Mesa free press., 1900-07-20
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Articles OF incorporation.
OF THE
NEW MONTANA COPPER MINING COMPANY


Undersigned, Lester s. Smith. Samuel Stern |
nd jerome O'Neil, all of Boston, Mass, have
his day associated ourselves together for the
'urpose of forming a corporation under the
avs of the Territory of Arizona.
1. And we do hereby certify: that the rame
II the Corporation shall be the New Montana
Copper Mining Company.
2. That the general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted, is the acquisition by
ocation. 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, claws.
stones or other substances; to mine copper.
coal, iron and other minerals, metals. stones.
clays and other substances, and to erect and
operate mining, milling, concentrating re-
duclng, smelling snd refining plants or works
for mining, milling. reducing, smelling, re-
inning and treating said ores, minerals, metals,
clays, stones and other substances, and to sell
and dispose of the same and the products
thereof, and to do general mining and metal
lurgical business. j
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 metallurgical purposes.
To construct, build, purchase, rent, own and
operate, electric and other plants for the pro-
duction 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, 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 other property
and freight for its own.use and operations.
To do general mercantile and merchandise
business, and purchase, rent, lease, or acquire
real estate and own the same, and sell such
portions as it may not require for it's own use
to others
To lay out towns, and sell and dispose of lots
therein and improve the same.
To mortgage its real and personal property,
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
said Corporation shall be at Phoenix, Arizona
and the places outside of sald Territory, where
it may keep its effices and transact its business
are the STATE of Montana Cities of New York,
State of New York; Boston, State of Massachu-
setts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ana else
where in the United States and Europe, the
same as if specifically set forth in this Certi-
fcate. =
4. That the amount of capital stock author
ized is Twenty five hundred thousand dollars
t$2 100000 and the number of shares into
which it its DIVIDED is two Hundred and fifty
thousand (S25O,OOO) of the par value of ten dol
lars ($i000' each, which amount is to be paid
in, in real or personal property contracts,
agreements, machinery, labor, merchandise,
materials and cash or otherwise in the d.scre-
tion 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 in the first day of February,
one thousand nine hundred and the time of its
termination is the Z irst dayof February. nine
teen hundred and twenty-five Q925.)
6. That the officers of said corporation to
conduct its affairs shall consist of Board OF
Directors. composed of seygn' ~ members. to
be elected, at a general meeting of the stock
holders upon the filing 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 mana
ger, and such other officers and agents rs they
may require, who need not be directors
T. That the highest amount of indebtedness.
to which this corporation is at any time to sub.
ject ITSELF is five hundred thousand dollars
($5OO. .OoO). $50 / /;
.. That the private property OF each officer
Director and Stockholder of said corporatio.
is to be exempt from all corporate debts.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set ou
hands and seals, this First day of February A
d. Nineteen hundred $500. Signed and sealet
| in presence of BLANCHE IRENE BRAoKErT.
CHARLES HALL ADAMS.
LESTER 8. SMITH, 100 Shares. [Seal
SAMUEL STERN, LOO Shares, [Seal.1
JEROME O'NEIL, 100 Shares, TSeal. I.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
| County of,Suffolk, ss
| City of Boston.
On this 1st day of February, A. D. 1900, befor
me the subscriber, Commissioner of Arizon
Territory, residing in the City Of Boston, an
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, PERSONAL
appeared Lester 8. Smith, Samuel Stern an
Jerome ONeil known to me to be the person
described in and who executed the within ar
ticles of Incorporation and seyerally acknowl
edged to me that they executed the same freel
| and voluntarily for the uses and purpose
therein set forth
! Given under my hand and official seal the da
and year in this certificate above written.
(SeaD CHAs. HALL ADAMS.
| Commissioner of Arizona Territory
| I0ct. l, r. stamp cancelled.
Territory. Of ,5!AGl Arizona IS.
1, +. w. Sheridan, County Recorder in an
for the County and 7 erritory aforesaid, hereb
certify that I have compared the foregoin
copy with the original Articles of Incorporate
of tho New Montana Copper Mining Compan
filed and recorded in my Office on tho 7th da
of February, 1900 in Book No. 8. of corporation
at page =, and thatthe same is full, tru
and correct copy of such original and Of tn
| whole thereof.
With ss my hand and seal Of Office this 1t