The copper era., 1901-05-09
Articles of Incorporation, Santa Rosa
 Copper Company.

We Joseph A TanDer, l. \. Stevens and L. s Randolph, have this day associated our selves together for tie purpose of forming . the Territory of Arizoua and especially an Art of the Legislative assembly thereof. entitled An Act Concerning Corporations" approved March s Iss7 for the purpose of engaging in and carrying on the lawful business enterprises and pursuits hereinafter named and specified;
 And we do hereby make, subscribe and ac- knowledge according to law these Articles of Incorporation. in triplicate, and certify aud de- clare
 The name assumed by this corporation. and by which il shall be snown. is SANTA ROSA COPPER COMPANY and its principal place of transacting business Is in the town of Metcalf, Graham County. ArizonR- and the time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the dav of filing these articles of incorporation in the cffiee of the CoCnty Recorder of the said County of Graham. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter
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 The general nature ef the business proposed 10 be transacted is n1ning ana I9 ssqnirc s oy per gold and silver and mines of all other kinds and nature whatsoever, and to operate the same: to erect and maintain mills, reduc- tion works, concentraters. and any and all kinds of mining and milling machinery; to acquire, construct own and operate raliwsys tram mways and wagon roads; to erect, operate and maintain boarding houses hotels, and to do ,,erse <, 2 merchandise business; to aeqnlre hy purchase, estate lands and all ether kinds of property real personal and mdxed. electrical appliances
 
 applicable. telephoue>and telegraph lines elac tric lights; to build, construct, own and control water ditches fumes and pipe lines and reser voirs; and to alienate sell lease demise and dis pose of the same, or aly part thereof as well as any other property thls corporation possesses, 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 fit; and to mortgage or pledge all or any part of the prop erty which this corporation may hereafter ac- qufre, to secure payment of such money with ar nav nfa any dahf fNf this corporation with euch interest thereon as it may legally be obliged ed to pay.
 The amount of the Capital stock of this cor poration shall be five Hundred thousand dollars divided into five hurdred thousand shares of the par value of one dollar each, and the time when and the conditions upon which it is 10 be paid, are as follows, wit The whole thereof, immediately upon mating 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
 The affairs of this corporation are to be. and they shall be conducted by Board of Directors. annually iE 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 stockholder 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 Joseph A. Tanner, I. N. Stevens and l.. s. Randolph. Any person ceasng to he stockholder shall cease to be a director and the vacancies in the board of directors shall be filled by the remaining members of the board. I'm mediately, or soon 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. 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.
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 The Board of Directors of this corporation shall have power to establish by 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 10th day of April, A D. 1901.
 JOSEPH A. TANNER. (SeaD
 ISAAC N. STEVENS. (SeaD