The Arizona sentinel., 1905-07-26
ARTICLES OF INCOKPORATION
 OF TIE California-AriZOna Copper Com
 pany.
ARTICLE l..

] The undersigned, J. D. Payne, Jr., J. L. ! Poole. r. l.. Graves. C. H. Mathis. and w. C. i Tonl1in hereby associate ourselves together and execute these articles of incorporation for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory Of Arizona. the name of which corporation shall be the Callfornia-Ari- zona Copper Company. its principal place of business shall be Yuma, County of Yuma. Terri tory Of Arizona with branch offices Ut such other place or places within the United States or foreign countries as may hereafter be desig- mated.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The general nature of the business of said cop!panY shall De to own. operate aud dispose Of quarres Of marble and stone. to mine for gold and silver and all other precious metals and to hold. purchase and locate mineral and other lands and water rights to buy, sell. lease and mortgage real and personal property; to make buy and sell bills. notes, bonds and debentures to erect and operate mills smelterS. refperies and other works for reducing and trcating ores and minerals. To develop electricity and buy and sell the same and any mining or water ma chinery operated thereby; to erect houses and buildings; to locate and establish town sites and survey the same; to dispose Of mortgages. acquire and lease lots and acreage property; to erect and own and operate and lease and sell telephone and telegraph lines; to build roads, tramways and electric steam railroads and canals; to locate and develop oil lands con taining other kindred substances; to develop, produce and reduce oil and other hydro carbon substances and chemicals; to construct and
  discount commercial paper. receive deposits and loan money; to buy and sell all kinds of fuel and to do any and all things needful to con duct 8 general mining exploring, commercial and development business and to conduct any and all of the business before mentioned in the Territory of Arizona or any other state or terri tory in the United States or foreign countries.
 ARTICLE III.
 The capital stock of said company shall be S3O0,OO0, divided into 3C00O0 shares of the par value Of Sl.O0 each. Said stock upon issuance to be paid for in full in cash or it's equivalent in property conveyed to said company or for services rendered said company and when so issued shall be forever non-assesSablc.
 ARTICLE "
 This corporation shall commence business when it's articles of corporation are flied with the county recorder of said Yuma. County of Yuma. and the secretary of the Territory of Arizona, and it shall continue for 3 years thereafter.
 ARTICLE V.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by board of directors composed of five stockholders who shall be elected annually on the first Monday in September of each year and IIpti PlprfjOO | Pa--up IT [ Poole, F. l.. Graves. C II. Nathis and ". C. Tonkin shall constitute and act as such di- rectorS.
 The persons named herein as directors fand annually hereafter, the Board of Directors) shall meet aud select from their number the following officers: President. Vice President. Secretary Treasurer and Manager, who shall manage the business Of the Company under the bylaws governing the affairs of the Com pany.
 ARTICLE VI:
 The highest amount of indebtedness and liability to which this corporation shall subject itself lall be S4o 000.oe.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from it's cor porate debts.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 These articles of incorporation may be amend ed by majority vote of the stockholders of this corporation at any regular meeting Of the stockholders or any other meeting called for that purpose and the amendments shall be filed with the county recorder of said county of Yuma, and presented, as required by law.
 ARTICLE K
 The directors of this Corporation may adopt by laws for 1t at their first meeting. An election of directors and stockholders meeting shall be held annually on the first Monday uf September of each year. Tne annual other meetings of the stockholders may be held be- yord the limits of the Territory of Arizona. If any Directors SfliGll cease to be a Stockholder. he shall cease to be Director.
 Fn witness whereof we have hereuRto set our hands and seals this Dist day of November 1901.
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