Mesa free press., 1900-06-29
Articles OF incorporation.
.san OF THE
NEW MONTANA COPPER MINING COMPANY

NEW MONAaNA COfHER MINING COMPANY
Know all men by these presents: that we the
undersigned. Lester s. Smith. Samuel starn
and Jerome O'Neil. all of Boston. Mass. b,va
this day associated ourselves togettor for the
purpose of forming corporation under tho
laws of the e'Territory of A1zola
1. And we do hereby certify: that tnei- aino
of the Corporstion Shall be the New Montana
Copper Mining COMPANY.
2. That the general nature of the bns;noso
proposed to be transacted, is the acoui. ition nv
location, purchase; lease, or otherwise. of
mineral anu agricultural ia.ds mines, deposits q
OF ore. minerals, metals, Eleyg; stones and
other substances and to exchange own. 'o,,er-
ate, dispose OF, lease or sell to Others hucE
lands, deposits ofore. minerals, metals claSs
! stones or other sunstances; to mine coiJ,Jer
coal. iron and other minerals, metals at inass
clays and other substances, iana to erect an.
o:erate mining. milling, concehtra ing, re-
ducins, smelling and refining PLANTS or works
for mining. taillinl. reducing, sme!tiGk, re
inning and tresting said ores, minerals, rfietals
| clays, stones and other substances, and t. sl
and dispoeeYof the same add the p odaotl
thereof; and tOs1o general mining and metatt
70 purchase. construct, Greet, leaae, owl &l I
operate pumping plants and stations, reser.
vo1rs, canals, bitches, water-wayseor pipe-lineet
Tor the transzhissifn, storage and con veyance
OF water far domestic, agricuh1fkl, msi,uf ac--
turing, mining and IN" taliurgical PURPOSES.
To con tructs Ruildd, purehases gent, qwsn and
operate, electric and other plants for the pro-
duction of power and light and the nee ssary
wire lines, or other means for the trans mission
| or light and power generated for its own use
OF for the aale Gf said power and light to othe T.
Io const;fet, bsil9 .plrehases fsqse, own and
opetate wire and other tranvays or r;i1ways 70
be operated hy s; cam ur other power, and alse
steanl-boats and ether vesseis g sor the traps,,r-
tation al.t c"Gyegar,; of its own miner ala
metals, stones, marie, clays or other property
IsAnd freight for It's own.use ami operations.
g To doa general mercantile and merchandise
business, and purchase, rem. lease, or ACQUIRE
real estate and own the same and sell such
portions as it may not require for it's own use
t. others.
To lay out towns. and sell and diopose of lots
therein aud improve the saue., ...
I" mortgage its real and pers6hal pf6serty,
and issua bonds thereon, and to do all things
permissible " the laws under which this com
pany is incorphrated. -
s. That tka pIincipal place of business of
said qorporatiohEshEl II be tBhosnix, Ar.zona,
and the places outside of eald Territory, whesFe
it may keep it's etice4 aid transact it's business
are Che State of Montana Cities of New rk.
State OK New York; Boston, State of Massachu-
setts, Philadelphia, Pennsy lvania, ana else
where in the United States and Europe, the
same as if specifically set forth in this Certi-
fcate. :
That the amount of capital stock author
lied ls Twenty-Five hundred thousand dollars
t$2 2.5OO,0O0) and the number of share into
which it its divided is two hundred and fifty
th"us- nd ($25O0O0) of the par value of ten do
lars 5000 each, which amount is to be paid
in, in real or personal property, contracts,
agreements, machinery, labor, merchandise,
materials and cash "r otherwise in tie acre-
tin Of the Board of Iirectorn, upon tie Issue
and da livery OF said stock from tinle tc tisae
s. That the time Of the CONNIE n cssmSsllt, cf
saiA corporation in the first day OF February.
one Thousand nine hundrStf and thu tine of it's
tersn nation is The First day of F. bruary nine
sefa hif4drad and tEents=aye 1925.)
6. That the officers of said corporation To
cocauct its, affairs shan consist of u E.aro O:
Directors, Composed or I" von (7) members, to
be eiocted, at general meeting of rho stock
holders upon the fling of this certificate of in
corporation. They shall hold office f T one
year. or until thr;r Successors are elect j. The
Dlrart'Irs will elect from among their number
President and Vice President, they will also
elect an Executive Committee of three MEM
bers, Secretary and Treasurer, General m ma
ger, and snoh other officers and agents as they
may require, whb need not be directors.
T.. That the highest amount of indebtedness
I" winch this corporation Is at any time tn sub
lact itself, is fivs hundred thousand dollars
l$50O.0OU) . - f.'.'''
g. That the private property Of each officer.
pIrector and Stockholder of said corporation
Is to he exempt from all cor r2orate debrs
In with 'ss whr roof, we have hereunto set onr
hands and as. this First day osf February A
u. Nineteen hundred Q9OO). Signed and sealed
IN presence or BLANCHE IRENE BRAcKsTT,
'H.kLEs HALL ADAMS.
LESTER 8. SMITH, 100 Shares. lseal.
SAMUEL STERN, 10J y area, "a 1seag.1
JEROME O'NgIL f00sShsres, Iseal.i
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ~
e z u ty Of i3'ttllk SIS.
Cfy oi Bog oh:i Il.
0" = is lsr day of February, A. D. 1910 before
'ne 'te q, ,aacrb'r Comm ssioaer OF arizona
errit''N reading in the City "f Boston. and
t"42m"nwealth Of Mas a,husetts, persnGallv
app Lester i. Smith, Samuel Stern and
J"'9';s = Neil, kn'w M to b, ths persons
dessr'o q a and who executed tho within ar
tses a ncorpoTa'i"o aad 'everally ,aoknowl-
edg%d 70 m that th"y EXECUTED the same freely
and v" -st"r1iy for the uees and purposes
therein set S.,rti
Gis<n uader my hand and off ial seal the day
and year in tn, dertifcatD alb W written.
tSH@D CHls. HALE ADAMS
. 'nln' 'ssioner II arizona Territory.
Ioet. l. Il stamp cancelled.
Torritory s or,f Of t,.5.r:,la Ar:a,na, SIS.
Z, ". Shari IAN, Couny Recorder in and
for the County and Territory aforesaid, hereby
certify t at ! lave compared the foregoing
copy with t. nri inal 5rticles Of Innorpo att N
If Tie New . ntAna Copper Mining CONF auy
Fled and reco led in my office on the 7th day
81 FAbruars 1900 in Book No & of nrn,r.t;onS