The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-22
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
OF THE GOLD COIN MINING
COMPANY.

OF THE GOLD COIN MINING
COMPANY.
Know all men by these presents:
That we, II. r. Thomas of the City of
Chicago, State OF Illinois, d. s. Coch-
ran OF the City of Tucson, County of
Pima, Territory Of Arizona, and C.
Birkenfeld Of the said City Of TUG
son, all citizens of the United States
or America have associated ourselves
together for the purpose of forming
a corporation under the laws of .1e
Territory OF Arizona, and that we
herewith declare ana adopt the fol-
lowing Articles of Incorporation, to-
wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall
be and is the Gold Coin Mining Com
pany.
ARTTCL-- II.
The business of this corporation
shan be and is the owning, operating.
and disposing of properties contain
ing copper, gold, silver. lead and other
minerals; the owning and operating
OF works suitable for working, reduc-
Ing and refining such metals and min
erals; the acquiring, owning, improv-
ing and disposing of personal and
real property, connected with and per-
tanning TO the business of this corpor-
alton; the acquiring. owning, operat-
ing and disposing of hotels water .
rights and mercantile establishments.
and the transaction of all business
necessary. profitable and incident to
the foregoing; and the disposing and
marketing OF all acquired and pro-
duced property, both real and
personal.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be and Is one million dol
lars ($l,000.000) divided into one mill
lion 1,o00. 000) shares of the par value
OF one dollar ($1.00l each: and the
said stock shall be fully paid up and
non assessable.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate existence OF this cor
poratlon shall commence as soon after
Its articles OF Incorporation are filed
for record in the office of the County
Recorder Of said Pima county. and a
duplicate copy Is fled with the Secre-
tary of The Ttriitory, as SO i-3 per
cent of It's capital stock is subs ribbed
for. and shall continue thereafter for
a period of twenty-five years.
ARTICLE V.
The principal place OF business oil
this corporation shall be Tucson, Pi.
ma county. Arizona. and the said cor.
poration shall have the power and
right to establish branch Offices al
such other places in the United States
of America or elsewhere, as Its Cfi.
rectors shall deem best and advisable
ARTICLE VI.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be administered by a board of FIVE di
| rectors, who shall be shareholders,
| ARTICLE VII.
/ The officers Of this corporation shall
| be president. vice president, sec
rotary and a treasurer, who shall b
elected annually at the first meetinI
of the board of directors following IN
annual election OF said directors. Tn
ouices of secretary and treasurer ma
be held by the one person. should tn
board of directors so elect, which sal
person shall then perform the dutie
or both officeS.
ARTICLE VIII.
The directors OF this corporation
| from the time of the commencement
OF its corporate existence and unit
the first ednesday in March. 1902
and until their successors are elected
and qualify. shall be and are II. r
Thomas OF the City ofChicago. State O
| Illinois; W. NJ. Scott OF the said Cit,
OF Chicago; u. S. Cochran OF the Cit,
OF Tucson. Pima County. Arizons
Territory; c. Birkenfeld of the saic
city of Tucson. an4 NJ. r. Baker o
the said City OF Tucson: thereafter
the directors shall annually at {
st~ckho--ers' meeting. to be held OF
the first Wednesday in March of eacf
year, be elected and qualify for thu
term OF their Offices. commencing OF
the said first Wednesday in March.
AR Gle TX.
The board of directors shall adopt
bylaws for this corporation winch are
not in conflict with the saws of tht
| Territory OF Arizona, the Constitution
of the United States. or with these
Articles of Incorporation; and said
bylaws may be repealed or amended
by the written consent or vote Of the
holders of two-thirds OF the capita
stock outstanding on the books OF the
corporation.
ARTICLE Y.
Any vacancies in the board of di.
rectors or Offices shall be filled in
compliance with the bylaws adopted
or before their adoption by majority
vote Of the remaining directors.
ARTICLE XI.
The corporate Indebtedness of this
corporation shall at no time exceed the
sum of fifty thousand dollars $50 ,000)
ARTICLE XII.
The private property of the share
holders and officers of this corpora
ton shall be exempt from corporate
liabilities
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have
hereunto set our hands and seals
this 10th day of February, 1902.
H. r. THOMAS (SeaD
u. s. COCHRAN (SeaD
G. BIRkENFELD tSeaD