The oasis., 1910-08-13
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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 oi the Territory of Arizona, and pursuant thereto do hereby make, sign, execute. acknowledge, fle record and publish the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE ONE The names of the incorpor- ators are s. F. Johnson, Edwin NJ. Miller D. E. Wallis. and Martin Lyons, and the name o1 the corporation shall be and is QUEEN BESS COP- PER COMPANY, and it's principal place of transactiug business and its 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 establish and maintain offices, and own, man.
 age, and operate all kinds of property atany place within or without the said Territory of 1 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 Oi Missouri and hold meetings of the Board of 1 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 I business to be transacted by thls corporation IS 1 that of locating, buying owning, selllng' 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 mlls,
 smelters, ,concentrators and any and all Klnds 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 kinds of property, real,
 personal or mixed, that may be deemed proper
 by the Board of Directors: also to buy, hold,
 sell, assign and dispose of stocks Of other cor aud aIc for m aft
 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 Tor without interest upon such terms as the
 Board of Directors may determine and for that purpose to mortgage, pledge and hypothecate
 any or all of It's property: to make such con
 tracts, acquire, hold, mortgage, operate ano {. transfer such property and possess all tht powers in relation thereto, as a private indi
 vidual may, under the law, poss ess and enjoy. ARTICLE THREE. The amount of the capita
 stock of this corporation shall be Two MlllioI ($2 600 000.00) Dollars, divided into Two Million GOO OO0) shares of the par value of One 6 100 Dollar each, and all shares when issued shal : be fully paid and non assessable.
 ARTICLE FOUR. The time of the commence {. ment of this corporation shall be the date O
 the filing of these Articles in the office of tn . County Recorder of Santa Cruz County, Ari zona Territory, and in the Office Of the .Secre
 tary of the Territory of Arizona, and the termi
 nhtlO0 LHbTeOI suhll D6 bN6ubg-HNe k2DI ltdl ! thereafter. but the same may be renewed Iron A time to time for a like period of twenty-hv . (2S) years when the. holders of majority q :, the issned stock shall, at any meeting dnl u called and held for that purpose, vote in favo n of such renewal.
 u ARTICLE FIVE The management of the bus
 ness and the affairs of this corpora tion shal :, be vested in the Board of Directors cOnsistin 1 of not less than three nor more than seve !. persons any and all of whom shall be stock
 holders: said directors shall be elected annua e ly by the stockholders on the first Monda
 after the first Tuesday of January of each yea j. provided however that s. F. Johnson. Edwi !. M Miller, D. B. Wallis and Martin Lyons sha be and constitute the Board of Directors unt 2 the annual meeting of the stockholders in tn Q year 1911. The number of directors shall e determined flom time to time by majOrit # vote of the issued stock Of the corporation. 'i The officers of this corporation shall be ,e President, President, Secretary, Treasure I and General Manager; provided that the office q of Secretary and Treasurer, or President an n General Manager may be held by the same pc u son, and all of said officers shall be chose l. from among the members of the Boar
 of Directors and shall hold their offic T. for a term of enc year and until their succe