The Arizona sentinel., 1905-08-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATfON
 oFTHE Authorizations Copper Com
 pany.
ARTICLE |.

ARTICLE 1, The undersigned. J. D. Payne, Jr., J. L. Poole, r. l.. Graves, c. Il Mathis, and ". C. Tonlln, hereby associate ourselves together and execute these articles of incorporation for the purpose of forming q corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, the name of which corporation shall be the Calfornia-A Ari- zona Copper Company. it's principal place of business shall lJe 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 desg- mated
 ARTICLE H.
 The general nature of the business of said company shall be 60 own, operate and dispose of quafries 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 and minerals. Tc develop electricity and buy and sell the same and any mining or water nia- chinery operated thereby; to erect houses and buildings to locate and establish town sites and survey the same; to dispose of mortgages, acquire &nd 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 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 $30O.0O0, divided into 100000 shares of the par value of Sl. % 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 5 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, ,Ir.; J. l.. Poole, F. L. Graves, c II. 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 Direetorsl shall meet and 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 tiTe affairs of the Con- pany.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The highest amount of indebtedness snes liability to which this corporation ShaA subject itself s1all be S25,oO0.00
 ARTICLE VII
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from it's cor poratc 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 fled with the county feeordet of said county of Yuma, and presented, sS required by law:
 ARTICLE K.
 The directors of this Corporation nley adopt bylaws for it at their first meeting. An election of directors and stockholders meeting shall be held annually or the first Monday of September of each year. The aHHual or other meetings of the stoclIhotdtrs nray be held be yond the limits of tae Territory ef Arizona: If any Directors Shtll ceISe to be q asStockhoider, he shall cease to be 6 Director.
 In witness whereof; we have hcfeuft0 set sur hands; end seals tlsiss 3fSt day Of November, 1904: