Mesa free press., 1901-02-08
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND
INCORPORATION
OF The Excelsior Copper Company.


,ral provisions OF incorporation OF the
Territory OF Arizona, they do therefore
make, acknowledge, and sign these ar
ticles ofincorporation Of In triplicate, which
when fled, shall constitute the articles of
of the Excelsior copper
Company.
/. The names Of incorporatois are the
f,llowing-E. A. Wernse &. w. Spen-
Ger, H. w. Wernse VIM. F Wernse, w.
H. Brothers. all of the city of st. Louis
ani the state of Missouri.
The name of the corporation shall be
'Th. Excelsior Copper Company.
The principal place and places for the
transaction Of its business shall be al or
near Pima, Graham County, Arizona,
being the locat on OF it's mines and the
principal place for the trans ction of its
general business in Arizona outside of
mining shalt be the city cf Phoenix,
Arizona, with general tfices fer the
transaction of business and meeting Of
its Board OF Directors and the transfer
of stock in the city ofSt. Louis, Missouri.
and in the city of Boston, Massachu-
sets. with also general business offices
there Tor the meeting OF its Boare Of
Directors and tr; nsfer of stock. and such
ther branch Offices as may be provided
~ the by laws of the company or order
ed by is Board OF Directors.
2. The object tor which said company
is formed ard incorporated, is for the
purpose ofacquiring, holding, working
and operating mines Of copper >bearing
ore. gold and silver bearing ore, and
other precious metals, and gold placer
mines, the erecting of mills and smellers
and other ore reduction WORKS. the mills
ing and smelling ofthe ores OF such and
other mines, anu the leading and bond-
ing, buying and selling of mines and
mining claims in the Territory of Aris
zona and elsewhere in the United States
OF America and its Territories, and to
construct such proper roadways and
trans leading from its mines to it's res
ducticn works as may be net essary, and
generally tn do all b 'siness incident to
the generally m ming, milling and smelt-
ing business
Il l,f t,1 ofn Il, N
shall be $500O.000 divided into shares
of ST. 90 each full paid and non. ASSESS
able; and the SINE shall be fl.ly l,aid in
by the transfer OF the Buckhorn group
of copper mines, being fiyescopper mines
and claims located in Graham county,
Arizona.
4. The time of commencement of
corporate existence of this corporation
shall begin January Z, 1901 or January
IA, 1901, or the time when its articles Of
association are filed in the Offices of the
Secretary OF Arizona and continue for a
term oftwenty-6"e years as provided by
the laws of Arizona
5. The Board of Directors of said company.
shall be FIVE which may be increased to the
number allowed by the laws of ARIZONA, The
names of those VIII, shall manage the aft .irs of
said com any for the first ytar Of It's existence
or until their successors shall be elected and
qualified are:-E. A. Wernse, G.. w. Spencer.
II. w. Wernse. Wm f. Wernse, w. Fl. Brothers
And there shal. be an annual election for
DiI ectors.
=. The highest amount of indeb edness and
liability to which the corporation is at any
time to subj ct itself is the amount of it's capi-
ia; stock.
=. The sto,k of the company is to be issued
full paid and worcestershire. The DR. vate
property of the stock holders shall be exempt
from corporate debts. This artc is inserted
to comply with the laws of Arizona in order to
absolutfl ly exempt stockho der from liability
by reason OF holding stock in this corporation,
and to make the purchase price at which they
buy the stock, payment in fu therefor.
8. The Board of Directors CT the Exec sic
Copper Company 8 all repare and record in
it's record book, such prudential by laws as m ay
be required '"@t he conduct Of lis brsiue>s and
ro' n c"aaict With the laws of Arizona and
me In ed States OF Anne rica.
In w.;uts> of all he foregoing the incoroor-
aiors above named have hereunlo set lher
hands aud seals this 7th day OF Jaauary, a. ID.
1901.
E. A. WERNSE, {Seln
G. w. SPENCER. ,Seal)
H. w. WERNSE. lS-aD
VIM. + WERAsE, (seal)
VII. BROTHERS. tseaD
Stat State q Of n sMi,sauri,{ss a',.
Before me Wade H. Rnsh, Notary Public
Win. n aud for the e, of St. lou. -.in the
SiAis Nilsson l. tu. day rer>onli y ar
Feared E. A. We nse, &. w. Spencer, II. w.
Wernse, VIM. F. We and w. H. Rro,uers
knownto me t. be the persons whose names
are subscribed to the folesong instruments
and Acknowledged to me tnal they rxeclted
the same for the purp ,se and considers. o.
the Elm expressed.
6 ven under my hand aud seal of office this
7th day of January. A. d. 1901.
My teem expires Sept. lin, 1914.
tSea) WADE H.BUSa.
Ten ct. I. r stamp cncld. Notary Public.
Territory of Arizona,