The Arizona sentinel., 1905-08-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OFTHE California-Arizona Copper Com pany.
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ARTICLE I.

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 The un;lersigned J. D. Payne Jr., J. L. Poole, F. L. Graves c. II Mathis, and W. C. Tonkin, 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 of 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 1 foreign countries may hereafter bG desig- mated.
 ARTICLE II. i The general nature of the business of said compdny 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 gnd personal property; to make, buy and sell bills. pctea, 1 bonds and debenturcs; to erect and operate mills, smelters, refineries and other works for reducing aud treating ores and minerals. To develop electricity and buy and sell thc same and any mining water mas 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 reads, tramwayS and electric steam railroads and canals to locate and develop oil lands con
  produce and reduce oil and other hydro-carbon substances ana 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 $500 GOO, divided into 3OO.QOO shares of the par value of $l0O 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+assossable.
 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 tho Territory of Arizona, and it shall continue for D years thereafter.
 ARTICLE V.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ductcd by q 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, r.. Poole, r. L. Graves, C II. Mathis and ". 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: 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 shall be $25eo0.00.
 ARTICLE VII
  this corporation shall be exempt from its 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 stockholders or any other meeting called for that purpose and the amendments shall be fled with the county recorder of said county Of Yuma, and presented, as required by lssw.
 ARTICLE K,
 The directorSof this Corporation rrlay adopt Bylaws for it at their tSrSt meetihz5 An election of directors and stockholders meeting shall be held annually on tho first Monday uf September of each year. Fine affF5Iai or other meetings of the stockholders n47.y be Held be- yond the limits of the Territory Of Arizona. If any Directors shall cease to be a stockhoider, he shall cease to be a Director.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Fist dGy of November 1901.
 J D. Payne, Jr., (SeaE
 J. l.. Poole, (SeaD
 F. l.. Graves, (Seal)
 c. H. Mathis, (SeaD
 w. c. Tonkin, (Seal) Territory of Arizona, County of Yuma, ''' Or niS 6u- Of .hpr n,,3,A