Arizona daily citizen., 1901-04-17
Artieles Of Incorporation Of Iona Verde
Copper Company.

Copper Company.
We, the undersigned, E. Frank Campbell, C.
Modinf-Wood, Thos. c. Paxton, A. 4. Driscoll,
and Timothy J. Driscoll hereby voluntarily as
ing articles of incorporation for the purpose OF
forming corporation under the laws OF tne
Territory of Arizona. United States OF America.
And we do hereby certify:
Article /.
Ths the name of this corporation shall be
Iona Verde Copper Company, and It's princi-
pal place for Il anBacttng business shall De ~
Tucson, Pima county. Territory OF Arizona, but
the corporation purposes 70 carry on business
in the state of California and to maintain an
Office at Los Angeles, in the state Of California,
at which latter place meetings OF the stock
holders and directors may be held.
Article II.
That the purposes for which this corporation
shall be formed are: ~ to purchase, locate,
operate @ ear and NINE to sell lease. and % otherwise
dispose OF mining claims, mineral rights, oil
wells, and real estate, and interests and rights
in any Of ssd props,sies; q to purcha,e rent
and otherwise dispose OF, to mine Tor. take out
and extract, smelt, reduce, and otherwise treat,
for itself and also for other persons or corpOr-
ations, minerals, oils, petroleum, natural gas,
asphaltum, bitumen and other mineral and
hydro-carbon substances ;(3l to erect, purchase.
operate for itself and also for other persons or
corporations, to sell, lease, and otherwise dis
pose OF smelters, cOncentrators, and other
machinery, pipes, pipe lines, conduits for the
conveyance of air, steam, electricity, water
and any other substance, buildings, and all
appliances for mining, reducing, refining, con-
centratng. smelling. and otherwise treating
minerals and hydrO-carbOn substances; 60
to erect, purchase. rent, and otherwise acquire,
to hold, own lease, and operate for mining
purposes, bitches and fumes. trans, tram
ways, trolley lines, cars, boats and other means
OF transportation; 81 TO erect purchase, rent,
and otherwise acquire. to hold, own, lease, and
operate steam plants, electric plants, water,
power, saw w-mills, stamp-mills, and all other
mills. all Of which for itself, and also for other
persons and corporations; t61 % purchase,
rent, and otherwise acquire, to hold, own, sell,
lease, and otherwise dispose of wa ter and water
rights, and to drill, bore and excavate water
Sthss %el m 70 BY purchase oT in any
dispose of shares, bonds or mortgages OF other
corporatons; ts) TO purchase or otherwise ac-
quire, TO hold, sell or otherwise dispose of gen.
eral merchandise, groceries, dry goods, boots,
and shoes, hardware, mining and other machi-
merry and implements, as weIl as real and per
sonal property incident 20 the trading and
traficking in the aforesaid commodities C9D
also to refine distil, and otherwise treat, pipe,
and store for itself and also for other persons
OF corporations, acquire, hold and dispose OF
natural gas, asphaltum and other hydro-carbon
substances and for such purposes TO purchase
and otherwise acquire. to hold, own, and oper-
ate pipe lines, tanks. ears, boats, and all other
appliances and means of transportation that
may be incident to or auxiliary to said pur-
pose or may be deemed necessary or convenient
by the board OF directors.
Article III.
That the amount OF capital stock authorized
to be issued shall be one million dollars ISL
coo, and the number of shares into which II
shall be divided shall be one million Il OO0 OOOJ
OF the par value Of one dollar $40 each, which
capital stock shall be paid in property reeeiv-
ed, services rendered, or money, upon the call
of the board Of directors, and 1t shall forever
be non, ,assessable. and each certificate when
n hal at tfn fan tfn
shares represented thereby, and that the same
are fully paid and non -assessable.
Article ~.
That the date of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the date of the filing OF
these articles with the county recorder of the
aforesaid county OF Pima, and the corporation
shall exist twenty-five years from Its commen-
cement.
Article v.
That the affairs of this corporation shall be
conducted by board of directors, composed OF
FIVE stock holders, who shall be elected ON the
first Monday of May, 1902, and until such elec-
les, California; C. Modini- Wood, resident of
Los Angeles California: Thos. C. Paxton, re-
sident OF Los Angeles, California; A. L. Dris-
J. Driscoll, resident of Tucson, Arizona, shalt
be the directors of this corporation. The d.
rectors shall have power 70 MI all vacancies in
the board. and shall hold until the election
and qualification of their successors.
Article VI.
That the officers OF this corporation shall be
president, vice-pFesident, secretary and trea
surer, 70 be elected bv the board of directors,
and such other ofhces as the board may elect.
Article VII.
That the highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability TO which this corporation shall sub
/ ts2o00O.J
Article VIII.
That the private property of each stock holder
haI hxs
and all corporation debts.
Article TX.
That the articles OF incorporation may be
amended by consent OF the stockholders hold
Ing two-thirds of the stock issued by this cor
poration, voting therefor, at any regular meet
ing OF the stockholders, or at any special meet
ing called for tnat purpose and such amend
ments shall be filed with the county recorder
by law.
Article X.
That bylaws may be adopted at meeting of
the Stockholders called for tnat purpose, by
the consent of the Stockholders holding two
thirds OF the stock issued by this cooperation,
voting therefor. or by the assent of all the
stoekhoiders expressed In writing without such
manner. The election OF directors and the an.
nual meeting OF stockholders may be held ON
the first Monday Of May OF each year, and at all
sented and voted by proxy.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 8th day of April 1901
e, Frank Campbell,
G. Modini Wood,
Th0s. C. Paxton,
A. E. Driseoll,
Timothy J. Driscoll.
,snnn,y STATE OF ., GALTsoaSlA. Ios nas,a.. ss
On this Sth day of April, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and one. before me Ed
ward L. Hutehison, notary public, in and Tor
the county OF Los Angeles, state of California
personally appeared f. Frank Campbell G.
Modini Wood and Thos. C. Paxton, known TO
me 10 be the same persons whose names are
snocribed TO and who executed the foregoing
ledged to me that they executed the Aforesaid
articles OF incorporation OF the Iona Verde
copper Company for the purposes and consi-
deration therein expressed.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal the day and
Notarial Seal EDWARD L. HurcHIsos,
Notary Public in and for said County of Los
Angeles. State of California.
COUNTY OF PIMA. 80
On this 10th day OF April in the year one
thousand nine hundred and one before me.
Thomas A. Borton, Notary Public in and for
othy J. Driscoll, and 4. Z. Driscofl. known to
me to be the same persons whose names are
subscribed to and who executed the foregoing
instrument, and who severally duly acknow-
ledged to me that they executed the aforesaid
Articles OF Incorporation of the Iona Verde
deration therein expressed.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my Official SEAL the day and
year last above written.
lseau THOMAS A. BoRroN,
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