The Arizona sentinel., 1905-07-12
ARTICLES OF INTERPRETATION
OF THE
California-Arizona Copper Com
pany.
ARTICLE 1.


ARTICLE
The undersigned. j. d. Payne. Jr., J. L.
Poole. T. L. Graves c. H Mathis. and w. G.
TonBin. 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 California
zona Copper Company. its principal place of
business shall be Yuma, County of Yuma, Terri
tory of Arizona with branch olficesat 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; 10 erect and
operate mills. smelterS. refnerics and other
works for reducing and treating ores and
minerals. To develop electricity and buy and
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-
tanning 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
100000, divided into 100000 shares of the par
value of Sl.OO each. Said stock upon issuance
to be paid for an full in cash or its equivalent
in property conveyed to said company or for
services rendered said company and when so
issued shall be forever worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall commence business.
when its articles of corporation are fled with
the county recorder of said Yuma County OF
Yuma. and the secretary of the Territory of
Arizona, and it shall continue for y years
thereafter.
ARTICLE V
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by a board of directors composed of five
bol cITIo hull hn tod all
the first Monday in September of each year and
until such election. j.. d. Payne, Jr.. j. L.
Poole F.. L. Gra1ps G. II. Mathis and W. c.
TonlliD shall constitute and act as such di-
rectors
The persons named herein as directors (and
hereafter. the Board of Directersl
shall meet and select from their number the
officers: Il President. Vice President.
Treasurer and Manager, who shall
the business OF the Company under
the By laws governing the affairs of the Com
pany.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of indebtedness and
liability to which this.corporation shull subject
Itself slall be S25.OOOO0
ARTICLE VIZ
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
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 low.
ARTICLE TX.
The directors of this Corporation phy adopt
y-awS 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 maN he held be
yond the limits'Of the Territory OF Arizona. If
lny Directors shall cease to. be Stochhoider |
ne shall cease to be a.Director-
In witness whereof. we have hereunto set our |
lands and seals this 2lst day of November |
904.
J. D.. Payne, Jr., (SeaD
j.. l.. Poole. (SeaD |
+. L. Graves; (SeaD |
G.. H Mathis (SeaD |
w. c.. Tonkn. (SeaDr |
Territory of Arizona, go
County of, Yuma, {''"'
On this 2lSt day of November, 1904 before me.
\: d. Laughlin, notary public in and for the
>Ounty of Los Angeles, State of CalfOrni4. per
onally appeared, j. D. Payne, Jr.. j. L. Poole,
2. l.. Graves and w. c. Tonkin. known to me to
,e the persons described in, whose names are
ubScribed hereto, and who executed the an
exed instrument and they acknowledged to
ne that they executed the same for the uses and
purposes therein expressed
In witness whereof, L have hereuntO set nv
and and afIiX0d'n1y official seal, at the county
f Los Angeles: State of California, the day
nd year last above wifttCn
Seal. A d. Laughlin,
Notary Pnblie
My commission 2spir5s June 24th; 1eeS.
on this 26th dey of November 1904, before
lG; p. Cronin, a,notary public N and for the
ounty of, Yuma, Territory of Arizona, person
ily appeared c.. H. Mathis, lInoT9li to me to be
he person described in whose nen>e is sub
cribed'to and who eXecuted'thc annexed inStru
lent, and be Acknowledged tonne that he exc
lited the same for the uses and purposes there
4 expressed.
IN witness whereof have hereunto set my
and'and affixed my Official seal at the county.
{ Yun1G. Territory Of Arizona, the date and
ear last above Written.
C. P Cronin.-
(Seal), NOtarN Public
for the County of Yuma, Territory
of Arizona.
Ny commission expires Jan. =; 1905
disqualification June 2I' 1909