Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-31
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 or EMPIRE SMElriNa COMPANY.

c. E. Bell. W. F. Francis, Hartwell Novel; and R. B Parsons do hereby voluntarily associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and we do here by adopt and certify the following Articles of Incorporation, to-wit:
 Article 1. The name of this corpc- ration shall be Empire smelting Company, and its principal place of business shal be at Benson, in the c,uL;y of Cochise. Territory of Ari- soma; but the corporation purposes carrying on business outside of as well as within the said Territory of Arizona, and to maintain an ofiice or omces in the city and county of San Francisco, state of California, at which said last named place meetings of directors and stockholders may be held.
 Article II. The purposes for which this corporation is formed are:
 l. To purchase, locate, patent, lease. rent and otherwise acquire, to own, hold, develop, work, operate, and mine, and to sell, to lease, rent and otherwise dispose of mines, mining claims, mining and mineral rights, pla- cer claims, mill sites, oil wells and lands, and other real estate and prop erty, and also rights. titles, interests and estates in and to any and all of the properties herein specified:
 2. To mine, extract, purchase, and otherwise acquire, to hold, own. work, nd dispose of, and to concentrate, smelt, reduce, refine and otherwise treat, botlr for itslf and for other persons and corporations, gold, silver. plati- mum, copper, iron, nickel, quicksilver, aluminium. antimony, asbestos and other ores and mineral products, pc troleum, paraffine, asphaltum and oth- CT hydro-carbon substances;
 3. To purchase, erect, build. con struct. lease, rent and otherwise acquire. to own, hold manage, operate and run, both for itself and for other persons and corporations, and to sell, lease, rent and otherwise dispose of concen- trators, smelters, converters, cynaide plants. stamp mills, refineries, reduc' tion works, and any and all other kinds and classes of buildings, ma chinery and appliances for mining concentrating, smelting, converting cyaniding, refining, reducing and oth erwise treating ores, minerals, con centrates, mates, oils, and other mn. eral and hydro carbon substances ana materials;
 4. To purcahses, lease, rent, build construct, erct and otherwise acquire to hold, own, manage, and operate, TOT mining purposes and both for itself and for other persons and corpora' lions, and to sell, lease, rent and dis pose of rights of way, franchises, rail. roads and railways, trans and tram ways. trolley and cable lines, ditcnes and fumes, pipes and pipelines, en- zines. cars. boats, elevators and chutes and any and all other proprties, r1gnts machinery and appliances TOT nauiase and transportation.
 s. To purchase, lease, rent, devef op and otherwise acquire, to own hold. pump, Hume and pipe, ana 70 sell. lease. rent and otherwise dispose of water and water rights
 6. To purchase, lease, rent, erect h,ild construct and otherwise acquire to own. hold, manage, and operate hoth for i.self and for other persons and corporations, and to sell, lease ront and otherwise dispose or steam nIants electric plants, gas planes, wa tar nlants. and others buildings, ma ch;nerv and appliances for the gener- stion and manufacture of power, ana "a se,l lease. rent and otherwise o1s nose of elctricity and gas for power and othr purposes
 To purchase, lease, rent anu otherwise acquire, to hold ana o~t end fin sell. lease, rent and otherwise d,snose of timbr lands and timber to purchase, lease, rent oulio, eree.' construct and otherwise acquire, oo own. hold, manage and operate, anu :. sell. lease, rent and otherwise dlspose of saw mills and blaming mills
 To purchase and otherwise ac- ouire to hold and own, and to sell trade exchange and otherwise ois roee of and deal in shares or stoch bonds and mortgages of other corpora tons. .,,ua
 a To purchase, lease, rent, build arect construct and otherwise acquire to own. hold, manage and operate, an to sell. lease, rent and otherwise dis nose of stores, storehouses, warenous es and other buildings, and to pun chase. buy, sell, barter and excnange general merchandise. mining macnin- T and appliances, tools and impie ments- and any and all other articles and things necessary or convenient ,n the conduct and operation of the business and affairs of this corpora tion: and.
 10. h addition to the expressed uowers hsrein mentioned. this cor poration. and the directors herof snal have, exercias, use and enjoy any :ne aIl powers, rights. pfiviIegee and i'm