Graham guardian., 1906-02-16
ARTICLES OF incorporation
of the
Bonita Copper Mining and Reduc-
tion Company

tion Company
Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That We, the undersigned, have this day
associated ourselves together for the purpose
of form ng corporation under the laws OF
Arizona and to that end do adopt the following
Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE
The name of this corporation shall be
Bonita Copper Mining and Reduction Com
pany.
ARTICLEI
This company shall keep an Office at Stafford,
Arizona and may keep other offices and places
of business as the Board of Directors may
establish, at which places all incorporators,
stockholders and directors meetings may be
held and all corporate business may be trans.
acted.
ARTICLEIII
The amount of capital stock of this corpora.
ton shall be Sl,OO0,OO0, divided into 200, ,OOC
shares of the par value of one dollar each, and
said capital stock shall be paid up at the date
Of issue, or any time designated by the Board
of Directors, i'll money, property, or any other
valuable right or thing and in the absence OF
actual fraud, the Judgment of the Board OF
Directors or managing officers as to the value
thereof shall be held as conclusive.
ARTICLEIY
The general nature of the business authorized
to be transacted by this corporation is as fol-
lows, to-wit
To make contracts, to purchase. to bond to
lease, locate, or otherwise acquire, own, ex-
change, sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge,
mortgage, hypothecate, and deal in real estate
and any and all kinds of PERSONA property,
and any and all kinds of mines, and mining
claims, mineral lands and precious metals, Oi +,
oil lands, coal, coal lands, gas, asphRltrm,
petroleum, asbestos, salt any and all minerals,
and metals, water and water rights, and ma
chinery, and to work mines, explore, operate,
and develop the same To build and operate
roads, bridges, tramways and railroads TO some
existing railroad, turnpike, or public highway
which may at any time be necessary for the
development and handling ofany of the proper
ties OF the corporation; TO lay, erect and main.
tain oil and gas pipe ltnea for the purpose of
transporting oil and gas To acquire rights of
way; TO do a general real estate, general manu-
featuring and mercantile business,
70 buy, sell, work, treat, refine, any and all
minera and metal ores, tailings dumps or
products or by-products from any of its prop
critics. or those of other companies or individ-
uals. To build, equip and opera machinery,
smelters. teaching plants and refining plants
for handling same machine shops and found
cries. and to buy and sell the products thereof,
To manufacture, buy, sell, contract for and
furnish material for Improvements, and for The
erection of buildings to own, handle and con-
troll letters patent and inventions, and shares
of capital stock of its own corporation and any
stock of other corporations, TO borrow money
and execute bonds, notes, mortgages, or deeds
of trust TO secure the same and to exercise in
respect to all such bonds, mortgages, notes,
shares of stock and other securities and obliga-
tionS, any and all rights. powers and privileges
of individual owners thereof, including the
right to vote upon any shares of stock held by
II n tho that Tatural
might or could do, and in general to do all
things necessary to the proper conduct of the
business of this corporation, as above stated
and herein set forth, in the Territory Of Ari-
zOna, and in any other state and territory, not
inconsistent with the laws of the United States
and the territory of Arizona.
ARTIcLEv
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by board of hve directors, composed
of Ave stockholders, who shall be elected an
nually on the third Monday in January of each
year, as the bylaws shall provide, and until
such election the following persons shall act as
and be such directors, to-wit: H. P. Mcintosh,
J. ]. Birdno, Wiley EsIones, Thomas II. Bell,
c. d. Reppy
The officers of this corporation, until their
successors are elected and qualified, shall be:
c. ID. Reppy, president; Wiley <. Jones, vice
president, John J. Birdno, secretary and treas
urer,
The highest amount of Indebtedness orliabil-
ity TO which this corporation shall at any one
time subject itself, shall not exceed One Hun
dred Thousand Dollars,
ARTICLE VII
This corporation is formed to endure twenty
FIVE years after Its articles are duly executed,
and its charter rights may be renewed for per
iods not to exceed twenty-five years at time.
ARTICLE VIII
The private property of the stockholders of
this corporation shall be and hereby is made
forever exempt from all liability for its debts
or obligations.
ARTICLEIX
The capital stock of this corporation shall be
and Is hereby made forever nOn-asseSsable, by
this corporation for any purpose.
ARTICLEX
These articles of incorporation may be
in any particular, by vote of maiori.
ty OF the stockholders of the company at any
annual meeting called for that purpose, and the
amendment shall be filed with the recorder of
Graham county and the auditor OF the territory
of Arizona and printed as required by law.
In witness whereof. we have hereuntO set
our hands and seals this lst day Of February,
1906.
lsEAL1 JOHN ]. BIRDNo