The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE GOLD COIN MINING
COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents:
That we, H. r. Thomas of the City of
Chicago, State OF Illinois, d. s. Coch-
ran Of the City of Tucson County Of
Pima, Territory of Arizona, and c.
Birkenfeld of the said City Of Tue
son, all citizens of the United States
OF America have associated ourselves
together for the purpose of forming
a corporation under the laws of ,Ae
Territory OF Arizona. and that we
herewith declare and adopt the fol-
lowing Articles of Incorporation. to-
witt:
ARTICLE T.
The name of this corporation shall
be and is the Gold Coin Mining Com
pany.
ARTICL- II.
The business Of this corporation
shan be and is the owning operating.
and dispOsing OF properties contain
ing copper, gold silver, lead and other
minerals; the owning and operating
OF works suitable for working. reduc-
Ing and refining such metals and min
erals; the acquiring, owning, improv-
ing and dispOsinR OF personal and
! real property, connected with and per-
tanning 10 Inc business Of this corpor-
alton; the acquiring, owning. operat-
ing and disposng Of hotels. water 60
rights and mercantile Establishments,
and the transaction Of all business
necessary. profitable and incident to
| the foregoing: aud the disposlng and
marketing of all acquired and pro-
duced property. both real and
personal.
ARTICLE H.
The capital stock OF this corpora
! ton shall be and Is one million dol
/ lars ($i 600 0o0) divided into one mil
lion 1,0(V 00ol shares OF the par value
of one dollar $10ob each. and the
said stock shall be fully paid UP and
/ non assessabie.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate existence Of this cor
poration shall commence as soon after
It's articles OF incorporation are flied
for record in the Office OF the County
Recorder OF said Pima county and a
duplicate coI,v q fled with the Secre-
tary of the T,rtttory. as 3 i-3 per
cent of It's capita. stock In subs ise1
for. and shall continue thereafter for
a period of twenty-five years,
ARTICLE Y.
The principal place Of business OF
this corporation shall be Tucson. Pr
ma county. Arizona and the said cor
poratlon shalt have the power and
right to establish branch Offices at
such other places In the United States
af America or elsewhere as It's III
rectors shall deem best and advisable
ARTICLE VI
The affairs Of this corporation shall
he administered by board OF Eve d.
rectors who shall be shareholders.
ARA .CL.E VII.
The officers OF this corporation shall
be a president. a vice president. sec
Rotary and treasurer. who shall os
, elected annually at the frs; meeting
of the board al dtreciaTa following h;
j annual election al said directors. Thl
y oFgacea Of secretary and treasurer ma.
! be held by the one person. should ia
q board Of directors 80 elect. watch sal
, person shall then perform the dutie
J. of both Offices.
= ARTICLE VII.
The directors Of this corporation
from the gime OF the com menceusen
I OF its corporate e1isirnce and untl
the FIRST " eduesday In March. 1909
and until their Successors are elec;et
and qualify shall be aud are H. IL
Thomas of the City ofChtcaRo. State al
Illinois W NJ. Sect of the said Ci;y
Of Chicago, u :. Cochran Of the Ctty
Of Tucson. Pima County. Arizona
Territory. G. Birkcnteid 81 the said
City Of Tucson an. " f. Baker oi
the said City Of Tucson, Thereafter
the directors shall annually al a
St~ckho- meeting 10 be held on
the FIRST Wednesday In March Of each
year. he elected and qualify for the
term of their Offices. commencing on
the said first "Wednesday In March.
AK. Gle X.
The board OF directors shall adopt
bylaws for this corporation winch are
not in conflict with the i:ws of the
Territory of Arizona, the Constitution
OF the United states. or with these
Articles of incorporation, and said
bylaws may be repealed or amended
by the written consent or vote OF the
holders OF two-thirds OF the capital
stock outstanding on the books OF the
corporation.
ARTICLE X
ANY vacancies In the board OF d.
reetors or Offices shall be filled in
compliance with the bylaws adopted !;
or before their adoption by majority
vote of the remaining directors.
ARTICLE XI.
The corporate indebtedness OF this
corporation shall at no time exceed the
sum of fifty thousand dollars $3.50 ,0oo1,
ARTICLE XII.
The private property of the share
holders and officers of this corpora
ton shall be exempt from corporate
liabilities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have
hereunto set our hands and seals
this 10th day of February, 1902.
H. r. THOMAS (Seall
d. S. COCHRAN tSeall
G.. BIREENFELD tSeal
Territory of Arizona, County OF Pima
SIS.
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