is. that of mining in all it's branches. To con struct, maintain and acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise, mines, water rights, mills, manufactorie and hotels To own, pur- chase and build or lease all mills or appli- ances used in the reductiy7 uf ores and to con. duct a mining, milling, sme.tlng and mer- chandising business. and to erect all neces- sary buildings and machinery tor such pur- poses, and to construct, maintain and acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise telephone and telegraph lines.
 FouRrH-The amount of capital stock au- thorized is one million (Sl ,000, ,000) dollars, which shall be divided into one million q ,000, COO shares of the par value of one tSll dollar each, to be fully paid in cash or prop erty.
 FIFTH-The corporation ill begin business on the 10th day of July, 1901, and will ter. mnate in twenty-five years from date.
 SMTH-The affairs of the corporation will be conducted by board of directors consist. ing of seven persons, The officers to be chosen by the board of directors shall be a president, vice president, secretary and treas urer, and at the option of the board of di- rectors . managing director, assistant secre. tary, assistant treasurer and executive committee.
 The election of directors shall be held an nually on the 20th day of July, and election of oihcers at the first meeting of the board of directors thereafter.
 SEVENTH The largest amount of liability to which this corporation shall subject itself shall be two hundred and fifty thousand (S250, ,00Ol dollars.
 EIGHTH Private property of the stock. holders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Sth day of July 1901.
 Witness.
 tsEMl AMBROSE H. PURDY,
 tsEL( CHARLES Nj. CLARK,
 (sEAL) WILLIAM c. EAKlNs,
 tsEAL) B. G. Fox
 State of New York.
 County of New York, l
 Be it remembered that on this sth day of II 1GDl bpfpra t,ullia in, md for the county of New York and state of New York, personally appeared Ambrose H Purdy, Chares M. Clark. William c. Eakins, who are personally known to me to be the persons described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged to me they executed the same freely and voluntarily, and for the purposes and considerations therein mentioned.
 In witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this sth day of July, 1901. GERARD S. WITTsoN,
 [sEALl Notary Public N. Y. Co. No 1855 Territory of Arizona, ss
 County of Gia,
 Before me, Wm. Whalley, notary public in and for the county of Gila, territory of Ari- zona, on this day personally appeared B. G. Fox, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing iostru- ment, and acknowledged to me that he ex- ecuted the same fol the purpose and consid- eration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 10th day of July. A. D. 1901
 tsEAL) WM WHALLEY, Notary Public.
 My commission expires Jan. 24th, 1903 Territory of Arizona,
 County of Gila,
 I, R. J. Williams, county recorder. in and for said Gila county, do hereby certify that the within instrument of writing was filed at the request of Butler G. Fox on the 16th day of July, A, D.. 1901, at 12 clock m., and duly re- corded at Page 142 Book 1, Records Articles of Interpretations, Gila County, Arizona Ter ritory. R. J. WILLIAMS,
 lsEAL] County Recorder.
 First publication July Is; last Oct l7