The oasis., 1912-09-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE ARAPAHOE COPPER COMPANY.

THE ARAPAHoE COPPER COMPANY. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. That we, the undersigned, A. J. Fowler, Gold ing Fairfield and k. B Fowler all of Denver Colorado. have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corpora tion under the laws of the State of Arizona and for that purpose do adopt the following charter:
 ARTICLEI
 The name of this company shall be THE ARAPAHOE COPPER COMPANY.
 ARTICLEII
 This company shall keep an office at Nogales, Arizona, and may keep other principal offices and places of business at Denver Colorado. and at such other places as the Board of Direc- tors may establish at which place Or places all meetings of ncorporators, stockholders and directors may be held, and all corporate busi- ness may be transacted.
 The principal place of business of said com pany in the State of Arizona shall be at Nogales.
 This company shall have the right to trans act all business herein provided for including mining, in the United States and in the Republic of Mexico, and at all other places selected by the Board of Directors.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the capital stock of this cor
 
 Thousand Dollars (Sl,500,000) divided into Fifteen Thousand (Sl5,000) shares of One Hun dred Dollars ($l0O) each, par value, and said capital stock shall be paid up at the date of it's issuance, or at such time as the Board of Directors may designate, in money, property, labor, or any other valuable right or thing and the judgment of the Board of Directors or managing officers as to the value thereof shall be conclusive
 ARTICLE " The general nature of the business in which this corporation shall engage IS as follows: Mining. and the reduction of ore in all ways; the locating, and acquiring by purchase, or in any other lawful way, including leasing, of all kinds of mining property; buying, selling and leasing real estate and personal property of all kinds; building, acquiring, and operating mills and smelters for the reduction of ore; ; erecting and operating transportation lines for the transportation of ore and mineral products ; | borrowing money, loaning money, giving and taking security of all kinds therefor: issuing, buying and selling and exchanging corporate securities, bonds notes, deeds of trust mort gages and securities of all kinds; transporting ore and mineral products, in all lawful ways; {; and doing each and every thing necessary or | incident to any or all of the business above specified
 ARTICLE V. The affairs of this corporation shall be con- ducted by Board of Directors consisting of three (3) members, and M. B. Burke, John W. Peart and J Condit Smith shall be the directors of said Ompany for the first year of | it's existence, or until their successors are elected and qualified. l The Directors of said company shall be elected on the third Monday in January of each year, as provided by the bylaws.
 ARTICLE VI. 1 The highest amount of liability that this company shall subject itself to at any time, and the largest amount of indebtedness, either direct or contingent, that it shall incur, shall not exceed One Million Dollars,
 ARTICLE VII.
 This corporation is formed to endure for twenty-five (25) years after the execution of these articles but such period may be renewed romtime to time, for periods not exceeding twenty-five years at time, perpetually.
 ARTICLE VIII The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be, and is hereby made, forever exempt from all liability for it's debts or obligations
 ARTICLE TX.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be and is hereby made forever -assessable, for | all purposes.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 7th day of August, A. D. 1912.
 A. J. FOWLER, (SeaD. GOLDING FAIRFIELD, (SeaD
 E. B. FOWLER, (SeaD.