The Arizona sentinel., 1905-08-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE California-Arizona Copper Com
 pany.
ARTICLE I.

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 The undersigned J. D. Payne. Jr., J. l.. Poole, r. L. Graves. C. H Mathis. and W. C. Tonkin, hereby associate ourselves together and execute these articles 0: incorporation for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona the nGme of which corporation shall be the CalfornaAri zona Copper Company, it's 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 II.
 The general nature Of the business of s,iid company shall be to own, operate and dispose of quarrics of marble and stone to mine for gold and silver and all other precious metals and to hoid purchase and locate mineral and other lands and water rights; to buy. self, lease and mortgage real and personal property: to make, buy and sell bills. notes, bonds and debentnres; to erect and operate mills. smelters refnerieS and other works for reducing and treating ores and minerals To develop electricity and buy and sell the same and any riiring water rfia- chiuery 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 hydrocarbon substances and chemicals; to construct and operate hotels; to buy, sell and exchange and discount commercial paper. receive deposits and loan money; to buy aEd sell elf 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 S3OOOO0, divided into 100000 shares of the par value of S1OO 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-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- ducted by a 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 a:s such di- rectorS.
 The persons nSmed herein as directors (and annually hereafter, the Board of Directors} officers: a President, Vice President, Secretary. Treqsurer and Manager, who shall tue 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 snail be S2o. .QG000
 ARTICLE VII. The private property of the stockholders Of this corporation shall be exempt from its cor porate debts
 ARTICLE VIII.
  ed by a majority vote Of the stockholders of this corporation at any regular meeting of the or any otEer meeting called for that purpose and the amendments shall be filed with the county recorder of said county 9f Yuma, and presented, as required by law.
 ARTICLE TX. The directors of tlffS Corporation may adopt | bylaws for it at tseif first meeting. An | election of directors and stockholders meeting | shall be held annually en thc first Monday of l September of esietf year. TRe alraJlal or other | meetings of tlrc stockholders nfay be held be- | yond the limits of the Territory of Arizona If any Directors Saall cease to be d StockkOlder; ! he shall cease to be a Director. Tn witness whereof, we have hereuhto set euF | hands and seals thiS 2lSt day of November, | l90t.
 J D. Payne, Jr, (SeaD |