Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1901-12-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
"RIvERSIDE COPPER COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, the under
signed, have this day voluntarily as
sociated ourselves together for the pur-
nose of forming a corporation under
The laws of the Territory of Arizona
and we do hereby certify:
ARTICLE /.
That the name of said corporation
shall be the RIVERSIDE COPPER
COMPANY.
ARTICLE II.
That the purposes for which saiu
company is formed are:
Section l. To deal in. and otherWise
dispose of, mines, mining claims, mil
sites. and other real estate, water
water rights, merchandise and per-
sonal property anywhere within the
Territory of Arizona or elsewhere.
Section 2. To operate, conduct. WORK
and develop mines. and mining claims
containing precious metals or otnsr
mineral deposits. and to engage IN ,ne
business of crushing, smelling, reduc-
ing and refining ores. minerals ana
metals.
section s. To do n general trading
and freighting business in all its
branches anywhere within the Terri
tory of Arizona or elsewhere.
ARTICLE III.
The principal place Tor transactihs
the business of the said corporation
shall be at Phoenix, County OF mari
copa. Territory of Arizona, with
branch offices at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, and Plattsburg, Missouri.
ARTICLE w.
That the names of the corporators OF
this CORPORATION are C. s. Parker. NJ. j.
Trimble. Chas. Shellenberger. f. l..
Dyer. ]. NJ. Graybill and G. II. Thomp-
son.
ARTICLE ".
The amount of the capital stock au-
thorized to be issued by this corpora
ton is as follows, to-wit: Two Milnon
Dollars 100000 00) said stock divided
into Two Million (2,000,00O shares OF
one Dollar ($1.0O par value each,
which capital stock when issued. must
be fully paid in cash or property upon
issuance of the same, and shall for
ever be nom assessable for any purpose
whatever, and the same shall be issued
and at such times and upon Such con-
ditions as may be prescribed by the
Board of Directors; and said Directors
are hereby authorized to issue any or
all of said stock. fully paid and nom
assessable. upon the condition OF the
transfer to this corporation or prop
erty or rights in property of any descrip-
lied to acquire and own. and each GER
tificate of stock shall state upon its
face the number of shares represented
thereby, and that the same is forever
nom assessable.
G ARTICLE vi.
The time of the commencement of
this CORPORATION shall be upon the filing
for record in the Office of the secretary
and of the County Recorder OF Mari
copa County. Territory OF Arizona, OF
these articles Of incorpora ton. and said
corporation shall terminate in twenty
five s(25) years from the date of the
filinR OF said articles of Incorporation
as aforesaid.
ARTICLE VII.
The AFFAIRS of this corporation shall
he conducted and managed by Board
of five (5) Directors. The names of the
persons who are appointed to serve as
Directors of this corporation until
their successors are duly elected and
qualified, are as follows: c. s. Parker,
NJ ]. Trimble, Chas- Shellenberger. j..
NJ. GraybiIl and C. II. Thompson.
The directors of this corporation
shall hereafter be elected by the stock
holders at their annual meetings which
shall be held on the second Monday in
January of each year after the year
1902.
ARTICLE VIII.
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
shall be allowed at any time to subject
itself, is the sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars. ($1OO,0 0O.
ARTICLE TX.
All stockholders meetings and all
meetings of directors may be held at
the. principal place of business of the
corporation, or at its branch office in
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Cali
fornia.
ARTICLE X.
None of the individual, personal or
private property of any stakeholder of
this corporation shall be liable for the
debts of this corporation. and said
property is hereby declared to be ex-
empt from all corporate debts.
ARTICLE XXI.
This corporation may be dissolved at
any time prior to the term of twenty
five (25) years, for which it is organ
lied. upon a vote at meeting regu-
larly called by the president of said
corporation under the authority OF the
Board of Directors, by vote of at
least two thirds (2-3) of the entire is
sue of the capital stock.
ARTICLE XII.
The Board of Directors shall have
the power to pass bylaws and make
amendments thereto. and the said COR
poration shall have power to increase
and diminish its capital stock by a
two-thirds CD vote of the stoclShold-
ers represented at any regular stock
holders meeting or any special meet
ing of stockholders called for that pur-
pose. and by filing the certificate there
OF and by publishing the same in the
same manner as is provided by law for
the recording and publishing of these
articles of incorporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
- day OF -, 1870.
G. s. PARKER. (Seal)
j. NJ. GRAYBILL. (Seal.)
NJ J. TRIMBLE. (Seal.)
CHAS. SHELLENBERGER. (Seal.)