The Coconino sun., 1903-05-30
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

That we, the undersigned, c. H. Wilson, A. w. Kelley, N. H. Berg, k. A. Osborn, T. N. Rees, Henry Schmitz, Fred Bruhn, L. H. Arcbard, c. E. Hensley and A. w. Berg. for ourselves and our associates, and successors have associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under and by virtue of the statutes and laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify declare and adopt the following articles Of incorporation, to-wit:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name of this corporation shall be The Continental Copper Mining & Smelling Con- pany Qmited). It's principal and registered Ofhce shall be Flagstaff, Coconno county, in the said territory of Arizona, but its business may be carried on. and it's meetings held. and it's execu- tive office shall be at the City of Wymore, ,Coun- ty of Gage and State of Nebraska, or at such other place or places in any state or territory of the United States as may be determined by the board of directors.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business to be car ried on by this corporation, shall be mining, smelling and reducing copper. gold, silver, iron or other ores and minerals, and marketing the material and to do all things incident to the general business of mining including the power to buy, lease or otherwise acquire, own. use, develop and operate mines or mining claims. lodes, lodges or deposits of mineral bearing rock or ore of every nature and description, and it may build and operate mills. smelters and furnaces for the purpose of crushing, treat ing or smelling ore and minerals and precious metals, and for the purpose of carrying on this business, it may buy, locate or lease, or in any other way lawfully acquire and own any lands, mill sites. town sites, right of way or road and may erect and maintain and operate stores and warehouses or other buildings which may be necessary or convenient in carrying on it's bus- mess, and this corporation shall have full power hereunder to carry on and transact any business incident to the business aforesaid.
 ARTICLE TIL
 The amount of the capital stock of this cor poration shall be two million five hundred thousand dollars, and shall be divided into two million five hundred thousand shares, of one dollar each. The stock shall be issued and paid in, and at such time and upon such conditions as the board of directors may from time to time direct, but all shares shall be issued fully paid and non- assessable.
 ARTICLE W.
 The time of the commencement of this cor poration shall be when these articles are filed in the office Of the county recorder, in said county of Coconino, in the said territory of Arizona, and when certified copy of said arti- cles are also filed with the secretary of the territory, aud it shall continue for the period of twenty years thereafter.
 ARTICLE V.
 The management of the business of this cor poration is hereby vested in a board of five directors, being shareholders herein. The said board of directors shall be elected by and from the stockholders of this corporation at their annual meeting. and said board shall serve for one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Until the annual meeting of the stockholders hereof, in the year of 1904. the following named persons shall constitute the board of directors, to-wit: A. w. Kelley, Beaver City, Nebraska; E. A. Osborn, Wymore, Nebraska: Fred Bruhn, Wymore, Nebraska; c. B. Hensley, Tymore. Nebraska and Henry Schmitz, Wymore, Nebraska.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The officers of this corporation shall consist of president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, assistant secretary and treasurer and manager. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person, and the office of assistant secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. All officers shall be chosen by the board of directors, an- nually, from the stockholders of said corpora tion. The first officers Of the corporation shall be elected by the board of directors at it's first meeting which shall be held us soon as practic- able after the incorporation thereof, and shall hold office until the first annual meeting of said corporation and until their successors are elected and qualified.
 ARTICLE VII. The highest amount of indebtedness or liabil- ity to which this corporation may at any time be subject shall be the sum of &5OO0.
 ARTICLE VIII. Private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the corporate debts of the corporation.
 ARTICLE TX. These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the corpora ton, or at any special meeting of the stock. holders, especially called for that purpose, by a majority vote of the stock then issued, and outstanding, except the capital stock of this company. shall not be increased unless by a vote of 95 per cent. of the stock then issued and outstanding.
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