The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1901-03-07
irticles of Incorporation, Standard
Copper Lines.

We. william & Leonard. Arthur z. Gray and /
,hsrIcs E Stevens. have this day associated
ourselves together for the purpose of forming
corporation under the provisions Of the laws OF
the Territory Of Arizoua and especially an Act
u The Legislative assembly thereof, entitled
An Act Concerning Corporations approved
March S 1857. for the purpose of engaging In
md carrying on the lawful business. enterprises
and pursuits hereinafter named and specified;
Aud we do hereby make, subscribe and nc
knowledge according to law these Articles of
Incorporation, in triplicaIe. aud certify aud de-
clare.
The name assumed by this corporation, and
5y which Il shah be known. Is STANDARD
COPPER NINE" and its principal place of
trausActng business is in the town OF Clifton,
Graham County, Arizona. aad the time OF the
commencement of this corporation shall be the
day Of filing these articles Of incorporation in
the olice OF shr Co nty Recorder of the said
,Crunty OF Graham aud the termination thereof
eshall be twenty-five years thereafter
=, ii.
:. The general nature of the business proposed
y +, be fransactesl, is mining and to acquire by
cation, purchase or otherwise. mines Of cop
u r colo silver coal aud mines OF all other
AZ ads aud nature whatsoever snd to operate
same; 10 erect and maintain mills, reduc-
worSs. coneentrators, aud any ana all kinds
- dining aud milling machinery; 10 acquire,
- otruct, own and operate railways tramways
e akyagon roads, toerect. operate and maintain
Il being houses. hotels, and TO do a general
:. mclandise business TO acquire by purchase
II Iocon aud in any other lawful manner real
&c est. lands and all other kinds of property,
" relpersonaI and mixed. electrical appliances
l. for irving machinery where electricity Is
any, 5i>> telephone aud telegraph lines. eiec,
~ y ~ Is. to build. construct, own and control
r S-siitches, fumes and pipe lines. and reser-
IT. voirArd to ALLEVIATE. SELL lease, demise and dis
" pose the same. or any part thereof as well as
:. any yer property this corp rltion posse sses'
~ be sed of or be entitled T.. 70 orrrow money
IL and etract to repay the SAM e SJch time or
tim IS d with such rate of intcrC 81 as its board
of DirOrs deem proper and see fit and 10
mortga or pledge all or any part OF the prop
crty WIN this corporation may hereafter ac-
- quire. ttecuTe payment OF such money with
interest, to secure the payment of any debt OF
Is this corpation with such interest thereon as
D. it may lesly be obliged to pay.
Ia Ill
The amolt of the capital stock of this cor
y poration shl be five hundred thousand dollars.
&c divided intfive hundred thousand shares OF
20 the par valtof Que dollar each, and the time
% paid, are as ilows. to-wir The whole thereof,
Immediately pom making subscription there
for, and the saistock shall be fully paid before
II issued, aud nonssessable thereafter.
r. ".
- The highest eount of Indebtedness to which
this corporations TO subject itself, or become
,. liable for, is thcsum of TWENTY-FIVE thousand
dollars.
The stakeholder of this corporation and their
o private property sail be exempt from the cor
n porate debts of Incorporation.
# VI
The affairs of thi. corporation are to be- and
II they shall be condu,ed by a Board of Directors.
= consisting Of three prsons who shall be elected
/. annually il April I the stockholders from
= among their number.as shall be prescribed by
the bylaws of this operation, and no person
shall be eligible to the Office of director unless
3 he is Il stakeholder in his corporation.
> The following ranet persons, who are sub
|, scrbcrs to the capital STICK of this corporation,
shall constitute the Boed of Directors Of this
. corporation for the frs, year and until their
e successors duly qualified shall be elected, to-
n wit: William A. Leonard Arthur F. Gray and
n Charles T. Stevens. Anyperson ceasing to be a
stakeholder shall cease to lie Il director and the
vacancies in the board of directors shall filed
mediately, or as as practicable. after the
filing OF these articles in the Office of the County
Recorder, of the County Of Graham. Territory
of Arizona, the persons herein named as direc-
: tors TO serve for the first year aud until their
. successors. duly quail fed. shall he elected
. shall meet and organ re az Board of Directors
adopt bylaws and prescribe in said bylaws The
> method of calling meetings of the Board Of
< Directors and stockholders.
r VII
The Board of Directors of this corporation
, shall have power to establish bylaws and max,
all rules and regulations deemed expedient TO
the management of the affairs of this corpora
ton and the officers thereof not inconsisteu
with the Constitution aud laws of the United
States aud the laws of this Territory.
III witness whereof, we have hcreunto set on
hands and seals this 18th day of February, \
ID. 1901
: WILLIAM \. LEONARD. (Seal
: ARTHUR f. GRAY. (Seal
CHARLES f. STEVENS. Seal