Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1900-05-18
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NEW MONTANA COPPER MINING COMPANY

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NEW MONTANA COPPER MINING COMPANY
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/ Know all men by these ipressnts that we the
undersigned. Lester 8. Smith. Samuel Stern
and Jerome O'Neil. all Of Boston, Mass, have
this day associated ourselves together for the
purpose Of forming corporation under the
laws Of the Territory Of Arizona, -.
!. l.. And we do hereby certify: that the name
of the Corporation shall be the New. Montana
Copper Mining Company.
/. 2. That the general nature OF the business
proposed TO be transacted, is the acauisition by
location, purchase, lease, or otherwise, of
mineral and agricultural lands mines, deposits
OF pre-. 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, {nstals, clays,
stones or other Substances; to mine copper.
coal, iron and other minerals, metals, stones
clAys and other substance, and to erect land
operate mining, nsll,ng, eoncentra, ing, re-
ducing smelling and refining plants OF works
for mining, milling. reducing. smeltins. re-
timing and treating said ores, minerals, metals
clays, stones and other ca distances, and to sell
and dispose Of the same. and the .ptt;oducta
thereof, and TO dc. 9 general mining and metal
~ purchase, construct, erect, Lease, own and
operate pumping plants and stations; reser-
voirs, canals, bitches, waterways or pipelines
for the transmission, storage snd.conyeyancs
o. water for domestic, agricultural, mannfac-
turing mining and IN tallurgicA purposes
To con. truct, build. purchase. rent, own and
operate, electric and other plants for the pro-
duotion Of power and light and the necessary
wire lines, or other means for the transmission
OF light and power generated for its own use
or for the sale of said power and light to others
To construct. onild, purchase, lsase, own and
operate wire and other tranways or railways tl
be operated bEsteam qr other power. and also
steamboats, and other vessels for the transpor-
tation and conveyance vt its own minerals
metals, stones, marle, clays OF other property
| and freight for its own.use aud operations.
To DO ageneral mercantile aud merchandise
business, and purchase, rens, lease, or. acquire
real estate and own the same, and sell such
| to others
To lay ouE towns and sell and dispose of lots
thSssin and improve the same. - T.
To mortgage it's real and personal property
and issue bonds thereon, and to do all things
permissible by the laws npder which this COM
pany is incorporated.
s., That the principal place of business OF
said csgps9EEation shall bs Ct phoeaix4 Arizona,
and fhesplSces outside of sald Territory, where
it may keep its ef;ces and transact it's business
arAths State Of MSntana, Cities of New York,
State Of New York; Boston, State Of Massachu-
setts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and else
where in the United States and Europe, the
same az if officially set forth in this Certi-
tcaSe. -. :. h N.ss., ~
T.: That the amount Of capital stock author
ICED is Twenty live hundred Thousand dollars
t$2 100000 and the number of share, into
which it its divided is two hundred and fifty
Thousand ($250,OOO) of the par value Of ten dol
lars t$iO.00' each, which amount is TO he paid
in, in real or personal property, contracts,
agreements. machinery, labor. merchandise
materials and cash OF otherwise in the sore
ton of the Board Of Directors, upon the issue
and delivery of said stock FROM time to time. :.
s. That the time Of the 4aommencemeat. OF
said corporation in the first day Of February,
Onesthoqsand pine hundred and the time Of its
termination issthe tirst day-of +, hFasry. ming
teen,hu1dred and twenty-five (1aa5.)
8. That; the officers Of raid corporation to
conduct itsaffairs shall consist of a Board OF
Directors, composed Of seven {7) members. to
be elected, at . general meeting of the stock
holders upou the filing of this certificate of in
corporation. They shall hold office f one
year. or until their successors are elected. The
Directors will elect from among their number
President and Vice-President, they will also
elect an Executive Committee of three men,
bers. Secretary and Treasurer, General mana
ger, and such other officers and agents az they
may require, who need not be directors.
2. That the highest amount of indebtedness
to which this corporation is at any time to sub
ject itself. Is .fsa hundred thousand dollars
(ss00.OOQ). i ... =.
- That the private property of each ofieer,
Director and StOekholder Of said corporation
is te he exempt from all corporate deb,s
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our
hands and seals, this First day Of February A.
D. Nineteen hundred $500. Signed and sealed
ip presence Of BLANCHE IRENE BRAoxETT,
-, q. CHARLES HAEb ADAMS
LESTER 3. Smith, 100 Shares. [Seal
SAMUEL STERN. 100 SHARES, lSeal.1
JEROME O'NEIL, 100 Shares. EGeal.]
GSanss oi ssfa e Massachusetts
City OF Boston. ;"
On this.lst day of February, H. D. 1900, before
meAhe, 81 bscriber, a Commissioners of Arizona
Territory residing in the City Of Boston and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, per sonally
| appeared Lester B. Smith. Samuel Stern and
Jerome, @ Neil. known to me to, be the persons
described in and who executed tho; within ar
ticles of Incorporation and severaAy acknowl-
edged to me that they executed, the same freely
and voluntarily for the. lses and purposes
therein set forth. -.
Given under my hand and official seal the dag
apd year in this certificate above written,
Il, aseaD i, >.y4 i: ,CAAs. HALL. ADAAs.
Commissioners of Arizona Territory. !.
I0ct. l, r. stamp cancelled.
Territory of Arizona,
County of Maricopa. CD
Il, n, W, Sheridan, County Recorder in and
for the County and Territory aforesaid, hsreby
certify that have compared the foregoing
copy with the original Articles of incorporation
Of the New Montana Copper Mining Company