Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-14
Articles OF Incorporation OF the Chaplin
Copper Mines and Smelling Com.
pany of Arizona.


pany Of Arizona.
Know all men by these presents: That We,
the undersigned, have this day voluntarily as
forming corporation under the laws of The
territory of Arizona, ana We do hereby CeFtll!
First.
That the name OF said corporation shall be
The Chaplin Copper Mines and Smelling Com
pany.
That the purposes for which said company
| is formed are:
/. To buy, grant, own, hold, acquire, lease.
| sell, exchange, mortgage, hyPothecate, deal in
| and otherwise dispose OF mines, mining claims,
! mill sights and other real estate, water, water
rights, merchandise and personal property
anyw here within the territory OF Arizona or
| elsew here.
| 2. To engage in the business of carrying
passengers, goods wares and merchandise and
in the transportation OF ores and other hfneies
| within the boundaries Of the territory OF Ari-
| iona or elsewhere.
/ 5. To operate conduct, work and develop
mines and mining claims containing precious
metals or other mineral deposits, and to en-
/ gage in the business of crushing, smelling, re-
/ ducing and refining ores minerals and metals;
and to acquire. buy, own, hold, sell or nther-
! wise dispose Of mills and machinery necessary
or convenient for crushing, smelling, reducing
| or refining ores, minerals OF metals; and tOen-
gage In the business OF refining ores, metals
/ and minerals.
| 1. To do general trading and freighting
/ business in all us branches anywhere within
| the territory of Arizona or elsewhere
! 5 To acquire, own, hold, sell, mortgage, ny.
! pothecate or otherwise dispose of stocks and
| shares in other corporations; and to sell its
own property and stock and franchises or any
| part thereof or as an entirety.
6. To do each and every act and thing
/ proper, convenient and necessary TO carry out
and fulfill all or any OF the various matters or
things hereinbefore enumerated. as fully to all
/ intents and purposes ~ III the SAME were here
in specifically set forth.
| Third.
The principal place for transacting the bust
ness of said corporation shall be at Tucson,
county of Pima, territory Of Arizona, with a
branch Office at Denver. Colorado.
Fourth.
The names OF the corporators of this corpora
| tion are Howard c. Chaplin OF Denver, Colo
| RADIO, and William s. Neff OF Tucson, Arizona.
/ Fifth.
/ The amount OF the capital stock authorized
towit: One million dollars tSl, 900, Oe0y par
/ value OF said stock divided into one million
shares OF one dollar par value each. which capt.
| tai stock when issued, must be fully paid in
cash or property upon issuance of the same.
| and shall be forever noHassessable for any pur-
pose whatever and the same shall be issued
| may be prescribed by the board OF directors;
| and said directors are hereby authorized to is-
sue any or all OF said stock. fully paid and non.
assessable upon the condition of the transfer oil
| this corporation Of properly or rights In prop.
erty of any description which said corporation
| Is authorized TO acquire and own, and each
certificate OF stock snail state upon its face the
| number OF shares represented thereby, and
that the same is forever non-assessable.
/ Sixth.
| The time of the commencement of this cor
poration shall be upon the filing for record In
i the office of the county recorder OF Pima
| county, territory of Arizona, of these articles
| of incorporation, and said corporation shall
| terminate in Twenty-Five years from the date oil
the filing OF said articles OF incorporation as
| aforesaid.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted and managed by. q board OF FIVE direc.
porated powers Of the corporation. The names
OF the persons who are appointed 10 serve as
directors OF this corporation until their sue
are Tb auy Wsop sre
| Neff of Tucson, Arizona, and Howard G. Chap
in, E. N. Goodlett and William L. Wilson OF
poration shall hereafter be elected by the
+ stoekho at their annual meetings. which
1 shall be held on the first Tuesday in Noyem-
Der In each year hereafter.
/ Eighth.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or liza
bility to which this corporation shall be al
lowed at any time 10 subject itself is the sum
Of one hundred and Atty thousand dollars
/ fsl50,co0l.
/ Ninth.
| An stockholders meetings and all meetings
OF directors may be held at. the principal
| place of business of the corporation or al its
branch Office in Denver, Colorado.
| Tenth.
None OF the individual, personal or private
property OF any stockholder of this corpora-
/ tion shall be liable for the debts of this cor
| poration, and said property is hereby declared
to be exempt from all corporate debts.
| Eleventh.
| This corporation may be dissolved at any
in1n tn, hal a
! which it Is organized, unon a vote at a meeting
| regularly called by the president of said cor.
Poration under the authority of the board Of
directors, bya vote of at least two thirds of the
entire issue OF the capital stock.
Twelfth
The board of directors shall have poRer tn
pass bylaws and make amendments thereto
and the said corporation shall have power to
increase 0rdininish its capital stock BY a two
thirds vote of the stock holders represented at
any regular stockholders meeting, or any
special meeting OF stock holders called for that
purpose, and by filing the certificate thereof
and by publishing the same in the same man.
ner as is provided by law for thu recording
and publishing OF these articles OF incorpora.
ton.
In witness whereof, we. the undersigned cor.
porators, have hereunto set our hands, this
18th day OF November A. D. 1900.
HOWARD C; CHAPLIN.
TERRITORY or ARIZONA. =.
COUNTY or PIMA. ID
| On this 17th day of November in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred, before
me, Wiley u. Tussing, Notary Public, In and
| for said county OF Pima, territory OF Arizona
| residing therein. duly commissioned and
sworn, personally appea red Howard C. Chaplin
and william J. Mem. known to me to be the
| person whose name subscribed to the with
in instrument, and acknowledged to me that
| he executed the same, for the purpose and con-
sideration therein expressed, In witness where
OF have herefnto set my hand and Affixed my
| official seal the day and year in this certi6-
! cate first above written.
| fSeall WILEY E. TUSSING,
Notary Pubic in and for said county OF
Pima, territory of Arizona,
Ny commission expires APRIL o. fc1l