The copper era., 1901-04-25
Articles of Incorporation, Santa Rosa
Copper Company.

We, Joseph A. Tanner, l. \. Stevens and L.
s. Randolph, have this day associated our
selves together for the purpose of forming a
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. 1887. for the purpose of engaging in
and carrying on the lawful business enterprises
and pursuits hereinafter named and specified:
Aud we do hereby make, subscribe and ac-
knowledge according to law these Articles OF
Incorporation, i'll triplicate, and certify aud de-
clare:
The name assumed by this CORPORATION. and
by which il shall be known. is SANTA ROSA
COPPER COMPANY" and its principal place OF
transacting business is in the town of Metealt
commencement of this corporation shall he 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-five years thereafter.
III.
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 aud silver and mines of all other
kinds and nature whatsoever, and to operate
the same to erect and maintain mills, rednc-
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 aud maintain
boarding houses, hotels, and to do general
merchandise business; to acquire by purchase,
location aud in any other lawful manner, real
estate. lands and all other kinds of property,
real. personal and mixed, electrical appliances
applicable. telephone and telegraph lines, cleo
trio lights: to build. construct, own and control
water bitches, fumes and pipe lines, aud reser-
voirs: aud to ALLEVIATE, sell lease, demise and dis
pose of the same or any part thereof well as
any other property this corporation posse sses,
be seized of or be entitled to: TO borrow money
aud contract to repay the same at such time or
tim and with such rnte of interest as its board
of Directors deem proper and see MT and to
mortgage or pledge all or any part of the prop
urty which this corporation may hereafter ac-
quire. to secure payment OF such money with
interest, or To secure he paymeut of any debt of
this corporation with such interest thereon as
it may legally be Obliged to pay.
Ill
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
pOratiou 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 rs follows. tO-wit The whole thereof,
Immediately upon making subscription there
for, aud the said stock shall be fully paid before
issued aud non- assessa6le 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
V
The stockholders of this corporation and their
private property shall be exempt from the cor
VI
The affairs of this corporation are to be. and
they shall be conducted by Board of Directors.
consisting of three persons. who shall be elected
annually in April by the stockholders from
the bylaws of this corporation. and no person
shall be eligible to the office of director unless
he is stakeholder in this corporation.
The following ned 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 AMI until their
successors duly qualified. shall be elected. to-
wit Joseph A. Tanner, l. \. Stevens and
l.. = Randolph. Any person ceasing to be a
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
meiiately, 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 direc-
tors to serve for the first year. aud until their
successors, duly qualified. shall be elected.
shall meet aud organ re a. Board Of Directors.
adopt by laws and prescribe in said bylaws The
method of calling meetings of the Board of
Directors and stockhol iers.
VII
The Board of Directors of this corporation
shall have power TO establish bylaws and make
all rules and regulations deemed expedient for
the management of the affairs of this corpora
tion 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 10Th day of April, A. d.
1901.
JOSEPH 4. TANNER. (SeaD
ISA &C N STEVENS (SeaD
l.. S. RANDOLPH tSeaD