The oasis., 1910-08-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -oF THE QUEEN BESS COPPER COMPANY.

QUEEN BEss COPPER COMPANY.
 KNow ALL MEN KY THESE PRESENTS: That we the underSigned residents Of the County of Ja kSon: state of Missouri, have thlS day ASSucialcd ourselves tOgeth lar the purpose of organizing corporation under the laws of the Territory Ot Al hizunH, and pursuant th, retO do hereby make, sign, execute, HckuuW edge, file, rec ri and publish the following Articles of lncurpura tion:
 ARTICLE ONE The names of the incorpor. atorS are s F. Johnson, Edwin NJ. Miller B. Wallis And Martin Lyons and lhe name Of the corporation shall be and is QUEEN BtSS COP PER COMPANY, and it's principal place of tranSacting business and it's principal office shall be in the town of Nogales, santa Cruz County, AriZona Territory: But this corpora tion may also transact any Of its business and esta ablish and maintain offices and own. man a!e. 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 cooperation may mainsalr an ot1ce in the City of KansHs City, County of Jack on, state 0t 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 tu be transacted by thls corp ration Is that of locating buying owning, selling. leas- ing, contracting for, managing, operating, developing, and improving mineral lands, mines, and min ng nToperty wherever the same may be situated also erecting purchas. ing. l asing managing and operating mi Is, Smelters, conc ntraturS and any and all kinds Of works, mach nery and appliances fnr the purpose of treating, reducing, handling, and Otn rW tse dealing m any and all kinds ol ores and minerals :and also acquiring by purchase, bond lease or by any other lawful mems, and operating. managing letting, selling and dis posing of any amt all ndS rf property, real, purSnnsl or mixed, that may be deemed pr 'p' T by the Board nf Directors: also to bny. h Id, sell, assign and dispose of stocks of other cor pnrAti n>. and also for th- carrying on ui the general business of merchandising: Co buy lcAte, construct, own, manage. and operate AI Se tell roads and railroads: to borrow money and tO contract 10 repay the same with or without interest upon such terms d. the B iHrn of Directors may determine and for that purpose tO mortgage. D edge and hypUthecHte any or all of it's property to make such con tracts arqure, hold. mortgage operate and transfer Sucu property and posses all the powers in relation thereto as pr'vate indi. yiiual may, under he law, possess and enjoy.
 ARTICLE THREE. The amUunt Of the capital stock Oi this corporation shall be Two Million t$l,C00O0ntU) Dollars, divided into Two Million (2.tu0 00o) shares of the par value of One (S lJO Dollar each. and all shares when issued shall be fully paid and nOn-asSesSable.
 ARTICLE FOUR The time Oi the commence ment of this corporation shall be the date Of the ming or t0cSe AFtlcleS lli the nlIce or the ountv Recorder of Santa Cruz County. Ari- zoma Territory, and in the Office of the Secre tary of the Territory of Arizona. and the termi- nation thereof shall be twenty-fvs (2O years thereafter but the same m y be renewed from | time to time fur a like periOd of twenty five (2H) years when the holders of a msjoTity oi the issned stock shall, at any meeting duly called al d held for that purpose, vote in favor of such renewal.
 ARTICLE FIVE. The management of the busi | ha affa fl afs fiffa cbal be vested in the BOafd 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 ] ly by thr stockholders on the first Monday after the first Tuesday of January of each year ! provided how yer that $. Johnson. Edwin NJ. Miller, D B. Wallis and Martin Lyons shall be and constitute the B0ard of Directors unti i the annual meeting of the stockholders in the ! year 1911. The nun Der Of directors shall be 1 determined from time to time by majority y vote of the issued stock of the corporation. | The officers of this corporation shall be ' President. Vice Pre,ident secretary, Treasurer { and General Manager. provided that the office of Secretary and Treasurer, or President and
 General Manager may be held bg the same per Isli, and all Ol sai1 officers shall be chOspT ! from among the members of the BOarC 1 of Directors and shall hold their Offi"e i for a term nf eue year and until their sncres
 that such proxy shall be held and voted bl 1 stoekhnlder of the corporation.
 ARTICLE NINE These Articles may be amend ] ed at any regular meeting Of the StOckhOldeI
 by the affirmative V ite of the majority of lh
 issued stock or at any special meeting provided
 that otice of such meeting and intended
 amendment has been given each stockholde thirty days previous to the day of holding sucl
 meeting Any special meeting of the stock
 holders may also he called at any time b.
 mailing each Stockholder a notice of suci
 sOrs are elected and qualified provided the
 are not removed from offce for a good an l sufficient reason AccordinP to the lnWs of th