Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1900-12-21
j. H. KIBBEY. A. J. EDWARDS
Kibbey & Edwards
LAWYERS.
Rooms |, 2, 4, 6, srE1vraenR Bu1Lp'c.
1921 s. Center st. Phoenix. A. T.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION n
OF THE GRAND ISLAND MINING AND
TUNNEL COMPANY.

TUNNEL COMPANY.
Know all men by these presents: That we, the
undersigned William N. Brigham. Hiram G.
Wheeler, and Charles E. Hayes Of Harlbo-
rough, In the county of Middlesox, Massachu-
setts, have this day associated ourselves to-
gether for the purpose of forming CORPORA
ton under the laws of the Territory of Ari-
zona, and we do hereby certify:
First. That the name of the corporation
shall be The Grand Island Mining and Tunnel
Company.
Second. That the general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted is the ac-
QUESTION by purchase, lease, or otherwise of
mineral and agricultural lands, deposits of
ore, minerals, metals, clays, stones, and other
substances, and to own, operate, dispose OF,
lease, or sell to others such lands, deposits OF
ores, minerals, metals, clays, and other SUBJ
stances. To mine copper, lead, zinc, coal,
iron, and other minerals, metals, stones, clays,
ard other substances, and to erect and to
operate mining milling, reducing, smelling,
and refining plants or works for mining mill
ing, reducing, smelling, refining, and treating
of said ores, minerals, metals, clays, stones,
and other substances, and to sell and dispose
of the same and the products thereof, and to
conduct and transact all and every necessary
operation or business connected with or ap-
pertaining to mines and mining of every
name and nature and kind whatever. To pur-
ohas. construct, erect, lease, own, and oper-
canals. bitches. water ways or pipe Iineb for
the transmission, storage, and conveyance of
water for its own use in mining and treating
in mining or manufacturing for it's own use
and for the sale and delivery of said water to
others. To construct, build, purchase, rent.
own, and operate electric and other plants for
the production of power and light and the nee
essary wire lines or other means for the trans-
mission 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, owu, and operate wire and other tran
ways or railways to be operated by steam or
otherwise, and also steamboats, and other vcs-
sells, for the transportation and conveyance of
its own minerals, metals, stones, mari, olays.
or other property and freight for its own use
and operation. To purchase, rent, lease. or
ACQUIRE real estate, and own the same, and
sell such portions of it as it Eay not require
to others. To lay out towns, and sell and dis
pose of lots therein, and improve the same,
To mortgage it's real and personal property.
and issue bonds Hereunder. snd to do all
things permissible By the laws under which
this company it incorporated.
Third, That the principal place of business
Of said corporation shall be at Phoenix, Ari-
zopa, and the places outside of said Territory
whore it may keep it's officee and transact its
business is at Denver and elsewhere in the
state of Colorado, andin other states and terri
tories, and also in the cities of New York,
seate of New York, Boston, state Of Massa-
chusctts, Philadelphia, state of Pennsylvania.
Chicago state of Illinois. and in other places
in thu United States and Europe the same as if
specifically set forth in this certificate.
Fourth. That the amount of the capital
stock authorized is one million dollars and the
number of shares into which it is divided is one
million, Of the par value of one dollar each
which amount is to BIZ paid in, in real and per-
sonal property contracts, agreemente, machin-
cry, labor, merchandise, materials, and cash
upon the issue and delivery of said stock from
time to time, or otherwise in the discretion of
tee Board of Directays.
Fifth. That the time of the commencement
Of said corporation is the seventeenth day of
October, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Five
Sixth That the officers of said corporation
to conduct it's affairs shall consist of = Board
of Directors, composed of seven men aers to
ba elected at general meeting of the tock-
holders upon the filing of this certificate in
corporation. They she'll hold Office one yea or
until their successors are elected. The Direts-
ors shall elect from among their members a
President and vice President. They shall also
leect Secretary and Treasurer, General Man
ager, and such other officers and agents as they
may require, who need not be Directors.
Seventh. That the highest amount of in
debtedness to which this corporation is at any
time to subject itself is i've hundred thousand
dollars. ~
Eighth. That the private property of each
officer and stockhold4r of said corporation is
to be exempt from all corporate debts.
tn witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this seventeenth, day of Octo-
D'- = = WILLIAM N. BRIGHAM (Seal)
HIRAM G. WHEELER. iSeal)
CHARLES r. HAYES (Seal)
III. Coughlan for all three. 81 y - =! -
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,, County OF
Middlesex. SIS.
City of Marlborough,
Personally appeared before me, Notary
Public duly authorized to administer the oath
and take acknOWle0 gemonCS, WllD&m N. Brlg
ham. III. Gilbert Wheeler, Charles K Hayee of
Marlborough, in the county of Middleeex,
known to me to be the persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument to be their free act and
deed.
In testimony whereof hereunto set my hand
and seal of Office this twenty-second day Of Oc-
tober. A. D. Nineteen Hundred W. ~:
WILLIAM BARNES,
Territory OF Arizona. Comfy OF Maricopa.
SS.
IF. w, Sheridan. county recorder in and for
the county and territory aforesaid, hereby GER
tify that 1 have compared the foregoing copy
with the original Articles of Incorporation
filed and recorded in my office ou the fifth day
of November A. D. Nineteen Hundred; in book
number four of Articles of Incorporation at
page, and that the same is a full, true and
correct copy of such original and of the whole
thereof
Witness my hand and seal of Office this fifth
day of November, Nineteen Hundred.
(Seal) f. w. SHERIDAN,
County Recorder.
By G. w. BERNETT, Deputy.
Filed in the oficc of the Secretary of the
Territory of Arizona this fifth day of Novem-
ber, A, D, Nineteen Hundred, at p: M.
&. H. AKERS,
Secretary OF Arizona.