Bisbee daily review., 1903-10-15

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 Mining and Smelting Company. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS: Stanaway. J. J. Mccarthy and Joseph Walker. all citizens of the United States. have this day voluntarily as- sociated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona; and We hereby certify and acknowl. elge and adopt the following Articles of incorporation:
 ARTtClEs.
 The name of this corporation shall be and is the Arizona and West Lake Copper Mining and Smelling Company.
 ARTICLE 2.
 The principal place of business of this corporation shall be in the City of Bisbee, Cochise County, Territory Of Arizona. and shall have branch of hces at such places as it's board of di- rectors may from time to time select
 ARTICLE 3.
 The general nature of the business and enterprise proposed to be trans acted by this corporation is as fol- lows:
 To acquire. own, eater or lease mines or mineral lands of every na- tIre and description, to purchase, hase. bond. locate or otherwise ac- oure or dispose of mines. mineral lands. water and timber rights; to work prospect or develop said mines. mineral lands. water and timber rights; to do every thing that may be necessary or proper in the conduct of its business, in the matter of develop ing. prospecting or locating. acquiring, buying and selling mineral ianGs and mineral claims of every kind. and working such mines, and the produc- tion of ores and minerals therefrom, and in reducing such ores and miner als, and in doing the same to con- struct, contract for. build. buy. sell. own and operate all necessary mills. smelters and concentrator5, gas. cleo tTic light and power plants. To en- aage in trade of every kind. carrying oA and maintaining general mer oAandise store and business. and erect ing and maintaining boarding houses; to buy. sell, lease bond operate and construct railroads, electric roads or other agencies suitable or necessary or convenient for the transportation of all things necessary or convenient, in conducting the business of said cor poration to and from the mines and properties of said corporation; to car ry on the business of mining, milling and preparing for market, and produc- iag and dealing in all kinds of ores, metals and minerals, and products thereof: to sell its own stock. and to purchase, own and acquire the same and the stock of other corporations; to sell transfer. mortgage or other wise convey or dispose of any of the lands. water and water rights. timber rights. mines and mining rights and privileges, metals and all other prop erty, real or personal, of this corpora tioR, and to do any and all business. acts and things incident to the pdr- poses aforesaid. and not contrary to the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 ARTicLE.4
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Million Dollars (s1.00O, ,000.00), divided into one hundred thousand shares of the par value of ten dollars (s1e.00l per share; the time when, and the coDdi- tions upon which the said capital stock is to be paid in shall be regulated by the board of directors.
 ARTICLES. That its existence shall begin i'm mediately after filing these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the Coun- ty Recorder of said Cochise County. Territory of Arizona. and a certified copy thereof the office of the Terri torial Auditor of said Territory. and shall continue for a period of twenty five years thereafter
 ARTIcLE6.
 Tue affairs of this corporation shaii be conducted by Board of Directors, consisting of not less than five per sons. who shall be shareholders, which number may be iacre4seG to seven at any regular meeting of the Board af:er the first meeting herein provided for.
 The first directors shall be J. B. Norcross, John M. Stanaway. J. J. Mccarthy, Joseph Wake" and Fred A. Sutter, all of the city cf Bis5ee, Co carise County, Territory of Arizona; who shall hold office until the 20th day Of October, 1903. and until their sue cessors are elected and qualify; there after the Directors. at a stockholders m6oong, to be held al the once or tne company on the third Monday of Oc- t0ber, at one o'clock ?. m. in each year, shall be elected and qualify for the term of office. commencing on the third Monday of October of each year. The Board of Directors shall have pow CT to fill vacancies therein at any time.
 ARTiClE7.
 The officers of this corporation shall be a president, vice president. secre- tary and treasurer, and such other mipor officers as the Board of Direc- tots may from time to time deem It wise or expedient to have. The pres ident, vice president, secretary ani trpasurer shall be elected annually }, tte Board of Directors from their own number, at the first meeting following the annual election of the said board.
 ARTICLE 8.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation is at any tme to be subject shall not exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dol l4fs ($6Oe, ,000.0o).
 ARTICLE g.
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