Arizona silver belt., 1904-09-15
ARTICLES 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 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. Y Phifer and the name of the corporation shall be the BELLE.DOMINlON 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.wlt 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- auire. own, exchange, sell or otherwise dis pose Of, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate ana 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.
 THIRp-The authorized amount Of capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Hun. drcd and Fifty Thousand Dollars s25OOOO.OO) divided into two hundred and fifty thousand shares of the par value Of One Dollar (tl.OO each At such times as the Board of Direc- LOTS may by resolution direct, said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation either i'm 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- ton the judgment Of directors as to fhe value of the property purchased shall be conclusive
 FouRrH-fhe time Of the commencement of th, corporation shall be the date Of the filing of certified copy Of these Articles of Incorporation in the office Of the Auditor Of the Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter
 FIFTH-The affairs Of this corporation shall be c ,lducted Dy a Board Of not less than five nor more than seven Directors and the fol' lowing named shall constitute the Board Of Directors until their successors are elected IF Uechtman. George Good win, W. T. Phi far Iy Ivman and w D Fisk Thereafter The t,oard of Directors shall be elected from among the stockholders on the fourth Tues day in January Of each year The officers or said corporation until their successors are elected shall be j. F. Hechtman, president W T Phifer vice president w D. Fisk, sec retary, and George Goodwin, treasurer.
 SIxrH-The highest amount Of indebtedness or Ii .idIitv. direct or contingent, to which this corporation is at any timesubiect shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars Csi0O,0OOOO), which amount does not exceed two-thirds of the amourt Of the capital stock.
 SEvEsrH-The private property Of the stockholders of this corporation shall be ex- empt from corporate debts of any kind what soever
 Ia Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and seals this sth dayof August A. D. 1904 J. r. HECHTNAN lSeall
 GEORGE GOODWIN Iseall
 M IT DIFFER TSeall