The copper era., 1900-12-13
Articles of Incorporation Es1iean-ArizOHa Copper Company.
OF THE

 arles M. shannon. William A. Leonard ge this day associated ourselves together the purpose of forming corporation un the provisions of the laws of the Territory Arizona. and especially an act of the legis I've assembly thereof, entitled An Act icerning Corporations" approved March es7, for the purpose of engaging in and irving on the lawful business enterprises ] pursuits hereinafter ohamed and speci l:
 nd we do hereby make, subscribe and ac pwledge, according to law these Articles [ncorporat tion, in quadrupncate, and cer and declare:
 he name assumed by this corporation, and whish it shall be known, is the Mexican tzona Copper Company, and its principal Lee of transacting business is in the town Clifton, county of Graham. Territory of . zona. and the time of the commencement this corporation shall be the day of filing se articles of incorporation in the ofice of county recorder of the said county of Imam, and the termination thereof shall twenty-five years thereafter.
 e general nature of the business pro- Id to be transacted is mining, and to ac- e by location, purchase or otherwise, les copper, gold, silver, lead. coal and les of all other kinds and nature whatso- 2, and to operate, lease or sell the same; rect and maintain mills, reduction works, centrators. and any and all kinds of min and milling machinery; to acquire con- uct, own and operate railways, tramways Id wagon roads; to erect, operate and main In boarding houses, hotels. and to do gen. al merchandise business; to acquire by |rchase and location and by any other law manner, real estate, lands and ali other as ot property, real. personal and mixed, srrical appliances for driving machinery Ire electricity is applicable, telephones telegraph lines, electric lights; to build, truct, own and control water ditches. les and pipe lines and reservoirs; and to hate, sell, lease, demise and dispose of lame, or any part thereof, as well as any sr property this corporation possesses, be Ed of or be entitled to; to carry on d king ou mess, to borrow money and con t to repay the same at such time or times with such rate of interest as it's Board of ectors teem proper and see fit; and to rgage or pledge all or any part of the berty which this corporation may here { acquire, to secure payment of such ey with interest. or to secure the pay 1t of any debt of this corporation with Eh interest thereon as it may be legally ob- ed to pay.
 he amount of the capital stock of this cor ation shall be five hundred thousand dol divided into twenty thousand shares Of par value of twenty-five dollars each, and time when and the conditions upon which to be paid, are as follows. to-wit:
 e whole thereof, immediately upon mak ubscription therefor, and the said stock be fully paid for before issued, and non- sable thereafter.
 ".
 highest amount of indebtedness to
 this corporation is to subject itself, or
 e liable for is the sum of twenty thou
 pllars.
 ockholders of this corporation and
 vate property shall be exempt from
 ,rate debts of this corporation.
 VI.
 airs of this corporation are to be,
 shall be conducted by a Board of
 B, consisting of four persons who
 elected annually in April by the
 lders from among their number, at
 ne, and in such manner, as shall be
 ped by the Bylaws of this corpora
 Id no person shall be eligible to the of
 sirector unless he is stockholder in
 -poration.
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