Arizona republican., 1899-08-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the MaricoTa Copper Mines Com,
pany.


! Know all men by these presents that
We, the undersigned. Francis 1. Mes
| ton. Joseph w. Parker and Francis l.
Bellan. citizens of the United States.
| desiring 10 associate ourselves
together as body corporate.
under and in pursuance Of
the laws of the Territory of
Arizona, for the purposes hereinafter
mentioned. do make, sign and ack-
nowledge in mEltiplicate these articles
of incorporation. and do declare as
follows:
Firs-: The corporate name of this
company shall be The Maricopa Cop
per Mines Company.
Second: 2 The principal place of
transacting tbs business OF said corpo-
ration shall be in AIaricOpa county. in
the Territory of Arizona, and the
principal place Of business of said cor
f}oratiOn shall be il, the town of Phoa-
IiX. in the county of MaricoDa. in the
Territory of Arizona. with the authori
ty OF the Board of Directors of the said
company 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. ard for that purpose to acquire
by Any lawful means. and TO dispose
of by any lawful means, including alb
solute conveyance. mortgages. leases. /
and bonds. all kinds of lode and placer
MIXING claims. tunnels and tunnel
sites. to operate and mine the same,
and TO sell. lease. mortgage and dis
pose of the same.
,. TO engage in the business of !
smelling. and to construct. erect. main- |
tain, operate and acquire. by any law |
full means, and dispose of. by any law |
full means. smelling and reduction +
Works.and complete plants of machin- !
cry for the same. and 20 buy and sell /
and generally deal in the SANE. and for |
that purpose TO purchase and sell all /
kinds of ores and precious metals and /
to 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 along its
own exclusive right-of-way or through,
along. over and across streets and
other public highways in cities. towns
and villages. and al additions and
sub divisions thereof and along and
across all county or other public high
ways. whereOn railways of any kind
may h constructed, operated or maiu-
tanned: said railroads for the carriage
of freight and passengers other than
street railroads. 10 be constructed. OBJ
Grated and maintained from the prin-
cipaI works or place of business of
said company. in or adjacent to said
town of Phoenix. 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 900 feet
IN width out of. over, along and across
the lands aid tenements of those with
whom this company cannot agree for
he acquisition of a right-Of-way.
4. To engage in the business Of a
water company. and for that purpose.
by all lawful means to acquire, and
also by like means TO dispose of.
plants. machinery. tools. Implements
lnd appliances necessary or proper for
the construction, operation or mai1- /