The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1901-02-28
Articles of Incorporation, Standard
Copper Mines.

We. William y Leonard Arthur F. Gray and
Charles E. Stevens have this day associated
ourselves together for the purpose Of forming
corporation under the provisions of the laws OF
the Territory Of Arizona. and especially an Act
! of the Legislative assembly thereof, entitled
AN Act Concerning Corporations. approved
March s. 1857. for the purpose of engaging in
and carrying the lawful business. enterprises
and pursuits hereinafter named and specified:
| And we do hereby make, subscribe and ae-
knowledge according TO law these Articles of
incorporation. in triplcate. aud certify and de-
clare:
| The name assumed by this corporation and
I by which il shall be known. is STANDARD
COPPER NINE aud its principal place of
/ trausacting business Is in the town of Clifton.
/ Graham County. Arizona, AID the time of the
I commencement of this corporation shall be the
/ day of filing these articles Of Incorporation in
the Office Of the Co MY Recorder of the said
County of Graham. and the termination thereof
shall be twenty ave years thereafter.
II.
The general nature of the business proposed
! to be transacted. IS mining and to acquire by
location, purchase or otherwise. mines of cop
per. golu, silver. coal and miues of all other
kinds and nature whatsoever. and to operate
I ton works, concentrators and any and all kinds
of mining and milling machinery; TO acquire,
construct, own and operate railways, tramways
and wagon roads, to erect, operate and maintain
/ boarding houses, hotels. and TO do a genera
: merchandise business to acquire by purchase.
( location and in any other lawful manner. real
estate, lands and all fiher kinds of property.
real personal and mi ysd. electrical appliances
/ for driving machinery where electricity is
applicable. telephone and telegraph lines, cleo
trio lights; to build, construct, aud control
water bitches, fumes and pipe lines. aud reser-
voirs; aud ALLEVIATE SELL lease, demise and dis
pose of the same, or any part thereof well as
any other property this corporation possesses,
be seized of or be entitled to; 10 borrow money
and contract TO repay the same at such time or
times and with such rate of interest its board
of Directors deem proper and fit; and to
mortgage or pledge all or any part of the prop
erty which this corporation may hereafter
quire TO secure payment OF such money with
interest, or TO secure The payment of any debt of
this corporation with such interest thereon as
it may legally be obliged to pay.
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
poration shall be five hundred thousand dollars.
divided into five hundred thousand shares of
the par value of one dollar each, and the time
when, and the conditions upon which it is TO be
paid, are as follows, to-wlt The whole thereof,
Immediately upon making subscription there
for, and the said stock shall be fully paid before
issued, and non assessable thereafter.
"
The highest amount of Indebtedness TO which
this corporation is to subject itself, or become
liable for, is the sum of TWENTY-FIVE thousand
dollars.
The stockholders of this corporation and their
private property shall be exempt from the cor
porate debts of this corporation.
VI
The affairs of this corporation to be, and
they shall be conducted by a Board of Directors.
consisting of three persons, who shall be elected
annually in April by the stockholders from
among their number, as shall be prescribed by
the bylaws of this corporation, and no person
shall be eligible to the Office of director unless
he is a stakeholder in this corporation.
The following named persons, who are sub
scribers to the capital stock of this corporation,
shall constitute the Board of Directors Of this
corporation for the first year and until their
successors duly qualified. shall be elected. to-
wit; William \. Leonard. Arthur F. Gray and
Charles +. Stevens. Any person ceasing to be n
stockhoIder Sifu.f ccssc- be director and the
vacancies in the board of directors shall be filed
by the remaining members of the board I'M
medlately, or as soon 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 diree-
tors to serve for the first year. and until their
successors duly qualified. shall be elected
shall meet and organ re az a Board of Directors
adopt bylaws and prescribe in said bylaws the
method of calling meetings of the Board of
/ Directors and stockholders.
VII
The Board of Directors Of this corporation
! shall have power to establish bylaws and make
all rules and regulations deemed exsedent for
the management of the affairs of this corpora
/ ton and the officers thereof not inconsistent
with the Constitution and laws of the United
States and the laws Of this Territory.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our
| hands and seals this 18th day of February, A
| d. 1901.
WILLIAM \. LEONARD. (SeaD
ARTHUR F. GRAY. (SeaD
CHARLES E. STEVENS. (Sean
TERRITORY OF ARIzONA,l So
County of Graham. -