The copper era., 1901-06-27
First publication June q 1901; last Aug. ..
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schelI, E +. Everhardy and J. W. Poor
man, have this day associated our
CORPORATION under o th h SrdRVsons Of the laws Of
che Territory of Arizona and especially an Act
Of the Legislative assembly thereof emitted
March $. 1887. for the purpose of engaging In
and carrying on the lawful business, enterprises
ana pursuits hereinafter named anu S no
And we do hereby make, subscribe ana acr
knowledge according to law these Articles OF
Incorporation in tripllcate, and certify and de-
clare:
The name assumed = s,,. corporal ton N and d
COPPER CoMPANYi |. and its principal place of
transactGg business in the town ha OF I'M Moreno re 1
Gra5e saa t9e s ie S oI the
day of filing these articles of incorporation in
the office of the County Recorder of the said
County of Graham. and the termination thereof
shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
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 to operate
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, tramways
and wagon roads; 10 erect, operate and maintain
boarding houses, hotels, and to do a general
merchandise business; to acquire by purchase,
location and in any other lawful manner, real
estate lands ana all Olner 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, and reser
Yoirs; and TO ALLEVIATE, sell, lease, demise and dis
pose of the same, or any part thereof as well as
any other property this corporation posse sses,
be seized of or be entitled to- to 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 and see Mt; and to
mortgage or pledge all or any part of the prop
erty which this corporation may hereafter &C
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
marathon 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 1t is TO be
Immediately upon making subscription there
for and the said stock shall be fully paid before
issued, and non-assessa9le 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.
The affairs of this corporation are to be, and
they shall be conducted by 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 to the capital stock of this corporation,
shall constitute the Bo''h irectors of this
corporation for +-,%~& Id until their
successors duly qualileN be elected to-
wit John C. Molder, n. L. jenkins,
II. A. Schell, f. F. Everharty and j.
w. Poorman. Any person ceasing to be
stakeholder shall cease to be a director and the
vacancies in the board of directors shall be filed
by the remaining members of the board. I'm
mediately, or 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 direc-
tors to serve for the first year. and until their
successors, duly qualified. shall be elected,
shall meet and organize as 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 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 24th day of May, a. d.
1901.