Arizona silver belt., 1903-03-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the Globe Mining Company.

| the County of Gia Territory of Arizona, and | Walt NJ. DeKalb, George l., Beach and F, A. | Wright, of the County of Cook and the State | of Illinois, and l.. E. West, of the County of | Rock Island, and State of Illinois all citizens | of the United States, do hereby associate our | selves together as and into a body corporate under and by virtue of the provisions of the | laws of the Territory of Arizona, for the pur | pose of engaging in the lawful enterprises, | business pursuits and occupations hereinafter specified, and do hereby adopt the following | Articles of Incorporation and declare ARTICLE I. The name of such corporation shall be and is, the Globe Mining Company. The principal | place of business of said corporation shall be | in the town of Globe, county of Gila and ter ritory of Arizona, and 1t shall have branch ofice in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and state of Illinois and at such other places as may be hereafter legally designated as nee essary and convenient for any of the purposes of said corporation and the business of this corporation may be conducted in Arizona or | in any of the states and territories in the United States;of America; and the regular meetings of the stockholders and directors may be held in said city of Chicago or at any | pbutT pldCt NIlcH llty Dc utSlSHuLtu by lnt Board of Directors of said corporation, and the proceedings of thestockholders or Board of Directors had at such meeting shall have the same force and effect as if helk at said principal place of business at Globe, Arizona ARTICLE IT. The general nature Of the business proposed l toIbe transacted Is as follows, towit: The business of mining and locating and purchas ing of mines or mineral lands of all kinds and to operate. lease or sell the same and to dis pose Of the mineral or other products Of the same, and to carry on and conduct the busi ness of opening, eQuipping and developing such mineral lands and mines, and to conduct the business of extracting, concentrating, re- ducing, teaching smeltng and refining copper. gold, silver and other metaliferous ores to borrow money. contract debts and issue notes of the corporation and to secure the payment of any indebtedness so contracted.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the Capital Stock authorized by the said corporation is Two Million Five hundred thousand Dollars Cs2, 800 coo O0 divided into Two Million five hundred thousand shares (2.5OO,O00) of ihe par value of One Dollar SD per share, and such stock, when issued, shall be transferable, fully paid up and non-assess- able.
 ARTICLE ".
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility, direct CT contingent, to which said cor poration shall subject itself or become liable, is two hundred and fifty thousand (s25O, lOO) dollars.
 ARTICLE V.
 The private property Of the stockholders Of the said corporation shall be forever exempt 
 tion.
 ARTICLE VI. The said corporation shall begin business on the date of filing Of these Articles of Incor- poration in the office of the County Recorder n and for the County of Gna, territory of Ari- zona, and certified copy with the Secretary of the said territory and shall terminate in twenty-five years thereafter.
 AECICLE VII The officers Of the said corporation shall consist Of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. who shall be elected from the board Of directors, and no person shall be eligible to the office of direc- tor unless he isa stockholder in said corpOr- ation.
 And the affairs of the said corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors consi,t- lllE bl Ut ltSS NLluu hfG HOi huOlt Nldn lllt persons, who shall be elected by the stock holders of the said corporation at the first an nual meeting to be held on the second Tues. day in January, in the year 1904, and annually thereafter The officers and directors of the said corporation shall hold their offices until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The said Board of Directors shall have full power to issue stock of the said corporation and to sell the same at such price as they may or shall agree upon.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The officers and directors who are appointed to manage the affairs of the said corporation until the first annual meeting are as follows J. r. Hechtman, President and Director Walt M. OeKalb, Vice President and Director George l.. Beach, Secretary and Director l.. E West, Treasurer and Director M. A, Pat terson, Director; George Goodwin, Director; r. A. v right, Director.
 The said appointed officers and directors shall have the same powers as delegated by these Articles of Incorporation to the officers and directors to be elected at the first annual meeting of the said corporation.
 ARTICLE TX.
 The Board of Directors Of the said corpora ton shall have full power and authority to fill vaca ncies on their Board and to adopt such rules and bylaws as they may deem necessary for the government of said corporation, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws Of the United States or with the Statutes of the Territory of Arizona, or with the Articles of Incorporation of the said Company.
 ARTICLE K
 These Articles may be altered or amended at any regular meeting. or any special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose, in manner hereafter to be provided for by the bylaws of he said corporation, not inconsist- ent with the laws under which the said Com pany has organized; and if any such altera- tons or amendments be made ,.the same shall be filed with the County Recorder of Gila County, Territory of Arizona
 In testimony whereof, we havehereunto set our hands and seals, this 3Oth day of January, A. D. 1903 J F. HECHTMAN
 GEORGE GOODWIN
 WALT M. DEkALB
 l.. F. WEST
 GEORGE l.. BEACH
 F. A. WRIGHT