Arizona silver belt., 1901-10-03
ARTICLES OF INc0RpoRArIoN
Of the Pinto Greek Cooper compsny.

Know all men by these presents: That we,
 whose hands are hereunto affixed. do hereby ] associate ourselves toge her for the purpose
 ot forming corporation under u laws of the territory of Arizona and to that end make the following statement:
 f1rst-The names of the corporators are
 Charles l.. Mann Henry L. Baer. John Cud. dihy, Charles D. Hanchette, Jacob Baer. Philip carroll James Carroll Louis H. Richardson, William A. Holt and the name of the corpora tion shall be the Pinto Creek Copper Com pany' The principal place in which the busi- ness oi said corporation within the territory or Apzona Is to be transacted is Globe. Gila county Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation outside of the ter ritory of Arizona shall be the village of Han cock, county of Houghton and state of Michi- gan, or such other place as the board of direc- tors may by resolution direct
 Second-Tbe general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation Is as follows, to-wit: To purchase lease bond locate or otherwise acquire own exchange. sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge. mortgage, hypothecate and deal il. mines mining claims. or in lands, mineral lands ores, metals oil. gas. aSphaltum, petroleum. water and water rights, and to work mines, explore and develop the same; to build acquire, lease and operate works for smelling and refining ores and metals to do general real estate and mer- cantile business; to own handle and control letters patent and inventions to borrow money and execute mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same; to construct and maintain water works reservoirs, dams and acqueducts, roads and roadways; to erect and maintain works mills, factories, shops and other struc. lures; to engage in the business of treating smeltng and refining copper and other ores manufacturing, buying, selling and dealing in copper, ores and other metals and ores and articles made wholly or in part of the same to engage in the business of purchase and sale or other disposition of stocks, bonds or other se- curiues of other companies, and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business Of this corporation in the ter rtory and elsewhere. not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and territory Of Arizona.
 Third The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be two hundred and fifty thousand (250,Oog dollars divided into two hundred and fifty thousand (25O,O00) shares Of the par value of one C) dollar each. At such time as the board Of directors may by resolution direct said capital stock shall be paid into his corporation either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it Of real or personaI property for the uses and purposes of said cor poratioB in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued and the capital stock so Issued shall thereupon and thereb become and be fully paid up and non-aSseSsable,
 Fourth-The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date Of the filing Of these articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of Arizona, and the termina- ton thereof shall be twenty-five years there after.
 e'ifth-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board ef seven directors, who shall be elected annually by the stock. holders Of the corporation
 slxth-Ihe highest amount Of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent to which this corporation Is at any time subject shall be one hundred thousand dollars
 Seyenth-The private property Of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from corpora debts of any kind whatsoever.
 h witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 22nd day Of August, A T,