Mesa free press., 1900-06-01
Articles or Interpretation.
Afs s':@s /. OF THE u
NEW MONTANA COPPER MINING COMPANY

laws Of the Territory Of Arizoaa.s .,o..,,. gs
1. And we do hereby certify: that the Lame
Of the Corporation shall be the New Montana
Copper Mining Company.
2. That the general nature of the businoss
pfoposed to be transacted, is the ;acquisitiop by
location, purchase. lease or. otherwise, OF
mineral and agricultural lands mines, deposits
of ore. minerals. metals, .clays, stones and
other substances, and to exchange, own, oper-
ate, dispose Of, lease or sell to others such
lands, deposits OF ore, minerals, metals, clays,
stones or other substances; to mine copper,
coal iron and other minerals, metals, STONES.
cfays and other substances, and, to erect and
operate mining milling, concentrating, re-
d ducing, smelling and refining plants or works
for mining milling, reducing, smelling, re-
fning and treating said ores, minerals, metals,
ciays, stones and other substances, and to sell
and dispose of the same and the products
thereof, and to do 9 general mining ana metal
lnrgical business. y. y ,.,,. !, ss, .,..s,
To purchase. construct, erect, lease, own and
operate, pumping plants and stations, reser-
voirs, canals, bitches, waterways or pipelines
FOR the transmission, storage and conyeyanoe
of water for domestic, agricultural, manufac-
turing mining and lnstallprgical purposes.
To construct, build. purchase, rsns.,own and
operate, electric and other plsntss for the pro-
dustion Of power and light and the necessary
wire linss or other means for the transmission
of light and power generated for its own use.
OF for the sale of said power and light to others.
To construct. build, purchase, lease. own and
operate wire and other tranways or railways to
be operated by steam or other power, and also
steam -boats and other vessels for the transpot-
tation and conveyance of its own minerals.
metals, stones. marls, clays or other property
and freight for its own.use and operations.
To do general mercantile and merchandise
business, and purchase, rens. lease, or acquire
roal estate and own the same, and sell such
portions az it may not require for its own use
tSG r. others.
To lay out towns, and sell and dispose OF lots
therein and improve the same. ~. -. ,heA I
To mortgage its real and personal PROPERTY,
and issue bonds thereon. and to do all things
pegnaissible BY the laws under which this COM;
pany is incorporated 1875, * - i
8. That the principal place Of business ct
said Corporation shall be at Phoenix, Arizonai,
and the places outside Of saads Territory, where
f May keep ifs efioes and transact its bnsiness
sre the State Of Montana, Cities, Of New York
Statasat New, York; Boston, State of Massachu-
setts, Philadelphia Pennstlvania, and else
where In the United States and Europe, the
same a. if specifically set forth in this Certi-
6cate.
): L., That the Araodnt Of capital stock author
ICED ID Twenty-Five hundred thousand dollars
l$2 ,000) and the number Of shArss into
which it its divided is two hundred and fifty
thnuaand t$250,00 of the par value OF ten dol
ars $4,000, each, which amount is to be paid
IN, in real or personal property, contracts,
agreements machinery, labor. merchandise,
materials AND. cash or otherwise in the d.scrs-
Hon of the Beard osnirectose,> .gpQR the issue
md delivery of said stock from time to time.
s.. That the time OF the commencement of
'aid oorpotatiouein the fyst day Of February,
one thousand nine hundred and the time of its
'erlninAtion is the First day Of EeRsqssy. ainez
;een hundred and twenty-five (1s25.J
Or That 1.-The officers of said corporation to
,onduct its affairs shall consist Of a Board OF
Directors, composed Of seven (7) members, to
20 elected, at . general meeting of the stock
seldars upoa the 6liRgof this,ae rtifcste Of in
corporation. They shall hold office for one
rear. or until their succeesors are elected. The
Directors will elect from among their number
, PRECEDENT and VICE. President, they will also
'leet an Executive Committee Of three MEM
oers, Secretary and Treasurer, General mana
ger, and such other officers and agents rs they
may require, who need not be directors.
u That the highest amount OF indebtedness
10 which this corporation is at any time to sub
ect ITSELF is 1--we hundred thousand, doll .rs
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o. That the private property of each officer,
Director and Stockholder of said c,rporxtion
s to be exempt from all corporate debts. 81
In. witness whereof, we have hereunto set our
aanassand seals this First dsy of. Eebrusry "A.
D. Nineteen hundred (1soo9 4*zSigasd and sealed
IN presence OF BLANCHE IRENE BRAcKErr,
CHARLES HALL ADAMS
LESTER 3. SMITH, 100 Shares. =. >. EHeall
sAMuEL sTnRN' 100 Shares. [SeaL]
JEROME O'NEIL, 100 Shares, [Seal.1
of:Massachusetts, Of @a:
County Of Suffolk, SO.
On this lst day of February, A. D. 1900. beaote.
ne the subscriber, a Commiseiouer of Arisona
Eszrisofys rssiding in, the City Of Boston, and
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,, personally
appeared Lester 8. Smith, Samuel Stern and
Jerome QNeil, known to me to be the persons
described in and who executed tho within ar
icies OF incorporation and seyerally acknowl-
'dged to me that they executed the same freely
md Voluntarily for the nses and purposes
herein set forth. .. g.. -. "a;
Given undermy hand and official seal the day
md xeAr IN this certificate above written =. =.
!. NSeaD -. CHAss HALLApAMs. q
Commissioner of Arizona Territory. .. y.
Oct. l. 4. stamp cancelled.
!enatO ~ Gf Ma1Enan Arizona, SIS.
l, y. W. Sheridan, County Recorder in and
or the County and Territory aforesaid, hereby
|estify that I have compared the. foregoing
'opy with the original. Articles of incorporation
Il the New Montana Copper Mining Company
lied and reco rded in my office on the 7th day
Il February. 1890 In Book No. 8, of Interpretations
t PAGE TT, and that the same 10 q, full. true
nd correct COPY Of such original and ,ot the
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With So my hand and seal of Office this 7th
lay OF February. A. d. 1900. =, ,s;,,.: :.
SeaD' - il :. !. :. F.W. SHERIDAN,
County Recorder.
BY c. W. Barnett, Dep.
Oct ]. R. sbAmp cancelled