Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-13
Articles of Incorporation of the Chaplin
Copper Mines aud Smelling Com
Dany OF Arizona,


pany OF Arizona.
Know al men by these presents That we,
thv undersigned, have this day voluntarily AZ
sociutcd ourselves together Tor the purpose ot
forming a corporation under the laws OF The
territory OF Arizona, and We dc hereby certify;
First.
That the name OF said corporation shall be
/ Til" 'hapin Copper Mines and Smelling Com
fttHy.
second
That The purposes Tor " hich said company
( is fpFMcd ARE
I l. To buy, grant, own, hold, acquire, lease,
sell, exchange mortgage, bypothccatc, deal i'll
md otherwise dispose OF mines, mining claims,
mill Sights and other real estate. water water
rights, merchandise and personal property
anywhere W''hin Tie territory OF Arizona or
elsewhere
! } To engage in the business ri carrying
passengers, goods, wares and merchandise and
IN the trans purtatiou OF ores aud other articles
within the boundaries oi the territory OF Ari-
coma or elsewhere
/ 3. To operate, condnct, work and develop
mines and mining claims containing precious
metals or other mineral deposits, and 10 tn
gage in the business Of crushing, smelling. re-
ducing and refining ores, minerals and metals;
and 10 acquire. buy, own, hold. sell or other
/ wise dispose of mills and machinery necessary
| or convenient for crushing, smelling, reducing
or refining ores, minerals or metals and to en-
/ gage in the business of refining ores, metals
and minerals.
| /. To do general trading and freghtlng
| business in ali its branches anywhere within
/ the territory of Arizona or elsewhere.
/ . To acquire, own, hold, sell, mortgage, by
/ pothecate or otherwise dispose OF stogks and
/ shares In other curporations; and Ia sell its
! own property and stock and franchises or any
/ part thereof or ms Ill entirety.
| g. To do each and every act and thing
4 proper, convenient and necessary 30 carry out
| and fulfill all or any OF the various matters or
I things hcreinbciore enumer ted. fully to NIL
! uteuts and purposes m ii the same were here
/ ia specifically set forth.
Third.
/ The principal place for transaeljng the bust
/ ness oi said corporation shall he at Tucson,
county OF Pima, territory of Arizona, with II
branch ONCE at Denver, Colorado.
/ Fourth.
The names of The eorporatorS of this CORPORA
ton arc Howard G. Chaplin of Denver. Colo
RADIO, and William S. Neh of Tucson. Arizona.
| Fifth.
/ The amount OF the capital stock authorized
/ 10 be issued by this corporation is as follows,
tost; one million dollars Isl, 00o,G e0J par
! value OF said stock divided into one million
/ tai stock when issued, must be fully paid in
cash or property upon issuance OF the same,
and shall be forever nonassessahle for any pur-
/ pose whatever, and the same shall be issued
and at such times and upon such conditions as
may be prescribed by the board of directors !;
ana said directors are hereby authorized to is
sue any orHll of said stock, fully paid and non
assessable upon the condition of the transfer OF
this corporation OF properly or rights in prop
erty of any description which said corporation
is authorized To acquire and Own, and each
certificate OF stock shall state upon its lace the
number OF shares represented thereby, and
that the same Is forever worcestershire,
sixth.
The time Of the commencement of this cor
poraIion shall lie upon the filing for record in
the office OF, the county recorder OF Pima
county, territory of Arizona, OF these articles
ei Incorporation, and said corporation shall
I terminate ia twenty-five years from the date oi
~ of isltsE ft,kF
aforesaid.
Seventh.
The affairs OF this corporation shall be con.
Quoted and managed by a board Of Ave sijrec-
tors and in said board shall lie vested the cor
porated powers of the corporation. The names
Of the persons who are appointed 10 serve AS
directors OF this corporation until their sue
etsssors are duly elected and qualified, are a.
follows: Thomas f. Wilson and william 5,
Sea al Tucson, Arizona. and Howard e. Chap
In, u. N. Goodiett and William f., Wilson Of
Denver Colorado. The directors Of this cor
poratien shall hereafter be elected by the
stock holders NJ their annual meetings which
shall BE- held on the first Tuesday in Novcu-
Der IN each year hereafter.
Eighth.
The highest amount OF indebtedness or liza
biltty 10 which this corporation shaH be 81
lowed at any time to subject itself Is the sum
VI one hundred and atty thousand dollars
tsi51,0aol
Ninth.
All stockholders meetings and all meetings
Of directors may BE- held ~ the principal
place of ba>lnr>. OF the corporation. or al lis
efanch ohice ii Denver, Colorado.
Tenth
None Of the Individual, personal or private
pfuperly OF amy stock holder of this ctlrps,yA
fion shall be liable Tor the debts of tbts cor.
PotS'i2n, ana said prope5 ty is hereby declared
To 90 eXefnr, from ali co poTate debts.
Eleventh.
This corpora ton may be dissolved at any
tin" prior to the term OF twenty-five wears for
which IL IL organized upon vote at a neptiuc
regularly called BY the president Of said cor. !
tiret tors, by vote OF nj least twothrtls OF the
eatlre tsS'le Of the capital stock.
Twelfth.
The board OF director shall have power 10 !
pass bylaws and lie amend ments thereto. /
and the said corporation shall have power 10 (
increase or diminish its capital stock bY two
thirds vote OF the stock holders represeuted 1T I
any regular stoekhoiders meeting. or any
spec al meeting Of stock holders called for that
pnr pose, and by filing the certificate thereof I
and BY publishing the same in the same man !
heT Hs - provided by law for the recording |
AMI publishing OF these articles OF fnearpora.
lion.
In witness whereof We The undersigned cor /
pora ora, have neTeunt" set our hands, this i
18th day OF November D. 1890.
HOWARD G. CHAPLIN.
NltLlAMAS. SEEF /
TERRITORY oF ARIZONA.
togsrg or Pima
On this 18th day of November in tue year al /
oar l.erd one thousand nine hundred. before /
lHe, Wiley Il. Tussing, n Notary Public, IN and t
Tor s.td county OF Pima territory of Arizona,
residing therein. duly commissioned and
sworn. personally Hppea red Howard &. 5GAnpin (
and William 8. Sef. known 10 ME 10 b. The |
person whose name subscribed 10 the with
IN Instrument. and acknowledged 10 me that /
he eA ecuted the same, for the purpose and CON
sheraton therein expressed, IN witness VI here
Of J have hercinto set my hand and atfixeti my
official seal the day and year in this eertiif-
cate ii r>t above written.
lseal1 WILEY +. TESSISG,
Notary Public In and for said county OF
Pima, territory of Arizona.