The oasis., 1902-01-18

desire to. and we hereby. do form a cornor- ate body under and by virtue of, and in ac- 1 Arizona
 ARTICLE
 The name of this corporation shall be rne venice Copper Company and the dur ation of existence of said corporation shall % 9e peri0i of Twenty-Five (2D years from the date Of filing of these rticles of incorpor- ation With the County Recorder of Santa Cruz County. Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE IT.
 Ihe business of this corporation shall consist In the acquiring of mines, mining propertle' Including gold. copper silver lead and other mines, by discovery purchase or s letse ana the working. developing and sale ot same. producing or treating of gold con- per silver lead and other ores and bullio fo own lease and operate reduction works to ouy ana seil gold, copper, silver and other ireight and passengers by means of railroads ana otherwise. Operating and cOnductfon or stores hotels. boarding houses and the acquisition of such real estate, water DO yer 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 N0gales, Santa Cruz county, Territory of arizona The said company may also maintain such local or Dranch offices from time 70 time at such places as the business of said Company may require and The business of said con.anv may be carried in the Territory of Arizona in any Of the States. Territories of the United states or America or in any foreign country. The regular meeting of the stock holders ana . directors of said corporation shall be santa Cruz, Territory ot Arizona or any oth-r place designated by the Board of Directors and all proceedings of the stock holders or board of directors had at any such meetings shall be of the same force md effect as fl held sn the pr ncipal office in ehe town Of Nogales within the Terrtory of Arizona.
 ARTlOLE ".
 The capital stock of said Company is hereby fixed at ls60000 Sixty tbounsaud Dol lars divided in GD.00 shares of the Dar vaiue of One Dollar each. Said shafes may be paid for by the subscribers thereto or their as- si ns In cash or in property as the directors my dete mne. fl the said capital stock is paid for h cash by subscribers thereto the same shall become payable at such times ana such amounts as may be fixed by the board of directors but the same shall not be issued until fully paid.
 ARTICLE V. The Board of Directors of said corporation shall be Nine 60. the first noard to consist of Fred Koh Theodor Selb W. c Urban. Ralph <. < ott. c. Nieman. John selb' E. II. Buente, Julian W. Scott and Ben Y Scott and snail hold office until the first day of annary, lgO3 and until their successors are elected and qualified The first annual meet Ing or the stockholders of said Company shall be held at the principal flee of the company Tn the Town Of ,Nogales, Territory
 
 the Directors at 10 o'clock A. M. on the first day or January, 1903, and on the first rues- day of each succee ling year. The Directors of said Corporation shall have full power and authority to adopt such rules and bylaws as they may deem nece 'sary for the government of said cor DO Tatiln, not inconsistent with the Statutes of { he Territory of rizOna or with the A rticies of incorporation.
 ARTICLE VI. The officers of this COmUany shall consist 0f ~. Manager Vice President and General Man lger. one ofiiceh Second Vice President, Treasurer and -e retary who shall be elected by he stockholders or in such other manner provided by law.
 ARTICLE VII. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability either direct or contingent to which Ihis corporation i- at any time to subject itself to is the sum of Twenty five thousand Dollars (o2j,000)
 ARTI1LE VIII, Priv te property ofthe,sto Sholders of this ,orporati n shat be xempt from the cor DQrate debts of this co p0rati n Lu e'tness whereof we have affixed our hands and seals this twenty-ninth day November A. D, 1901.
 FREOK KOHL. seal
 THEODOk SELB- Seal.
 W c. URBAN Seal.
 JUlfAS V. SCOTT. Seal,
 q. \ NfEMAN. Seal.
 JOHN SELR cal,
 RALPH B. $ orr Seal
 II BUENTE. seal
 BEN. r. SCOTT, Seal. 'TATE OF lLLIS $. ., VI EDISON COUNTY f'
 l. Susie w. Miler, Notary Public in and or said County in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Fred Kohl, Tbeodor Selb. ,. H. Buente, Ralph B. Scott. W. c. Urban, ulian W. Scott, G. A. Nieman and John elh personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to he foregoing in trument, appeared before ne this day in person. and acknowledged hat they signed, sealed and delivered the aid instrument as their free and vnlunt- ry act for the uses and purposes therein ct forth.
 Given under my hand and notaral seal this wenty- ninth day Of November A. D. 1901. iSeab SUSIE W MILLER,
 Notary Public My Commission expires May 6, 1905, OF AHI OSA, M sNTA CRUZ t.t u>TY Before me, w. J.N McCurdy A Notary ublic in and for s in a CruzCounty. Arizona, erritory, on this day personally appeared len. T. Scott, one of the persons whose aae Is subscribed to the foregoing instrum- nt, and acknowledged to me thathe execut-