Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
EMPIRE sMELr,N6 COMPANY.

OF
 EMPIRE SMELTiNi COMPANY.
 q We. the undersigned. "A. M. Franklin c. E. Bell, W. E. Francis, Hartwell Howell and R. B. Parsons do hereby voluntarily associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation unuei 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 sme'ting Company, and it's principal place of business shai be at Benson, in the cnup;y of Cochise. Territory cf ATT sona; but the corporation purposes carving on business outside Of as ve,, as within the said Territory of Arizona. and to maintain an ofnce or offices in the city and county or san Frapcisco. state of California, at which said last named place meeunes of directors and stockholders may De held. 2 Article II. The purposes for which this corporation is formed are:
 2 1. To purchase. locate' patent' lease rent and otherwise acquire, to own, hold. develop. work, operate anu mine. and to sell. to lease, rent auu otherwise dispose of mines. minihs claims. mining and mineral rights pia' cer claims. mill sites, oil weiis ana lands and other real estate ana prop erty. and also rights, titles, interests and estates in and to any and all or the properties herein specihed'
 2 To mine, extract, purchase anu otherwise acquire, to hold. own "oIh' sell trade. exchange and other"ise disnose of. and to concentrate s"e.' raduce refine and otherwise treat hoth for itslf and for other personS and corporations. gold, silver, piati- nuro conner. iron, nickel quicksilver, :, a,u,n;num antimony. asbestos anu a..nr ores and mineral products, pc troleum, parafine, asphaitu" anu o'" or hvdro-carbon substances
 To purchase. erect, oui,u, v struct. lease, rent and otneL"as .cou;re to own. hoid so- onerate and run, oo'n ;tseIf and for other Isa and corporations, and to sen'
 rent and otherwise dispose oi co o;da trators. smelters, converters, a,,o .,ants stamp mills, refneries, reuu. t;on wnrks. and any and all olne' ,-;nds and classes of buildings: M nh;nsrv [ and appliances for mlnins
 nnaantrating. smelting, conVereins
 an;d;ng refining, reducing anu
 -;sa treating ores, minerais, con
 ntr.tes mates, oils, and othei and hydro carbon substances anu materials; ,.oso rent. build,
 erct and otherwise acquile' - hold. own, manage. ana ope i,se,f
 nining purposes and ootn io oornora. end for other persons ana oUa d,s. s;ons and to sell, lease, rent a ra;I. r.,se of rights of way, frahch tram. S. po and railways, trans anu .aha. trolley and cable lines, an. G enmes. pipes and pipenseS anu cors boats, elevators anu en tts eln ,v and all other proprties, saae anu an and appliances for haui" and transportation uont deyel-
 To purchase, lease own
 ,d otherwise acquire. to op anu Hume and pipe anu l<1A d no,u ase rent and otherwise
 sen nter and water rights. arect or Wal" purchase, lease, rent, ,,;re
 o. struct and otherwise aea .e to own. hold. mahase .her nersons So,b for itself and Tor o'he, ea, tease. ond corporations, ana to of steam oant cent and otherwise dispos .,onts wa r,an,s electric plants, gas gp;aas p ma iaa nIsnts. and others pulia ,ha gener- es;,erv and appliances ior and
 .;a, and manufacture oi p; dis atioh ~ lease rent and otherWise u to s of e,ctricity and gas TOT po" and othr purposes. ,.,so rent and
 To purchase, lease, and nv.
 ;oa scouire. to hold aho on olne, col, lease. rent and othe.wH anu " of timbr lands and titnoel oispoa phase lease. rent build. er .o r,c+ and otherwise acquire, cn hold manage and operate anu % oMn ,aose rent and otherwise oispos' of saw mills and pianihs r;se ac
 & To purchase and o'n ed ,o sell. c,,;,e to hold and own, auu dis trade, exchange and othe s s,ock onse of and deal in shares VI honds and mortgages of othei '
 lions. ,o.sa rent. build |
 construct and otherwise acqune s, la oTn hold. manage and operate an. - - o,I tease. rent and otherwise uis - o, etores. storehouses, warenous '. .,d other buildings, and uo pun ss.sa ~ buv sell. barter and exchange .rcbandise. mining machin- " and appliances, tools ana impls nents and any and all other articie md things necessary or eonsen'nn .s -, !. ,hs conduct and operation of the ,n.;ness and affairs of this corpora
 1o Tn addition to the expressed ,.,r.rs herein mentioned, this cor A;ro~tora herOf shal |