The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1901-04-18
Articles of Incorporation, Santa Rosa
Copper Company.


We joseph A. Tanner l. y Stevens and l..
; R,ninlph have this hay associated
selves together f.r the purpose of forming a
computation under the prnvi>iOn- "f the laws of
TN. errtOry OF Arizona. AMI especially HI Act
Of the Legi>l,t assembly therrmf entitled
AN Act conc 'ruiug Corporations" approved
March 1887 FIR the purpose of engaging in
tni CARRYING on the lawfn bus ness. enterprises
and pursuits hereinafter named and >pertrd
An we do hereby ma =, subscribe and ac-
knowle g, according 10 law these Arti les "f
Incorporation, i'll triplcate, aud certify aud de-
clare:
~ which 1t shall be known is SANTA ROSA
COPPER Com my, and Is prncI'Hl place Of
Transferring business is III tine town of Mettaf.
Graham County. Arizona. and the me- OF he
commencement of this corporation shall he the
lay "f filing these articles of Incorporation IN
the office If the TO ntv R,.c,r,ier Of the said
C"u ty nf Grnhnm. aud the terninhtion thereof
shall be twenty-five years thereafter
The general nature of the business proposed
10 he rdIIsactei is mining and Ia arqurc by
| inrritiun, purchase or otherwise, mines of cop
per. golu aud silver. AMI mines Of all other
kinds AMI nature whatsoever and Ia operate
the same: to erect aud IN iintiin mills, reduc-
ton wurss, cnnccntrators AMI any and all kinks
of .ninirg and milling machinery; Ia acquire.
construct, own and operate railways. tramwavs
AMI " Igou roads: To erect operate au'i IN tintain
boarding houses hotels aud To do Il ge'Ieih III
merchandise BUSINESS: tn acquire 10y purchase
location AMI in any other lawful manner, real
estate. Lands aud al other kinds nf property
rcAl. Ibt,rS'tilhl
for driving machinery where electricity Is
applich lie Telephone and tclrgr 'ph lines, cleo
trIc lights To bull I. construct. own aud r"nir"l
water bitches, fumes AMI pipe lines. and rescr-
VoirS aud Ia ALLEVIATE sell lease, demise AMI iS-
pnSe of the same. or any part thereof rs well AZ
any Other property this corporation poSs' Sscs,
b seizei of or he eut led to: Ia borrow money
an contract to repay the same ut such time or
tim aud with such rate of interest M its b',art
Of Directors dem proper aud see Mt aud 10
mortgage ar pledge all or any mart of the prop
rrty which this corpnIati"n may hereafter ac-
qnire to >ernre ptymrnt 81 snch m",,'.y with
Interest, ar ~ secure he payment OF any debt ~
Thu rorpnr'tnu with Sucn interest thereon rs
it may legally be "bliEr', to pay.
The amount of the captll stock Of this cor
pnratiom >hnli he five hundred thousand d liars.
Iiviici int, five hun irri tho Is md shares ~
the oar valu" of one dol mr. each. sui the time
when. Hnl the .ron iitiuIIs upon which IL is - be
paid. are ~ follows. {" " I: The whole hereof.
for aud the nd stock shall be full V pad before
issued aud non as>esStnl' thetea' ter
The highest amount of Indebtedness 10 which
This corporation is Ia subject it>,lf. or become
l1blr for, is the sum OF twenty five Thousand
dollars.
The stockholIcr. Of this corporation AMI their
private pr perry sh al he exempt from the
por"'e debts of this c' vT Oh
The affairs of this corporation a.. to he. and
they shall he con'iucte ny II toIri "f Directors.
go 'sist ny nf three persons who shall e elected
annually III April by the Stockholders from
among their number, shall be prrsc ihei by
III" by Laws of this corpor,ItiOu. aud no person
shall he Zig h, tn the on Of director unless
he - >iorkholier IN this 'nrpor ,tion
The following ned persons who are sub
>cribcrs Ia the capital stock of This corporation,
hall oIStitute the ard of Directors Of this
rorpnrAtion fur the first year AMI until their
success 81 duly on life l. shall be el,,.trd to-
wit Joseph 4. Tanner. l. stevens and
l. Rudolph. ANY person ceasi tn he
storkh,licr shall cease To he a 'lireri'.r and the
varauci'-s in the botri"f directors >hsll nr II led
ny the remaining members of the buard I'm
me iiSicly. or S'"iu MS piR 'iicablr. after the
filing these articles in the office nf tin Gnuniy
R"curler, Of the touitv of G-ih1m TER tory
of ArizonS. the peers 'uS hcrein uIm. dire
tors To serve. for the first wear. Hul until their
res>or~. duly quail fed shall he elected.
SHALL meet AMI organ u B 'nr'i of Directors
adopt bylaws 1u.l pre- -crire in said by laws he
m..thol of cIl ing meetings of the Board of
Directors aud stockhnl 'ers.
VII
The Board of Directors of this corporation
IN III have Ia establish by-l avs al IN Ike.
all rules an | regulations deem Il petiient fur
the manage ne & IF the afflir OF This corpor,t-
tion aud the Officers thereof. not inrnnsistrnt
with the Constitution Aud laws of the United
States aui the Avs Of this Territory
hands ani seals this 10th day of April, A d
1901.
JOSEPH \. TANNER (<eaD
ISL q <TENEN, (SraD
L. s. RANDOLPH 'ean