The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-08
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
TUCSON IMPROVEMENT COM
PANY.

TUCSON IMPROVEMENT COM
PANY.
Know all Mem by These Presents:
That we, the undersigned William
Phelps. Ed Banister, James Swan
J. B. Frontin, J. III. Schneider and G.
S. Manzo, have associated ourselves
together for the purpose of forming a
corporation under the laws of the Ter
ritory of Arizona, and do hereby adopt
the following Articles of Incorpora-
tion, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall
be the Tucson Improvement Company.
Its principal place of business shall bel
at the city of Tucson Pima County.
In the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE II.
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
kinds ofefarm products; to do gen.
eral mining business, and as incidental
thereto to acquire by location, pur-
chase or otherwise, mines Of copper,
gold, 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-
centrating works, and any and all
kinds of mining and milling machin-
cry; to acquire, construct, own and
operate railways, tramways, turn
pixies to lead from its principal works
or places of business to some existing
railroad, turnpike or public highway;
to erect and operate and maintain
boarding houses, hotels; to do gen.
era1 merchandise and banking busi-
ness; to acquire by purchase, loca-
ton ard i'll amy 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-
quire 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 UNITED
States, or any county or municipal or
private corporation, 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-
pliances for driving machinery, motor
power for propelling any and all KINDS
of mechanical APPLIANCES where cleo
triciry 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-
pot'lecate, mortgage or pledge all or
any parL of the property which this
corporation. may hereafter acquire;
to secure payment 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 1t
may be legally obligated to pay; and
to do all and every act necessary, In
cfdent or convenient to the proper
transaction of the business for which
this corporation is organized within:
the limits Of the said Territory Of Ari-
zona, or in any State in the United
States of America, or in any foreign
T, country.
ARTICLE III.
| The amount of the capital stock OF
said corporation shall be $4,000, d1-
vided into 1000 shares of the par
value of $40 each. The stock shall
be issued and paid in at such times and
upon such conditions as shall be
determined by the Board of D1-
rectors; but all stock shall be issued
fully paid up and non assessable.
ARTICLE Nv.
/ The time Of the commencement o1
this corporation shall be the day o.
the filing of these Articles of Incor'
poration in the Office of the county
recorder of the County of Pima, Terri
tory of Arizona, and of a certified copy
of the same in the office of the Secre
tary of said Territory; and it,
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five (25) years.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of the corporation shal
be conducted by a board of six CO. di
rectors. The said Board of Director
shall be elected by and from the stock
holders of said corporation at tn
annual meeting of stockholders to b
held on the second day of January 0
each year during the continuance 0
said corporation, and shall serve unit
their seccessors are elected and quail
flied.
The first Board Of Directors shal
consist of William Phelps, Ed Banis
= ter. James Swan, j. B. Frontin, j.
Schneider and G.. s. Manzo, and tn
term of their directorate shall be unit
the first annual meeting of the stock
holders of the said corporation.
The Board of Directors may fill an
vacancy in their number until tn
annual meeting Of the stockholder
: next after the vacancy occurs.