Arizona silver belt., 1900-12-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 or Thk :" Missouri Arizona Copper Company"

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS; That We. the undersigned. have this day associated ourselves tngetheJ for the pur- pose of forming n corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we hereby certify:
 FIRST-That the name of the corporation shall be lSSOURI-ARiIONA COPPER COMPANY" and it's principal place of trsnsacting business snail be Globe, 1ila
 SECOND-1hat the general nature of the business proposed to he transacted Is to buy pr otherwise acquire mines oT mineral lands, tn exploit and operate the same, td sell or otherwise dispose oi them; tn buy, sell and own the stocks pi other mining companies; to build or buy any railroad ur tramway for the purposes of handling and transporting ores; to build or buy and operate sineiters, reiineries and teaching plants; to purchase and own any real estate that may be necessary to facilitate mining operations, and to do all other things necessary or incident to the foregoing.
 THIRD--That the amount nf the capital stock authorized is Five Hundred Thnusand lSJ00, ,000j Dollars and the number of shares into which it is divided is Five Hundred tJ00, ,000l Thousand ot the par valne nf One Dollai each, which amount Is fully paid and the shares are not assessable.
 FOURTH fl-That the time of the com. mencement of said corporation is the 25th day If June One Thousand Nine Hundred and the time of it's termination the 25th day of June One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-tve
 FIFTH That the officers of this cnrpora tion to conduct it's affairs shall consist of board of Directors consisting nf five stock. holders who are to be elected annually on in. last Monday in June of each year. and the Board of Directors for the first year. with their residences. are as follows:
 Frank M. Estes. St. Louis Missouri.
 Warwick NJ. Hough. St. Louis Missouri.
 John \. J, Sbultz, St. Louis. Missouri.
 Bernard P. Bogy. St. Louis. Mi,souri
 A. P. Campbell, Denver, Colorado.
 SIXTH That the highest amount of in. debtetness or liability to which the corpora- ton is at any time to subject itself is Fifty Thousand isl0, ,000J Dollars
 SENENTH-That the private property ni each officer anG stockhnlder of said corpora tinn is to be exempt from all corporate debts.
 ElGHTH-~The incorpnrators and the mum. Der of shares subscribed by each are as follows;
 \ P. Campbell i99,995 shares
 F. NJ. Estes share.
 Warwick NJ Hough share.
 .Tnhn A. T. Shultz share.
 Bernard P Bngv I share
 In with, ss whereof we have hereunto set q Nineteen Hundred.
 Seal FRANK NJ. ESTES.
 Seal WARWICK NJ. HoUGH.
 Seal JOHN A. J. SHULTz
 Seal BERNARD F. BoGy.
 Seal A. r. CAMPBELL. STATE OF MISSOURI, ..
 ClTY OF ST LoUls.
 Before me M l.. Samuels. notary public within and for the City nf St Lonis on this day personally appeared Frank M Estes. Warwick NJ Hough. John X. I. Shultz. Ber- uard P. Bogv and A. F. Campbell to me known tn he the persons whose names are subscribed tn the foregoing instrument and to me that they execnted the same for the purposes and consideration there. in expressed,
 Given under my hand and seal of office at the City of St. Louis this 25th day of June. A. D. 1900. NJ. l.. SAMuELs
 Seal Notary Public.
 My commission expires April 2sth, 1902. STATE OF MISSOURI, ss Ten Cent I. Henry Troll Clerk of the Circuit Court. | City of St Louis the same being Court of Record in and fer said City and State. certify that NJ I. Samuels, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of acknowledgement of the | instrument dated June 25tb 1900 l was on said date notary public in and fo, | ,,id city, duly commissioned. qualified and l sworn and authorized hy the laws ,f this | State to administer oaths and take the ac | of deeds: that I an, well ac. | ,uainted with his handwriting and verilv he. | ieve that the signature thereto is genuine md that to all such of his official acts fnll | aith and credit are and ought tc he given In testimony whereof herennto set my hand md afFy the zeal of said court at office in he City of st. Lonis, this 26th day of .June Nineteen Hundred. HENRY TpoLL.
 Seal Clerk Circuit Court.
 COUNTY OF CHA.
 IR | Williams County Recorder in and for he County of f,a Territory of Arizona here. " certify that have compared the annexed snd foregoinR articles of incorporation of inc Missouri Arizona Copper Company with inc ,rl0na flied in my office on the 30th day of June X D laoD nt So minutes past nine o'clockn n m md that the sarne is a true and correct copv hereof
 And fnri hermore certify that the samc is TO- .orded n Book Number One of Corporation at ,age numbered ll5
 Given under my hand and seal of off,ce this he eighth day of August. A. D. 1900
 Seal R. l. WILLIAMS
 County Recorder Gila County First ubiicatiOn September P