The oasis., 1902-01-04

scrlDcd do hereby certify and declare our desire to. and we hereby d form a cOrpor. ate body under an by virtue of and in ac- cordance with the laws of the Territory of Arizona
 ARTICLE
 The name of this corporation shall be The Venice Copper Company and the dur ation of existence Of said corporation shall be a perio of Twenty-Five e years from the date of fling Of these a ti Us of Incorpor- atiOn With the County Recorder of Santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizona
 ARTICLE M me business of this corporation shall consist iH ths acguiring Of mines. mining properte- cluding gold. copper $ Iyer lead A 'd other mines, by d. .cDvery purchase or ease and the working. dev loping s sale ot tstme. producing or eating of gold. cop per. lyer le;i and other ores and bulio1, to own, lease and op rate reduction wnrks. to buy and sell sod, copper silver and other ores and their products, Transportation of freight and passengers by means of railro ,ds and otherwise. Operating and condnrtion of stores. hotels bnarding houses and the acquisition of such real estate, WA CT poser ana personal property as may be necessary to the carrying on Of the business of the corporation.
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal office of this corporation shall be located at Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Territory of trzona The said Company may also maintain such local or bran:h offices from time 10 time at such places as the 5rsiness of said Company may require and he business of saiu com 3any may be carried on in the Territory of Arizona in any of the States. Territories of the United states ot America or in 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 oth r plare destgnaied by the Board of Direct ITS and .lI proceedings Of the stock holders or board of dirertors had at any such meetings shall be Oe the same force and effect IS If he'd T tue pr ncipai uifice in the t'wn of Nozales within the Territory of Arizona,
 The capital stock of said Company Is hereey nxed At sjf000 Six y rhpun,and Dol lars divlied in 6llW shares of tht. par value for by tle subscribers thereto or their ;ts- si ns in t>h Or In property as the directors my dete moe [ the said capital stock is paid for " cash by subScrlb rs thereto the slmr shall be'one payable at sich times md saeh amounts i- may he fVsd by the hoard Of dire tors but tue same shall not be lssne until fnily paid.
 ARrI LE V.
 The BoArd of Directnrs Of said corporat on shat be Nine fiu the first ard 10 conSl t of Fred kohl, rieOdor selb ". Urban, i suerte Julian ". Scott and Ben. r Srott and aii hold office until the first day of apuary, ll0i and until their success0r~ are eiecte,! and qualified The first annual meet ing of the sockuolde of said ompany shall be held at the pr ncipa o lice Of the comptuy the Town of NOgales, Territory
 
 the lllre tors. ai lp o'clock h. on the first day ot January. 1895 and ua tue fl st rues- day nf z ich ccee ing year
 The Directors Of sui COrDnrst on shall have fui power aud authai to adopt such rules and by-iaw- a tll may deem nece -ary for the government of said cor pp ati ii. no Inconsistent with the ~t ttutes of he Terrltire of rizuna or with the Articles nf tucorp ration.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The officers of this Comrany shah consist nf Mama. er Vice President aud General M,n. aser. one oHiceh Second Vice President, Ire IsurerAnd se retary wh Sha. be elected by he stockholders orin such other manner provided by law.
 AR rICLE VII
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lilDinty either di ect or conungent to which this cOrnoration l. at my time to subject itself tO l. the -nm of twenty five thousand Dollars (2h000)
 Priv te property ofthe'stn kbolders of this coroarati n shal be xemptt from the cor te debts of this co p,rati n
 la tness Vhcrs-1f we have affixed our bands and seals this twenty y-nnth dayt.s.
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 BEN TssOoTT. Seal. STATE s, TT, OF ILL LIEN & s. ss, .s.T .c I. Snsie W. NiiDer. Il Notary Public in and 's' for said County in the State nfnyesaid, do hereby cert " that Fred K1hi, 'Theodur Selb. E.. H. Buente. Ralph B. Scott w. a Urban, Jul,an Scott G. A, Niemau and John, -elh, personally known to me to he the same persons whose names are ssn bscfihed to . the for"gsing in truments appeared before me this davsin person. aud acknowledged that they sign d, setled and delivefed the said instrument us .their free anu v.,unt- ary act, for the uses and purposes tbereiu set forth. s+ Given under my hand and notarlal seal this ,.. Twenty- y-ninth day of November A. D. 1901. iseal it 3-4 SUSIE w. MILLER, J.
 Not, Public. n, My Commission expires May e. 1905, @ TE-HIr KY or AsI )sA, ~.NTs CHUz af TY ss Before me. W.J.N MccurdY A Notary ,. Pnblic in and for Stn a Cruz, ouuty. 4 rzon |, Territory, O. this day personally +ppeared Ben. T. Scott, one Of the persons whose