Arizona silver belt., 1900-12-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE il Missouri Arizona Copper Company"

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS: That we. the undersigned, have this day associated ourselves togetkeI for the pur- pose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we hereby certify:
 FIRST-That the name of the corporation shall be "MISSOURI-ARIZ0NA COPPER COMPANY" and its principal place of transacting business shall be Globe, 1ila County, Arizona.
 SEC0ND-1hat the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is to buy pr otherwise acquire mines or mineral lands, |" 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 ur tramway for the purposes of handling and transporting ores; to build or buy and operate smelters, rehneries and teaching plants; to purchase and own any real estate tbat may be necessary to facilitate mining operations and to do all other things necessary or incident to the foregoing.
 THlRD--That the amount of the capital stock authorized is Five Hundred Thousand $500, 000l Dollars, and the number of shares into which it is divided is Five Hundred t500,000l Thousand of the par value of One Dollar each, which amount is fully paid and the shares are not assessable
 F0URTH-That the time of the com. tnencement of said corporation is the 25th day of June, One Thousand Nine Hundred and the time of its termination the 25th day of June, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five.
 FiFTH-That the officers of this corpora- tion 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. Iouis, Missouri.
 Warwick NJ. Hough, St. Louis. Missouri
 John A. J. Shultz, St. Louis. Missouri
 Bernard r. Bogy. St. Louis Missouri
 A. P Campbel, 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 $50 000) Dollars.
 SEVENTH-That the private property of each officer and stockholder of said corpora tinn is to be exempt from all corporate debts.
 EIGHTH-The incorporators and the num- Der of shares subscribed by each are as follows:
 A P. Campbell 499, 9,995 shares.
 F. M Estes share
 Warwick NJ. Hough share.
 John A. T. Shuitz share.
 Bernard P. Bogy l share.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 25th day of June. NlDtlttu
 Seal FRANK NJ. ESTES.
 Seal WARWICK NJ. HoUGH
 Seal JOHN A. J. SHULTz.
 Seal BERNARD F. BoGY.
 Seal A. P. CAMPBELL.
 STATE OF MISSOURI, SC
 CITY OF ST LoUis.
 Befare 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 F. 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 April 18th, 1902. STATE d,E OF r sN MISSOURI nas rsn Stsmn Gsnt I, Henry Troll. Clerk of the Circuit Court, City of St Louis, the same being a Court of Record in and for said City and State, certify that M l. Samuels, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, dated June 25th. 1900, was on said date notary public in and for said city, duly commissioned. qualified and sworn and authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths and take the ac- knowedgement of deeds; that I am we'll ac. nuainted with his handwriting and verilv 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 giver.
 In testimonywhereof 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 TEEEITSEy GnTSEy OF OF aIs, ARIZONA tss
 IR. J. Williams. County Recorder in and for the County of Gila, Territory of Arizona. here by certify that have compared the annexed and foregoing articles of incorporation of the Missouri-Arizona Copper Company with the original fled in my office on the 30th day of June A D. 1900. at 30 minutes past nine o'clock a. n and that the same is a true and correct copy thereof.
 And furthermore certify that the same is re corded Book Number One of Corporation at page numbered li5
 Given under my hand and seal of offlce this the eighth day of August A. D.. 1900
 tSeaD R. ]. WILLIAMS.
 County Recorder Gila County First ublication September 27