The copper era., 1903-01-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
CHASE CREEK COPPER co.

Known all men by these presents thetwc the undersigned Wilbur II. Powers of Hyde Park, samuel : Campbell Of Boston and Henry H. Folsom Of Somerville all in the Common wealth of Massachusetts. have this day aSso- ciated ourselves together for the purpose of forming q corporation under the laws Of the Territory of Arizona and we do hereby certify: That the name Of the corporation shall be the Chase Creek Copper company and its principal place of iransact!ug business shall be Clifton, Graham county. Arizona and such other places as the Board Of Directors may hereafter designate.
 2-That he general nature Of the business proposed to be transacted is as follows; To ac quire mining and milling properties and rights in the Territory of Arizona and elsewhere by purchase. location or otherwise; 10 work, mine, tunnel develop. and operate the same: to mine, extract. reduce. ship and sell ores thcrefrom; to buy and sell o-es for reduction. to erect buildings mills trans and tramways and other mac hirery and appliances and to purchase the necessary machinery. tools. implements and supplies, to employ water. stem and electric powers in carrying on the business of said com pauy. to own, control. construct, and maintain dams and reservoirs for the development. Stor- age and sale of water for domestic and other purposes: to construct and operate electric light and power plants both for public and pri ate uses: to maintain and operate the necessary wires or other means for the transmission Of light and power generated for it's own use GIT for the sale of said power and light to others in the Tcrrctory of Arizona; tO buy and hold such real estate as is permissible by the laws Of the Territory of Arizona; to lay out s town at or near its mines and sell or lease lots therein; to . oil, ities in payment in whole or in part of any debt actually owing to it. or purchase the same. if considered necessary. and 10 use. manage and dispose of such as has been taken pur- chased: to open and maintain q store or stores for the sale of groceries and other kinds of property incidental to these purposes which may be necessary or convenient for conducting or carrying on such business; to sell convey and dispose of any and all of its property at pleasure and to mortgage the same to secure it's debts. to issue bonds and other evidence of in dehtedncss. to borrow money on the credit Of the corporations, and Generelly 10 perform any and all acts usually done and performed by like corporations or necessary and proper to carry into effect any of the foregoing objects.
 S-That the amount of capital stock author izcd is five million dollars tS5OoO OOO and the uumbcr of shares into which il is divided Is five hundred thousand 800 OoOD of the par value of ten dollars (slO) each, which may be used fin the purchosc of property by the company or in its operation and said stock when issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable.
 4-That the term for which this corporation is to exist is twenty years from and after the date of filing these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the County Recorder in said Grn ham county.
 5.-The affairs Of this corporation shall be conducted by board of not less than three nor more than i've directors, who shall be elected annually on the third Monday of January in each year. and the incorporators signing their names hereto shall be the first board of dircc tors and shall remain in office until the election in January, 1903 and until their successors are elected.
 6-That the highest amoInt of indebtedness or liability to which the corporoton is at any time to subject itself is three million dollars ts3,OOO OOO)
 That the private property of each officer and stockholder of said corporation is to be cx- cmpt from all corporate q, bts.
 In witness whereof we have hercunto set our hands and seals this eighth day of November, A. D 1902.
 IIESRY II FoLSON
 SAMUEL s. CAMPBELL
 WILLIAM II. POWERS
 Signed & Sealed in presence of
 SUzETTA J. LUTHER