Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-30
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -of the INTERNATIONAL COPPER MINING
 COMPANY.

S0FFGn mtNtNG
 COMPANY.
 Know All Men by These Presents:
 That we, the undersigned. Carl Clausen Charles Tanning. J. T. Hood and William A. Eekerly, have this day voluntarily purpose of forming corporation undel the laws of the Territory of Arizona, ana we do hereby certify:
 That the name of this corporation shal be The International Copper Mining Com pany.
 That its existence shall begin imme- diately after filing these Articles of In corporation fin the office of the County Recorder of the County of Cochise, Terri thereof in the office of the Secretary ot said Territory, and shall continue for 2 period of twenty-five years thereafter
 III.
 The principal place of lransactlng tht bushes of this corpora ton shall he al the City of Bisbee, County of Cochise Territory of Arizona. and with such ether offices within and and Tlsh0Si h0S,,c sa1S oi Mexico, as may be hereafter established by the Board of Directors' i
 The general nature of the business to be transacted by this corporation IS, and its objects and purposes are as follows to-wit:
  or mineral lands of every nature and de ecrtption to purchase, lease, bond. locate or otherwise acquire or dispose or mines. mineral lands, water and timber rlghts' 10 work. prospect or develop said mines, lands water and timber rights; 10 oo everything that may be necessary or proper in the conduct of its business m the matter of developing. prospect ing. locating S acaHiring, is,es ouyrr,i an5 mineral claims of every kind, and working such mines, and the producuon of ores and minerals tnerefrom' and m reducing such ores and minerals and. Tn doing the same, to construct, contract lo,; build, buy sell own and operate all necessary mills. smelters and concen- trators, gas, electric light and power plants. and all patents patent rights, and licenses thereto appertaining, ma cesses of every kind and description. To engage in trade of every kind. carrying on and maintaining general mercantile business, and erecting and maintaining boarding houses. To buy, sell, lease bond. construct, maintain and operate railroads, electric roads. or other agen- cies suita ble for the transportation Of all things necessary or convenient in con dueting the business of the corporation. to and from the mines and properties or the corporation. To carry on the busl- ness of mining and milling and preparing for market. and producing and dealing in all kinds of ores. metals and minerals, prOdDGfS thereof. mortgage or otherwise convey or dispose Of any of the lands, water and water rights. mines and mining rights. and privileges. metals and oils. and all other property, real or personal. of thIs cor poration, and to sell its own stock. ani to purchase. acquire and own the same, and the stock of other corporations. TO lay out and plat town sites and additions to town sites. and to convey transfer or otherwise dispose of lots or tracts of ground therein, and to do any and all acts and things. and to transact any anu , all business incident to the purposes aforesaid. and not contrary to the laws of the Territory of Arizona. or of the Uvuited States. or of the Republic Of Mexico.
 The amount of capital stock of this cor poration, shall be two million ts2.Ov0o"O! dollars divided into two hundred thou sand eco 0N0l shares of the par value of ten (sl0) dopars each. and such shares. orl stock. shall be forever non-assessable- T
 VI
 The affairs Of this corporation, after the first election hserein provided for shall be conducted and, managed by board Of seven directors which board may at any time be increasesi to nine directors, and said board Of directors shall. after the said first electionj be chosen from the stockholders of this corporation; ahi elected annually on the second Monday of May. by the stockholders of this cor poration. The first election for the pur- pose ef slectipg ssIis vii es rss ss'' ton snaIi pe nefd by IIe directors herein after mentioned on the 22d day of June, 1903
 The following named persons shall be the directors of this corporation unul their successors are elected and nuaihed, to-wit: Carl Clausen. Charles Tanning, J. T Hood and William A Eckerly-
 VII. The board of directors of this corpora ton may adopt such bylaws governing the times and places of the meeting of the said board. and concerning the method of carrying on and transacting the business of this corporation as the said board may | deem desirable. The highest indebtedness or liability, | direct or contingent. to which this cor poration Is at any time to be subject snail | not exceed one million G1.O100OO) dollars |
 E K The officers of this corporation shall be | a president, vice president. general man l sger. secretary and Treasurer: Who shal' be members of the Board of Directors, | and any one person may hold two offices, l as the Board of Directors may deem ad- i visable. The private property of members and 1 stockholders of this corporation shall De forever exempt from liability for its cor porate debts. These Articles of Incorporation may De amended at any annual meeting of the stockholders or at any special meeting of the stockholders called for that pur- pose by a majority vote of the stock actually issued and outstanding. In witness whereof we have hereuntn net our hands this 18th day of May, 1SJ3. |
 CHARLES TANNING.
 CARL CLAUsEN