Arizona silver belt., 1903-04-30
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
0f the Arizona Hancock Consolidated Mining
 Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, whose hands are hereunto altlxed, do here by associate ourselves together for the pur. pose 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 John D Cuddthy, Henry L. Baer, Philip Carroll, Louis II, Richardson, Frank C. Maywom and Charles D, Hanchette all of Hancock, Hough. ton county, Michigan.
 Second The name of the corporation shall be the ARIZONA HANCOCK CONSOLIDA- TED MINING COMPANY
 Third - The principal place of business in which the business Of said corporation, within the Territory of Atizona is to be transacted k to be Globe, Gia county, Arizona and the principal place of business Of said corporation outside Of the Territory or Arizona shall be the Village of Hancock, County of Houghton, state Of Michigan, or such other place as the Board Of Directors may. by resolution. direct
 Fourth-The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation k as follows: To purchase, lease. bond. locate or otherwise acq.ire, hold, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose Of. pledge, mortgage, hy- pothecate and deal in mines mining claims or in lands, real estate, interests in real estate mineral lands, ores, metals oil, gas, ,asphaltum petroleum, water and water rights and all kinds of timber and lumber, and to work mines and explore and develop the same; to build, acquire, lease and operate works for smeltlng and refining ores and metals to do a ger eral real estate and mercantile business to erect and maintain boarding houses; to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions; to borrow money and execute mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same to con struct and maintain water works, reservoirs, dams, aqueductS, roads and roadways; to erect and maintain works mlls, factories, sawmills shops and other structures to engage in the business of treating, smeltng and refining gold, silver. copper and other ores to manu- fracture, buy, sell or deal in gold, silver copper and other ores and metals and articles made wholly or in part Of the same to engage in he business of purchase and sale or other dis position of stocks bonds and other securities of this company or other companies to en- gage in the business Of selling and leasing Of power electrical or compressed air to en. gage in the electrical business and telsp one, telegraph and electric lights to engage in the business Of building, acquiring, leasing, selling and diSpOsing Of tramroads and rail, roads for use in connection with the mine and other properties Of this company or of other compani' and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct Of the busi. ness of this corporation in the Territory Of Arizona, and the State Of Michigan, not incon. aistent with the laws Of the United Stat, and Of the Territory of Arizona
  stock of this corporation shall be Five Hun. ired Thousand Dollars Cs5OOOOO OOl, divided In. to Fifty Thousand (5lOOOl shares of the par value Of Ten Dollars (SlOOO each At such time as the Board of Directors shall by reso- ution, direct said capital stock shall be paid In to this corporation, either in cash or by the sale and transfer to 1t Of real or personal prop erty, for the uses and purposes of said corpor. atiUn in payment for which, shares Of capital stock Of said corporation may be issued. and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non. lssessable.
 SiXth-The time Of the commencement Of this corporation shall be the date of the filing Of these Articles of Association in the office of the County Recorder Of Gila county ArizO- na and @ certified copy thereof flied with the Auditor Of the Territory Of Arizona; and the time Of the termination thereof shall be twen- ty- five C25) years thereafter Seventh The affairs Of said corporation shall be conducted by board of nine 60 al. rectors who shall be elected annually by the Of said corporation. Eighth-The highest amount of indebtedness l pr liability, direct or contingent to which this 1
 
 Hundred Thousand Dollars (SlOO,O ,OOO .OO). The 1 Drlyate property Of the stockholders Of this l shall be exempt from corporate iebtS of any kind whatsoever IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto let our hands and seals this 95tu day Of Febru. | lry. AID. 1903.
 JOHN D. CUDDIHY
 HENRY l.. BAER
 F. c. MAYWORM
 LOUIS II. RICHARDSON