Mesa free press., 1900-07-27
Articles OF Incorporation.
OF THE
NEW MONTANA COPPER MINING COMPANY


KnoN all men by these presents; that We The
nndefsiened. Lester g. Smith. Samuel stern
md Jerome O'Neil, all Of Boston, Mass. have
this day associated ourselves together for the
purpose OF forming a corporation under the
laws OF the Territory Of Arizona.
]. And we do hereby certify: that the anne
Of the Corporation shall be the New Montan.
Copper Mining Company. -
.. That the general nature of the busiuosa
Proposed to be transagteq, is the acquisition By
location, purchase, lease, or otherwise oe
mineral and agricultural lands mines. deposits
OF ore. minerals, metals, claya, stones and
other substances, and to exchange, own, oper-
ate, dispose OF, lease or sell to others such
lands, deposits OF ore. minerals, metals. Glars.
stones or other substances; to mine copper.
coal, iron and ether minerals, metals, stones,
clAys and other substances, and to erect an,
Operate mininR, milling, concentra ing, re-
ducing, smelling and refining rlants or works
for mining. millinx. reducing, smetine. re-
timing and treating . I'D ores, minerals, metals
clays. stones and other substances, and 60 sell
and dispose Of the same and the p-oducst
thereof. and to do general mining and metal
lurgical business. g" -
10 purchase. construct, erect, lease, own and
operate pumping plants and stations, reser
yoirs, ,cansls. bitches, waterways or pipe-lines
for the trAnsmissi N, storage and conveyAnca
of water for domestic, Agricultural, manufac-
turing, mining and m taliurgical purposes.
To CON tfuct, build, purchase, rent. own sno
operate. electric and other plants fog the pro-
duction Of power and light and the nsc sssar,
wire lines. or other means for the transmission
OF light and power generated for Its own use
or Tor the sale Of said power and Iightto others
To construct. build, purchase. lease, own and
operate wire and other trsnways or railvtays te
be operated by steam or other power, and also
steam boats and othsF vessels for the transpor.
tation and conveyance Ut its own minerals
metals, stones, marls, clays or other propert,
and freight for its own use and operations.
To do a general mercantile and merchandise
business, and PURCHASE, rent, Ieasa, or acquire
rial estate and own the same, and sell such
portions ss it may not require for its own use
others.
To lay ont towns, and cell and dispose of lots
therein and Improve the same.
Tn mortgage its real and personal property,
and isshe bonds thereon. and to do all thing-
permissible BY tho laws under which this com
pany is incor porated.
;. That the principal place Of business of
said Corporation shall bs at Phoenix, Ar.uon..
and the places outside OF sald Territory, who're
1t may keep its ef6cea and transact its business
are the State of Montana, Cities Of New York.
State OF New York; Boston. State ieqf Massachu-
sets, Philadelphia, Pennsy lvania, and else.
whore In the United atates and Europe, the
same as II specifically set forth in this Certi-
dcsts = '''
That the amount Of capital stock author
i{ed 10 Twenty-Five hundred thousand dollars
tS2.bOO,OOO and the number of share into
which it it's divided 10 two hunared and fifty
thousand ($25O,0OO) of the par value of ten dol
lars $1,000 each, which amount 10 to be paid
in, in real or personal property, contracts,
agreements. machinery. labor. merchandise,
materials and cash Or otherwise in the SCR. :
ti"n of the Board of Directors, upon the issue
and delivery OF said stock fram time TO time,
S. That the time of the commencement Of
sSid corporation in the first day of February,
one Thousand nine hundred and the time of its
terin nation 10 the First day OF F. bruary, nine-
teen hundred and twenty-fYa N9ss.)
= 8. That the officers Of said corporation to
conduct its affairs shall consist of Board of
directors. composed of 8. ven (7) members, to
DO elected, at . general meeting Of the stock
holders upon the filing OF this ce rtif ficate of In
corporation. They shall hold office FOR one
ys4f, OF until theiI sueospsovs are elected The
Directors will elect from among their number
President and Vice-President, they will also
elect An Executive Committee Of three mem-
oers. Secretary and Treasurer. General mana
yer, and snch other officers and agents a. they
may require, who need not be directors.
7. That the highest amount OF indsbtedns..
t" which this corporation Is at any time To sub-
jsct itself. is fvs.hundred thousand doll.rs
t$SOO.OOO).
g. That the private property Of each officer,
lhr"ctor and StOckholder Of said c,rporstion
- TO be exempt from all corporate debts. -
IN witness whereof. We hays hsFepnte ast our
bands and seas, this First Day of Fsbrusry A..
D. Nineteen hundred (ls0O" Signed and sealed
in presence St R1AsoHr IarSr BxAcx.rr,
'H&BLEs HALL ADAMs.
LESTER b. SMITH, 100 Shares. [SesL
SAMUEL STERN. 100 g. ares, (Seal.l
JERoeyE Q'AEIL. 100 Shares. [Seal.l
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts,, }
Cout ty OF Suffolk. ss,
City OF Boston.
On this lst day Of February. a, D. 1900. before
me- the subscriber, a Commissioner of Arixon.
9eFritors. residing in the City of Boston, and
Commonwealth 'ot Masee echusetts, personally
appeared Lester u. Smith, samuel Stern and
Jerome o Neil, known To me to be the persons
described in and who executed tho within ar
hcies of Incorporation and seyerally acknowl-
edged to me thst they execpted the same freely
ssRd ssRd Voluntarily for the qsss and puspioses
therein set forth. ''' ~ =
Given under my hand and official seal tho day
and year in this certificate abovs written.
(SeaD CHAs. HALL ADAMS.
Commissioner Of Arisona Territory.
1oct. 1. T. stamp cancelled.
Territory of Arizona,
County cf Maricopa. S.
/, ,. W. Sheridan, County Recorder In snd
Cog the County snd erritorx afoFesaid, hereby
certify that have compared the foregoing
copy with the original Articles Of Incorporation
"fthe New Montana Copper Mining Company
fled and recorded in my o@ee on the 7th day
Of February 1909 n n Book No. 8. ot, oyporations
at page -, and that the same is full. true