Arizona republican., 1901-11-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE THE LAKE SUPERIOR NICKEL
 COMPANY"


 OF THE THE LAKE SUPERIOR NICKEL
 COMPANY
 (Under the laws of Arizona) We. the undersigned, desiring to form a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation as follows:
 First:
 The names of the corporators arc John B. B. Fiske, NJ. A. Meyer and John Mckinley. all of the City of New York.
 The name of the corporation shall be The Lake Superior Nickel Company. The principal place of transactiny business in the Territory of Arizona snail be the town of Phoenix in the County of Maricopa. in the Territory of Arizona. It shall also have offices for the transaction of business at Sud- bury. in the Province of Ontario, Do- minion of Canada, and in New York City and at such other places as shall De necessary.
 Second:
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted shall be to mine nickel. copper, gold, silver and otHeT iIiiueTdlSs Duiit, own anu erect reduction works. smelters, refineries and other works and buildings neces- sary thereto: to acquire and lay out town sites. and to buy and sell real estate. Also to acquire and build water power, dams and fiumes; to secure rights of way for electric poles and wires and to construct the same for conducting electric power and other purposes; to construct and build pipe lines for the conveying of compressed air for power and other purposes ard to sell power of all kinds for mining work or other uses, and to purchase, acquire. hold and dispose of the stock. bonds and other evidences Of indebt- edness of any corporatfon, domestic or foreign, including it's own. and issue in exchange therefor it's stocks. bonds CT other obligations. and to do any and all such things as may be necessary. to survey. lay out and construct and op- crate any railroad. trafnway. turnpike or canal as may lead from it's prin- cipal works or place of business 70 some navigable stream, or to some ex- isting railroad. turnpike or public high way.
 Third:
 The capital stock of such corporation shall be Six Million Dollars. to be di-
 
 Thousand shares of the par value of Five Dollars each
 It's duration shall be twenty five y ars.
 The private property of Directors and Stockholders of the corporation shall be exempt from liability for corporate debts and there shall be no individual liability on the part of either Direc- tors or Stockholders.
 Capital stock when issued in ex- change for property shall be full paid and non-aSsessable.
 The highest amount of indebtedness; and liability, direct or contingent. to which the corporation is at any time to be subject. shall be four million dollars. The number of directors shall be three. and the names and postoffice ad- dresses of the directors for the first year or until their number shall be in- creased shall be: John B. B. Fiske. New York City: M. A. Meyer, New York City; John Mckinley. New York City.
 The number of directors may be in- creased from time to time as may be provided in the Bylaws of said cor poration.
 In Witness Whereof, We have here- unto set our hands and subscribed to the number of shares set opposite our names this 21st day of October. 1901. JOHN MCKINLEY i, ,199, ,750 shares JOHN B. B. FISKE.... 200 shares M. A. MEYER R........... 50 shares State of New York, County of New York, ss.
 On this 21st day of October. 1901. be- fore me. personally appeared John E. B. Fiske, NJ. A. Meyer and John Me Kinley. to me known and known to me to be the individuals described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and severally acknowledged that they executed the same. (Seal.) HERMAN R. ELIAS,
 Notary Public, N. Y. Co. No. t5 State. of New York, County of New York, ss.
 I, William Sohmer. Clerk of the County of New York and also Clerk of the Supreme Court for the said County, the same being a Court of Record. dc hereby certify, that Herman R. Elias whose name is subscribed to the cer- tificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and there on written. was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a mo- tary public in and for the County of New York. dwelling in the said County. commissioned and sworn and duly au- thoriZed to take the same. And fur ther. that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Notary, and verify believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowl- cdgment is genuine.
 In Testimony Whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court and County the 2l day of October, 1901. (Seal) WM. SOHMISlt,
 Clerk Territory of Arizona, County of Mari COpa, SS. I. B. r. McFall, County Recorder in ' and for the County and Territory aforesaid. hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy with ths original articles of incorporation oi The Lake Superior Nickel Company filed and recorded in my office on the