The oasis., 1910-08-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF HE QUEEN BESS COPrEK COMPANY.

 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS; That 1 we the undersig gned residents of the County of JarkSOn, State of Missouri. have thlS day | associated ourselves together for the purpose of organizing q corporation under the laws of the Territory O1 Aiz0na and pursuant thereto | do hereby make, sign, execute. acknowledge, | file, rec rd and publish the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE ONE. The names of the incorpor- atorS are F. Johnson, Edwin NJ. Miller D B. Wallis and Mnrun Lyons and the name Oi the corporation shall be and is QUEEN BESS cor PER COMPANY, and it's principal place of transacting business and its principal office shall be in the town of NOgaes, Santa Cruz County, ArZona Territory But this corpora tion may also transact any Of it's business and establish and maintain offices and own, man. age, and operate all kinds of property at any place within or without the said Territory of Arizona that the Board of Directors may by resolution provide and determine and this corporation may maintain an office in the City of Kansas City, County of Jack'on, State of Missouri and hold meetings Of the Board of Directors in said city at such times as the Board of Directors may determine and any directors meetings held in said city shall be regular directors meetings.
 ARTICLE Two. The general nature of the business to be transacted by this corporation IS that of locating. buying, owning, selling, leas ing contracting for, managing, operating, developing, and improving mineral lands, mines, and mining property wherever the same may be situated also erecting. purchas- ing, leasing. managing and operating mi Us, smelters, COncenlratOrs and any and all kinds of works, machinery and appliances for the purpose of treating, reducing, handling, and | otherwise dealing in any and all kinds or ores and minerals: and also acquiring by purchase, bond. lease or by any other lawful means, and Oleratiug managing letting, selling and dis ! posing of any and all nds of property, real, personal or mixed that may be deemed proper 1 by the Board Of Directors: also to buy, h Id, nf gfo pGC nf nf har poratinn>, and also for the carrying on Of the general business of merchandising: to buy | lOcate construct, own, manage. and operate and sell toll roads and railroads: to borrow money and to contract 10 repay the same with or without interest upon such terms as the Board Of Directors may determine and for that 1 purpose to mortgage, pledge and hyp0thecate any or all Of it's property: to make such con tracts. acquire, hold, mortgage, operate and transfer such property and possess all the powers in relation thereto, as private indt- vidual may, under lhe law, possess and enjoy.
 ARTICLE THREE. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation sha be Two Million ($2,QOO,OOO.OO) Dollars, divided into Two Million (2,0O0000) shares of the par value of One ($ lO0) Dollar each, and all shares when issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable.
 ARTICLE FOUR. The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles in the office of the ountv Recorder of Santa Cruz County. A ri- zona Territory, and in the Office of the Secre- tary of the Territory of Arizona and the termi- nation thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter, but the same may be renewed from time to time for like period of twenty five , (2h) years when the holders of a majority of the issned stock shall, at any meeting duly . called and held for that purpose, vote in favor of such renewal.
 ARTICLE FIVE The management of the busi ness an the affair. of this corporation shall be vested in the Board of Directors consisting of not less than three nor more than seven persons any and all of whom shall be stock holders said directors shall be elected annual U ly by he stockholders on the first Monday after the first Tuesday of January of each year
 Nj. Miller, D B. Wallis and Martin Lyons shal be and constitute the Board of Directors unti
 the annual meeting of the stockholders in tho year 1911. The number of directors shall bt determined fom time to time by q majorl!
 vote of the issued stock or the corporation. ' The officers of this corporation shall be
 President Vice President, Secretary Treasure y and General Manager; provided that the office of Secretary and Treasurer, or President anC , General Manager may be held by the same per from among the members of the BOart
 of Directors and shall hold their office . for a term of one year and until their success
 that snch proxy shall be held and voted by
 stock holder of the corporation
 . ARTICLE NINE. These Articles may be amend ed at any regular meeting of the stOckhOdeI I by the affirmative vjte of the ajority of In ] issued stock or at any special meeting provides ! that notice Of such meeting and intende amendment has been given each stockholde V thirty days previous to the day of holding suc meeting Any special meeting of the stock IT holders may also be called at any time b ' mailing each stockhOder notice of sue
 sors are elected and qualified provided the
 are not removed from office for good an l. sufficient reason according to the laws of tn