Mesa free press., 1900-05-25
Articles OF Incorporat tion.
OF THE
NEW MONTANA COPPER MINING COMPANY

NEW MONTANA COPPER MINING COMPANY
Know all men by these presente hat we the
undersigned. Lester s. Smith. Samuel Stern
and jerome O'Neil all Of Boston, Mass, have
tlis day associated ourselves together for the
purpose Of forming a corporation under the
laws of the Territory OF Arizona.
l. And we do hereby certify: that the rame
Of the Corporation shall be the New Montana
Copper Mining Company.
2. That the general nature Of the businoss
proposed to be transacted, is the acquisition by
location, 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, clays,
stones other substances; to mine copper,
coal, iron and other minerals, metals, stones.
cl.ys and other substances, and to erect and
mining, milling, ooncentra ing, re-
ductng, smelling and refining rlantt OF works
for mining, milling. reducing, smelling. re-
timing and treating said ores, minerals, metals,
c!ays, 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.
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 mstallurgit al purposes.
To construct, build, purchase, rent. own and
operate, electric and other plants for the pro-
duction of power and light and the nee sssary
wire lines. or other means for the transmission
of light and power generated for its own use,
or for the sale af 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
and other vessels for the transpor-
tation and conveyance of its own minerals,
metals, stones, marls, clays or other property
and freight for its ownsuse 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 us it may not require for its 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.
s. That the principal place Of business of
said Corporation shall be at Phoenix, Arizona,
and the places outside of sald Territory, where
it mxy keep its eftices and transact it's business
are the State of Montana, Cities Of New York,
State of New York; Boston, State of Massachu-
setts, Philsdslphia. Pennsylvania, and 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
lied is Twenty-Five hundred Thousand dollars
t$2 100000 and the number. of share, into
which it its divided is two hundred and fifty
thousand (s25o0OO) of the par value Of ten dol
lars $4,000 each, which amount is to be paid
in, in real or personal property, contracts,
agreements, machinery, labor. merchandise,
and cash OF otherwise in the d.scre-
zion of the Board Of Directors, upon the issue
and delivery of said stock from time to time.
5. That the time Of the cnmmencem ent of
said corporation in the first day Of February
one Thousand nine hundred and the time of its
is the First day of February. nipa--
teen hundred and twenty-five (1925.),
6. That the officers of said corporation to
conduct its affairs shall consist of. a Board of
composed of seven (7) members, to
be elected, at general meeting of the stock
holders upon the filing of this certificate of in.
corporation. They shall hold office FIR 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 as they
may require who need not be directors
: z. That the highest amount of indebtedness
to which this corporation is at any time to sub
lect itself, is five hundred Thousand dollars
($50O. .O0O). > .
g.. That the private property of each officer,
Director and Stockholder of said c,rporation
is to be exempt FROM all corporate debts.
1n witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals, this First day of February A.
D. Nineteen hundred (19OO). Signed and sealed
in presence of BLANCHE IRENE BRAoKErr.
CHARLES HALL ADAMS.
LESTER 8. SMITH, 100 Shares. TSeal.l
SAMUEL STERN, 100 Shares, TSeal.l
JEROME O'NEIL. 100 Shares, TSeal. !
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
County of Suffolk, "a.
City of Boston.
On this lst day of February, A. D, 1900, before
ae tAs subscriber, Commissioners o. .,gana
Territory, residing in the City Of Boston, and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, personally
Lester 8. Smith, Samuel Stern and
Jerome O.Neil. known to mo to be the persons
described in and who executed tho within ar
hcles of incorporation and severally acknowl-
edged to me that they executed the same freely
and voluntarily Tor the uses and purposes
therein SET forth
Given under my hand and official seal the day
and year in this certificate above written
(SeaD CHAs. HALL, ADAMs.-
Commissioner of Arizona Territory.
loot 1. r. stamp cancelled.
Territory Of Arizona, lss
County of Maricopa. 3d.,
l, r.. W.. Sheridan, County Recorder In and
'or the Comfy and Territory aforesaid, hereby
certify that have compared the foregoing
'opy with the original Articles of Incorporation
If the New Montana Copper Mining Company
lied and reco rded in my Office on the 7th dav