The Arizona sentinel., 1907-03-27
Articles of Incorporation
The Bertrand Copper Company

Know all men by these presents:
 That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed citizens of the United States, do hereby asso- ciate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end we certify follows, to-wit
 The names of the incorporators.are:
 George C. Haldeman, Henry L. Musser and Theodore G. Fitch.
 The name of said corporation shall be: ''The Bertrand Copper Company" The principal place of business of the corpora | tion within the Territory of Arizona shall be at the town of Yuma, ,Yuma County, Arizona, where the annual meeting shall be held. The directors may meet and do business in the city of Los Angeles, California, or in such other place in this, or any other country, as | they may from time to time determine | III The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation Is as fol- | lows to-wit:
 | To make contracts, to purchase lease, bond or otherwise acquire or exchange, sell or other wise dispose of pledge mortgage and deal in | all kinds of mines and mining stock. mining | claims, mineral lands. water rights, pumping plants, furnaces, smeltiDg or teaching plants and concentration works, and own, buy and sell, any and Ill kinds of mining machinery, or inventions, or patents referring to, or in any way connected with the reduction of ores and the extraction of the values theFefrom; and to work mines, explore, operate and develop the same either in the Territory of Arizona, Mexico or elsewhere.
 l To own, buy and sell capital stock of other corporations, and to exchange the capital stock of this corporation for that of other corpora tions, to consolidate with other corporations upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may decide; to own and operate stores for the sale of merchandise of every nature and description. to loan money, and borrow upon such security as the directors may decide; to | buy water rights and water power, and utilize the same for the use of the corporation, or for safe to others; to own and operate saw mills, l cyanide plants or such other mechanical appli- ances as may be necessary, and to do any and all things that may be necessary 1 or requisite to conduct general mining, mer- chandiSing and financial business, as well as to construct and operate railroads to facilitate mining operations and to stock and bond the same as the Directors may determine. | ".
 The authorized amount of capital stock Of this corporationlshall be Five Million Dollars (So,0 OoO.OO), divided into one million shares | of par value of $500 each. Said capital stock shall be paid in this corpor- ation. either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of any mine or mining property, lands, patents, or the stock of other companies, for l ment therefor, and the shares of the capital stock of this corporation may be issued in pay ment of such property, money or stock of other corporations and become thereby fully paid up and non-assessable, and the judgment of the Directors as to the value of such property so bought ana paid for in stock shall be con- 1 elusive.
 The time of the commencement of this cor poration shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the County Recorder Of Yuma, Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years.
 The affairs of the corporation shall be con- ducted bv Board Of Three Directors, and the following persons shall constitute the Board of Directors, who shall hold office until their sue cessors are duly elected and qualified:
 George C. Hnldeman, Henry L.. Musser and Theodore G. Fitch.
 The Board of Directors shall have power to appoint an executive committee from among it's members, consisting Of three persons. and to grant to said executive committee full power to conduct the affairs of the company and report their proceedings from time to time to the Board
 The Board of Directors by resolution may in. crease it's members to eleven CID Directors
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 The highest amount of indebtedness or lfa bility, direct or contingent, to which this cor poration shall at any time be subject shall not exceed One Million Dollars (slOOO.OOOOO).
 In witness whereOf4 the incOrporators have hereunto set their hands and seals this 31st day Of December l9O6.
 GEORGE c. HALDEMAN, (Seal)
 HENRY L. MUSSER, (SeaD.
 THEODORE G. FITCH, (Seal). STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF Los ANGELES. %
 On this 3lst day of December, in the year ot our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six before me, James B. Hobbs, 8 Notary Public il ouu IOr S1lO COuuGy OL LOS AnSclcSY 0baLc VI California, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared George C. Haldemau, Henry l.. Musser and Theodore c Fitch. known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within and annexed instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
 In witness whereof. have hereunto set my
 hand and affixed my official seal ir (SEAL) said County, the day and year ir
 this certificate first above written
 JAMES B. HOBBS, Notary Public in and for Los Angeles County State of California.
 TERRITORY or ARIZONA,
 COUNTY OF YUMA. 70
 I, J. M. Polhamus, County Recorder in and fOl the County and Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that the within and foregoing Is q true and correct copy of the Articles of IncorpOra tion of The Bertrand Copper Company, as filed for record in my office on the 3rd day Of Janu ary, A. D., 1907, and as appears of record iI Book Two of Articles of Incorporation record: of Yuma County.
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal Ol (SEAL) office this 3rd day of January, 4. D.
 1907.
 J. M. POLHAMUS. County Recorder Yuma County 1st ub. Jan. 9. 1aO7.