Arizona silver belt., 1901-01-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 oF THE !" Missouri Arizona Copper Company.


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS. That We the undersigned, have this day associated ourselves tpgethel for the pur- pose ui forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and We hereby certify:
 FIRST-That the name of the corporation shall be MISSOURI ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY and its principal place of trinsacting business snail be Globe, iila County, Arizona
 SECOND-Ihat the general nature of the business proposed tn be transacted is to buy ur otherwise acqdire mines or mineral lands, to exploi. and operate the same, tn sell or otherwise dispose of them; to buy, sell and own the stocks of other mining companies to build or buy any railroad or tramway Tor the I purposes of handling and transporting ores; to build or buy and operate smelters, rehneries and teaching plants; to purchase and own any real estate thaG may be necessary to facilitate mining operations, and Ca do all other things ! necessary or incident tu the foregoing. THlRD-That the amount of the capital ! stock authorized k Five Hundred Thousand 1 (Sj00, ,0O0l DnllArs, and the number of shares ! into which it is divided is Five Hundred Z ,j00,0O0i Thousand Of the par value of One , Dollar each. which amount is fully paid and ! the shares are not assessable. FOURTfl-That the time of the com. mencement of said corporation k the 25th l day of June, One Thousand Nine Hundred. and the time of it's termination the 25th day of June, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five.
 FIFTH That the officers of this corpora. 1 tion to conduct it's affairs shall consist of a ] board of Directors consisting of five stock. holders, who are t0 be elected annually on the last Monday in June of each year, and the Board of Directors for the first year, with their residences, are follows: Frank M Estes St Louis Missouri. Warwick Nj. Tough, St. Louis, Missouri. John A. ]. Shultz. St. Louis. Missouri. Bernard r. Bogy. St. Louis. Missouri. A. r. Campbell, Denver, Colorado SIXTH That the highest amount of in- dehtedness or liability to which the corpora ton is at any time to subject itself is Fifty Thousand tS50,000l Dollars. SEVENTH That the private property nf each officer anG stockholder of said corpora tinn is Co be exempt from all corporate debts EIGHTH-The incnrpnrators and the num- bcr of shares subscribed by zach are as follows;
 \ P Campbell ig9, ,995 shares.
 F. NJ. Estes share.
 Warwick NJ Hough share.
 John A. T. Shutz share.
 Bernard P. Bogv 1 share
 In with, ss whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 25th day of June, NllctttH ltuntftl
 Seal FRANK NJ. ESTES.
 Seal WARWICK M fIoUGH.
 Seal .IoHS A. ]. SHuLTz.
 Seal BERNARD F. BoGY.
 Seal A. r. CAMPBELL.
 STATE OF MISSOURI, 1 ..
 CITY OF ST. LoUis.
 Before me. NJ. l.. Samuels, notary public within and for the City nf St. Louis, on this day personally appeared Frank NJ Estes n. IL | D.. nard F Bugv and A. P. Campbell, to me known to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration there in expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office at the City of St. Louis this 21th day of June. A. n. 1900. Nj. l.. SAMuELs.
 Seal Notary Public
 My commission expires April 2sth, 1902. STATE c,E oF o s1 MISSOURI f, as rsn Scent Gent
 I, Henry Troll, Clerk of the Circuit Court, City of St Lpuis the same being Conrt of Record in and for said City and State, certify that Nj I. Samuels, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of acknowledgement of the annexed instrument. dated June 25th. 1900 was on said date notary public in and for said city, duly commissioned, qualified and sworn htitt hUtHuliLsh nN Jn' ltWs hi tUis State to administer oaths and take the &C., knowleigeuent of deeds that I am well ac- ouainted with his handwriting and verilv be- lieve that the signature thereto is genuine, and that to all such of his official acts full faith and credit are and oughttc be given.
 In testimony whereof hereunto set my hand and atiix the seal of said court, at office in the City of St. Louis. this 26th day of June, Nineteen Hundred. HENRY TROLL.
 Seal Clerk Circuit Court TERRITORY OF ARIZONA @
 COUNTY OF CHA
 l. R. J. Williams County Recorder fin and for the County of Gila Territory of Arizona, here by certify that have compared the annexed and foregoing articles of incorporation of the Missouri-Arizona Copper Company with the original filed in my office on the 30th day of June. A n 1900 at 20 minutes past nine O clock a. m. and that the same is a true and correct copy thereof
 And furthermore certify that the same is re- corded Book Number One of Corporation at paoc numbered tl5.
 Given nnher my hand and seal Of olfice this, the eiohth day Of August A. n iono.
 tSegD R J. WILLIAMS.
 County Recorder Gila County.
 First ublicaton September 27