Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-15
Articles Of Incorporation of the Chaplin
Copper Mines and Smelling Com
pany OF ARIZONA.

the una" rflRbeu, nave THIS uhy NoiuhtnEtAS
ISOLATED ourselves together for the purpose OF
forming corporation under the laws oil the
territory of Arizona and we 10 hereby certify
First.
That the name of said corporation shall be
The Chaplin Copper Mines and Smelling Com
pany.
That the purposes for which said company
is formed
l. To buy grant, own, hold, acquire, lease,
SELL exchange, mortgage, h!Pothecate, deal IN
and otherwise dispose OF mines, mining Claims
mill sights and other real estate, water, water
rights, merchandise and PERSONAL property
anywhere within the territory OF Arizona or
q To engage in the business Of carrying
passengers, goods, wares Hnd merchandise ana
in the transportation OF ores and other articles
within the boundaries oi the territory oil Arl-
IONA or elsewhere.
p To operate, conduct, work ana develop
mines and mining claims containing precious
metals or other mineral deposits, and to en-
gage in the business OF crushing, smeltirg, re-
ducing and refining ores, minerals ana metals ;
and 10 acquire buy, own, hold, sell or otheF-
wise dispose OF mills and machinery necessary
or con enient for crushing, smelling, reducing
or refining ores minerals or metals and toen-
gage In the business OF refining ores. metals
and minera
/. To do a general trading and freigh ting
business in all i,s branches anywhere within
the territory OF Arizona or elsewhere.
5 To acquire, own, hold. sell, mortgage, n.y.
/
shares in other corporations; and to sell It's
| own property and stock and franchises or any
1 part thereof or an entirety.
\ G. To do each and every act and thing
| proper, convenient and necessary to carry out
| and fulfill all or any of the various matters or
| things hereinbefore enumerated. as fully to all
| inteuts and purposes AS II the same were here
in specific ally set forth.
| Third.
| The principal place tor transacting the bust
| ness OF said corporation shall be at Tucson
county OF Pima, territory of Arizona, with d
| branch Office at Denver, Colorado.
Fourth.
| The names OF the corporators of this corpora
| ton are Howard {, Chaplin of Denver, Colo
| RADIO, and William S. Neff OF Tucson, Arizona.
Fifth.
| The amount OF the capital stock authorized
| to be issued by this corporation is as follows
| towit: One million dollars tsl,0oo,0O0l par
| value of said stock divided into one million
shar,s of one dollar par value each which CAPT
| tai stock when issued, must be fully paid In
| cash or property upon issuance of the same
and shall be forever nonassessable 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
4 and said directors are hereby authorized to H.
sue any or all Of said stock. fully paid and non
| Hssessable upon the condition OF the transfer oil
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 face the
number of shares represented thereby. and
that the same is forever nOn-assessable.
Sixth.
The time of the commencement of this cor
| poration shall he upon the filing for record in
| the Office of the county recorder OF Pima
| county, territory of Arizona, OF these articles
| of incorporation, and said corporation shall
terminate in twenty fre years from the date Of
/ the filing Of said articles OF incorporation ~
| aforesaid.
| Seventh.
| The affairs of this corporation shall be con
ducted and managed by Q board OF five diree
| tors and in said board shall be vested the cor
| porated powers of the corporation. The names
| Of the persons who are appointed TO serve as
directors of this corporation until their sue
eesssors are duly elect d and qualified, are as
| follows: Thomas r. Wilson and William S
| EeR of Tucson, Arizona, and Howard C. Chap
! in. Z. n. Goodlett and william L. Wilson Oh
| poration shall hereafter be elected by the
stock holders al their annual meetings. which
| shall he held on the first Tuesday in NoveIH,
| Der In each year hereafter.
Eighth.
The highest amount OF Indebtedness or Lis
bility to which this corporation shall be al
lowed at any time 20 subject Itself Is the sum
" one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
$l5o0ooI.
Ninth.
| All stoe K holders meetings and ali meeting,
Of directors mx pc held at the prineipa
| place OF tusinessSaf the corporation, or at IL,
| branch Office in Denver, Colorado.
Tenth.
| None OF the individual. personal or privat,
| property OF any stock hulaer OF this carIs,ra
tioli shah be liable for the debts Of his cor
n"rstion, and said property is hereby decla rel
| to be exempt from all corporate debts.
Ele, enth.
This corporation may be dissolved Mt an,
lime prior to the term OF twenty five years, fol
which 1t Is organized, uron q vote at d meetins
regularly called by the president OF said CO.
pora under the authority Of the board
directors by vote o! at least two thirds OF hs
entire issue Of the capital stock.
Twelfth.
Til. board 4 4 directors shall have poyer Il
pass bylaws and make amendments thereto
and the said corporation shall have power Il
increase or diminish It's capital stock by q two
thirds vote Of the stock holders represented al
any regular stockholders meeting, or an,
special meeting OF stockholders called for tina
purpose, and by fling the certificate thereof
and by Publishing the same in the same man
ner as Is provide by law for tn. recording
and publishing of these articles OF ineofpors
on.
In witness whereof. we. the undersigned cor
porat0rs, have hereunto set our hands, fhi
18th day of November A D. 1860,
HOWARD C. CHAPLIN.
WILLIAM 8. NEFF.
TERRITORY or ARIZONA
On this 18th day OF November in tae year o
our Lord one thousand nine hundred, befor,
me, Wiley e. Tussing, Notary Public, In ant
or said county of Pima, territory OF Arizona
residing therein, duly commissioned ant
sworn, personally apes red Howard c. Chapir
and William \. Nen. known 70 me TO be 81,
person whose name subscribed to the with
in Instrument, and acknowledged to me tina
he executed the same, for the purpose and con
Sideration therein expressed, in witness where
OF have hereinto set my hand and kxed m.
Official seal the day and year In this certif
cate first above written.
tsezll WILEY TUsSING,
Notary Public in and for said county o
Pima, territory of Arizona.
My co mInission expires April %, 1901.
E,.rrs Ia Lr.aAs L., E.I 4 Hsn1