Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the CRESCENT COPPER MINING COM
 PANY.

Know all Men by These Presents: Int we. the undersigned, Carl Clausen W. L. Akers, William A. Eckerly, A. c Mcdonald and S. S. Sutton. have this day for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Ari- zona, and we do hereby certify:
 That the name of this corporation shall be the CRESCENT COPPER MINING COMPANY.
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 That it's existence shall begin immedi- ately vafter filing these Articles of Incor- poration in the office of the County Re corder Of the County of Cochise. Terri thereof in the office of the Territorial Auditor of the Territory of Arizona. and shall continue for period of twenty-five years thereafter.
 The principal place of transacting the business of this corporation s5all be at the City of Bisbee. County of Coch,sc. Territory of Arizona, and with such other offices within and without said Territory, including the Republic of Mexico. as may be hereafter established by the Board of Directors of said corporation.
 The general nature of the business to he tra acted by this corporation is, and its objects. and purposes are, as follows. to-wit:
 To acquire. own. enter or lease mines. or mineral la nds of every nature and de- scription. to purchase. lease bond. locate, or otherwise acquire, or dispose Of. mines. mineral lands. water and timber rights; to work, prospect or develop said mines, lands, water and timber rights; to do everything that may be necessary or proper in the conduct of its business in the matter of developing. prospecting, To- eating. acquiring. buying and selling mineral lands and mineral claims Of every kind, and working such mines, and the production of ores. and minerals therefrom. and in reducing such ores, and minerals, and in doing the same to construct, contract for, build, buy. sell, own and operate all necessary mills, smelters and concentrators- gas, electriS 2 light and power plants. and all patents. or patent rights. and licenses thereto ap- pertaining, machinery. appliances, meth ods and processes of every kind and de scription. To engage in trade of every kind. carrying on and maintaining gen eral mercantile business. and erecting and maintaining boarding houses. To buy, sell. lease. bond. construct, maintain and operate railroads, electric roads, or other agencies suitable for the transport ation of all things necessary or con venient, in conducting the business or said corporation to and from the mines and properties of said corporation To carry on the business of mining. milling and preparing for market, and producing, and dealing in all kinds of ores, metals and minerals. and products thereof. To sell, transfer. mortgage or otherwise con vey or dispose of. any of the lands, water and water rights, timber rights, mines and mining rights and privileges, metals and oils, and all other property, real or personal, of this corporation, and to sell it's own stock. and to purchase, acquire and own The same. end the stock Of other corporations. To fay out and plat town sites. and additions to townsites, and to convey transfer or otherwise dispos's of lots or tracts of ground therein arc "a do any and all acts and things. and to transact any and all business incident to the purposes aforesaid, and not contrary to the laws of the Territory of Arizona, or of the United States, or of the Repub- lie of Mexico.
 The amount of capital stock af this cor poration shall be Two Million Five Hun dred Thousand Dollars Cs2Joo,ooo), divifed into one million shares of tHc car value of Two and One-half Dollars fs250l each. and such shares of stock shall be forever nOn-asSessable-
 The affairs of this cornoration shall bo conducted and managed by a board of five directors. which board may at any time. after the first meetino herein TO- vided for. be increased to seven or io nine directors and said Board of Direct ors shall. after the said first meeting. i'e chosen from stockholders of this corpora- | tion, and shall. after the said first ireet- l ing he elected annually on the hfst Lion day of May, by the stockholders of this | corporation The first meeting for thJ i purpose of electing directors of this cor poration shall be held by the directors
 
 August 1908.
 The following named persons shall be | the directors of this corporation untI ! their successors are elected and qualified ] to-wit: Carl Clausen, w l.. Akers i William A Eckerly. A. C. McDonali ai'f g. s. sutton.
 | The Board of Directors of this corpora | ton may adopt such bylaws governing | the times and places of the meeting ol said board. and concerning the method oI | carrying on and transacting the bushes: | of this corporation, as the said board FDs. | deem desirable.
 1 The highest indebtedness or liability 1 direct or contingent. to which this cor | poration is at any time to be subjec | shall not exceed Five Hundred Thousand | Dollars (S5o9, 9,00o.0o).
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 The officers of this corporation shall b ] a president vice president, secretary general manager and treasurer. who shal { be members of the Board of Directors O. ! this corporation. and any one person ma, hold two offices as the Board of director may deem advisable.
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 l The private property of members an' 1 stockholders of this corporation shall b' forever exempt from liability for its cor porate debts.
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 | These Articles of Incorporation may b amended at any annual meeting of tn | stockholders thereof, or at any specia meeting of said stockholders, called fo