The copper era., 1902-02-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OHIO & ARIZONA COPPER MIN
ING & SMELLING COMPANY.

Know all Men by These Prcseuts.-That We.
| the undersigned. have this das voluntarily a.
| sOciated ourselves together for the purpose n
! forming 4 corporation. under thr laws % the
| Territory OF Arizona. and do hereby certify a.
| follows, io-wit:
] The name Of said corporation shall - The
Ohio and Arizona Copper Mining AMI >ncluug
| Company
The objects ior which this corporation d,
| formed are a. follows.
l. To carry on the business % mining nal.
ing. smelling. Aui reduction Of ors uf al kiul..
10 work operate. buy. sell. lease. bond. iocatr,
! and otherwise acquire own. prrcunr hold aul
deal in mines. metals sud mineral cislms -
every Kind aud description. PLAYER aud quartz.
! including oil gas. asphsltum, and cnsl lsuis
4 in the United States OF America and o. cary
7 on and conduct = general mining, smelling. milf
/ Ing, and reduction business. aud
? To purchase acquire. hold. cr,,ct aud on
crate, natural aud artificial gas. and electric
q light and power plants for the purposr
OF furnishing liz hts aud creating power for al
purposes. and To- acquirc aud dispose - trails.
wagon roads. uiilways. tramways Telegraph
and telephone lines. town sites Aui other rrai
I estate and
:. To bond. buy. lease. locatc. ani hoi4
bitches. fumes and water rights. ani o. cnn.
stiuct, acquire lease. own operate or dispose q
saw mills. reduction works, drr,igcrs. by drauiic
works or other works incidental 10 mining o. 10
the other objects above rccitcd aud
{. To construct lease. buy. sell bald. and
transportation for transporting ore. minerals.
and other materials. and
:. To oWn. bond. sell. lease. aud locate tim
Der and timber claims. aud
6 To do a general real estate mercantile man
ufacturing. aud TRANSPORTATION business.
:. To osn. handle and control lcticrs patent
aud inventions
s To do everything consistent proper and
requisite for the carrying ont % all the afnrc-
said objects aud purposes IN their fullest and
hroadest sense not inconsistent With The laws q
the United states and the Territory oi Arizona
ARTICLE III
Among the powers 81 this body corporate
and be sued by its corpora name. o. have =
prescribe the mode of making transfers 81 stock
or interests Of it, stnckhoidcrs % make ci.u-
tracts; to acquire and transfer Propcrts ~ every
Kind aud description. both real Ani pcrsoual-
and Ia possess thc same power In such Fc~Pert,
as private individuals now enjoy u establish
bylaws ana make all rule, Hni regulations
deemed oNpcdicUt for the management Of iis
affairs not inconsistent with the avs Eni con-
sttution of the United States. and the laws -
the Territory Of Arizona.
ARTICLE ~.
The amount of the capital stock 81 this rsr-
porntion shall be Two Milliol Dollars. AMI 10
shall be divided into two million shares ~ the
par value of one Dollar each. fully paid ur aui
forever worcestershire.
ARTICLE v
The duration aud time Of sxistsI &C. - thi.
corporation shall be twenty Ave year and shall
begin rom the 1als nf Ailf MING OF these ANAIH
cles of incorporation Ia the onicc - the Sccrr-
tary Of Arizona.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs OF this corporation shall hc cuu-
Quoted by board Of fSc directors. who shall ~
elected annually 10y the stockholders % the cor
poration.
The principal Office aud place 81 business Il
this co porhtion shall Sc lncatcd az Duncan Grn
ham county. Arizona, with branch Office -
the city of Cincinnati. state ~ Ohio ani 90 such
other places NJ may be determined by the hsard
The names Of the incorporators Of sail cor
poration are: Boyd Hail. Victor lIcFvld ami u.
w. Hall
The highest amount Of .ndcbtcdncss or Iahii-
ity direct or contingent, To which this corpora
ton shall subject itself AZ any time shall uuteN-
coed tw0-thirds Of the amount Of IT, capital
stock.
Article X
The private property Of the Stockholders e
this corpUration shall De- exempt from all cot
pOratc debts.
hands and ssas this 18th day Of Dvcempcr.laul
VicroE HEroID seal
NJ. W. Han rssau
State Of Ohio. County Of Hamilton.
ON this 18th day Of December. ia the year ipli.
before me Geo. W Har1acre. Notary Public
In and for the state and county af"rcsaid. resid.
ing therein, duly commissioned aud sworn. per-
sOnally apr AIRED Boyd Hall. Victor lieroli and
". w. Hall known To me To Doe the person. ir-
scTibcd in. whose names are subscribed o.. aud
who executed the annexed instrument aud fhry
acknow lodged to me that they executed thr
same for the purposes and considerations there.
in expressed
In witness whereof have hcrcurf0 go ur
hand and affixed NV Official seal al mY eflf-
in the said state and county a.. dsf nn3 -.tr
last above written. Gro W iftnphtuT
f-call Notary rIhlis
Ny commission eX pres sept. = 1871
Recorders ONCE Graham County. Aufnua
Filed for record the 18th day Of bcr. 1901 uf .
o'clock a. m. an recorded Ia Book Oue. iursi.
pOraiions. pages f59 aud 80 ~ The rf,fufrf Df
Boyd Hall THos. SMITH. county Error''ff.
jlGf2D ByfL. sTEyENsoN. Drpufr.