Arizona silver belt., 1901-09-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the Pinto Greek Copper Company.

know a'l men by these presents: That we. whose hands are hereunto affixed do hereby
 associate ourselves toge her for the purpose
 or forming corporation under tl e laws of the
 territory Of Arizona and to that end make the
 following statement:
 rlrst-The names of the corporators arc Charles L. Mann, Henry L. Baer. John D Cud.
 any Charles D. Hanchette, Jacob Baer. Philip
 Carroll James Carroll, Louis IL Richardson
 Wiiilam A. Holt, and the name of the corpora.
 tion snail be the Pinto Creek Copper Com pahy' The principal place in which the busi.
 ness oi said corporation within the territory or Arizona is to be transa cted is Globe Gila county Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation outside Of the ter. ntory 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 drec. tors may by resolution direct
 Second-The general nature os the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation Is as follows, to,wit To purchase lease. bond, locate or otherwise acquire own, exchange, sell or otherwEe dispose Of, pledge, nor gage, hypotheeate and deal il. mines mining claims, or In lands. mineral lands, ores metals oil, gas. asphaltum, petroleum, water and water rights, and to W ork mines. explore and develop the same; to build, acquire, lease and operate works for sm citing and refining ores and metals; to do a general real estate and mer- cantile business to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions; to borrow money and execute mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same; to construct and maintain water works reservoirs, dams and acdueducts roads and rbadways; to erect and maintain works, mills. factories, shops and other struc lures; to enFaRe in the business of treating smelling, ani refining copper and other ores manufacturing buying. selling and dealing in copper, OTIS and other metals and ores. and articles m lde wholly or in part Of the same; to engage In the business of purchase and sale or other disposition Of stocks, bonds or other SC. curines of other companies. and in general to do all thing necessary to the proper conduct of the busi9ess of this corporation in the ter. ritory and elsewhere. not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and territory of A rizOna.
 1hrd The authorized amount of capital stock Of this corporation shall be two hundred and fifty thousand (s5oOOO) dollars divided into two hundred and fftty thousand (25O OOO) shares of the par value Of one CD dollar each. Al such time as the board of directors may by reso ution direct. said capital stock shall be maid into his corporation either n cash or by tue sale and transfer to it of real or personal property for the uses and purposes Of said cor poration, in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued. and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereb' become and be fully paid up and non assessable,
 Fourth The time Of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date Of the fling of these articles of incorporation in the onice of the secretary of Arizona and the termlna- ion thereof shall be twenty-five years there after
 fifth-The affairs of this corporation shall | be conducted by board of seven directors who shall be elected annually by the stock l holders of the corporation
 SiNth-Ihe highest amount of indebtedness ] pr liability direct or contingent, to which this | corporation Is at any time subject shall be one | hundred thousand dollars
 Seyenth-rhe private property Of the stock | lolders Of this corporation shall be exempt | rom corpora debts of any kind wha tsoever. |
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set | ,ur hands and seals this 22nd day of August. \ ID iu1I