The oasis., 1909-03-13
ARTICLES OF INcoRpoR lTIoN.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we. the undersigned, having asSuc ated ourselves for the purpose of forming fl corp ration under Chapter II of Title XIII uf the Revised Statute, nl the Territory of Arizona nf l9 Il and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, do hereby adopt the following Articles oi tn. corporation:
 ARTICLE l. The name of the corporntlon shall be BLACK DtAMO&D COPPER COM. PANI and its principal place Ol business shall 0e at NugAleS, Arizona but pth tr off es m " be established an maintAi ed within or cut. side oi Arizona ut such places ts the BlArd of Dlrec'o may designate, where meetings nf st0ckn0lderS and directors may be held and any and all corporate business transacted.
 ARTICLE II; The gener Il lture 1f the buSi- ness proposed to be transacted Is to bore, drll, pro pect and mine for gold silver cupppr lead, zinc, brass iron, steel, aDtlmnny tin. asbestos and all kinds of ores, metilS minerals ant precious stones, oils, gas and coal and Co mn, convert, prepare for market and other. wise produce and deal in the same anu in the products and Oy-products thereof; to purchase or otherwise acquire, own, exchange. ell, or dispose of mortgage. hypOth cate ana deal m mines. mineral lands of all kinds oil, coal and timber lands real and personal estate, water and water rights and Go work explore, operate and develop the same, and carry on the business of mining in nl its branches; to purchase or otherwise acquire erect own, op"rate ana dispose of smelting <, mills and power plants; t0 construct, carry out, maintain improve, manage, work con trul and suprrinend any roads. ways tram ways, railways, bridges. reservoirs, water courses, aqueducts, furnaces, hydraulic works, electrltal WOrkS, factories, warehouses and other works and COnveniences which may be necessary, directly ar iudrec ly in connection with the objects of the company and tO con tribute to, subSdize or otherwise aid or take part n any such operations; to do general m fn own, handle and control letters patent and in- VentlOnS and shares of its own capital stock ana that Of other corporations, and .U vote any shares of stock of other corpOr ttions owned bY It the same as natural person might da; to borrow money and to issue bonds. notes de- Denlures and other evidences of indebtedness and secure the payment of the same by mort gage, deed of trust or otherwise: to act as agent, trustee, broker, or in any other fiduri- ary capacity; and in general tO do and perform such acts and things and transact such busi ness Tn connection wit1 the foregoing objects not inconsistent with law, in any part of the world, as the Board of Directors may deem to the advantage of the corporation.
 ARTICLE III The capital stock of the cor. poratiOn shall be Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Sl,50J000,0O) divided into two million five hundred thousand (2,5OO00D. shares of the par value of One Dollar( (sl O0l each which shall be paid for at such times and m such manner as the Board of Dhectnrs may designate. All or any portion of the capital stock may be issued in payment for real or per,onal property, services, or any other right or thing of Value necessary for or incidental ts the advancement of the purposes of the Cor pOratinn, and when so issued shall become and be full-paid, the same ns though pal for in cash at par. and the directors Shal b. the sole judges ot the value Of any property, right or thing quired in exchange fir capital stock Na shares oi capital stock shall be issued unu iu " paid for in the manner and Ht the price prescribed by the Board Of Directors and there alter the same shall be non-usseSsablp
 ARflcLElV: The commence ment nf the cor pr ton snall be the nay these Articles are filed in ac ordance with law. aud it shall en- dnre Tor the iuIl term of twenty-five years thereafter, with the privilege of perpetual sue ceSNion as provided by statute.
 ARriClEV The affairs of the corporation shall be conducted by d B iard of Directors and by Snrh officers as the sad ,tnard 0i Directors may elect or appoint. The number of dirrc Ors shall be designated by the By-Ltws and such directors shall be eectel from among the stock holders at their annual meeting to be held on the second Tuesday of March in each year it not legal holiday, but if legal holiday then on q day following. Until the first annual meeting of the stockholders and until their successor have been elected and have qunl hrl, the following named persons shall Do directors, Parke Wright. Franklin D. l.. < owe. John '. Roberts, tharles T. Anderson and Irving l. Fisk.
 ARTICLE VIZ The Boar of Drertirs shal have power to fill vacancies occurring in the Bpard rom any cause
 ARTICLE VII: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability tU which the corpors- ton may at any one mr ihj get itself is Two Hundred Thousant Dollars (S2J0,O0L0D
 ARTICLE VIII: The private pc perty of the stockholders of the corp ration sh sl be forever exempt from ts debt> or obligations.
 IN WITNESS VII, RhoF, we have hereto affixed our signatures and seais this 10th day uf Match l0O9
 JOHN T. ROBERTS JR., [SEALl.
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