Arizona silver belt., 1904-09-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the Belle Dominion Copper Min-
 Ing Company

Know All Men by These Presents. That we,
 whose hands are hereunto afiixed, do hereby
 associate ourselves together for the purpose
 Of forming corporation under the laws Of
 the Territory of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement
 FiRsr-rhe names of the corporators are
 John F. Hechtman, George Goodwin and W.
 r 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- ta5lish branch offices either within or without the Territory Of Arizona, where meetings Of the Board Of Directors may be held
 sgcoSD-The general nature Of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation Is as follows, towlt 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 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.
 THfRD-The authorized amount Of capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Hun dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ts25O O00OO) 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 Direc- tors may by resolution direct. said capital stock shall be paiiinto this corporation esher in cash or by the sale and transfer to 1t 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 tson may be issued and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assess able, and in the absence Of actual fraud in the transac- tion the judgment of directors as to ihe value of the property purchased shall be conclusive. FouRrH-rhe time Of the commencement )f thi, corporation shall be the date of the | Hing Of a certified copy of these Articles Of | lnGDFNDFAtlOUl m the once Oi Nilt AuulbDF Dl | he Territory or Arizona, and the termination | thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter. | FIFTH-The affairs Of this corporation shall | )e conducted by Board Of not less than five | lor more than seven Directors and the fol- | owing named sbail constitute the Board of | Directors until their successors are elected | [. F. Hechtman, George Good win, W T. Phi | CT ] 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 corporation until their successors are ,lected shall be J F. Hechlnan. president Y T Phifer vice president W. D. Fisk, sec etary. and George Goodwin. treasurer.
 SixrH-rhe highest amount Of indebtedness IT Ii uilitv, direct or contingent. to which this orpol ation K at any time sub iect shall be One Iundr d Thousand Dollars CSIOO 0OOOJl which mount does not exceed two-thirds Of the mou Of the capital stock.
 SEvESTH-The private property of the tockholders of this corporation shall be ex- mpt from corporate debts Of any kind what. oever
 ! Witness Whereof. We have hereunto set ur hands and seal, this sth day of August A. ], gJi. J. F. HECHTMAN lSeall
 GEORGE GOODWIN Iseall
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