The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-01-16

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the undersigned. have this ia voluntarily as
sociaied ourselves together for the parpo>e OF
Territory of Arizona. and DO hereby certify as
. follows. tO-wii:
The name OF said corporation shall be The
Ohio aud Arizona Copper Mining and smelling
Company.
The objects for which this corporation is
formed are as follows;
/ To carry on the business OF miuins mill
ing smelling. aud reduction OF ores Of al kinis:
10 work, operate, buy. sell. case. bond. locate
and Otherwise acquire own, Procurc hold, aud
deal in mines. metals aud mineral claims OF
every kind aud description. placer aud quartz
including oil gas. aSphaltum, aud coal lands
III Ing United States OF America and 10 carry
on aid conduct a general mining, smelling, mill
ing, and reduction business; and
. To purchase acquire. hold. erect and op-
crate, natural aud artificial gas. mud electric
light and power plants for the purpose
OF furnishing lights aud creating power for all
purposes, and To acquire aud dispose Of trails.
wagon roads. railways. trsmways, telegraph
aud telephone lines, town sites and other real
estate: and
5. To bond. buy. lease. locate and hold
bitches, fumes and water rights; aud 10 con
st'uct. acquire lease, own, operate or dispose of
I saw mills. reduction works GredSers hydraulic
works. or other works incidental 10 mining or 10
the other objects above rccited: aud
4. TO construct lease, buy, sell build. and
! operate railroads. tramwAys, or other means of
transportation for ttas sporting ores, minerals,
and other materials; AMI
5. To own. bond. sell. lease. and locate tim
Der and timber claims; and
6 TODD general real estate mercantile man
ufacturing, aud transportation business.
:. To own. handle and control letters patent
and inventions
s To do everything consistent. proper and
I requisite for the carrying out o. all the aforc-
said objects aud purposes in their fullest aud
bruadest sense not Inconsistent with the laws of
the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE III.
Among the powers of this body corporate
shall he: To have perpetual Succession; TO sue
and be sued by its corp lrate name: 10 lave
common seal aud alter the same at pleasure: To
prescribe the mode Of making transfers of stock
! or Interests OF Its stockholders; 10 make CON
tracts; TO acquire and transfer property of every
kind and description, both real and personal.
and 10 possess the same power in such respects
as private individuals now enjoy; to establish
by laws and make all rules and regulations
deemed eNpedicnt for the management of its
affairs, not inconsistent with the laws and con-
stitutiou of the United States, and the laws of
the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE ".
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
poration shall be Two MIllioi Dollars. and it
Shall be divided into two million shares of the
par value of One Dollar each fully paid up aud
forever worcestershire
ARTICLE V.
The duration and time Of existei &c of this
corporation shall be twenty-five years and shall
DeSlD from the liilc bl inc mug Oh these lfU-
Giles of Incorporation in the Office of the Score
tary of Arizona.
ARTICLE VI.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con
Quoted by-a board of five directors. who shall be
elected annually by the stockholders of the cor
poratiOn.
ARTICLE VII
The principal office and place of business of
this co poration shall be located at Duncan. Ora
ham county, Arizona, with branch Office nj
the city of Cincinnati state of Ohio. and at such
other plnces may be determined by the Board
of Directors.
The names of the incorporators of said cor
poration are: Boyd Hall, Victor Herold and NJ.
w. Hall.
ARTICLE VIII
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabil.
ity, direct or contingent, TO which this corpora
lion shall subject itself at any time shall not eX-
coed twO-thirds of the amount of its capital
stock.
ARTICLE TX.
The private property of the stockholders of
this corporation shall be exempt from all cor
porate debts.
In witness whereof. we have hereunto set our
hands and ssals this 18th day of December, 1901.
BOYD HALL tSeaD
VICTOR HERoLD (SeaD
NJ. W. HALL. (ScaD