Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 or EMPIRE sMELrlNi COMPANY.

EMPIRE sMELr,Ni COMPANY.
 wellhe undersigned. I,. M. Franklin C. E. Bell, w. F. Francis, Hartwel Nowep and R. B Parsons do hereb, voluntarily associate ourselve: together for the purpose ol forming 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. towit:
 Artcle 1. The name of this corpc eationl shall be Empire Smeitine Company, and it's principal place oi business sbal be at Benson. in the c,.sn;$ of Cochise, Territory of Ari xonas but the corporation purposes carryhg on business outside of as well 1As within the said Territory ot Arizopa. and to maintain an office or oficeS in the city and county of San FrancSsco, 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 landsl and other real estate and prop erty, and also rights, titles, interests and estates in and to any and all oi the properties herein specified:
 2. tTo mine, extract, purchase. and otheryise acquire, to hold, own, work sell. Jtrade, exchange and otherwise dispose of, and to concentrate, smelt reduce, refine and otherwise treat both lfor 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 trolenm, paraffine, asphaltum and oth' CT hydro-carbon substances;
 3. ITO 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' erwfse treating ores, minerals, con- centrates, mates, oils, and other min eral and hydro-earbon substances and 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 fo- other persons and corpora tions. and to sell, lease. rent and dis pose of rights of way, franchises, raar roads and railways, trans and tram ways. trolley and cable lines, ditches and fumes, pipes and pipelines, en- zines. cars, boats, elevators and cnutes and any and all other proprties, rights machinery and appliances for hauiage and transportation.
 B. To purchase, lease, rent, deyel- op and otherwise acquire, to own, hold. pump. Hume and pipe, and to sell. lease, rent and otherwise dispose of water and water rights.
 6. To purchase, lease, rent, erect, build construct and otherwise acquire to own. hold, manage, and operate, both for i.self and for other persons and corpora.ions, and to sell, lease, rent. and otherwise dispose of steam plants, electric plants, gas planls' wa ter plants, and others buildings, ma chinery and appliances for the gener ation and manufacture Of power, ana to sell. lease, rent and otherwise dls pose of elctricity and gas for power and othr purposes.
 T. To purchase, lease, rent and otherwise acquire, to hold and owi and to sell, lease, rent and otherwise dispose of timbr lands and timber to purchase, lease, rent build, erect, construct and otherwise acquire, to own. hold, manage and operate, and tt sell lease, rent and otherwise dispose of saw mills and blaming mills.
 8. To purchase and otherwise ac- uuire. to hold and own, and to sell. trade. exchange and otherwise dls- nose of and deal in shares Of stock bonds and mortgages of other corpora tions.
 g. To purchase. lease, rent, build erect. construct and otherwise acquire to own, hold, manage and operate. an to sell, lease, rent and otherwise dis I pose of stores, storehouses. warehous es and other buildings, and to puT chase, buy, sell, barter and exchange general merchandise, mining machin- " and appliances. tools and imple ments, and any and all other articles and things necessary or convenient in the conduct and operation of the business and affairs of this corpora lion; and, \
 10. In addition to the expressed