The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1901-06-06
Articles of Incorporation, Home
Copper Company.

/ Scheu r Everhardy and J. W Poor
I man have this day associated our
selves together for the purpose of forming s
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 :, lSs7. for the purpose OF engaging IN
and carrying on the lawful business, enterprises
and pursuits hereinafter named and specified:
And do hereby make subscribe and &C
knowledge according 70 law these Articles OF
/ Incorporation. in triplicate' and ceruiy ana de-
clare;
The name assumed by this corporation Ion and
COPPER COMPANY and its principal place of
transacting business Is in the town OF Morencl,
Graham County, Arizona, and the tune OF the
/ commencement of this corporation shall be the
/ day Of filing these articles OF incorporation IN
/ the office OF the County Recorder of the said
County OF Graham. and the termination theTeoi
/ shall be twenty-five 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 gold and silver. and mines OF all other
kinds and nature whatsoever and 70 operate
I the same; to erect and maintain mills, reduc-
ton works concentrators, and any and all kinds
of mining and milling machinery; to acquire,
construct, own and operate railways, traInways
and wagon roads; 10 erect operate ana maintain
boarding houses. hotels, and 10 90 general
merchandise business TO acquire by purchase
location and in any other lawful manner, real
/ estate, lands and all other kinds of property,
real personal and mixed, electrical appliances
for driving machinery where electricity is
applicable telephone and telegraph lines, cleo
trio lights; TO build construct, own and control
water bitches, fumes and pipe lines. ana reser-
voirs and 10 ALLEVIATE sell. lease, demise and dis
pose of the same any part thereof as well as
any other property this corporation posse sSes,
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 as its board
of Directors deem proper ana see MT ana 10
mortgage or pledge all or any part OF the prop
Guire to securet element Of such money with
OF tt sue6 thereon
it may legally y .eSiged TO pay
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
poration shall be Eve 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 ii is 10 be
paid, are as follows to,Wit Inc whole thereof th
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 are to be, and
they shall be conducted by a Board of Directors.
consisting of five persons: who shall be elected
annually in May 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 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: John c. Molder, n. L. jenkins,
H. A. Schell, f. F. Everharty and J.
w. Poorman. Any person ceasing to be
stakeholder shall cease TO be director and the
vacancies in the board of directors shall be filed
by the remaining members of the board. I'M
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. and until their
successors, duly qualified, shall be elected,
shall meet and organize a Board of Directors,
adopt by laws 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 laws and make
all rules and regulations deemed eXpedient 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 oath day of May, y. d.
1901.
JOHN c. MOLDER. (seaD
II. A SCHELL, (SeaD
e. +. EYERHARDY ,(SeaI
N. l.. JENKINS, (Seal
]. W. POORMAN, (Seal)