Arizona silver belt., 1900-12-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
" Missouri Arizona Copper
 Company"

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES. ENTS: That We, the undersigned, have this day associated ourselves togetheI for the pur. pose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and We hereby certify:
 FIRST-That the name of the corporation shall be "MlSSOUR1 ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY and its principal place oi transacting business shall be Globe, 'illa County, Arizona.
 SECOND-1hat the general nature oi the business proposed to be transacted is to buy or otherwise acquire mines or mineral lands, to exploit and operate the same, to sell or otherwise dispose of them; to buy, sell and own the stocks of other mining companies; to build or buy any railroad or tramway for the purposes of handling and transporting ores; to build or buy and operate smelters, reiineries and teaching plantsj to purchase and own any real estate thaC may be necessary to facilitate mining operations, and to do all other things necessary or incident to the foregoing.
 TH1RD--That the amount of the capital stock authorized is Five Hundred Thousand $500, ,0O0) Dollars, and the number of shares into which it is divided is Five Hundred tj00,000l Thousand of the par value of One Dollar each, which amount is fully paid and the shares are not assessable.
 FOURTH That the time of the com mencement of said corporation is the 25th day uf June, One Thousand Nine Hundred and the time 0f it's termination the 2jth day of June, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five.
 FIFTH That the officers of this corpora. tiou to conduct it's affairs shall consist of A board of Directors consisting of five stock. holders who are to be elected annually on the last Monday in June of each year, and the Board of Directors for the first year. with their residences are as follows
 Frank NJ. Estes. St. Louis, Missouri.
 Warwick NJ. Hough, St. Louis. Missouri
 John A. J, Shultz, St. Louis, Missouri
 Bernard P. Bogy, St. Louis, Missouri
 X. P. Campbell, Denver, Colorado.
 SIXTH That the highest amount of in- debtedness or liability to which the corpora. tiOn is at any time to subject itself is Fifty Thousand tSj0, ,000l Dollars
 SEVENTH-Tbat the private property of each officer ana stockholder of said corpora tion is to be exempt from all corporate debts EIGHTH-The incorpOrators and the mum. Der of shares subscribed by each are as follows:
 A P. Campbell i99, ,99j shares.
 F. NJ. Estes share.
 Warwick NJ Hough I share
 John A. '. ShultZ I share.
 Bernard r. Bogy l share.
 In witness whereof we have hereuntO set our hands and seals this 25th day of June,
 
 Seal FRANK NJ. ESTES.
 Seal WARWICK NJ. HoUGH.
 Seal JOHN A. J. SHULTZ.
 Seal BERNARD P. BoGY.
 Seal A. P. CAMPBELL
 STATE OF MISSOURI, l ss
 CITY OF Sr LoUls.
 Before me, M l.. Samuels, notary public within and for the City of St. Louis, on this day personally appeared Frank NJ Estes, Warwick NJ. Hough, John A. J, Shultz, Der nard r. Bugy and A. P. Campbell, to me known to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed 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 M l.. SAMUELs,
 Seal Notary Public.
 My commission expires A pril 2Sth, 1902. STATE G, OF M s MISSOURI fscs pas asn stsmp aens I, Henry Troll, Clerk of the Circuit Court, City of St Louis, the same being Court of Record in and for said City and State, certify that NJ l. Samuels, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, dated June 2hth, 1900 was on said date a notary public in and for said city, duly commissioned, qualified and sworn and authorized by the laws ai tnls State to administer paths and take the ac- knowledgement of deeds that am well ac- ouainted with his handwriting and verify be- lieve that the signature thereto is genuine. and that to all such of his official acts full faith and credit are and ought tc be given.
 In testimony whereof hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court. at office, in the City of St. Louis, this 26th day of June, Nineteen Hundred. HENRY TROLL,
 Seal Clerk Circuit Court. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA ss
 R. J. Williams. County Recorder In and for the County of Gia Territory of Arizona here by certify that have compared the annexed and foregoing articles of incorporation or the Missouri-Arizona Copper Company with the original filed in my office on the 30th day of June A D. 1900 at 30 minutes past nine O clock n. m. and that the same is true and correct copy thereof.
 And furthermore certify that the same Is re- corded Book Number One of Corporation at page numbered 1I5
 Given under my hand and seal Of office this, the eighth day of August. A. D.. 1900.
 (SeaD R. J. WILLIAMS.
 County Recorder Gila County. First ublication September H