Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-01-04

That we, J, C. Clark, H. A. Sidow, o. s. Cross, Hinson Thomas, Thomas P. Kelly, Carl Elder, George Bowen and Wade Sotel, all of Gila county, Ari- zona, do hereby associate ourselves to- gether for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the ter ritory of Arizona, and for this purpose we do hereby declare and adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE
 The names of the incorporators are J. C. Clark, Fl. A. Sidow, o. $. Cross, Hinson Thomas, Thomas P. Kelly, Carl Elder, George Bowen and Wade Sotel. The name of this incorporation shall be and is The Pinto Copper Min ing Co.,, and it's principal place of trans acting business shall be at Globe, Gila county. Arizona, at which place the meetings of the stockholders and di rectors shall be held; provided that branch offices may be established at other points within the territory of Ari- zona, to be selected by the stockholders in meeting assembled, and at such places any and all business may be transacted necessary to the carrying out of the purposes of this incorpora- ton.
 ARTICLE II. The general nature of the business to be transacted by this corporation is: To buy, sell, bond or mortgage mines and mining property, and to work, op- crate and maintain the same; to ac- quire, by proper conveyance, all real estate necessary for the purposes of it's business, either in or out of the terri tory of Arizona; the erection and main tenance of works, mills and smelters necessary for it's purposes; to deal in merchandise of all sorts, and to engage in and carry on the business of treat ing, smelling and refining copper and other ores and metals; to construct all necessary buildings, roads and tram ways for the carrying out of the pur- poses of this corporation; and in gen. eral, to do and perform any and all acts and things necessary for and incidental to the objects aforesaid or in any wise connected herewith.
 ARTICLE III.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be One Million Dollars ($l ,000.- 0O0), divided into one million q ,0e0,- 000) shares of the par value of One Dollar (Sl.0O) each. Each share of stock, wheu issued, shall be first fully paid for in cash or its cash equivalent, and such shares of stock, when so is- sued, shall thereafter be non-assess- able.
 ARTICLE ".
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date upon which these articles are filed in the of fee of the County Recorder of Gila County. Arizona, and copy thereof filed in the office of the Territorial Au- ditor of Arizona, and it's termination shall be twenty-five years from and af ter the filings aforesaid.
 ARTIC-E
 The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of seven dir ectors, elected annually by and from among the stockholders thereof The first annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS for this purpose, and for the tran saction of such other bu mess as may properly come before them, shall be held on the first Monday of November, 1907, and annually thereafter on said dfAbCs hC OiiSCiS Oi iiiNS IoA alloD shall consist of a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer and a general manager. Until such board of directors shall have been elected, the following named persons who shall become owners of shares of stock hereinbefore qualifying as such, shall constitute the board of directors of this corporation: Hinson Thomas, O. s. Cross, J. C. Clark, H. A. Sidow, Wade Sotel, Thomas P. Kelly, Carl Eder; and a majority of such board shall have the power to call such meet. ings and transact such business as may be deemed necessary or expedient and adopt bylaws.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The board of directors shall have power to fill all vacancies in said board or in the offices of this corporation, and until their successors are elected and qualified, such board and such officers are hereby empowered and authorized to do any and all things necessary to the proper conduct of the affairs of this corporation.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation may at any time subject itself shall be and hereby is fixed at the sum of fifty thousand dollars 1850, ,000).
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be for ever exempt from liability for the debts thereof.
 In Witness Whereof, we, the incor- porators aforesaid, have hereunto set our hands and seals this 17th day of November, 1906.
 THos. F. KELLY (SeaD
 H. A. SIDow (SeaD.
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