Arizona republican., 1902-04-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE RATIONAL MEXICAN COPPER
 COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN B. TIEsE.: PRESENTS: That we. S. NJ McCOW- AN. w. E. DEITY, P. SANDOVAL, w. C. FOSTER, l.. H. CHALMERS, JOHN HENDERSON. and R. H. GREENE. the undersigned. for the purpose of forming a corporation un- der the laws of the Territory of Ari- zona, United States of America, have adopted. signed and acknowledged these Articles of Incorporation.
 The names of the incorporators of | this corporation are s. NJ, MCGOWAN, w. F. DEITY, P. SANDOVAL, w. c. FOSTER. L. H. CHALMERS, JOHN HENDERSON, and R. H. GREENE, and the name of this corporation and | by which it shall be known Is THE ARIZONA MEXICAN COPPER COM PANY. and it's principal place of trans acting business is and shall be the City of Phoenix. County of Maricopa, Ter ritory of Arizona, and it shall have branch offices in such place or places in the United States of imerlca, or in the United States of Mexico, or in any for eign country that the Board of Direc- tors of this corporation may hereafter designate.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is mining and as incidental thereto this corpora tion proposes to acquire by location, purchase. or otherwise, mines of silver, gold, copper, lead coal and mines of all other kinds and nature whatsoever, and to operate, lease or sell the same; to erect and maintain mils reduction works concentrators, concentrating works. and any and all kinds of mining and milling machinery; to acquire, construct, own and operate railways, tramways. turnpikes and canals to lead from it's principal works or place of business to some navigable stream, or to some existing railroad. turnpike or . public highway: to erect. operate and maintain boarding houses, hotels; to do a general merchandise and banking business: to acquire by purchase, To- cation and in any other lawful man. ner, real estate, lands. town sites and all other kinds of property, real, per- isoral and mixed, and to dispose of the same: to lay out. construct and ac- quire by purchase, CT in any other law full manner. and accept, hold, possess enjoy. 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 corporation. local or foreign, also owr. use and hold wagon roads, mills, fac tories, houses, capital stock and bonds of corporations, chattels, goods, wares and merchandise, choses in action; to buy. manufacture. sell and deal in all kinds of property, real, personal and mixed, also electrical appliances for driving machinery. motor power fo, propelling any and all kinds of me- chanical appliances where electricity is applicable, telephones and telegraph lines, electric lines: transacting any and all kinds of business which may be transacted by natural person; to bor- row money and contract to repay the same at such time or times, and witf such rate or rates of interest as its Board of Directors deem proper and see fit; and to hypothecate, mortgagt or pledge &ll or any part Of the prop erty which this corporation may here after acqUiie; to secure payment oi any such money. With Interest. or tc secure the payment of any such debt of this corporation. with such interest thereon as it may be legally obligated to pay; and to do all and every act necessary, incident or convenient tc | the proper transaction or the business | for which this corpora ton is organized within the limits of the said Territory of Arizona. or in any State in the United States of Amer ica. or ia any foreign country.
 The time of the commeno crl,eat oi , this corporation shall h,, the day of the , filing of these articles for record in th5 office of the County Recorder of the County of Maricopa. in the Territory of Arizona, and the termination there of shall be twenty-five (25) years there after
 The amount of the capital stock ol this corporation shall be Three -Miliior (3.0O0. GO0) pollar:, divided into three hundred thousand (3GO.OOO) shares, oi , the par value of Ten QO) Dollars each I and the said capital stock shall be is D sued upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors of said cor pCratiOn may hereinafter direct.
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 The affairs of this corporation shall
 be conducted by Board of Directors , consisting of seven @ persons. each ot whom must be stCckholder of this corporation, and shall be elected annu- ally on February 18th by the stock holders of this corporation at such . time and manner as shall be prescribed by the bylaws of this corporation. ex- cept as herein provided as 10 the first