Arizona republican., 1901-08-07
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 The name of said Corporation shall be Columbia Valley Ore Purchasing and Smelling Co.," and its principal place of transacting business shall be at Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, with a branch office at the city of New York, State of New York and at such other places as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
 The names of the incorporators or said Corporation are: William Alper- son. Morgan R. Ross, Anna Christ opher.
 ARTICLE II. The general nature of the different kinds of business proposed to be trans acted by this Corporation is as fol- lows, to-wit: the erection of smelting plants, purchasing ore and smelting of same. To purchase, lease, bond or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sen or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mort gage, hypothecate and deal in, mines, nGning claims oil lands, mineral lands, oil. gas, asphaltum petroleum. water and water rights, and to work, ming, explore and develop the same.
 To do a general real estate and mer- cantile business.
 To own, handle and control letters patent and inventions. To borrow money and execute mort gages or deeds of trust to secure the same, and in general to do all things nec5 ssaIy to the proper conduct of the business of this Corporation, not incon- sistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE III Among the powers of this body cor | porate shall be: To have perpetual ! succession; to sue and be sued by us corporate name; te have a common seal and alter the same at pleasure | to prs scribe the mode of making trans | fers of stock or interests of its stock ! holders: to make contracts; 10 acquire and and transfer prop erty of every kind and description. both real and personal, and to possess the same powers in such respects as pri- vate individuals now enjoy; to estab- l fish bylaws and make all rules and i regulations deemed expedient for the management of its affairs. not incon- l sistent with the laws and Constitution ! of the United States and the laws of | the Territory of Arizona. ARTICLE ". The amount of the capital stock or ! this Corporation shall be Seven Hun dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars 1 (s75OGOO) divided into One Hundred i Thousand G0O,O0O) shares, of the 'par | value of Seven ari half dollars (SI5O) each fully paid up and forever non | assessabe.
 ARTICLE V.
 Tie time of the commencement of | this Corporation shall be the date of 1 the filing of these Articles of lncorpor- i ation in the office of the Secretary oi 1 Arizona, and the termination thereof 1 shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The affairs of this Corporation shal be conducted by a Board of five Di- rectors, who shall be elected annually by the stockholders of the Corporation
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highsst amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent. tC which this Corporation shall subject itself at any tima Is Three Hundred and { Fifty Thousand Dollars S35OOOO)
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The private property of the stock holders of this Corporation shall be eX' empt from all corporate debts. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this the ninth day of L'ily. 1901.
 WILLIAM JEFFERSON, tSeal.)
 MORGAN E. ROSS. (Seal.)
 ANNA CHRISTOPHER, (Sesl) State of New York, County of New York, ss.
 On this ninth day of July in the year 1901 before me. Frederick J. Winston a Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid. residing therein duly commissioned and sworn. person ally appeared William Alperson. Mor- gan R. Ross, and Anna Christopher known to me to be the persons describ. ed in, whose names are subscribed to and who executed the within instru- ment. and they acknowledged to ms that they executed the same for the purposes and considerations therein eX. pressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have h5reunto set ny hand and affixed my Official Seal at my office in the said State and County. the day and veal last above written.
 FREDERICK J. WINSTON,
 (Seal.) Notary Public, New York County. My commission expires March 3lst 1901.
 Territory of Arizona, County of Mari copa,
 l, B. F. McFall. County Recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, do herC by certify that the within instrument was filed for record at 10:l0 o'clock a. m. on this 25th day Book No. : of Art. of Incorp., Records of Maricopa County, Arizona, at pages 3l3 sequ.
 WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFI- CiAL SEAL the day and year abovi written.
 (Seal) B. r. McFAEL,
 County Recorder.
 By A. s. ARTHUR,
 Deputy. Filed in the office of the Secretary of the Territory of Arizona this 3lst day of July A. D., 1901, at 9 a. m.
 ISAAC T. STODDARD,
 Secretary of Arizona. nIee 6 They overcome Weak MI FUR ness. irregularity anc