The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-05
ECAl ArN 1TfSEMENTS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
TUCSON IMPROVEMENT COM
PANY,

Know all Men by These Presents:
! That we, the undersigned, William
Phelps, Ed Banister, James Swan
j. B. F'rontin, j. Fl. Schneider and G.
S. Manzo, have associated ourselves
together for the purpose of forming
corporation under the laws of the Ter
ritory of Arizona, and do hereby adopt
the following Articles of Incorpora-
ton, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall
be the Tucson Improvement Company.
Its principal place of business shall be
at the city of Tucson, Pima County,
| In the Territory of Arizona
ARTICLE ii.
The general nature of the business
proposed to be conducted by this cor
poration is that of contracting to do
any and all kinds of labor; to con-
duet wood, coal and feed yards, buy,
sell and deal in wood, coal and all
kinds of farm products; to do a gen.
eral mining business, and as incidental
thereto to acquire by location, pur-
chase or otherwise, mines Of copper,
gold, silver, lead, coal and mines of
all other kinds and nature whatso-
ever, and to operate, lease or sell the
same; to erect and maintain mills
reduction works, concentrators, con-
centrating works, and any and all
kinds of mining and milling machin-
cry; to acquire, construct, own and
| operate railways, tramways, turn
pixies to lead from it's principal works
or places of business to some existing
railroad, turnpike or public highway;
to erect and operate and maintain
boarding houses, hotels; to do gen.
eral merchandise and banking busi-
ness; to acquire by purchase, loca-
ton and i'll amy other lawful manner
real estate, lands, town sites and all
other kinds of pl operty, real, personal
and mixed, and to dispose of the
same; to lay out, construct and ac-
quire by purchase, or in any other law
| full manner, and accept hold, enjoy
possess, operate and use franchises
from any foreign country or state, or
any State or Territory of the United
States, or any county or municipal or
private cooperation, local or foreign;
| also own, use and hold wagon roads
mills, factories, houses, capital stock
and bonds Of corporations, chattels
| goods, wares and merchandise, chooses
in action; to buy, manufacture, sell
and deal in all kinds of property, real,
personal and mixed, also electrical ap-
| pliances for driving machinery, motor
power for propelling any and all kinds
of mechanical APPLIANCES where cleo
tricity is applicable, telephones and
telegraph lines. electric lines; trans
acting any and all kinds of business
which may be transacted by a natural
person. to borrow money and contract
to repay the same at such time or
times, and with such rate or rates of
interest, as it's Board of Directors
deem proper and see fit; and to hy-
potlecate, mortgage or pledge all or
any part Of the property which this
corporation may hereafter acquire;
| to secure Iayment Of any such money
| with interest, or to secure the pay
ment of any sucn debt of this corpor-
alton, with such interest thereon as it
may be legally obligated to, pay; and
| to do all and every act necessary, in
cident or convenient to the proper
transaction Of the business for which
this corporation is organized within
the limits Of the said Territory of Ari-
IONA, or in any State in the United
States of America, or in any foreigm
country.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of
said corporation shall be $4,000, di-
vided into 1000 shares of the par
value of $40 each. The stock shall
be issued and paid in at such times and
upon such conditions as shall be
determined by the Board of Di-
rectors; but all stock shall be issued
fully paid up and n-assessable.
ARTICLE w.
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the day of
the filing of these Articles of Incor-
poration in the office of the county
recorder of the County of Pima, Terri
tory of Arizona, and of certified copy
of the same in the office of the Secre-
tary of said Territory; and it's
period of continuance shall be twenty
five (25) years.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of the corporation shall
be conducted by board of six (6) di-
rectors The said Board of Directors
shall be elected by and from the stock
holders of said corporation at the
annual meeting of stockholders to be
held on the second day of January OF
each year during the continuance OF
said corporation, and shall serve until
their Successors are elected and quail
ified.
The first Board of Directors shall
consist of William Phelps, Ed Banis-
ter, James Swan. J. B. Frontin. J. H,
Schneider and G. S. ManZo, and the
term of their directorate shall be until
the first annual meeting of the stock
holders of the said corporation.
The Board of Directors may fill amy
vacancy in their number until the
annual meeting of the stockholders
next after the vacancy occurs.
The officers of the corporation shall
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