The news-herald., 1902-04-12

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned
residents of the City of Phoenix, Mari
copa County. Arizona Territory. have
this day associated ourselves together
for the purpose Of organizing corpo-
ration under the laws of the Territory
Of Arizona. and pursuant thereto do
hereby make, sign, execute. acknowl-
edge. file. record and publish the fol-
lowing Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
The names of the incorporators are
j. d. Marlar, Oliver p. Morton. II. A.
Owen, F. l.. Blumer and A. J. Edwards,
and the name. of the corporation shall
be and is FOUR METALS MINING
COMPANY and its principal place OF
transacting business and it's, principal
office shall be in the City of Phoenix,
Maricopa County, Arizona Territory
but this corporation may also transact
any of its business and establish and
maintain offices and own. manage and
operate all kinds Of properties at any
place within or without the said Terri
tory of Arizona that the Board OF Di.
rectors may. by resolution, provide and
determine.
ARTICLE H.
The general nature Of the business to
be transacted by this corporation Is
that Of locating. buying, owning. sell
ing. leasing, contracting for, managing,
operating, developing and improving
mineral lands, mines and mining prop
erty wherever the same may be situ-
ated; also erecting, purchasing. leasing.
managing and operating mills. smelt-
ers. concentrate tors and any and all
other kinds of works, machinery and
appliances for the purpose OF treating.
reducing, handling and otherwise deal
ing in any and all kinds Of ores and
minerals: and also for acquiring by
purchase, bond, lease. or by any other
lawful means, and operating, manag-
| ing. letting. selling and disposing of
any and all kinds Of property, real, per-
sonal or mixed, that may be deemed
proper by the Board of Directors; also
to buy, hold, sell, assign and dispose OF
stocks Of other corpora tiOns, and also
for the carrying on of the general bust
ness of merchandising; to buy, locate.
| construct, own, manage, operate and
sell toll-roads and railroads; to borrow
money and to contract to repay the
same with or without interest upon
such terms as the Board of Directors
| may determine and for that purpose to
mortgage, pledge and hypothecate any
or all OF its property; to make such
contracts, acquire, hold, mortgage, op-
crate and transfer such property and
possess all the powers in relation
thereto as a priavte individual may,
under the law, possess and enjoy.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock Of
this corporation shall be Two Million
! ($2,000 000.00) Dollars, divided into two
million (2,OO0 0O0) shares Of the par
value of One ($1.00 Dollar each, and all
shares when issued shall be fully paid
and worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
The time Of the commencement Of
this corporation shall be the date OF the
filing of these Articles in the Office of
the County Recorder of Marico2a
County, Arizona Territory, and in the
office of the Secretary Of the Territory
of Arizona, and the termination thereof
shall be twenty-five (25) years there
after, but the same may be renewed
from time to time for a like period of
twenty-five (25) years when the holders
of ree-fOurths (A) of the issued stock
SHALL at any meeting duly called and
held for that purpose, vote in favor of
such renewal.
ARTICLE V.
The management of the business and
affairs of this corporation shall be
vested in Il Board of Directors consist
| i,oCr OP
than seven persons, each and all OF
whom shall be stockholders. Said Di-
rectors shall be elected annually by the
stockholders on the 1st Monday in May
of each year, provided, however, that
j. D. Marlar, Oliver T. Morton, II. a
Owen, 2. L. BIuTne- and 4. J. Edwards