Arizona republican., 1901-08-08
ARTICLE 1.

The name of said Corporation shall be Columbia Vailey Ore Purchasing and Smelling Co., and its principal place of transacting business shall be at Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. with 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 of 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 smeltine plants, purchasing ore and smelting of same. To purchase, lease, bond or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sci! or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mort gage, hypothecate and deal in. mines, mining claims. eff lands. mineral lands, oil gas, asphaltum, petroleum. water and water rights, and to work, mine, explore and develop the same.
 To do a general req! 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 sScure thf same. and in general to do all things nece ssaiy to the proper conduct of the business of this Corporation. not incon- sistsnt with the laws of the United States ard the Territory of Arizona. ARTICLE III. Among the powers of this body cor porate- shall be: To have perpetua succession; to sue and be sued by its corporate name; to have a common seal and alter the same at pleasure to prescribe the mode of making trans | fers of stock or interests of it's stock | holders; to make contracts; t6 acquire and and transfer prop erty of every kind and description, botf real and personal and to possess tht , same powers in such respects as pri vate individuals now enjoy; to estab ! fish bylaws and make all rules ana l regulations de5 med expedient for tn; management of it's affairs. not inc0n 1 sistent with the laws and Constitution ! of the United States and the laws o ! the Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE ".
 The amount of the capital stock O 1 this Corporation shall be Seven Hun 1 dred and Fifty Thousand Dollar: 1 ($750.000) divided into One Hundred i Thousand GOO0O0 shares. of the pa value of Sev5nand a half dollars G7.5O each. fully paid up and forever non ! assessable.
 ARTICLE V.
 T.e time of the commencement O this Corporation shall ba the date O | ths filing of these Articles of IncorpOr ation in the office of the Secretary o Arizona, and the termination thereo ] shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The affairs of this Corporation sh0l be conducted by a Board of five Di rectors, who shall be elected annual. | by the stockholders of the Corporation
 ARTICLE VII.
 The high, st amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent. l. which this Corporation shall subjec itself at any tims is Three Hundred an, ! Fifty Thousand Dollars (sS50,O0O)
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The private property of the stock holders of this Corporation shall be ex empt from all corporate debts.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We hay, hereunto set our hands and seals thi the ninth day of J;ily. 1891.
 WILLIAM JEFFERSON, tSeal.
 MORGAN E. ROSS, (Seal.
 ANNA CHRISTOPHER. (Seal State of New York, County Of Ney York, ss.
 On this ninth day of July in the yea 1901 before me, Frederick J. Winston a Notary Public in and for the Stat ana County aforesaid. residing therein duly commissioned and sworn. person ally appeared William Aperson, Nor gan R. Ross, and Anna Christopher known to me 10 be the persons descrih ed in, whose names are subscribed to and who executed the within instru ment, and they acknowledged to m that they executed the same for tn purpos= and considerations therein ex pressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I hay hereunto set ny hand and affixed m. Official Seal at my office in the sai' State and County. the day and yea last above written.
 FREDERICK J. WINSTON. (SealJ Notary Public,
 New York County. My commission expires March 3lst 1901.
 Territory of Arizona, County of Mari copa,
 l, B. F. McFall, County Recorder il and for the County and Terlitor. aforesaid, do herl by certify that tn within instrument was filed for recor at l0:l0 o'clock a. m. on this 25th da. of Juy, 1901 and duly recorded il Book No. of Art. of Incorp., Record of Malicopa County, Arizona, at page Sl3 sequ.
 WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFI GAL SEAL the day and year abov written.
 (SeaD B. F. McFALL,
 County Recorder.
 By A. s. ARTHUR,
 Deputy Filed in the office of the Secretar of the Territory of Arizona this 31s day of July. A. D., 190l at 9 a. m
 ISAAC T. STODDARD,
 Secretary of Arizona.
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