The oasis., 1910-07-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -oF THE QUEEN BEsS COPPER COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned residents of the County of Jackson, State of Missouri, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of organizing corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and pursuant thereto do hereby make, sign, execute, acknowledge, file, record and publish the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE ONE. The names of the incorpor- ators are s. F. Johnson, Edwin Nj. Miller D. B. Wallis and Martin Lyons. and the name of the corporation shall be and is QUEEN BkSS 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, Arlzona Territory: But this corpora tion may also transact any oi 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 Jackson, 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- 1 ing, contracting for, managing, operating, l developing, and improving mineral lands, mines, and mining property wherever the
 
 | ing, leasing, managing and operating mills, l smelters, coneentrators 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 of ores and minerals: and also acquiring by purchase, bond, lease or by any other lawful means and | operating, managing letting, selling and dis posing of any and all klnds of property, real, personal or mixed, that may be deemed proper by the Board of Directors: also to buy, h, Id, sell, assign and dispose of stocks of other cor porations, 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 to repay the same with or without interest upon such terms as the Board of Directors may determine and for that purpose to mortgage, pledge and hypotheeate 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 indi- vidual may, under the law, possess and enjoy.
 ARTICLE THREE. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Two Million (s2, ,0O0, ,000,00 Dollars, divided into Two Million
 (2000,00O) shares of the par value of One tS l00) 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, 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 a like period of twenty five
 (2F) years when the holders of a majority ol
 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 bus ness and the affairs of this corporation shall
 be vested in the Board of Directors consisting , of not less than three nor more than sever
 persons any and all of whom shall be stock
 holders: said directors shall be elected annual ly by the stockholders on the first Monday after the first Tuesday of January of each year , provided however that s. F. Johnson, Edwir
 Nj. Miller, D. B. Wallis and Martin Lyons sha J be and constitute the Board of Directors unt 1 the annual meeting of the stockholders in tn,
 year lqll The number of directors shall bC determined flom time to time by majority
 vote of the issued stock of the corporation The officers of this corporation shall be
 President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasures and General Manager; provided that the office
 of Secretary and Treasurer or President ant General Manager may be held by the same per
 son, and all of said officers shall be choser from among the members of the BoarC
 of Directors and shall hold their office . for term of one year and until their success