Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25
ARTICES OF INCORPORATION
Of the Belle Dominion Copper Min
 Ing Company

Know All Men by These Presents, That we whose hands are hereunto affixed do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose Of forming a corporation under the laws Of the Territory Of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement
 FIRsT-Che names Of the corporators are John F. Hechtman, George Goodwin and W. T Phfer and the name of the corporation shall be the BELLE-DOMiNiON COPPER MIN ING COMPANY. The principal place within the Territory Of Arizona in which the business of said corporation Is to be transacted is Globe, Arizona and the corporation may es- tablish branch offices either within or without the Territory Of Arizona, where meetings Of the Board of Directors may be held.
 SECoND-The general nature Of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows, to.wit The business of mining and locating and purchasing of mines and min eral lands of all kinds; to make contracts to purchase, lease, bond, locate or otherwise ac- quire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise dis pose Of, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and deal In real estate and any and all kinds Of personal property, mines, mining claims oil lands, coal lands, mineral lands oil, gas, coal Auhlet dSpualbun pclIolcunii doptsbVo odlg water and water rights and machinery, and to work mine, explore, operate and develop the same; and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business Of this corporation in the territory and elsewhere not inconsistent with the laws Of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 THIRD-The authorized amount Of capital stock Of this corporation shall be Two Hun dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars (S250 OOOOO) divided into two hundred and fifty thousand shares Of the par value Of One Dollar lsiO0 each At such tunes as the Board Of Direc- tors may by resolution direct said capital stock shall be paii into this corporation either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation in payment for which shares Of the capital stock Of said corpora ton may be issued, and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assessable and in the absence Of actual fraud in the transac- tiun the judgment Of directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 FDuRTH-rhe time of the commencement Of this corporation shall he the date Of the filing of certified copy Of these Articles Of Incorporation in the Ofiice Of the Auditor of the Territory or Arizona aud the termlnation thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 FIFrH-Thc anlirs Of this corporation shall be conducted by Board Of n0t less than five nor more than seven Directors, and the fol- low ing named shall constitute the Board Of Directors until their successors are elected J. r. IGechtmau. George Goodwin, W. T. Phi. fer. W. Lyman and W. D. Fisk. Thereafter the B1ard of Directors shall be elected from among the stockholders on the fourth Tues day in January Of each year. The officers Of said corporation until their successors are elected shall be: ! r Hechtman. president W T Phifer vice president W. D. Fisk, sec retary and George Goodwin. treasurer.
 Stxrn-The highest amount Of indebtedness or Ii iuility. direct or contingent to which this corporation Is at any time aubIec shall be One Hundr d Thousand Dollars Sl00OoO0O), which amount does not exceed twothirds of the amuu tof the capital stock
 SEVENTH The private property of the stockholders ot this corporation shall be ex- emnt from corporate debts of any kind what socycr.
 Witness Whereof We have hereunto set our hands and seal, this sth day August, A. b .aJL J. r. HECHTMAN lSeall
 GEORGE GOODWIN lSeall
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