The copper era., 1901-05-16
Articles of Incorporation, Santa Rosa
 Copper Company.

We Joseph A Tanner. l. N. Stevens and l.. . Randolph. have Ihis day associated our corporation under the provisions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona and especially an Act of Ihe Leglslsuve sssen1ly tneneSi enn,le9 March $, lss7. for the purpose of engaging in and carrying on the lawful business, enterprises Ana We do eby maRe sGbsoSe s1a snd knowledge according to law these Articles of Incorporation. in duplicate. and certify and de- clare;
 The name assumed by this corporation, and by which it shall be known. is SANTA ROSA COPPER COMPANY" and its principal place of transacting business is in the town of Metcalf S91n ibs ana 5ne sbs e % o s se day of filing these articles of incorporation in the ofice of the County Recorder of the said County of Graham. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter. H.
 The general nature of the business proposed 10 be transacted, is mining and to acquire by location, purchase or otherwise, mines of cop per. gold and silver, and mines of all other the same; to erect and maintain mills, reduc- ton works, concentrations and any and all kinds of mining and milling machinery; to acquire, construct, own and operate railways tramways and wagon roads; to erect operate and maintain boarding houses, hotels, and to do general merchandise business, to acquire by purchase, location and in any other lawful manner. real estate, lands and all other kinds of property, real. personal and mixed, electrical appliances for driving machinery where electricity is applicable. telephone and telegraph lines cleo tric lights. to build construct, own and control water ditches, fumes and pipe lines, and reser- voirs and to alienate sell lease, demise and dis pose of the same. or any part thereof as well as be seized of or be entitled to; to borrow money and contract to repay the same at such time or times and with such rate Of interest as its board mortgage or pledge all or any part Of the prop erty which :Sss corporation may hereafter & ae- quire. to secufe payment Of such money with interest or to sccure the payment of any debt of this corporation with such interest thereon as it may legally bf obliged ed to pay
 The amount ff the capital stock of this cor poration shall bb five hundred thousand dollars. divided into five hundred thousand shares of the par value of one dollar each, and the time when, and the conditions upon which it is 10 be paid are as folldws to-wit The whole thereof. immediately up on making subscription there for, and the sad stock shall be fully paid before issued, and noni iassessable thereafter.
 The highest amount of indebtedness to which this corporationiis to subject itself or become liable for, is the, sum of twenty-five thousand dollars
 The stockhold3rs of this corporation and their private property shall be exempt from the cor pOrate debts oft bis corporation VT
 The affairs of this corporation are to be. and they shall be conducted by a Board of Directors. consisting of thrde persons who shall be elected annually in Aptl by the stockholders from among their number, shall be prescribed by the bylaws of tfts corporation, and no person shall be eligible to the office of director unless he is a stockholder in this corporation.
 The following named persons, who are sub scribers to the capital stock of this corporation, shall constitute the Board of Directors of this corporation for the first year and until their successors duly qualified, shall be elected, to- wit Joseph A. Tanner, I. N. Stevens and l.. s. Randolph. Any person ceasing to be a stockholder shall cease to be a director and the vacancies in the board of directors shall be filled by the remaining members of the board. I'm mediately soon practicable after the filing of these articles in the office of the County Recorder, of the County of Graham. Territory of Arizona, the persons herein named as direc- tors to serve for the first year. and until their successors, duly qualified. shall be elected. shall meet and organize Board of Directors, adopt Jaws and prescribe in said bylaws the method of calling meetings of the Board of Directors and stockholders.
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 The Board of Directors of this corporation shall have power to establish by laws and make all rules and regulations deemed expedient for the management of the affairs of this corpora ton and the officers thereof, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States and the laws of this Territory.
 In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 10th day of April A. D. 1901.
 JOSEPH A. TANNER. (SeaD
 ISAAC N. STEVENS. (SeaD
 L. s. RANDOLPH. (SeaD