The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-02
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. Frontin. J. H. 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
She following Articles of Incorpora-
1iOn, to-Wit:
ARTICLE l.
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
p~ nposed to be conducted by this COR
pnraIion is that of contracting to do
S'v and all kinds of labor; to con-
Diet wood, coal and feed yards, buy
sell and deal in wood. coal and all
kinds of. farm products; to do gen
eral mining business, and as incidental
thereto to acquire by location, pur-
chase or otherwise, mines of copper.
set5i:l. silver, lead, coal and mines of
all other kinds and nature whatso-
evgr. and to operate, lease or sell the
So ne; to erect and maintain mills
gtSf7lction works, concentrators, con-
eHy2srating works, and any and all
kiads of mining and milling machin-
e-y; tp acquire, construct, own and
operate railways, tramways. turn
pixies to lead from its 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 a gen.
eTaa merchandise and banking busi-
ness: to acquire by purchase, loca-
4ion ard i'll cry other lawful manner
real estate, lands, town sites and all
other kinds oof n operty, real, personal
and mixed, and to dispose Of the
same; to lay out construct and ac-
Guire 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 limited
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
I'm action; to buy, manufacture, sell
and deal in all kinds OF property, real,
personal and mixed, also electrical ap-
pIiances for driving machinery, motor
power for propelling any and all kinds
of mechanical APPLIANCES where cleo
tr7eity is applicable, telephones and
telegraph lines, electric lines; trans
acting any and all kinds of business
which may be transacted by 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-
Dctneoate, mortgage or pledge all or
amy part OF the property which this
corporation may hereafter acquire;
tn secure Ias nent of any such money
with interest, or to secure the pay
Tnent of any such debt of this corpor-
alton, with such interest thereon as il
may he legally obligated to pay; and
to do all and every act necessary, in
cident or convd1ient to the proper
saransaction of the business for which
this corporation Is organized within
the limits of the said Territory Of Ari
zona, or In any State in the United
States of America, or in any foreign
country.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock o.
said corporation shall be $4,000 di
SSded into 1000 shares of the pal
valae of $40 EACH. The stock shal
be issued and paid in at such times ant
oh choI III
determined by the Board of Di
wsctors; but all stock shall be ISSUED
fully paid up and nom -asSessable.
ARTICLE Nv.
The time of the commencement o
this corporation shall be the day o
the filing of these Articles of Incor
puration in the Office of the count!
recorder of the County of Pima, Terri
tory of Arizona, and of certified cop.
of the same in the office of the Secre
tary of said Territory; and its
period of continuance shall be twenty
ave (25) years.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of the corporation shall
be conducted by board of six Co di
rectors. The said Board Of Director
shall be elected sby and from the stock
= holders of said corporation at tn
annual meeting of stockholders to b
held ON the second day of January o
each year during the continuance o
said corporation, and shall serve unit
their Successors are elected and quail
ified
The first Board Of Directors shal
consist of William Phelps, Ed Banis
ter, James Swan. J. B. Frontin. J. II
Schneider and G. S. Manzo. and tn
term of their directorate shall be unit
9lsa first annual meeting of the stock
holders of the said corporation.
The Board of Directors may fill am
vacancy in their number until tn
annual meeting of the stakeholder
next after the vacancy occurs.