The news-herald., 1902-03-22
Articles of incorporation IA
of the
FOUR METALS HETNTNG
COMPANY.

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 a 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, H. A.
Owen, F. L. Blumer and A J. Edwards,
and the name of the corporation shall
be and is FOUR METALS MINING
COMPANY and it's 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 it's 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 II.
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, concentrators 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 corporation and also
for the carrying on of the general busi-
ness of merchandising; to buy, locate
construct, own, manage, operate and
sell toll-roads and railroads.; to borrow
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 it's property; to make such
contracts, acquire, hold, mortgage, op-
crate and transfer such property and
possess all the powers in relation
thereto as priavte individual may
under the law, possess and ENJOY.
ARTICLE III.
The amount Of the capital stock OF
this corporation shall be Two Million
($20O0, 000.00) Dollars, divided into two
million (2000,000) shares of the par
value Of One (S1.0O Dollar each, and all
shares when issued shall be fully paid
ard n-assessabla.
ARTICLE w.
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 Maricopa
County, Arizona Territory, and in the
office of the Secretary of the Territory
of Arizona, and the terminate 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 three-fourths (%) 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 a Board of Directors consist
ing of not less than three nor more
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 r. Morton, H. A.
Owen, r. L. BIumer and A. ]. Edwards