Arizona silver belt., 1903-04-23
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
Of the Arizona Hancock Consolidated Mining
 Company.

KNOW ALIsMEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, whose hands are hereunto aifixed, 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. Cuddihy, Henry l.. Baer, Philip Carroll Louis II. Richardson, Frank c. Mayworm 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 Arizona, is to be transacted is to be Globe Gila county, Arizona, and the principal place of business Of said corporation outside of the Territory Of Arizona shall be the Village of Hancock, County of Houghton, State of Michigan, or such other place us the Board Of Directors may. by resolution, direct
 Fourth-The general nature Of the business proposed Io be transacted by this corporation is as follows To purchase, lease bond, locate or otherwise acqUire, hold, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose Of, pledge, mortgage, hy-  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 smelting 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, mllls factories, sawmilS, shops and other structures to engage in the business of treating, smelting and refining gold, silver. copper and other ores; to manu- facture, 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 telept one, telegraph and electric lights to engage in Fl selling and dSpOsing 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- sistent with the jaws Of the United Stat and of the Territory of Arizona,
 Fifth - The authorized amount Of capital stock of this corporation shall be Five Hun. dred Thousand Dollars (S5OO 0O0 .OOl, divided in- to Fifty Thousand (5O,OOOl shares Of the par value Of Ten Dollars (SlO.OW each. At such time as the Board of Directors shall, by resO- lution, 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 eOrpor. ation 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 aSsessable.
 Sxth-The time or the commencement Of this corporation shall be the date of the filing Of these Articles Of Association In the ofiice of the County Recorder Of Ga 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 (25) years thereafter
 Seventh - The affairs of said corporation shall be conducted by board of nine (9) di. rectors, who shall be elected annually by the stockholders of said corporation.
 Eghth-The highest amount Of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent to which this corporation is at any time subject shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars (Sl0O,O 900 CO., The pryate property of the stockholders Of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands and seals this 25tn day of Febru- ary AID. 1903.
 JOHN D. CUDDIHY
 HENRY l.. BAER
 F. C. MAYWORM
 LOUIS II. RICHARDSON
 pHTTIp CARRnIJ