The oasis., 1906-03-31
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 --0F THE THE BARIsTE COPPER COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, the undersigned, Harry Austin Clapp, Arthur W. Davis, Edward R. Austin, each of whom is q resident and citizen Of the United states of America, being desirOns Of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together into body cor r0rate, and do hereby make, sign and acknowl- edge, each for himself, and do adopt these Articles of Incorporation, and do hereby eer- tify:
 FIRST The name of this corporation and by which il shall be authorized to act is 1.-THE BARISTE COPPER COMPANY"
 SECOND. The names of the lnc0rp0rators are Harry Austin Clapp, Arthur ". Davis and Edward k. Austin.
 The principal office, or place of transaction of business of this corporation shall be at the town Uf NcgaleS, santa Cruz County, Territory Of Arizona, but branch offices may De kept and maintained at such other place or places either in the United States af America or iai foreign countries as the Boar! of Directors may, from time to time determine, at any of which off ees meetings of tue 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 (S2000 Ou0l divided into Two Million shares (2,OoO0O0l Of the par value of One Dollar t$l00 each.
 Al sneh times and under such conditions as the Beard ai Directors may direct such capi- tall stock shall be paid into the Carporati either in cash or by the sale and transfer to u of real or personal property, for the nses and purposes of said eerporati@ns in payment or which shares of the capital stock shall be iS- sued. and such stock when issucd shall De fully paid and nan-assessable
 The capital stOrk may be increased or de. creased by the affirmative yDte 0f the majority Of the stock then issued but in the case Of the increase 0f the capital stock, each shareholder shall have the privilege of subscribing for such number Of shares Of the proposed Increase as he may be entitled to according 70 the number Of shares held by him before the stock is in- creased.
 this corporation shall De the day Of the filing of its Articles of Incorporation in the office 0f the County Recorder of santa Cruz County and a certified copy in the office Of the Auditor for the Territory Uf Arizona, and the termination thereof shall De 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 0f whom shall be q stockhOder and whenever t director ceases t0 be ii stOckholder he shall Ut the same time cease 10 DC q director
 They shall he elected annually by the stock holders at their regular annual meeting which shall be on the first Wednesday in March of each year, after the year 1906, m any Of the offices Of the corp1rationy and they shall hold their offices until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Any vacancy n the Board of Directors may be filled by the remaining members of the l board by appointment from among the stock holders and such appointment shall be for the unexpired term for which the appointment is i made.
 l The first Board Of Directors shail consist of ! the following persons, to-wit: Harry Austin I ClApp, Arthur N Davis Edward R. Austin and four other persons tu be named by these three. majority Of the Board of Directors ! shall constitute quorum for the transaction 1 of All business
 SIXTH The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, either direct or contingent t0 which this corporation is at any time to sub. l ieet itself shall not exceed the sum of seven Hundred and Fifty thousand (S75Ov00) dollars l and the private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the payment Of ts corporate debts.
 SEVENTH The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation 1 is t0 locate. buy, bond, acquire, hold, own lease, possess, operate or sell or otherwise dis pose of mlnes and mining claims or prospect. Of gold, silver or copper and all other minerals
 and all kinds of mineral lands or properties
 own, manage, operate, improve, mortgage sell convey or otherwise dispose 0f and deveI
 Ope lands, concessions franchises minine claims, oil wells and any and HI other req
 estate and interests in any of said properties
 to engage in the building of stamp mills
 smelters and other mills and the operating q
 the same, extracting precious metals, boring
 digging, drilling. tanneling and exploring for
 producing, refining, treating piping, handling
 storing, dealing in, b1yiDg, and selling gold
 silver, copper, coal. iron, oil, lead, zine, salt
 petroleum, mineral gas, asphaltum, bitumen
 btumenous rock and hydro-carbof
 substances and for such other pur
 acquire, hold, own, manage operate. mort
 gage or sell or otherwise convey refineries pipe lines, tank ears, manufactories, machine
 " and other works, property and appliance