The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1905-09-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
California-Arizona Copper Com
pany.
ARTICT.E II
ARTICLE 1

pany.
ARTICLE l.
The undersigned, j. D. Payne, Jr., J. L..
Poole, F. L. Graves, C. H Mathis, and W. c..
Tonlxin, hereby associate ourselves together
and execute these articles of incorporation for
the purpose of forming a 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 IL
The general nature of the business of said
company shall be to own, operate and dispose
of quarries 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, refineries and other
works for reducing and treating 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 lecate and develop oil lands con-
tanning other kindred substances to develop
produce and reduce oil and other hydro-carbon
substances and chemicals; to construct and
operate hotels; to buy sell and exchange 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 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
100000, divided into 100000 shares of the par
value of S1.0O each. Said stock upon issuance
to be paid for in full in cash or its equivalent
in property conveyed to said company or for
services rendered said company and when so
issued shall be forever non-aSSeSSable.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall commence business
when it's articles of corporation are filed with
the county recorder of said Yuma, County of
Yuma, and the secretary of the Territory of
Arizona, and it shall continue for % years
thereafter.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by board of directors composed of five
stockholders who shall be elected annually on
the first Monday in September of each year and
until such election, J. D. Payne, Jr.. j. L.
Poole, F. l.. Graves, C H, Mathis and w. C.
Tonkin shall constitute and act as such di-
rectorS.
The persons named herein as directors (and
annually hereafter, the Board of Directors)
shall meet and select fronl1fheir number the
following officers: q 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 shall be S25,000.00.
ARTICLE VII.
The private property of the stockholders of
this corporation shall be exempt from its 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 TX.
The directors of this Corporation may adopt
bylaws for it at their first meeting. An
election of directors and stockholders meeting
shall be held annually on the first Monday of
September of each year. the annual or other
meetings of the stockholders may be held be-
yond the limits OF the Territory OF Arizona If
any Directors shall cease TO be o stockholder,
he shall cease to be Director.
C. H. Mathis, (SeaD
w. G. Tophiu, (Seal)
Territory of Arizona,
County of Yuma
On this 2lst day of November, 1904, before me,
a. ID. LauGhlin, notary public in and for the
county of Los Angeles State of California per.
F. L. Graves and W. G. Toukin, known to me to
be the persons described in whose names are
subscribed hereto, and who executed the an
nexed instrument, and they acknowledged to
me that they executed the same for the uses and
purposes therein expressed.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed nay official seal. at the county
of Los Angeles, State of California, the day
and year last above written.
Seal. A. ID. Laughlin;
Notary Public
My commission expires June 24th 1903.
On this 26th day of November 1904, before
me, G. p. Cronin, notary public in and for the
county of Yuma Territory Of Arizona, person
ally appeared C. H. Mathis, known to me to be
the person described in, whose name is sub
scribed to and who executed the annexed inStfu-
ments and he acknowledged to me that he exc
Cuted the same for the uses and purposes there
in expressed.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal at the county
Of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, the date and
year last above written.
G.. p. Cronin,
(Scal) NotarG Public
for the County of Yuma, Territory
of Arizona.
My commission expires Jan. s. 1905.