Arizona republican., 1903-04-05
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE OMAHA COPPER MINING COM
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 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRE- SENTS. That we, Edward Rosewater, of Omaha. Nebraska, Theresa Denver of ONeil, Nebraska. Theresa s. FL gutter of Omaha, Nebraska, desiring to incorporate ourselves under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, do adopr. sign and acknowledge as prescribed Dy law these Articles of Incorporat tions.
 ARTICLE I. The names of the in- corporators of this incorporation are Edward Rosewater, Theresa Deaver and Charles s. Elgutter.
 ARTICLE II. The name assumed by this corpora ton and by which 1t shall be known and under which title it shall hold property and transact its business is the Omaha Copper Mining company of Arizona. The main office of the company shall be in the city of Phoe- nix, Maricopa county, Arizona Terri tory, and branch offices may be estab- lished at such other places as the Board of Directors may desire and de- termine.
 It shall be lawful for the directors or stockholders of the corporation to hold meetings at any such branch offices, and to transact any and all business thereat, which might be transacted at a meeting held at the designated main office. The existence of the corporation shall commence on the date of the filing of these articles in the office of the County Recorder of Maricopa county, Arizona Territory. and said ex- istence shall terminate twenty-five years from such date.
 ARTICLE III. The objects for which the corporation is established are: To carry on the business of mining, mill ing, concentrating, smelting. preparing for market. manufa curing, buying, selling, exchanging and otherwise pro- ducins and dealing in copper, gold, sil- yer. lead, zinc. iron. steel. and in all kinds of minerals, metals, ores and ia the products and by-products thereof of every kind and description without limit as to amount, to buy, sell, ex- change. lease and deal in mines and minerals, rights and claims, lands and conduct all business appurtenant there to. To enter into, make perform and carry out contracts Of every kind and for any lawful purpose with any per- son, firm. associa ton or corporation.
 ARTICLE ". The amount of the capital stock authorized and the time and conditions upon which it is to be paid are as follows:
 The amount of capital stock of this corpora ton shall be ($1,50O O00.00) one million. five hundred thousand dollars. divided into Q5,000) fifteen thousand shares of the par value of G100.O0) one hundred dollars per share, and the same shall be issued when paid for in money, services or property as the Board of Directors may determine, and when issued shall be fully paid and shall be non-assessable.
 ARTICLE V. The maximum amount of indebtedness or liabilities of any kind, which this corporation shall be authorized to incur. at any time, is the sum of five hundred thousand dollars (s50O.O 100000 which indebtedness may be incurred at the discretion or the Board of Directors, by issuing bonds or other negotiable securities.
 ARTICLE VI. The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall at all times. be exempt from the debts of the corporation.
 ARTICLE VII. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by q Board of Directors which shall be composed of not less than three nor more than seven persons, who shall be elected at an annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation, and who shall hold office until their suc- cessors are elected and qualify: pro- vided, however, that the persons named herein as incorporators and James F. McSherry. of Kelvin. Pinal county, Arizona Territory. shall be the direc tors of this corporation until the an nual meeting next succeeding the filing of these Articles of Incorporation: said directors shall have the power of elect ing the officers of the company to serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified and same as though said directors had been electel at regular annual meeting as provided hereinafter in Article VIII.
 ARTICLE VIII. The annual meet ing of the stockholders referred to in Section VII. shall be held on the last Saturday in each February at such place. either within or without the Ter ritory of Arizona, as the Board of D. rectors shall select. Notice in writing of the time and place of such meeting shall be mailed to each stockholder of record at least thirty days before the time of such meeting.
 ARTICLE IX. The officers of this corporati ton shall be President, Vice President. Secretary and Treasurer who shall be elected annually from among the directors at meeting held immediately after the annual meeting of the stockholders. The Secretary and Treasurer may be one and the same person. Any meeting of the directors at which d quorum shall be present shall be d legal meeting. The President shall be the executive officer of the corporation. and shall sign all convey ances, checks. contracts, and other in struments. Provided. however, that all such, instruments executed by the President, shall, before they shall De valid and binding upon this corporation be countersigned by either the Secre- tary or Treasurer.
 ARTICLE x. Any and all vacancies