Mesa free press., 1900-06-15
articles OF incorpora tioI,-.; r.;
OF THE = &
NEW MONTANA COPPER MINING COMPANY

hnoW all men Dy these presents: that we the
undersigned, Lester s. Smith. Samuel Stern
and Jerome O'Neil. all of Boston, Mass, have
this day associated ourselves together for the
purpose OF forming a corporation under the
laws of the Territory of Arizona.
1. And we do hereby certify: that the Iame
Of the Corporation shall be the New Montana
Copper Mining Company.
| 2. That the general nature of the busiuoss
proposed to be transacted, is the acquisition 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
clsys and other Substances, and to erect ana
o,eIate mining, milling, concentra ing, re-
ducing, smelling and refining plants or works
for m ming. millipz, redncings 5. sinsiting. re-
fining and treating said ores, minerals, metals,
clays, stones and other substances, and to sell
and dispose of the same and the -oducts
thereof, and to DO 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 lnstallurgi, al purposes.
To cons truct, build, purchase, rent, own and
operate, electric and other plants for the pro-
duction OF power and light and the necv ssary
wire lines. other means for the transmission
of light and power generated for its own use
for the sale of said power and Zig hit 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
steamboats, and other vessels for the transpor-
tation and conveyance of its own minerals
metals, stones, marls, clays or other property
and freight for it's own.use and operations.
To do a general mercantile aud merchandise
business, and purchase. rent lease, or acquire
rial estate and own the same, and sell snch
portions as it may not require for its own use
t. others.
To lay out towns. and sell and dispose of lots
therein and improve the same.
To mortgage its real and personal pro.,erty
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
fsaid Corporation sh Ill b. at Phoenix. Arizona
and the places outside of sald Territory, where
it may keep its efhcss and transact it's .hasiness
taee the State of Montana, Cities of New Y .rk
State Of New York; Bostos. Sta 9 of Massaehu
f;satts, Philadelphia. .Pennsylvania, and else.
whore in the United States and Europe, the
same if specifically set forth in this Certi-
icate. <; g..
That the amount of capital stock author
ized is Twenty-Five hundred thous md dollars
t$2 h00.0OO) and the number of share into
which it its divided is tw, hundred and fifty
thousand (S25O,OOO) Of the par value of ten dol
/ lars $1,000 each, which amOnnt is to be paid
in, in real or personal property contracts,
agreements, machinery, labor. merchandise,
materials and cash ar other wise in the d sore
tinn of the Board Of Directors, upon the issue
and delivery Of said stock from time to time.
| 5. That the time of the commencement of
said corporation ip the first day of February,
one Thousand nine hundred and the time of it's
terra nation is the irst day of hruary. nine-
iteen hundred and twenty-five pe25.)
6. That the OH 'ers Of laid corporation to
conduct it's affairs shall consist Of Board Of
Directors, composed qf seven ID members. to
be elected, at general meeting of Ihe stock
holders uppo the ing 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
| a President and Vice-President, they will also
| elect an Executive Committee of three mem
bers, Secretary and Treasurer, General m ma
ger, and snch other officers and agents rs they
may require, who need not be directors
7. That the highest amouat of indebtedness
t" which this corporation il, at any time to sub
ieot itself. is FIVE hundred thousand dollars
($5OO.OoO), >
g. That the private property Of each officer.
tAirectorsand Stookholder of said 6 ,rporation
is to be exempt from all corporate, ,dab,s.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and SEALS. this First day of February A.
d. Nineteen hundred Q9OO). Signed and sealed
in presence Of BLANCHE IRENE BRACKETT.
@ $, CHARLES HALL ADAMS.
LESTER 3. SMITH, 100 Shares. ISeaLl
SAMUEL STERN, 10) s ares, ISeaI1
jerome O'NEIL. 100 Shares, TSeai.1
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 49,.
County of Suffolk, ss.
| City of Boston.
On THE Let day of February, A. d. 1900. before
me the subscriber, a Comm ssioner of ,rizona
Territory, residing in the City Of Boston. and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,, personallv
appeared Lester 3. Smith, Samuel Stern and
! Jerome ONeil, known to me to be the persons
described in and who execnte1 the within ar
ucles of incorporation and severany ac knowl-
edged to me that they executed the same freely
and voluntarily for the uses and purposes
therein Set forth.
Given under my hand and official seal the day
and year in this certificate above written.
tS"al) CHAs. HALL ADAMS.
Commissioner of Arizona Territory,
lOct l, II. stamp cancelled.
Territory of Arizona,
| County If Maricopa. ss.
II, y. W. Sheridan, County Recorder In and
fofthe County and Territory afores aid. hereby
certify that have compared the foregoing
copy with the original Articles of Incorporate N
Of the New Montana Copper Mining Comoanv
filed and reco rded in my office on the 7th day
Of Februarv. 1900 in Book No. 8 of orporations
at page -, and that the same is full, true
! and cor cot copy of such original and OF the
whole thereof.
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