The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE GOLD COIN MINING
COMPANY.

ran of the City of Tucson, County of
Pima, Territory of Arizona, and G.
| Birkenfeld of the said City of Tue
I son, all citizens of the United States
of America have associated ourselves
I together for the purpose OF forming
corporation under the laws of lie
Territory of Arizona, and that we
herewith declare and adopt the fol-
lowing Articles OF Incorporation, to-
wit:
ARTICLE I.
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, improy-
! ing and disposing of personal and
! real property, connected with and per-
! tanning to the business OF this corpor-
alton; the acquiring, owning. operat-
ing and disposng of hotels, water =
rights and mercantile establishments,
and the transaction of all business
necessary. profitable and incident to
| the foregoing: and the disposing and
marketing OF all acquired and pro-
duced property, both real and
personal
ARTICLE III
The capital stock of this corpora
| ton shall be and is one million dol
lars $1,000, 000) divided into one mil
lion 0,000, 000) shares of the par value
of one dollar ($100) each; and the
said stock shall be fully paid up and
worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
| The corporate existence of this cor
poration shall commence as soon after
it's articles of incorporation are filed
for record in the office of the County
Recorder of said Pima county, and a
duplicate copy is fled with the Secre-
tary of The Territory, as 80 l-3 per
cent of its capital stock Is subs 2ribed
for, and shall continue thereafter for
a period of twenty-five years.
ARTICLE V.
The principal place of business Of
this corporation shall be Tucson, Pr
ma county, Arizona, and the said cor
poration shall have the power and
right to establish branch offices at
such other places in the United States
of America or elsewhere, as Its d.
rectors shall deem best and advisable.
ARTICLE vi.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be administered by board of five d.
rectors who shall be shareholders.
ARR GLE VII.
The officers of this corporation shall
be president, vice president, Sec
rotary and treasurer, who shall be
elected annually at the first meeting
of the board of directors following the
annual election of said directors. The
omces of secretary and treasurer may
be held by the one person, should the
board of directors so elect, which said
person shall then perform the duties
of both Offices.
ARTICLE VIII.
The directors of this corporation
| from the time Of the commencement
of its corporate existence and until
the first wednesday in March, 1902
and until their successors are elected
and qualify, shall be and are H. r.
Thomas of the City ofChicago, State Of
Illinois, W. NJ. Scott of the said City
of Chicago; d. S. Cochran of the City
of Tucson Pima County, Arizona
Territory; c. Birkenfeld of the said
CITY of Tucson, anu M. p. Baker of
the said City of Tucson: Thereafter,
| the directors shall annually at
stockho -.ers meeting, to be held on
the first Wednesday in March of each
year, be elected and qualify for the
term Of their offices, commencing on
the said first Wednesday in March.
AR Gle TX.
The board of directors shall adopt
bylaws for this corporation winch are
not in conflict with the Isv<3 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 di-
rectors or offices shall be filled in
CoupildHCe Will the bylaws adopted,
or before their adoption by a 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, 000).
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 (SeaD
ID. S. COCHRAN (SeaD
| {. BIRKENFELD (SeaD
| Territory of Arizona, County of Pima