The oasis., 1906-03-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -0F THE-- THE BARISTE COPPER COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, the undersigned, Harry Austin Clapp Arthur ". Davis, Edward K. Austin, each of | whom is a resident and citizen ot the 1 United States of America, being desiFous of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together into body cor porate and do hereby make, sign and acknewl- edge, each for himself, and do adopt these Articles of Incorporation, and do hereby cer- tify:
 FIRST The name of this corporation and by which it shall be authorized to act is THE PARASITE COPPER COMPANY"
 SECOND. The names 0f the incorporators are Harry Austin Clapp, Arthur ", Davis and Edward K. Austin.
 The principal office, CT place of transaction of business Of this corporation shall be at the town Gf Nogaes, santa Cruz County, Territory Of Arizona, but branch offices may be kept and maintained Al such other piace q places eliler in the United States of America or M foreign countries, aS the B0arA 3f Directors may, from time t0 time determine, at any of which utli- ces meetings 0f the stockholders and directors may be held and all business transacted.
 THIRD. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Million Dollars S2,000 ,0.0) divided into Two Million shares (2O00 ,000l of the par value oi One DeilAr tSlO0) each
 Al such times and under such conditions as the Beard of Directors may direct such capi- tai stock shall Dc paid into tie Corporation, eit thnf m cash or bs te salE and transfer tU it
  purposes Of said corporation, in payment or which shares of the capital stock shall be is- sued. and such stock when issued shall be fully paid and non -assessable,
 The capital stock may be increased or de- creased by the affirmative vote of the majority of the stock then issued bat in the case 0i the increase of the capital stock each shareholder shall have the privilege 0f subscribing for such number Of shares of the proposed increase as he may be entitled to according to the number of shares held by him before the stock is in- creased
 FOURTH The time of the commencement Of this corporation shall be the day of the filing Of it's Articles oi incorporation in the office of the Counsy Recorder Gf santa Cruz County,an d certified copy in the office 0f the Auditor for the Territory of Arizona and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 FIFTH. The business affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors, consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members, each of whom shall be a stockholder and whenever q director ceases to be st0ckholder he shall at the same time cease to be director
 They shall be elected annually by the stock holders Tt their regular annual meeting which shall be on the first Wednesday in March any of the offices of the corporation, and they shall hold their offices until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
 Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filed by the remaining members of the board by appointment from among the stock holders, and such appointment shall be for the uncxpired term for which the appointment is made
 The first Board of Directors shall consist of the following persons, t0-wit: Harry Austin Clapp, Arthur \. Davis Edward R. Austin and four other persons to be named by these three A majority Of the Board of Directors shall constitute quorum for the transaction of all business.
 SIXTH. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability either direct or contingent, to which this corporation is al any time to sub jeet itself shall not exceed the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty thousand t$75OG00l dollars and the private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the l payment of its corporate debts.
 SEVENTH. The general nature of the business | proposed to be transacted by this corporation | is to locate, buy, bond, acquire. hold own lease, possess, operate or sell or otherwise dis | pose of mines and mining claims or prospects of gold, silver or copper and all other minerals and all kinds of mineral lands or properties i to buy, lease, or otherwise acquire to hold and own, manage, operate, improve, mortgage sell, convey or otherwise dispose of and devel- ope lands, concessions franchises mining claims, oil wells and any and all other real estate and interests in any of said properties to engage in the building of stamp mills, smelters and other mills and the operating of the same, extracting precious metals, boring, digging, drilling, tunneling and exploring for, producing, refining, treating. piping handling,