Arizona republican., 1899-08-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. Of the Mariccpa Copper Mines Com
 pany.

] Know all men by these presents that i We, the undersigned Francis l. Mes 1 ton, Joseph w. Parker and Franc:s l. i Bellan. cJ izens of the United States
 desiring 10 associate orrselve: together as body corpora te
 under and ir pursuance oi | the laws of the Territory o1 Arizona, for the purposes thereinaftel | mentioned, do make. sign and ack; nowledige in mGltiplicate these articles of incorporation, and do declare IS follows:
 Firsl.: The corporate rame of this company shall be The Maricopa Cop per Mines Company.
 Second: The principal place of transacting the business of said corpo- ration shall be in Maricopa county. in the Territory of Arizona and the principal place Of business of said cor poration shall be ir, the town of Phoa- | nix in the county of llaricoDa. in the Territory of Arizona. with the authori- ty Of the Board of Directors of the said cGnpany to establish branch offices in places beyond the said Territory of Arizona.
 Third: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted shall be:
 1. To engage il the business of min ing, and for that purpose to acquire by any lawful means. and to dispoSa of by any lawful means. including alb sOlute conveyance. mortgages. leases, and bonds. all kinds of lode and placer mining claims. tunnels and tunnel sites n nd n and to sell. lease. mortgage and dis pose of the same
 2 To engage in the business of smeltiHg, and to construct, erect. main- tain. operate and acquire by any law ful means. and dispose of. by any law ful means. smelting and reduction works.and complete pants of machin- cry for the same. and 70 buy and sell and generally deal in the same. and for that purpose to purchase and sell all kinds of ores and precious metals and io acquire and dispose Of mill sites and all kinds of plants and ma chinery for that purpose.
 3. To construct. equip. own and ac- quire. in any lawful way. lines of rail- way for the carriage of freight or passengers. or both. either alor,g it's II. along. over and across streets and other public highways in cities. towns. and villages, and all additions and subdivisions thereof and along and across all county or other public high ways. WhereOn railways of any kind may be constructed. operated or main tained: said railroads for the carriage of freight and passengers other than street railroads. to be constructed Op- erated and maintained from the prin- cipal works or place of business of said company. in or adjacent to said town of Pho nix. to some existing rail road. turnpike or public highway any where within or at the boundary lines of the said Territory of Arizona. and there to connect with any other railroad. turnpike or pub lie highway existing or there after to be constructed, operated or maintained: and for that purpose to acquire by purchase or condemnation grounds for station houses. depOts. side tracks, switches and a right-Of-Way not exceeding one hundred G0W feet in width out of. over, along and across the lands and tenzmentS of those with whom this company cannot agree for the acquisition of right-Of-way.
 1. To engage in the business of q water company. and for that purpose. by all lawful means to acquire. and also by like means to dispose of, plants. machinery, tools. implements and appliances necessary or proper for the construction, operation or naln-