The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-04
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
]. 3. Frontin, j. H. Schneider and G.
S. Manz0 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-
tion, 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 III.
The general nature of the business
proposed to be conducted by this cor
poration is that of contracting to do
any and all kinds of labor; to con-
duct wood, coal and feed yards, buy.
sell and deal in wood, coal and all
iSinds of farm products; to do gen.
e,al mining business, and as incidental
thereto to acquire by location, pur-
chase or otherwise, mines Of copper.
i3tsld, silver. lead, coal and mines of
all other kinds and nature whatso-
ever and to operate, lease or sell the
same; to erect and maintain mills
reduction works, concentrators, con-
ceatrating works, and any and all
hjsds of mining and milling machin-
erw;; to acquire, construct, own and
o0@rate railways, tramways, turn
pixies to lead from its principal works
or places of business to some existing
railroad, turnpike or public highway;
I to erect and operate and maintain
boarding houses. hotels; to do gen.
eral merchandise and banking busi-
ness; 10 acquire by purchase, lOca-
ton and III any other lawful manner
real. estate, lands, town sites and all
other kinds of p' operty, real, personal
and mixed, and to dispose of the
same; to lay out, construct and ac-
Qnire 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
in 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 elec-
tricity 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-
potlccate, mortgage or pledge all or
any part Of the property which this
corporation may hereafter acquire;
to securc Ias nent of any such money.
with interest, or to secure the pay
ment of any such debt of this corpor-
alton, with such interest thereon as it
may be legally obligated to pay; and
TO do all and every act necessary, in
cident or convenient to the proper
transaction Of the business for which
this corporation is organized within
&MS IIn1JS VI the S1Au ASEI1tO1y VI <AAA~
Zona, or in any State in the United
States of America, or in any foreign
country.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of
said corporation shall be $4,000, di-
vided into 1000 shares of the par
value of $40 each. The stock shall
he issued and paid in at such times and
upon such conditions as shall be
determined by the Board OF Di-
rectors; but all stock shall be issued
Sully paid up and non -assessable.
ARTICLE w.
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the day of
the filing of these Articles of Incor-
purafion in the Office of the county
recorder Of the County of Pima, Terri