The Arizona sentinel., 1907-02-06
Articles of Incorporation
 of The Bertrand Copper Company

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 as follows, to-wit:
 The names of the incOrporatorssa
 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 smelling or teaching plants and concentration works, and own, buy and sell, my and all 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 therefrom; and to work mines. explore, operate and develop the same either in the Territory of Arizona, Mexico or elsewhere.
 1 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 the directors may decide; tC buy water rights and water power, and utilize the same for the use of the corporation, or for sale to others; to own and operate saw mills cyanide plants or such other mechanical sppli ances as may be necessary, and to dc any and all things that may be necessary 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 ol this corporationlshall be Five Million Dollars (s5, 900 OO0.O0), divided into one million shares of par value of s5.OO 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, fol 1 the uses and purposes of the corporation in pay ment therefor, and the shares of the capital stock of this corporation may be issued in pay mcnt of such property, money or stock of other corporations and become thereby fully paid uI and non-assessable, and the judgment of thu | Directors as to the value of such property SC bought ana paid for in stock shall be con ! elusive.
 | The time of the commencement of this COT poration shall be the date of the filing of thes, | Articles of Incorporation in the office Of tn, County Recorder of Yuma, Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five (25 years.
 | The affairs of the corporation shall be con ducted by Board of Three Directors. and tho following persons shall constitute the Board o Directors, who shall hold office until their sue cessors are duly elected and qualified:
 George C. Haldeman, Henry L. Musser snt Theodore G. Fitch.
 | The Board of Directors shall have power t, | appoint an executive committee from arnonf its members, consisting Of three persons and tt grant to said executive committee full power t' conduct the affairs of the company and repor their proceedings from time to time to tn Board
 The Board of Directors by resolution may in crease it's members to eleven CID Directors. | TX.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lis bility, direct or contingent, to which this cor operation shall at an5 time be subject shall no exceed One Million Dollars (sl.OOO, ,Oo0.O0).
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 The private property of the stockholders o this corporation shall be exempt from corpor ate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 In witness whereof, the incorporators hay hereunto set their hands and seals this 3Ist da of December, 1906
 GEORGE c. HALDEMAN, (Seal)
 HENRY l.. MUSSER, (SeaD.
 THEODORE G. FITCH, (Seal). STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ss COUNTY OF Los ANGELES. {
 On this 3lst day of December, in the year 0 our Lord one thousand nine hundred and si1 before me- James B. Hobbs, Notary Public il and TOT said County of Los Angeles, State o California, residing therein, duly commissione and sworn, personally appeared George ( Haldeman, Henry l.. Musser and Theodore G Fitch known to me to be the persons who's names are subscribed to the within and annexe instrument, and acknowledged to nc that the executed the same.
 In witness whereof, have hereunto set m hand and affixed my official seal i (SEAL) said County, the day and year i
 this certificate first above writer
 JAMES B. HOBBS, Notary Public in and for Los Angeles County State of California;
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 COUNTY OF YUMA.
 I,J.M. PolhamuS, County Recorder in and fo the County and Territory aforesaid, do hereb certify that the within and foregoing is tru and correct copy of the Articles of Incorpora tion of The Bertrand Copper Company file for record in my office on the 3rd day of JanU ary. A. D., 1907, and appears of record i Book Two of Articles of Incorporation record of Yuma County.
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set m hand and affixed my official seal O (SEAL) office this 3rd day of January, A. D.
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 J. Nj. POLHAMUS. County Recorder Yuma County lst ub. Jan. g. t907
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