Bisbee daily review., 1903-08-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -of the 6iSeEE & SUPERIOR DEVELOP MENT COMPANY.


 That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed. do hereby associate ourselves to- gether Tor the purpose of forming cor poration under the laws of the territory of Arizona. and to that end make the following statement:
 are Henry J. Vivian, Carlos D. Shelden. Benjamin F. Cheynowetn. R. Skin Shei- den. Archibald J. Scott, Thomas Maslin, Louis H. Richardson, Joseph c. Weiss, miller, Joseph G. Bertrane.: and the name of the corporation shall be the BISBEE AND SUPERIOR DEVELOP MENT COMPANY IT.
 The principal place in which the busi- ness of said corporation within the terri tory of Arizona is to be transacted is Bisbee, Cochise county, Arizona. The principal place of business of this cor poration outside of the territory of Ari- xona shall be the village of Calumet. county of Houghton. and state of Mich igan, at which meetings of the Board Of Directors may be held, and the corpora tion may have such branch offices. either within or without the territory or Arizona as may be established by the Board of Directors
 The general nature of the business pro posed to be transacted by thls corpora tion is as follows, to-wit.
 To make contracts; to purchase, lease, bond. locate or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose Of,
  in real estate and any and all kinds Of personal property, mines, mining claims, oil lands. mineral lands. oil. gas. asphalt, um, petroleum, asbestos, salt. water ana water rights and machinery, and to work. mine. explore, operate ana de, velop the same; to do general real estate manufacturing and mercantile business; to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of capital stock of other corporations; 70 borrow money and execute notes, bonds. mo 6aelS the same. and to exercise in respect or all such bonds. mortgages, notes, shares of capital stock and other securities am obligations any and all rights powers and privileges of individual owners thereof, including the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it. to the or could do; and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the territory of Arizona and elsewhere. not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the territory of Arizona.
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 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Five Hundred Thou sand (s5O0.000) Dollars. divided into t1fty of Ten Dollars (s1O0o) each. And at such time as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct, said capital stock shaii be paid into this corporation. either ln cash, by the sale and transfer to it Of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said coronation, in pay
  stock of said corporation may be issued and the capital stock so issued may or may not. said directors may deter, mine, thereby and thereupon become anu be fully paid up ana non-assessa ole.
 V.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the secretary of Arizona and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be conducted by a board of eleven dl. rectors and the following named are 10 constitute the Board of Directors untll their successors are elected SarIGs F F shelden. Henry J xiSlsn, sid BehldIlIIn llrnbi5aId J Scott. Thomas Maslin. James L. Nau- keryis, Arthur F. Seaman. Louis n richardson, Joseph C. Meissmlliler aha 3he Board of Directors shall e selected rom among the stockholders. as the bylaws of the corporation may proNide; III, LIZ officers of this corporation unul lntIi Successors are elected shall be: Carlos b Shelden. president; Henry J. NlNlah' vice president; James l.. NaukerVls. sec urer.
 The highest amount of Indebtedness 1r liability direct or contingent. 10 Wnicn this corporation is at any time sup1ecl shall he Three Hundred Thousan1 DOT lars, which amount does not exceed o,- .w1- 
 of such corporation
 VIII. The private property Of the stockhoIu. ~, ~ this corporation shall he exempt from corporate debts of any kind what soever. ,.. 1a-a,,,,+o set our hands and seals this 5th day of Nav, A D. 1908
 ARTHT-R F. SEAMAN tL-
 CARLOS D. Sl-ELDEN tL-
 ARCHIBALD J. SCOTT tL-
 T0ITTS H RICHARDSoN. IL. S-l
 JOSEPH G. BERTRAM. (L S-l
 R. SKIFF SHELDEN: c. g
 BENJ. F CHEYNOWETH- G.
 HENRY J. VIVIAN. tL-
 THOMAS MASLIN. c. B
 JAMES L. NAUKERNlS tL
 JOSEPH c. WEISSMILLER- IL" S-' State of Michigan. )
 County of Houghton. )ss zooo ,,o On this Eth day of May. A D. IsvS, pc fore me. ". Frank James; notar! tIe pue itc in and for the state and county aIorsa said residing therein. duly commissioner = 1n