The oasis., 1902-01-11

scrlOeu. do hereby certify and declare our desire to, and we, hereby, do form a corpor- ate body under aud by virtue of. and in &C., cordaDce with the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE 1
 The name of this corporation shall be The Venice Copper Company and the dur ation of existence of said corporation shall be perio1 of Twenty-Five (2i years from the date of filing of these articles of incorpor- atlOn with the County Recorder of Santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE II.
 The business of this corporation shall consist in the acquiring of mines mining properties including gold. copper, silver lead aud other mines. by discovery, purchase or lease and the working. developing and sale ot same. producing or treating of gold. cop per silver lead and other ores and bullion. to own, lease and operate reduction works. to buy and sell gold, copper, silver and other ores and their products Transportation of freight and passengers by means of rallrosds and otherwise, Operating and conduction of stores, hotels, boarding houses and the acquisition of such real estate WI Ter poRer and persona' property as may be necessary to the carrying on oi the business of the corpOration
 ARTICLE ILL
 The principal office of this corporation shall be located au NOgales, Santa Cruz County, Territory of arizona. The said Company may also maintain such local or branch offices from time 70 time at such places as the business of said Company may alf may be carried on in the Territory of Arizona, in any Of the States. Territories of the United states or America or n any foreign country. The regular meeting of the stock holders and directors of said corporation shall be held in the town of Nogales. County Of Santa Cruz Territory Of Arizona or any Oth place designated by the Board of Directors and all proceedings of the stock holders or board of directors had at any such meetings shall be of the same force and effect as fl held m the pr ncpal office ~ the lf N0rnfqg within fha Hprritfr 2 O
 ARTIgEE ".
 The capital stock of said Company is hereby fixed at lS60000 Sixty thounsand Dol lars divided in 60.0J0 shares of the par value of One Dollar each. said shares may be paid for by the subscribers thereto or their as- si ns in cash or in property as the directors my dete mine lf the said capital stock is paid for in cash by subscribers thereto the same shall become pay able at sarh times and such amounts as may be fixed by the board of directors. but the same shall not be Issued until fully paid
 ARTICLE V.
 The Board of Directors of said corporation shall be Nine tgi. the first tf ard to cOns- of Fred Kohl, TheOdor Seb. W. c Urban, Ralph S Scott, G. < Nieman, John Seb. 10. II Buente Julian " Scott and Ben. T. Scott and snail hold office until the first day of anuary, 1905 and until their successors are elected and qualified The first annual meet ing Of the stockholders of said Company shall be held at the principal flee of the of Arizona or any other place designated by the Directors, at l'l o'clock A. N. on the first day of January, 1905 and on the first Tues day of each saccee ling year.
 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 cor p0ratinn, not inconsistent with the statutes of the Territory of rizona or with the Articles of inc2rBBqTlatI9n. 3 BTlai ,5 vr
 The officers of this Company shall consist Of President Vice President and General Manager Vice President and General Man- ager. one oihceL Second Vice President, Treasurer and secretary who shall be elected by the stockholders orin such other manner provided by law.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability either direct OF contingent to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself to is the sum Of twenty five thousand
 ARrIGLE VIII. Priv 'te property ofthesto kholders Of this cOrporati n shal be axempt from the cor porate debts of this co 'porati n ln eifness whereof we have affixed our hands and seals this twenty-uinth day..
 FREcK KOHL. Seal.
 THEODOR SELB. Seal. W C. URBAN, Seal.
 JULIAN ". SCOTT. Seal. C. \ NlEMAN. Seal.
 JOHN SELB , cal. RALPH B. $ orr, Seal, F. H. BUENTE. seal
 BEN. T. SCOTT, Seal. ! STATE OF ILLIN. s. s
 MADISON COUNTY
 ! l. Susie w. Mile Notary Public in and l for said County in the State aforesaid do 1 hereby certify that Fred Kohl, TheodOr Seib, 1 E. H. Buente Ralph B. Scott, W. 0 Uroan, i Julian w Scott, c, A. Neman and John l Selb personally known to me to be the same l persons whose names are subscribed to ! the foregoing instrument, appeared before ! ma this day in and acEnOWi ip0UaO 1 that they signed. sealed and delivered the said instrument as their free and vnlunt- ary act. for the uses and purposes tbersiu set forth.
 Given under my hand and notarial seal this Twenty ninth day of November A. D. 1901. iSeaD SUSIE w MILLER.
 Notary Public. My Commission expires May 6, 1905. TEaRITtsRN- 0F AkrxONA