Bisbee daily review., 1903-10-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Cf the Arizona and West Lake Coppe,
 Mining and smeitine Company. EEOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES


 Mining and smeitine Company. ENOw ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
 ENTS:
 Tat We. J. B. Norcross, John NJ Stanaway. J. J. McCarthy and Joseph Walker, all citizens of the United States. have this day voluntarily as- sociated ourselves together for the pur- rose of forming a corporation under ] '1" ,aws Of the Territory of Arizona; ard We hereby certify and acknowl. e'Se and adopt the following Arucles
 of Incorporation:
 ; ARTICLE l.
 The name of this corporation shaii be and is the Arizona and West Lake Copper Mining and Smelling Company. : ARTicLE2.
 ! The principal place of business of . this corporation shall be in the City { Of Bisbee, Cochise County, Territory or Arizona, and shall have branch of | hces al such places as its board of di- i rectors may from time to time select ARTICLE 3.
 : The general nature of the business abG enterprise proposed to be trans acted by this corporation is as fol- , lows:
 i To acquire, own, enter or lease ! mines, or mineral lands of every na- i ture and description, to purchase, lease. bond, locate or otherwise ac- cure or dispose of mines, mineral ! lands, water and timber rights; to work prospect or develop said mines, mineral lands, water and timber l rights; to do every thing that nay be ' r E0 ar-v ,-, h@ 1.,aE .Nf
 its business. in the matter of develop ing. prospecting or locating, acquiring, buying and selling mineral lanes and
 mineral claims Of every kind, and ! working such mines, and the produc-
 ton Of ores and minerals therefrom
 and in reducing such ores and miner
 as. and iH doing the same to con
 struct. contract for. build, buy, sell, : own and operate all necessary mills, ! smelters and concentrators, gas. cleo tric light and power plants To en- l sage in trade of every kind, carrying on and maintaining a general mer- { chandise store and business, and erect ing and maintaining boarding houses; l 10 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 corporations; to car " on the business of mining. milling
 and preparing for market, and produc- ing and dealing in all kinds Of orea metals and minerals, and products
 thereof; 10 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 l lands water and water rights, timber i rights, mines and mining rights and : privileges. metals and all other prop erty. real or personal of this corpora ! ton. and to do any and all business, acts and things incident to the pur- poses aforesaid, and not contrary to l the laws Of the Territory of Arizona. ! ARTICLES.
 |; The amount of the capital stock of This corporation shall be-One Million Dollars t$f ,000, ,000.00), divided into one hundred thousand shares of the n da1s~, {sls.0e) per i share: the time when, and the condi. lAions upon which the said capital stock !
 the board Of directors.
 ARTICLES. i That it's existence shall begin i'm mediaiely after filing these Articles of
 Incorporation in the office of the Coun- i ty Recorder of said COchise County. l Territory of Arizona, and certified copy thereof the office of the Terri l toiial Auditor of said Territory, and ! shall coatinue for a period of twenty ! five years thereafter
 |. ARTICLE e..
 l The affairs of this corporatiJn shaii l be conducted by a Board of Directors, consisting or not less than five per | sols. who shall be shareholders, whieh nun Der may be Increased to seven at any regular meeting of the Boar,l af:er ] the first meeting herein provided for The first directors shall be J. B. Norcross, John NJ. StanaWay. J. !. Mccarthy, Joseph Wake and Fred A. l Sutter, all of the city ci Bis5ee, Co. ! chise County, Territory cf Arizona; who shall hold office until the 20th day 0. October, 1903. and until their sue cessors are elected and qualify; there after the Directors, at a stockholders 1 meeting, to be held at the office of the company on the third Monday of Oc- tober. at one o'clock D. 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.
 ARTICLE
 The officers of this corporation shall be a president, vice president, secre- tary and treasurer. and such other minor officers as the Board of Direc- tors may from time to time deem 1t wise or expedient to have. The pres ident, vice president, secretary and treasurer shall be elected annually 5y the Board. of Directors from their own numb Der, 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. lars ($500 ,000.0O).