Arizona republican., 1902-02-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of FEDERAL COPPER COMPANY,
 LIMITED of Phoenix, Arizona.
of Phoenix. Arizona

Know all men by these presents, that we. the undersigned, NJ. C. Miller. George F. Maxwell. John N. Greer and M. B. Coburn, for ourselves. our asso- ciates and successors, have associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under and by virtue of the statutes and laws of the Territory of Arizona. and we do hereby certify declare and adopt the follow ing articles of corporation, to-wit:
 Article I.
 The snafneS of this corpora tion shall be Federal Copper Company Limited Its principal and registered office shall be at Phoenix. Maricopa county, in the said Territory of Arizona. but its busi- ness may be carried on and it's meet ings held and It's executive office shall be at the city of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin and state of Minnesota, or at such other place or places in any state or territory of the United States as may be determined by the Board of Di- rectors.
 Article II.
 The general nature of the business to be carried on by this corporation shall be mining, smelting and reducing cop per gold, silver, iron or other ores and minerals, and marketing the material. and to do all things incident to the general business of mining, including the power to buy. lease, locate or oth- erwise acquire, own, use. develop and operate mines mining claims, lodes. lodges or deposits of mineral hearing rock or ore of every nature and description. and it may build and operate mills, smelters and furnaces for the purpose of crushing, treating or smelling ore and minerals and prec- ious metals; and for the purpose of carrying on this business it may buy, locate or lease or in any other way lawfully acquire, and own, any land. mill sites. town sites, right of way or roads, and may erect and maintain and operate stores and warehouses or oth- buildings which may be necessary or convenient in carrying on it's business: and this corporation shall have full power hereunder to carry on and trans act any business incident to the busi- ness aforesaid.
 Article III.
 The amount of the capital stock of tf,is corporation shall be two million five hundred thousand dollars (s2,50O,- OOO), and shall be divided into two mill lion five hundred thousand (2,5O000 shares. of one dollar (sD each. The stock shall be issued and paid in, and at such times, and upon such condi- tions as the board of directors may from time to time direct; but all shares shall be issued fully paid and non-as- ssessable.
 ARTICLE ".
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be when these articles are filed in the office of the county recorder in said county of Mar icopa, in said Territory of Arizona, and whenl certified copy of said articles are also filed with the secretary of the Territory, and it shall continue the full statutory period of twenty-five (25) years thereafter.
 r Article V.
 The mana cement of the business of this corporate is hereby vested in a board of seven O directors. being shareholders herein. The said board of directors shall be elected by and from the stockholders of this corpora tion, at their annual meeting, and said board shall serve for one CD year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Until the annual meeting of the stockholders hereof in the year 1903 the following named persons shall con- stitute the board of directors, to-wit:
 NJ. E. Coburn. St. Louis, Missouri.
 George F.. Maxwell, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
 C. S Dudley, Chicago. Illinois.
 G. M. Jeffrey, New Lennox, Illinois.
 M- C. Miller, Minneapolis, Minnesota. J. K. Miller. Manhattan, Kansas.
 John N Greer, Minneapolis, Minne-