Bisbee daily review., 1902-08-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the
RINcoN MINING COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, Peter Johnson, Joseph Muheim, L. c. Shattuck, H. w. Jorgensen, Scott Whaley of Bisbee, county of Cochise, and B. J. O'Reilly of Naco, county of Cochise, territory of Arizona, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws oI the territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify and adopt the fol lowing articles Of incorporation.
 ARTICLE l The name of this incorporation shall be The Rincon Mining company and its principal place of transacting busi- ness shall be at the town of Bisbee, county ot Cochise, territory Of Ari- Zona.
 ARTICLE II The general nature of the business to be transacted, is to acquire posses sIon of and title to mines, mills, smell ters, and mining property of every description. The purchase of ores, metals and minerals. To acquire, sell and deal in personal property and merchandise, to build, construct and operate tram-ways and railroads from i it's works and mines to the neares, railroad station. And generally to do and perform all acts necessary or in cidental to its business as aforesaid.
 ARTICLE III l The amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be two million five i hundred thousand ($2,500,00OJ dollars, divided into one hundred thousand | l100,000) shares Of the par value ot twenty-five (s25) dollars each, and stock shall not be issued to share-hold- CTS until fully paid for.
 ARTICLE "
 The time or the commencement nf this corporation shall be the date uf the filing of these articles of incorpor- ation for record in the office of the county recorder of the county of Co chise, territory of Arizona. And the termination thereof shall be twenty. i five years (25) thereafter, unless the same be renewed pursuant to the laws of Arizona before the termination thereof.
 ARTICLE V
 The affairs of this corporation are to be conducted by a board Of seven i CD directors to be elected annually on the second Tuesday in October o1 each year, who shall be stockholders of this corporation, and said Board of directors shall elect from their owI number, the following officers: Pres ldent, vice president, secretary, treas urer and general manager. The board of directors shall adopt bylaws whicl shall define the duties of such officers the time of their election, the time of the meetings of said board and sucr other matters as the board of direc tors may deem proper, provided, how ever that the following named per sons are appointed to serve as board Of directors until their successors are duly elected: Peter Johnson, H Joseph Muheim, L. C. Shattuck. H. w Jorgensen, Scott Whaley of Bisbee, an B. J. O'Reilly or Naco, all of the coun ty of Cochise and territory of Ari Zona.
 ARTICLE VI
 The highest amount of indebtedness and liability to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself is the sum of fifty thousand (s50,000) dol lars.
 ARTICLE VII
 The private property of .tne stock holders shall be exempt from all cor porate liabilities.
 ARTICLE VIII
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting O the stockholders. or al any specia meeting called for that purpose, by majority vote of the stock of the cor poration then issued, in favor of sucf amendment.
 In witness whereof, we have here unto set our hands. this 18th day o July, 1902.
 Peter Johnson. Joseph Muheim. L. c. Shattuck, . H. W. Jorgensen. Scott Whaley. B. J. O'Reilly. , Territory of AriZona)