Arizona silver belt., 1901-10-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
0f the Arirons.Colorado Copper Belt and Gold
 Mining and Milling Company

I Frank A Wright, Clinton V. Mead, C. Wendell Merritt and Joseph D. Whit ham, citizens of the United States of America aud residents of the State of Colorado, do hereby associate ourselves together as and into body corporate, under aud by virtue of the provisions of the laws of the Territory of Arizo ma. for the purpose of engaging in the | lawful enterprise, business pursuits i and occupations hereinafter specified, and do hereby adopt the following Ar ticles Of incorporation, and declare: ARTICLE I.
 | The name of such corporation shall be and is [: THE ARIZONA CoLoRAD | COPPER BELT AND GOLD MINING AND l MILLING COMPANY.
 l The principal place of transa citing business of said corporation shall be l m the City of Globe, County of Gila, and Territory of Arizona, and it shall have branch office at the Uity of | Denver, County of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, and at such other places as may be hereafter legally des | ignated as necessary and convenient for any of the purposes of said corpor- | ation and the business of this corpor- alton may be conducted in Arizona or in any of he States and Territories iu the United States of America, and also in any of the States of the Republic of i Mexico, and the regular meetings Of the stockholders and the directors of | this corporation may be held in the said Ulty of Denver, State of Colorado, or In any other place which may b. designated by the Board of Directors | and all proceedings of the stockhold CTS or Board of Directors. had at any such meeting shall have the same | force and effect as if held at said prin | cipal office at Globe, in the said Terri l tory of Arizona.
 l ARTICLE II.
 | The general nature of the business | proposed to be transacted Is as follows | tu-wit:
 The business of mining and the To. eating and purchasing mines Of co., per, gold, silver, lead, coal turquoise. and mineral lands and mines og at other kinds and nature whatsoever !; and to operate, lease or sell the same, and to carry on and conduct the busi- ness of mining, opening, equlpping and developing such mines and land- :; to construct tunnels or sink shafts for the developing of such mines, and generally to carry on and conduct the business of mining, eXtracting, conceutrat ng, Ie ilcng. me tipg and refining copper and gold and silver and other metaIliferous ores {; to erect and operate machinery, smelters, stamp mills, teaching plant reduction works, coucentrators, dredg mo mills necessary for the mining, redu, ton and smelting of all kinds of min eral bearing ores also, to aruuirp
 construct, own and operate railways, tramways, turnpikes and canals tn
 lead from its principal works or place or business to some existing railroad
 naVlgable stream, tramway, turnpike or public highway 10 acquire by pur
 chase, location or lease, real estate, patents to lands and other kinds of property real, personal or mixed. tu
 prove up, hold, cultivate, use aud en- joy the same, 10 sell, convey, lease and
 dlsp' Sc of the same or any part there ot. as well as any other property that said corporation may posst ss, own or be entitled to; also to own and ope rate wagon roads, irrigating ditches, water works, reservoirs, dams and aqueducts; to erect, operate and main tain boarding houses, hotels, engage In and carry on mercan tile business, buy and sell general merchandise anu generally to engage in and carry on any and all kinds of inning, includ- ing precious stones, onyx and marble quarrles, by discovery, lease or pur- chase; manufacturing and industrial pursuits tp lay out lands into mil sites, town sites, blocks, lots, streets. alleys, avenues, commons and parks to acquire, own, build, maintain, ope rate and dispose of pipe lines for con ducting water and other fluids of every description whatever; tO acquire, hold possess, own, enjoy and dispose of | rights of-way for the purpose thereof | and for other purposes; to lay out, | cons truct, acquire and oWn by pur- | chase, or other legitimate manner. ac | cept, hold, possess, enjoy, operate, use franchises from any of the States and Territories in the United States of America, or any county, municipal or private corporation, mills, factories. houses, bonds and capital stocks of corporations, wares, goods, chattsls and choses in action to buy, manu. lecture, hold and possess electrical ap- pllances, driving machinery, motor power for propelling mechanical ap piianceS where electricity can be used. electric lights, telegraph and telephone lines to loan money on reliable secu- rity and to borrow money on its own credit :; contract debts and issue bonds and notes of the corporation as evi dence of indebtedness and to secure the payment of the same by pledge or mortgage of the said company,s fran. chlses or other property or any DOT. tion thereof, and to do and perform such other things as may be incidental or necessary to carry out and execute the objects herein mentioned and transact any and all kinds of business which may be transacted by natural person.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the capital stock an. thorized by the said corporation is Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dol. lars lS2. 300. .000l, divided into Two Mil lion Five Hundred Thousand Shares l2,500, 0O0, of the par value of One Dol lar Sl.OOl per share and such stock when issued shall be transferrable. fully paid for and non .assessable.
 ARTICLE ".
 The highest amount of indebtedness