The oasis., 1906-03-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -OF THE THE PARASITE COPPER COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we the undersigned, Harry Austin Clapp Arthur ". Davis, Edward K. Austin, each of whom is q resident and citizen of the United States of America, being desirous of forming corporation under the laws of the I Territory Of Arizona, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together into body cor ! pOrate, and do hereby make, sign and acknowl- l edge, each for himself, and do adopt these Articles of Incorporation, and do hereby cer- I tify:
 FIRST. The name of this corporation and by which 1t shall be authorized to act is THE 1 PARASITE COPPER COMPANY
 SECOND The names of the incorporators are Harry Austin Clapp Arthur ". Davis and Edward K. Austin.
 The principal office, or place oftransaction of business Of this corporation shall De at the town of NUgales, 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 of America or isi foreign countries, as the Boar5 af Directors may from time to time determine tany of which Otfi- ees meetings Of 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 ($2, ,000 ,0U0) divided into Two Million shares (2,Ou0s000l Of the par value of One Dollar ($I0O) each.
 At such times and under such conditions as the Board of Directors may direct. such capi- tal stock shall be paid into the Corporation, either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it l purposes of said corporation, in payment of which shares of the capital stock shan be iS. i sued and such stock when issued shall be fully paid and nnn-AsSeSsabe.
 The capital stock may be increased or de- creased by the affirmative vote of the majority Of the stock then issned but in the case Of the increase of the capital stock, each shareholder shall have the privilege of subscribing for such number 0f shares Of the proposed increase as he may be entitled to according to the number of shares held by him before the stock is i'm creased.
 FOURTH The time of the commencement of this corporation shall De the day Of tine filing Of it's Articles Of Incorporation in the office of the CuunsY Recorder Gi santa Cruz COunty,and certified copy in the office of the Auditor for the Territory 0f Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter
 FIFTH. The business affairs0 0f this corporation shall be conducted by Beard of Directors, consisting Of not less than three nor more than seven members, each 0f whom shall be stockholder and whenever director ceases t0 be a stockhOder he shall at the same time cease to be d director
 They shall De elected annually by the stfsek- holders at their regular annual meeting which shall be on the first Wednesday in March ef each year. after the year 1905, in any of the offices of the corporation, 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 0f the board by appointment from among the stock holders and such appointment shall be for the
 
 made.
 The first Board of Directors shail consist of the following persons, to-wit. Harry Austin Clapp, Arthur N. Davis, Edward K. Austin and four other persons tn be named by these three. X majority of the Beard of Directors shall constitute d quorum for the transaction of all business.
 SIXTH The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, either direct or contingent. to which this corporation is at any time to sub lect itself, shall not exceed the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty thousand f$750, ,c00) dollars and the private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the 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 0f mines and mining claims, or prospects of gold, silver or copper and all other minerals and all kinds of mineral lands or properties; l 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, storing. dealing in, buying, and selling gold, silver, copper. coal iron, oil. lead, zine. salt petroleum, mineral gas, asphaltum, btumen. bitumenOus rock and hydro-carb0n substances and for such other pur- poses to buy. contract for, lease or otherwise acquire, hold, own. manage, operate mort gage or sell or otherwise convey refineries ry and other works, property and appliances