Arizona silver belt., 1904-09-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the BelIe-Domini0n Copper Min
 ing Company

Know An Men by These Presents That we
 whose hands are hereunto an1xed do hereby
 associate ourselves together for the purpose
 of forming corporation under the laws Of
 the Territory Of Arizona, and to that end
 mak" the following statement
 FIRST The names of the corporators are
 John r, Hechtman, George Goodwin and W.
 T Phifer, 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 shale, asphaltum petroleum, asbestos salt water aud 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 sewhere, 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 (s>5O, ,0O000 divided into two hundred and fifty thousand shares of the par value of One Dollar (sl.OO each At such times as the Board Of Drec- tors may by resolution direct, said capital stock shall be paid 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- tiOn the judgment of directors as to the value | of the property purcha Sed shall be conclusive. |
 FouHrH-rh time Of the commencement l of thi, corporation shall be the date of the | iling of certified copy of these Articles Of | in the office of the Auditor Of | the Territory Of Arizona, and the termination | thereof shall 0etwenty five years thereafter. |
 FIFrH-Tbe aniirs Of this corporation shall | be c lnlucted by Board Of not less than five | DOT mD-e than seven Directors. and the fol- | owing named shall constitute the Board Of | Direct rs until their successors are elected | ] F. Heehtman C sorge Goodwin W. T. Phi | Ter l. w Lyman and W D. Fisk. Thereafter | he Board Of Directors shall be elected from lmong the stockholders on the fourth Tues lay in January of each year The officers of aid operation until their successors are elected shall be F Hechtnan. president W r Phifer vice president W D. Fisk, sec etnry and George Good win, treasurer.
 SINrH-The highest amount Of indebtedness ,r ll ,ritv. direct or contingent to which this corporation k at any timesubiect shall be One hundred Thousand Dollars (slOOOOOOll, which amount does not exceed two-thirds Of the .mou [ Of the capital stock
 SEVENTH The private property of the tockhDlders oi this corporation shall be ex- ,mpt from corporate debts Of any kind what oeyer.
 Ia Witness Whereof. We have hereuntO set ,ur hands and seals this sth dayof August A. } eH J. F. HECHTMAN lSeall
 GEORGE GOODWIN ISeall