Mesa free press., 1900-08-10
Articles Of Incorporation.
Of TIE
NEW NEW MONTANA COPPER MINING COMPANY

nd Jerome ONeil, all Of Boston, Mass, have
his day associated ourselves togettor for the
urpose of forming a corporation under the
AVIS Of the Territory of Arizona.
I. And we do hereby certify: that the anne
t the Corporation shall be the New Montana
Mining Company.
g. That the general nature of the busino.s
Proposed to be transacted is the acquisition by
ocaf.on' purchase, leasse, OF 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.
clays and Other substances, and to erect and
operate mining. milling, oonoentra ing, re-
q dqcing, smelling and refining plants or works
for mining. millin<. reducing, sme ting. re-
lining and treating said ores, minerals metals,
clays, stones and other su distances, and to sell
and dispose Of the same and the products
thereof, and to do a general mining and metal
lurgical business,
TO purchase, construct, erect, lease, own and
operate pumping plants and stations, reser-
voirs, canals, bitches, Waterways or pipelines
for the transmission, storage and conveyance
of water for domestic, agricultural, manufac-
turing, mining and Iuataliurgical purposes.
To const truct, build, purchase, rent, own and
opsIate, electric and other plants for the pro-
duction Of power and light and the nec ssary
wire lines. or other means for the transmission
of light and power generated for its own use,
or for the sals of said power and light to others
To construct, build, purchase, lease, own and
operate wire and other tranways or railways to
pc operated by steam or other power, and also
steamboats, and other vessels for the transpor-
tation and conveyance uf 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, rent, lease. or acquire
real estate and own the same, and sell such
portions as it may not require for its owp use
{ others.
10 lay out towns, and ell and dispose of lots
therein and improve the same.
To mortgage its real and personal property,
and issue bonds thereon, and to do all things
permissible by the laws under which this com
pany is incorporated.
8. That the principal place of business of
said CORPORATION shall be at Phoenix, Arizona,
and the places outside of sald Territory, where
It may keep its efices and transact it's business
are the State of Montana, Cities of New York,
State of New York; Boston, State of Massachu-
setts, Philadelphia, nnsylvania, and else
where in the United States and Europesthe
same as If specifically set forth in this Certi-
fcate
That the amount of capital stock author
ized is Twenty-Five hundred Thousand dollars
l$2 .50O,00O) and the number of share into
which it it's divided is two hundred and fifty
thousand ($25OOOO) of the par ya1Ae of ten dol
lars $4,000 each, which amount is to be paid
in. in real or pefsonal property, contracts,
agreements, machinery, labor. merchandise,
materials and cash or otherwise in the scre-
tion of the Board of Directors, upon the issue
and delivery of said stock from time 10 time.
5. That the time of the commencement of
said corporation in the first day Of February,
one thousand nine hundred and the time of it's
termination is the First day of F bruary nine
teen hundred and twenty-five (1925.)
g. Dhat the officers of said corporation to
conduct its affairs shall consist of Boaro of
Directors, composed of seven (7 members, to
be elected, at a general meeting of the stock
holders upon the filing of this certificate of in.
corporation. They shall hold office for one
year, or until their successors are elected. The
Directors will elect from among their number
q President and Vice President, they will also
elect an Executive Committee of three mem
bers,, Secretary and Treasurer, General mana
Ser, and such other officers and agents rs they
may require, who need not be- directors.
z. That the highest amount of indebtedness
to which, this corporation is at any time to sub
ject itself, is five hundred thousand dollars
($5OO.OOO).
D. That the private property of. each officer>
Director and Stakeholder of said corporation
Ia to be exempt from all corporate debts.
In witness whereof. we have hereunto set oul
handsand seals, this First ds4 of February A.
D. Nineteen hundred de6O) Signed. and sealed
in presence of BLANCHE IRENE BRAoKErr.
'"1''," - ''Jt HkRLEs Hall, ADaMs.
LESTER 8, SMITH, 100 Shares. lSeaL
SAMUEL STERN. 100 Shares, lSeaI.1
JEROME O'NEIL. 400 Shares ISeal. I
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts,
County of Suffolk, SO.
City of Boston.
On this, ,1st day OF. Februarys A. D. 1900. befor,
me the Subscriber, Commissioner of Arizon,
Territory, rsaidihe in the City of Boston, anc
Commpnwaanh of Massachusetts,, PERSONAL,
appeared Lester 8. Smith, Samuel Stern an,
jerome o Neil, known to me to be the person.
descfibed in and who executed the within ar
ticies Of Incorporated and severally acknowl
edged to me that they executed the same freel
and voluntarily for the uses and purpose
therein set forth. ''
Given under my hand and official seal the da
and year in this certificate above written.
(SeaO CHAs. HALL ADAMS.
Commissioner of Arizona Territory.
loot. 1, Il. stamp cancelled.
Territory of Arizona,
County Of Maricopa. 3d.
l, y. w. Sheridan, County Recorder in an,
for the County and Territory aforesaid, hereb
certify that have compared the foregoin,
copy with the original Articles of Incorporation
of the New Montana Copper Mining Compan
fled and reco rded in my Office on the 7th da
of February, 1900 in Book No. 8. of Corporation
at pSeS'--, and that the same is a full, tru
and correct copy of such original and OF tn
whole thereof
with So my hand and seal Of office this I'll
day of February; A. d! 1900. On