Arizona silver belt., 1901-10-03
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
0f the Arizona. Colorado Copper Belt and Gold
 Mining and Milling Company

! TdilN A W TtEHt, AIluiVu htdu, tt. | Wendell Merritt and Joseph D. Whith- am, citizens of the United States of America and residents of the State of Colorado, do hereby associate ourselves together as and into body corporate, under and by virtue of the provisions of the laws of the Territory of Arizo na, for the purpose of engaging in the lawful er,erprise, business pursuits i and occupations hereinafter specified, and do hereby adopt the following Ar ticies of Incorporation, and declare: ARTICLE I.
 The name of such corporation shall be and is TIE ARIzoNA-CoLoRADo COPPER BisLT AND GOLD MINING AND | MILLING COMPANY.
 The principal place of transa citing business of sai6 corporation shall be in the City of Globe, County of Gila, and Territory of Arizona, and it shall have branch office at the Oity of Denver, County of Arapahoe, and State of Colorado, and at such other places as may be hereafter legally des- ignated as necessary and convenient for any of the purposes of said corpor- ation and the business of this corpor- tlIoI bt III AFiLotld UT in any of he States and Territories in the United States of A merica, and also Tn any of the States of the Republic of Mexico, aud the regular meetings of the stockholders and the directors of this corporation may be held in the said City of Denver, State of Colorado, or in any other place which may be designated by the Board of Directors and all proceedings of the stockhold- CTS or Board of Directors, had at any such meeting, shall have the same force and effect as if held at said prin cipal office at Globe, in the said Terri tory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is as follows tU-wit
 The business of mining and the To- eating and purchasing mines of cop. per, gold, silver, lead, coal turquoise, and mineral lands aud mines of all other kinds and nature whatsoever; and to operate, lease or sell the same, and to carry on and conduct the busi- ness of mining, opening, equipping and developing such mines and lands
 
 the developing of such mines, and generally to carry on and conduct the business of mining, extracting, concentrat ng, Ieluc ug sme ting and refining copper and gold and silver and other metaliferous ores to erect and operate machinery, smelters, stamp mills, teaching plantr, reduction works, commentators, dredg- ing machines, saw mills, and other mills necessary for the mining, reduc- tlon and smelting of all kinds of min eral bearing ores also, to acquire, construct, own and operate railways, tramways, turnpikes and canals to lead from its principal works or place of business to some existing railroad, navigable stream, tramway, turnpike or public highway to a quire by pur- chase, location or lease, real estate, | patents to lands and other kinds of property real, personal or mixed, to | prove up, hold, cultivate, use and en. | joy the same, to sell, convey, lease and | dispose of the same or any part there. of, a. well as any other property that said corporation may p0ss. ss, own or | be entitled to ; also 10 own and Ope rate wagon roads, irrigating ditches, water works, reservoirs, dams and aqueducts to erect, operate and main | tain boarding houses, hotels, engage in and carry on mercantile business, buy and sell general merchandise and | generally to engage in and carry on any and all kinds of inning, includ- | ing precious stones, onyx and marble l quarries, by discovery, lease or pur- chase mannfacturing and industrial ! pursuits to lay out lands into mill sites, town sites, blocks, lots, streets, alleys, avenues, commons and parks to acquire, own, build, maintain ope rate and dispose of pipe lines for con. ducting water and other fluids of every description whatever; to acquire, hold, possess, own, enjoy and dispose of rights of-way for the purpose thereof and for other purposes; to lay out, construct, acquire and own by pur- chase, or other legitimate manner. ac- cept, hold possess, enjoy, operate, use franchises from any Of the States and Territories in the United States of America, or any county, municipal or private corporation, mills, factories. houses, bonds and capital stocks of corporations, wares, goods, chattels 't'' Nh'o'o III hSOioh tc nhnu- facture, hold and possess electrical ap. pllances, driving machinery, motor power for propeling mechanical ap. plianceS where electricity can be used. electric lights, telegraph and telephone lines to loan money on reliable secu. rity and to borrow money on it's own credit contract debts and issue bonds and notes of the corporation aa evj dence of indebtedness and to secure the payment of the same by pledge or mortgage of the said company,s fran chises or other property or any DOT tion thereof, and to do and perform such other things as may he incidental or necessary to carry out and execute the objects herein mentioned and transact any and all kinds of business which may be transacted by natural person.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the capital stock au thorized by the said corporation is Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dol | lars (S2,500, 000), divided into Two Mil | lion Five Hundred Thousand Shares l2,5OO, 00O), of the par value of One Dol | lar (Sl.0O per share and such stock when irSued shall be transferable. fnlly paid for and non. accessible.
 ARTICLE
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