The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1905-07-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
California-Arizona Copper Com
pany.
ARTICLE I.

ARTICLE J.
The undersigned, j. D. Payne, Jr., j. L.
Poole, F.. L. Graves, C. H Mathis, and w. C.
Tonkin, 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 California--Ari-
zona Copper Company, its principal place of
business shall be Yuma, County of Yuma, Terri
tory of Arizona with branch offices at 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, reineres 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
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-
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 a 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 Sl.O0 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 worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall commence business
when its articles of corporation are filed with
the county recorder of said Yuma, County of
Yuma, and the secretary of the Territory of
Arizona, and 1t shall continue for % years
thereafter.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
stockholders who shall be elected annually on
Z ba fret INK off nh,
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 Directers)
shall meet and select from their number the
officers a 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 S25,0OOOQ.
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
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. Au
election of directors and stockholders meeting
shall be held annually on the first NonGay of
September of each year. The annual or sher
of the stockholders may be held be-
yond the limits OF the Territory of Arizona. If
any Directors shall cease to be Stockholder,
be shall cease to be a Director.
In witness whereof, We have hereuntO set our
hands and seals this 2lst day of November,
1904.