The news-herald., 1902-11-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
COLONIAL COPPER COMPANY.

That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed do
hereby associate ourselves together for the
purpose of forming corporation under the
laws of the Territory OF Arizona, and to- that
end make the following statement:
FIRST: The names OF the incorporators
are Ora E. Chaplin, William W. Gorham and
Thaddeus S. Alice, and the name of the corpor-
alton shal be The Colonial Copper Company.
The principal place in which the business of
said corporation within the Territory of Ari-
IONA is to be transacted is at Phoenix, Mari
copa county, Arizona, and the principal place
of business of said corporation outside of the
Territory Of Arizona shall be the City of Chi
cago, in the State of Illinois, at which meet
ngs of the Board of Directors may be held and
the corporation may have such branch offices
either within or without the Territory of Ar-
IONA as may be established by the Board of
Directors.
SECOND The general nature of the business
proposed 10 be transacted by this corporation
is rs follows:
To make contracts, to purchase, lease, bond,
locate or otherwise acquire, own, exchange,
sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgage,
hypothecate and deal in real estate and any
and all kinds of personal property, mines,
mining claims, oil lands, mineral lands oil,
gas, asphaltum, petroleum, asbestos, salt,
water and water rights and machinery
and to work, mine, explore, operate and de-
vclop the same; to do general real estate,
manufacturing and mercantile business; to
ventions and shares Of capital stock of other
corporations; to borrow money and execute
notes, bonds, mortgages, or deeds of trust to Sc
nlIy,l o1oOno and tn coic TO
such bonds, mortgages, notes. shares of ca pital
stock and other securities and obligations any
and all rights, powers and privileges of indi-
vidual owners thereof, including the right to
vote upon any shares of stock held by it to the
some extent that natural person might or
could do; to construct, erect build, buy, sell,
operate or dispose OF bridges, waterworks,
smeltets, cOncentrators, or other property, to
construct erect, build, buy, sell, operate and
dispose of any railroad, tramway, turnpike or
canal, rs may be necessary to lead from the
principal works or place of business of the
corporation 10 any existing navigable stream
or any existing railroad, turnpike or public
highway; and to do all and every act and thing
necessary, incident or pertaining to the fore
going Articles OF Incorporation; and in gener-
al to do all things necessary to the proper con-
duct OF the business of this corporation in the
Territory and elsewhere, not inconsistent
with the laws OF the United States and the Ter
ritOry of Arizona.
THIRD: The authorized amount of the capi-
tai stock Of this corporation shall be two mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars-$2, 800 0CO-
divided into two million five hundred thous-
and-2,50G, 600 shares of the par value OF one
GOllar-$1 ,00-each. AT such time rs the Board
OF Directors may bp resolution direct, said
capital stock shall be paid into this corpora
ton either in cash or by the sale and transfer
to 1t OF real and personal property for the uses
ana purposes OF said corporation, in payment
for which shares of the capital stock of said
corporation may be issued and the capital
stock SO issued shall thcrcupon and thereby be-
come and be fully paid up and worcestershire
and in the absence of actual fraud in the tram
ssction the judgement of the directors as to
the value OF the property purchased shall be
conclusive.
FOURTH: The time of the commencement
of this corporation shall be the date OF the fill
ing Of these articles OF incorporation in the
office of the Secretary of State OF Arizona, and
the termination thereof Shall be twenty five
years thereafter
FIFTH; The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by board of Observation-Disclosures
and the following named shall constitute the
Board OF Directors until their SUCCESSORS are G.
lected: Eugene Z. Willard, J0dn S. Mclean G.
y. Hartcr Arthur f. Woo!sey ThAdleus S. AL
lee, Ora +. Chaplin and William W. Gorham.
And the board OF directors shall have power
10 appoint an executive board Of three-3-
members from their own number, whose acts
shall be binding upon the board of directors
ana upon the company, and the following
named shall constitute the executive board un-
til their successors are elected: Eugene X Will
ard, Ora E. Chaplin and William W. Gorham.
Thereafter the Board of Directors Shall be e.
iectcd from among the stockholders as the by-
laws OF the corporation provide, and the exec
utlVe board shall thereafter be elected by the
board OF directors, rs the bylaws of the corpo-
ration provide. The officers of said corpora-
tlon, until their successors are elected, shall
be; William W. Gorham, President; G. A. Har-
ter, Vice President; Eugene r. Willard, Secre-
tary; Ora l.. Chaplin, Treasurer No director
or member of the executive board or officer of
the corporation need be Il resident of the Ter
ritory of Arizona, but may be Il resident of auv
ete territory or country Meetings Of the
shareholders or directors or the executive
board may be held and the records and books
of the corporation may be kept at the Office of
the corporation in the City of Chicago, and
State OF Illinois, or at any branch office of the
corporation either within or without the Ter
rltory OF Arizona as may be established bv the
board of directors or the executive board.
SIXTH Thh highest amount of ofindebtedness
or liability, direct or contingent, to which this
corporation is at any time subject shall be fifty
thousand dOllars-$5O, 600. .00-wbich amount
does not exceed two thirds OF the amount of
the capital stock.
SEVENTH: The private property of the
stock holders of this corporation shall be cx-
cmpt from corporate debts of any kind what
soever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hcreunto
set our hands and seals this sixth day of Sep
tember, A. D. 1902
Ora L. Chaplin, [Seall
William W. Gorham, [Seal
Thaddeus s. Alice, Seal
State Of Illinois |e.o
County of Cook
On this Sixtf dav oF SaNta,ohor =, 1000.