The copper era., 1900-06-28
Articles of Incorporation
Copper Mining Company.
OF THE

We, Charles A. Ross, Charles M. Shannon and George Hormeyer, have this day asso- ciated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the provisions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and especially an Act of the Legislative As sembly thereof, entitled '.An Act Concerning Corporations, approved March 8, 1887, for the purpose of engaging in and carrying on the lawful business, enterprises and pur- suits hereinafter named and specified:
 And we do hereby make, subscribe and ac- knowledge according to law these Articles of Incorporation, in triphcate, and certify and declare:
 The name assumed by this corporation, and by which it shall be known, is the Medler Copper Mining Company, and it's principal place of transacting business is in the town of Clifton, County of Graham, Territory of Arizona, and the time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the day of filing these articles of incorporation in the office of the County Recorder of the said County of Graham, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 II.
 The general nature of the business pro posed to be transacted, is, mining and to ac- quire by location, purchase or otherwise, mines of copper, gold, silver, lead, coal and mines of all other kinds and nature Whatso- ever, and to operate, lease orssen the same; to erect and maintain mills, reduction works, concentrators, and any and all kinds of mining and milling machinery; to ac- quire, construct, own and operate railways, tramways and wagon roads; to erect, oper- ate and maintain boarding houses, hotels. and to do general merchandise business; to acquire by purchase, location and in any other lawful manner, real estate, lands and all other kinds of property, real, personal and mixed electrical appliances for driving machinery where electricity is applicable, telephones and telegraph hnes electric lights; to build, construct, own and control water ditches, fumes and pipe lines, and reservoirs; and to alienate, sell, lease, demise and dispose of the same, or any part thereof as well any other property this corpora tion possesses, be seized of or be entitled to; to borrow money and contract to repay the same at such time or times and with such rate of interest as it's Board of Directors deem proper and see it; and to mortgage or pledge all or any part Of the property which this corporation may hereafter acquire, to secure payment of such money with interest, or to secure the payment of any debt of this corporation with such interest thereon as it may be legally obliged to pay.
 III.
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be five hundred thousand dollars, divided into twenty thousand shares of the par value of twenty-five dollars each, and the time when, and the conditions upon which it is to be paid, are follows, to-wit: The whole thereof, immediately upon making subscription therefor, and the said stock shall be fully paid for before issued, and non-assessable thereafter.
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 The highest amount of indebtedness to which this corporation is to subject itself, or become liable for, is the sum of twenty thousand dollars.
 V.
 The stockholders of this corporation and their private property shall be exempt from the corporate debts of this corporation.
 VI.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be, and they shall be conducted by Board of Directors, consisting of three persons, who shall be elected annually in April by the stockholders from among their number, at such time, and in such manner, as shall be prescribed by the Bylaws of this corpora