The Arizona sentinel., 1905-09-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE California-Arizona Copper Com
 pany.
ARTICLE I.

pany.
 ARTICLEI The undersigned, J. D. Payne, Jr., J. L. Poole. F. l.. Graves. c. H Mathis, and w. C. 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 oi which corporation shall be the Callfornia--Ari 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 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. refneries 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 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 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 s3OO,OOO, divided into SOO,OO0 shares of the par value of $l.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-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 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.. TonkiD 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 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 shall be S25,00000.
 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 a 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 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 a stockholder, he shall cease to be 8 Director.
 V w. z; C. ~s5nia' Tonkin, {seaI} eaI Territory of Arizona, ss
 County of Yuma,
 On this 2lst day of November, 1904, before me- A. D. Laughln, notary public in and for the county of Los Angeles, State of California, per sonally appeared, J. D. Payne, Jr., J. l.. Poole F. L. Graves and W. C. Tonkin 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 my official seal, at the county of Los Angeles, State of California, the day and year last above written.
 Seal. A. D. Laughlin,
 Notary Public My commission expires June 9th l90s On this 18th day of November, 1904, before me, c. P. Cronin, a 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 instru- ment, and he acknowledged to me that he exc cuteG the same for the uses and purposes there in expressed.
 In witness whereof I have hereunt0 set my hand and affixed my official seal at the county of Yuma Territory of Arizona, the date and year last above written.
 c. P. Cronin. fSeal) NotarG Public
 for the County of Yuma, Territory
 of AriZon3.
 My commission expires Jan. 5 1905 First publication June 21, 1905.