Arizona silver belt., 1901-09-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the Pinto Greek Copper Company.

Know all men by these presents: That we, whose hands are hereunto afixed do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under tt c laws of the territory Of Arizona and to that end make the following statement;
 ttrst-Th names of the corporators are Charles L, Mann, Henry L. Baer, John D Cud. dihy, Charles D Hanchette, Jacob Baer Philip Carroll, James Carroll Louis II, Richardson, William A. Holt, and the name Of the corpora. ton shall be the Pinto Creek Copper Com pany. The principal place in which the buSi. ness of said corporation within the territory of Arizona is to be transacted is Globe Gila county, Arizona. and the principal place of business of said corporation outside Of the ter, ritory of Arizona shall be the village Of Han. cock county of Houghton and state of Michi, gan or such other place as the board Of direc tors may by resolution direct.
 Second The general nature o' the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation Is as follows. to-wtt; To purchase, lease, bond locate or otherwise acquire own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge mortgage, hypothecate and deal il. mines. mining claims, or in lands mineral lands, ores metals oil gas. asphaltum petroleum, water and water rights, and Co work mines. explore and develop the same, Co Buud, acquire, lease and operate work, for smelling and refining ores and metals. to do a general real estate and mcg cantue business; Co own, handle and control letters patent and inventions; toborrow money and execute mort gages or deeds of trust t0 secure the same; t0 construct and maintain water works. reservoirs, dams and acqueducts roads and roadways; to erect and maintain worEs mills factories shops and other struc tures; to engage in the business of treating smettlng. and refining copper and other ores manufacturing. buying. selling and dealing in copper, ores and other metals and ores, and articles made wholly or in part Of the same to engage in the business of purchase and sale 0i other disposition of stocks bonds or other SC curitles of other companies and in general Co do ali things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation iu the ter ritory and elsewhere. not inconsistent with the laws of thc United States and territory oi Arizona
 1h.rd The authorized amount Of capital stock of this corporation shall he two hundred and fifty thousand t3JD O0D dollars divided into tSo hundred and ntJty thousand C25O0OU shares of the par value of one (D dollar each. Al such time aS the board of directors may by resoution direct said capital stock shall 0t paid into his corporation either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or persona property for the uses and purposes Of said cor poraJlou in payment for which shares or ths capital stock of said corporation may Dc issued and the capital stock so issued shal tuereupon and thereb become and be fully paid up and non a>sessabie,
 Fourth The time of the commencement o this corporation shall be the date of the hlin. of these articles of incorporation in the olacI of the secretary Of ArizOBa and the termina ton thereof shall be twenty-five years there after
 f'ifth The affairs Of this corporation shal be conducted by a board Of seven directors who shall be elected annually by the stock holder, ot the corporation
 Sixth--Ihe highest amount of indebtedness or liability direct or contingent, to which Uni corporation is at any time subject shall be on, hundred thousand dollars.
 Seyenth-The private property Of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exemp from corpora e debts of any kind whatsoever
 In witness whereof we have hereunto SC ! our hands and seals this 22pd day Of August | Fa