Arizona silver belt., 1901-05-16
CERTIFICATE
OfIncorporation of he New York ana Arlzona Copper Mining
 and Smelling Company
Territory of Arizona, l
 County of 1ila, N

1 its principal works. ar place ot business, tr some existing railroad turnpike ar publi, highway, the construction and operation oi | wagon roads, irrigatng ditches, reservoirs etc; the purchase, sale and improvement oi land and tu lay utf land into townsites. 'blockN, lots, streets, alleys, avenues commons and parks: to acquire hold. improve and x, Il lands m connection with any and all of said | objects; to buy and sell general merchandise, ana generally to engage in any and all kinds | of mining, manufacturing and industrial pursuits under and in pursuance of the laws ! "t the Territory nf Ariz ma: do hereby certify and declare as follows, viz
 First. The name of the said corporation shall be The New York and Arizona Copper Mining and Smelling Company; the princi. pal place of transacting the business uf said corporation shall he in the Town of Globe County oi Gila, Arizona, and the names and addresses Of the corpOraturs of saiu corpora tion are as follows: T. Shields Col. ins, of the Town of Globe, Ga county, Arizona: Harry II. Walker, of No i74 Clas- son avenue, Brooklyn, City and state pf New NorN; Albert \ Ste, enson of No 'l6l west 92nd street, Manhattan. City and State of New York: John k,sser, of Globe, Gia county, Arizona: Edward c. Maqueston. of No. 62i Sixth street, Brooklyn. City and State "f New York; George w. Shears. Jr., oi N" 5i3 west l5th street. Manhattan City and State oi New York: and Charles C Stevenson; 0f No 26l Bruadwav. Manhat. tan City and State uf New York: who ,hall he the directors and persons who shall man age the concerns and business of said corpora tipn for the first three months ar nnti the election of the directors and officers of said corporation aS hereinafter provided
 Second. The general nature of the busi- ness to be transacted by sai corporation shall be tn carry on and conduct the busitPss ot mining, extracting, concentrating. re,luc. ing, smelting and refining copper and gold and silver and n6her metalliierous ores from the Collins ruup of Copper claims situated about nine miles west af the town of Globe, m the territory nf krlzpna, on the west slope nt the Pinal mountains, and known as the Copper Schist, Copper Schist No |, New Formation, Muy Alto. Cactus Granie, Swip. sic, Separator Queen, Eclipse, Samson. Con tinental Divide Hill Top, pikes Peak, Mountain View. Red bri Last Chance Doubtful, Idle. Bell Tone. Kingstone. Anna Lee Quartz Porphry, Quartz Porphry No-l and six other adjoining claims. and also from such other mining claims in the Territory of Arizona. as said corporation may become the owner ot: alsa tn erect and operate machinery snelters, cpncentrat,frs and mills tor the mining, reduction and sm-ltng of all kinds nt mineral bearing ores; also tn purchase, sell mnrtgage and improve land: also to lay of land into townsites blocks lots streets, al leNs, avenues, commons and parks: also to construct, mainyain and operate a railroad trainway or turnpke from its principal work ar place of business to some existing railroad, tramway or public highway: also tn construct maintain and operate wagon roads, irrigating ditches, reservoirs. etc: also to acquire hold improve. mortgage and sell lands in connec- ti"n with any and all Of said obie,ts; also tn engage in, and carry m, mercantile business tn buy and sell general merchandise. and gen. ertllv to engage in, and carry on. any and all kinds of mining. manufa turing and indus trial pursuits, under and in pursuance of the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 Third. The amount of the capital stock af saidcurporation shall be Thee Million dol. lars, which shall he divided into three hun. dred thousand shares, of the par value "f ten dollars each, full pail, trans ierabl- and non assessable.
 Fourth. The time of the commencement nf said .orporation shall be the day of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation with the County Recorder, in Gila county. Arr zona: it shall continue for Fifty years thereaf- ter. and the time of he termination rf sai,i corporation shall he Fifty years from the day ,f said filing
 Fifth. The officers and persons by whom the affairs of said corporation are to he con ducted shall be president vice president, treasurer and secretary. and a Board of Direc- tors nf seven or nine persons who shall be elected on the first Monday in May, 1901, and annually thereafter on the first Monday in May of each year during the continuance of said corporation
 Sixth. The highest amount of indebted ness and liability. direct or contingent. tn which said corporation shall at any time sub- feet itself shall be Five Hundred Thousand dollars
 Seventh. The pri ate property of the cor porators, directors, officers or stockholders nf sad corporation shall be exempt from the | corporate debts of said corporation.
 In witness whereof. we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 9th day of March, | 1901. T SHIELDS COLLINS N. S.) |
 HARRY II WALKER, L SD |
 ALBERT x. STEVENSON. uL. Sl | fR.S. loci .IoHS KAssER, U.. S.)
 EpwARD C. MAouEsToN.n. Sl
 GEO w. SHEAgs. JR. H.. S)
 CHARLES C STEVENSON. N. S.) | State of New York
 City and County of New York NJ
 Befnre me r c. Z,ttarelly, Notary Pub | lie in and for the county and state of New | York, on this day personally appeared liar , " H Walser Alhert x Stevenson, John Kasser, Edward q. Maqueston. George w. |! Shears, Jr. and Charles C. Stevenson. known to me to be six of the persons whose names ! are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged to me that they exc | cuted the ~ame for the purposes and consid. eration therein expressed
 Given under my hand and SC Il of office this ! 9th day of March. 1901
 n. SD F. C IorTARRLLY.
 Notary Public, (No. 8, x. Y, O. | State of New York.
 County of New York,
 |, William Sohmer Clerk of the County of New York, and also Clerk of the Supreme Court for said County, the same being . l 1 .I