The Arizona sentinel., 1905-09-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OFTHE California-Arizona Copper Com pany.
 ARTICLE I.
ARTICLE I.

pany.
 ARTICLE l.
 The undersigned. J. D. Payne, Jr., J. L Poole r. l.. Graves. c. H Mathis, and W. C Tonkin, hereby associate ourselves togethe and execute these articles of incorporation fo the purpose of forming a corporation under th' laws of the Territory of Arizona, the name O which corporation shall be the California; Ari zona Copper Company it's principal place O business shall be Yuma County of Yuma Terri tory Of Arizona with branch offices at such othcl place or places within the United States or foreign countries as may hereafter be desig mated
 ARTICLE II. 1 The general nature of the business of sait l company shall be to own, operate and dispose | of quarries of marble and stone, to mine fol | gold and silver and oil 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. refineres 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 samei to dispose of mortgages, acquire and lease lots and acreage propertyj 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-earbon 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 $3OOCOO, divided into 3OO,0OO shares of the par value of Sl.OO 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 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 it shall continue for 9 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 eaeh year and until such election, J. D. Payne, Jr.. J. l.. Poole, F. L. Graves, C. H. Mathis and W. C. TonlziD 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: 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 snail be 525,000CG
 ARTICLE VII
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from it's cor porate debts.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 These srticles 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 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 Jbe first Monday of September of each year. The annual other meetings of the stockholders may be heid be- yOnd the limits of tFse Territory of Arizona. If any Directors shall cease to be stockholder, he shall cease to be a Director.
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 County of Yuma, ''
 On this 21st day of November, 1904, before me A. D. Laughlin, 8 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. Tonlin, known to me to be the persons described ia, 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, l 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 Pnblic My commission expires June 24th 1908. On this 26th day of November 1904, before me, c. r. 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 cuted the same for the uses and purposes there in expressed.
  hand and affixed my official seal at the county of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, the date and year last above written.
 c. P. Cronin. (SeaD Netari Public
 for the County of Yuma, Territory
 of Arizona. My commission expires Jan. 5 1905. First publication June 2l, l905.