Bisbee daily review., 1903-08-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 --nf the CRESCENT COPPER MINING COM
 PANY.

D | CRESCENT COPPER MINING CON PANY.
 Know all Men by These Presents:
 Int we. the undersigned, Carl Ciauseu
 w. l.. Akers. William A Eckerly A c
 Mcdonald and s. s. Sutton. have this da, voluntarily associated ourselves togetha, for the purpose of forming a corporati tior under the laws of the Territory of Ari zona' and We do hereby certify:
 That the name of this corporation shaI be the CRESCENT COPPER MINING , COMPANY,
 That its existence shah begin immedi. I ately after filing these Articles of Incor- poration in the office of the County Re corder Of the County of Cochise, Terri tory ot Arizona, and a certified copy Auditor of the Territory of Arizona, ana shall continue for a period of twenty-five | yearo thereafter,
 f The principal place of transacting the ] business of this corporation snail be at 1 the City of Bisbee. County of Cocii's,. 1 Territory of Arizona. and with such other ofhces 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 be transacted by this corporation is, and its objects, and purposes are. as follows. to-wit:
 To acquire, own. enter or lease mines or mineral lands of every nature and de- scripio1, to purchase. lease. bond Ioca te. or otherwise acquire. or dispose of mines mineral lends. 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 er 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, electri; light and power plants. and all patents. or patent rights, and licenses thereto ap- lnrtatning. machinery, appliances, meth SS and processes of every kind and de- scAption. To engage in trade of every kind, carrying on and maintaining a 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- yenient, in conducting the business of 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, Eransfer. mortgage or otherwise con vey NJ dispose of. any of the lands, water and sSater 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 its own stock. and to purchase, acquire and own he s;iTre. and the stock or other corporations. To lay out and plat town sites. and additions to townsites. and to convey. transfer or otherwise dispose of therein rst 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 nf Arizona. or of the United States. or of the Repub- lie of Mexico.
 The amount of capital stock of this cor poration shall be Two Million Five Hun dred Thousand Dollars (s2.500 O00). divided into one million shares of t',e isir value of Two and One-haif Dollars is2-50D each, and such shares of stock shall be forever non-assessable.
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 j. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted and managed by a board of five directors, which board may at sny time. after the first mcesipg herein TO- vided for, be increased to seven or so nine directors and said Board of Direct ors shall. after the said first meeting. ie chosen from stockholders of this corpora- tion, and shall. after the said first nset- ing, be elected annually on the first Mon
 
 corporation. The first meeting for the purpose of electing directors of this COT pOration shall be held by the directors hereinafter mentioned on the 3i day of August. lSo3.
 The following named persons sha1 be the directors of this corporation until their successors are elected and qualified to-wif Carl Clausen, W. L. Akers William A. Eckerly, A. C. McDonai1 atd s. s. Sutton
 VII.
 The Board of Directors of this corpora ton may adopt such bylaws governing the times and places of the meeting of said board. and concerning the method of carrying on and transacting the business deem desirable.
 The highest indebtedness or liability direct or contingent, to which this cor pOration is at any time 10 be subject shall not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ts5ooeoo-Oo).
 The officers of this corporation shall be president. vice president. secretary general manager and treasurer. who shah be members of the Board of Directors of this corpora ton, and any one person may hold two offices as the Board Of directors may deem advisable.
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 The private property of members and forever exempt from liability for it's cor porate debts. These Articles of Incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stockholders thereof. or at any special meeting of said stockholders, called for