The Coconino sun., 1903-05-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. the undersigned. c. H. Wilson, A. w. Kelley, N. H. Berg, E. A. Osborn, T. N. Rees. Henry Schmitz, Fred Bruhn, l.. H. Archard. c. B. Hensley and A. w. Berg. for ourselves and our associates, and successors have associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under and by virtue of the statutes and laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify, declare and adopt the following articles of incorporation, to-wit:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name of this corporation shall be The Continental Copper Mining & Smelling Con- pany Qimited). Its principal and registered office shall be Flagstaff, Coconino county, in the said territory of Arizona but it's business may be carried on. and it's meetings hed and its execu- tive ofice shall be at the City Of Wymore, ,Coun- ty of Gage, and State of Nebraska, or at such other place places in any state or territory of the United States, as may be determined by the board of directors.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The general nature of the business to be car ried on by this corporation, shall be mining, smelting and reducing copper gold silver, iron or other ores and minerals and marketing the material and to do all things incident to the general business of mining, including the power to buy, lease, or otherwise acquire, own use, develop and operate mines or mining claims. lodes. ledges or deposits of mineral-bearing rock ore of every nature and description, and 1t may build and operate mills. smelters and furnaces for the purpose of crushing. treat ing or smelling ore and minerals and precious metals, and for the purpose of carrying on this business, 1t may buy, locate or lease, or in any other way lawfully acquire and own any lands, mill sites. town sites, right of way or road and may erect and maintain and operate stores and warehouses or other buildings which may be s.. t,.,. mess, and this corporation shall have full power hereunder to carry on and transact any business incident to the business aforesaid.
 ARTICLE H.
 The amount of the capital stock of this cor poratOn shall be two million five hundred thousand dollars, and shall be divided into two million five hundred thousand shares, of one dollar each. The stock shall be issued and paid in, and at such time and upon such conditions as the board of directors may from time to time direct but all shares shall be issued fully paid and non-assessable.
 ARTICLE ".
 The time of the commencement of this cor poraton shall be when these articles are filed in the office Of the county recorder. in said county of Coconino, in the said territory Of Arizona and when a certified copy of said arti- cles are also filed with the secretary of the territory and it shall continue for the period of twenty years thereafter.
 ARTICLE V. The management of the business of this cor poration is hereby vested in a board of five directors, being shareholders herein. The said board of directors shall be elected by and from the stockholders of this corporation at their annual meeting. and said board shall serve for one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Until the annual meeting of the stockholders hereof, in the year of 1904, the following named persons shall constitute the board of directors to-wit: A. W. Kelley, Beaver City, Nebraska; E. A. Osborn, Wymore. Nebraska Fred Bruhn, Wymore, Nebraska; c. B. Hensley, wymore, Nebraska and Henry Schmitz, Wymore, Nebraska
 ARTICLE VI
 The officers of this corporation shall consist of president, vice. president, secretary and treasurer, assistant secretary and treasurer and manager. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person, and the office of assistant secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. All officers shall be chosen by the board of directors, an- nualy, from the stockholders of said corpora tion. The first officers Of the corporation shall be elected by the board of directors at it's first meeting. which shall be held as soon as practice able after the incorporation thereof, and shall 
 corporation, and until their successors are elected and qualified
 ARTICLE VII
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liabil- ity to which this corporation may at any time be subject shall be the sum of 5000.
 ARTICLE VIII
 Private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the corporate debts of the corporation.
 ARTICLE TX.
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the corpora ton, or at any special meeting of the stock holders, especially called for that purpose, by a majority vote of the stock then issued, and outstanding, except the capital stock of this company. shall not be increased unless by a vote of 9S per cent of the stock then issued and outstanding
 ARTICLE X.