Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -of the INTERNATIONAL COPPER MINING
 COMPANY.

Know All Men by These Presents:
 That We. the undersigned, Carl Clausen Charles Banning, J. T. Hood and William A. Eckerly. have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation undel the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify:
 That the name of this corporation shall be The International Copper Mining Com pany.
 That its existence shall begin imme- diately after filing these Articles or In corporation in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Cochise, Terri- tory of Arizona, and a ceruhed copy thereof in the office of the Secretary Of said Territory. and shall continue Tor a period of twenty-five years thereafter,
 ILL
 The principal place of lransacting the bushes of this corporation snail he aJ the City of Bisbee. County of Cochise, Territory of Arizona, and with such other offices. within and without said Mexico, as may be hereafter established by the Board of Directors
 The general nature of the business 10 be transacted by this corporation is, and its objects and purposes are. as follows to-wit:
 To acquire own. enter or lease mines. or mineral lands of every nature and ce- scription to purchase. lease, bond, locate or otherwise acquire or dispose or mines. mineral lands. water and Cmoer rlsnts' to work prospect or develop said mines. lands water and timber rights; to Go everything that may be necessary or property in the conduct of its business III the matter of developing. prospect ing locating acquiring. buying and selling mineral lands ana mineral claims of every Kind. ana working such mines, and the produG,'iV'n 'l, of ores and minerals tnerefrom. and m reducing such ores and minerals and m doing the same to construct. contract Tor build. buy. sell. own and operate all necessary mills. smelters and concen- trators gas electric light and power plants and all patents or patent rights and licenses thereto appertaining, ma chinery. appliances, methods and pro cesses of every kind and description. To engage in trade of every kind, carrying on and maintaining a general mercantile business. and erecting and ma1htalnils s1l inlIi bond construct, maintain and operate railroads electric roads, or other agen- cies suitable for the transportation or all ducting the business of the corporation: to and from the mines and properties or the corporation. To carry on the Dusl- ness of mining and milling, ana prepaIlns for market. and producing and dealing III all kinds of ores. metals and minerals, and products thereof. To sell, transfer. mortgage or otherwise convey or dispose of any of the lands, water and water rights mines and mining rights, ana privileges metals and oils, and all other property, real or personal, Of thls cor. poration and to sell its own stock, ani to purchase. acquire and own the same, and the stock of other corporations TO lay out and plat town sites and additions to town sites, and to convey transfer or ground therein. and to do any ana all acts and things. and to transact any and all business incident to the purposes aforesaid. and not contrary to the laWS of the Territory of Arizona. or of the United States, or of the Republic of Mexico.
 The amount of capital stock of this cor poration shall be two million H2.OOI"C dollars. divided into two ldndred thou- sand GOO OO0) shares of the par value Ot ten (slO) dollars each. and such shares, or stock. shall be forever non-assessabie-
 VI
 The affairs of this corporation. after the first election herein provided for shall be conducted and managed by a board cf s~ len directors. which board may at any time be increased to nine directors. and said board of directors shall, after ,he said first election. be chosen from the stock holders of this corporation, and shall. after the said first election, be elected annually on the second Monday of Nav by the stockholders of this cor The first election for the pur- pose of electing directors of this corpora- ton shall be held by the directors herein after mentioned on the @2d day ot June The following named persons shall be the directors Of this corporation untl their successors are elected and qualified, to-Wit: Carl Clausen. Charles Tanning, J. T Hood and William A Eckerly-
 VII The board of directors of this corpora tion may adopt such bylaws governing the times and places of the meeting of the said board, and concerning the method of carving on and transacting the business of this corporation as the said board may deem desirable
 VIII.
 The highest indebtedness or liability. direct or contingent, to which this cor poration is at any time to be subject shail not exceed one million (sl ,Oo,OcO) dollars
 TX.
 The officers of this corporation shall De a president vice president, general man aper secretary and Treasurer. who shall be members of the Board of Directors, and any one person may hold two offices as the Board Of Directors may deem ad- visable.
 The private property of members and stockholders of this corporation shall De forever exempt from liability for its cor porate debts.
 These Articles of Incorporation may he amended at any annual meeting or the or at any special meeting of the stockholders called for that pur- pose by a majority vote Of the stock actually issued and outstanding
 In witness whereof we have hereuntn sci our hands this 18th day of May, 1903.
 CHARLES TANNING.
 CARL CLAUSEN.
 WILLIAM A. ECkERLY-