Graham guardian., 1902-11-14
First publication Oct 10, 1902.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION,
Of
The Copper Grown Mining Co.
now ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

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citizens of the United States and residents Of tn
town of Stafford, County of Graham. Territory O
Arizona, have this day voluntarily associated
ourselves together for the purpose Of forming
corporation under the laws of the Territory o
Arizona, and we do hereby certify:
FIRST:
That the name of the corporation so formed
Shall be The Copper Crown Mining Company
SECOND:
The principal place of business of such cor
poratlon snail be at the town Of Stafford, County
| of Graham, Territory of Arizona, but the cor
| poration may maintain one OF more branch of
nee or 0fhces at such place or places for the
| transaction of necessary, incidental or special
business as they may deem expeditions eco
| nomlcal convenient and necessary.
THIRD:
The general nature of the business proposed
to be carried on and transacted is and shall be
| as follows:
| (a) The requirement by purchase or otherwise
of mines, mining claims and the operating OF
| same.
(b) To lease, mortgage locate, own, sell, dovel
op and work mines and to do mining work
generally within the Territory of Arizona and
elsewhere within the United States of America.
(c) To own, lease, purchase and acquire water
and water rights and construct maintain and
operate fumes, acquaducts, reservoirs and
bitches, to build dams for the purpose of divert
ing or storing water for any and all beneficial
and useful purposes, or that may be deemed
necessary or expedient in carrying on the bust
ness of the corporation.
(d) To construct, acquire, maintain and oper-
ate mills and other works for the treatment and
valuable metals
(el To construct, erect, operate and maintain
works, machinery and equipment for the gener-
alton, storage and transmission of electricity
and electrical power and to buy, sell and lease
electricity and electrical power
" To carry on, conduct and maintain gener-
al mercantile business, wholesale and retail
(g) To buy, sell, own, hypothecate and deal in
shares of stock and obligations Of thic nd NJ thor
corporations.
Ch) To build, construct, own, maintain and
operate telephone lines and telephones and to
buy, sell and lease the same.
~ 10 build, construct own and maintain rail
ways tramways, roads, trolly lines and TO buy,
sell and lease the same.
" To buy, sell and generally deal in minerals
bullion, and all and every kind of products that
can or may be created from mines and min
erals.
Ikl To loan and borrow money, to give and
take security for loans.
" And generally to engage in the business of
mining IN the Territory of Arizona and else
where in the United tstes of America, and 10
do all and every act or thing as the Board of
Directors shall consider profitable, convenient,
economical, desirable, useful, or necessary in
carrying on and maintaining the business for
which this corporation is created.
FOURTH:
The amount of the capital stock authorized is
one million (Sl,O0O,0OU) dollars, divided into
Q,0OO0OOl shares of the par value of one (slCO)
dollar each.
OF which said shares FIVE hundred thousand
l5OOi0O shall be treasury stock and when
issued shall bear interest at the rate of seven
"a per cent per annum from date of issue and
shall hereafter be known as preferred shares.
The interest on said preferred shares is cumu-
lauve and If not paid in any one or more half
years, shall be a first charge and shall be paid
from net earnings before any distribution Of
dividends be made on the ordinary shares.
In the event of the net earnings of the COM
pany permitting the distribu ton of dividend
exceeding seven (7l per cent on the capital of
the company, such excess shall be distributed
pro rate ever preferred and ordinary stock
alike.
FIFTH
The corporation is to exist for the period of
twenty-five l25) years from and after the filing
Of these Articles of Incorporation for record in
the oifice of the County Recorder in the county |
Of Graham, Territory of rizona and the filing |
Of certified copy thereof with the Secretary OF |
The Territory of Arizona.
SIXTH,
The highest amount of indebtedness and |
liability direct or contingent to which tho cor |
poration is at any time TO be subjected shall be |
he sum of fifty thousand ts50,0OOy dollars.
SEVENTH:
The private property of the stockholders of
said corporation shall forever be exempt from
III corporate debts and liabilities of every kind.
EIGHTH:
The affai RS of the corporation shall be con-
lucted by Board of Directors, TO consist of
even members, or such other mum Der as may
'e prescribed by the Bylaws hereafter to be
IdOpted,
Thomas II. Bell, w. E. Sparks. f. p. TEAL. Geo.
v. Todd, NJ. p. Swanger, John ID. Furrer and
|. w. ClarksOn shall be and constitute the first
3oard of Directors and shall hold heir offices
'ntl the annual election held under the pro-
'ision of the Bylaws of said corporation and
Until their successors shall be elected at such
nnual meeting and thereafter the Directors of
he corporation shall be elected annually at
BYLAWS of the corporation, providing however
hat persons who are not stockholders are not
ligtble as Directors of the corporation.
The Board of Directors shall elect president
ice president, secretary and treasurer
Ninth:
The stock of the corporation shall be non
sSeSsable.
TENTH:
The Board of Directors shall as soon as practi.
able after the filing of these Articles of Incor-
Grafton in the office of the Recorder OF Graham
Dunty, Arizona territory, meet and adopt BY
Iws for the government of the corporation, |
hich shall remain in full force unless changed
{ amended at meeting of stockholders duly
llled and held.
ELEVENTH. |
The stockholders and Board of Directors shall 4.
2 authorized to hold all of their meetings at ]
lhord, Graham county, Arizona territory, or
any place within the United States of Ameri-
where the corporation shall maintain an [
Iico !.
Witness our hands and seals this 3rd day of l
ct A. ID. 1902. -
THOMAS II. BELJ, sEALl
w. T.. SPARKS, sEAL1
+. =. TEAL, SEAL
GEO. W. TODD, SEAL
NJ. +. SWANGER, sEALl {
J. b. FURRER, sEAL1
H. W. CLARKsoN, SEAL
rritory of Arizona, G
'unty of Graham IS.
wn of Stafford
Before me, Horace Y. Dunlap, a Fotary Public I
and for the County of Graham, territory of .
-izopa, personally appeared Thomas II. Bell
f. Sparks f. z. real, Geo W. Todd, NJ, r.
ranger John d. Furrer and Ii. w. Clarkson, u
own TO me to be the persons whose names arc
bSCribed to the foregoing instrument and who
me for the purposes and consideration therein
med and expressed.
iiven under my hand and seal of Office this "
1 day of Oct. 4. D. 1902.
HORACE L. DUNLAP,
lSEAL] Notary Public.
: commission expires Oct. 9th, 1901 a
rritOry of Arizona ,
unity of Graham. D.
THOMAS Smith, ounty Recorder, IN and for
e County and :erritory aforesaid, do hereby |,
rtify, that the foregoing is a full, true and
mplete copy of the original Articles of Incor- e
ration of The Copper Crown Mining Company
the same appears upon the Records of Ora
m county filed aud recorded at 24O O'Clock z. |
october 9TH, A. d. 1902 in Book Incorpora-
MS, at pages s, and TO- 81