The copper era., 1903-01-08
OF INCORPORATION
CHASE CREEK COPPER co.

Known all men by these presents ihstwc the undersigned. Wilbur Powers of Hyde Park. samuel : Campbell or Boston and Henry H. Folsom of Somcrville. sll in the Common wealth Of Massachusetts. have this day aSso c;atcd ourselves together for thc purpose of forming A corporation under the laws Of the Territory or Arizona and we do hereby certify, That the name of the corporation shall be the Chase Greek Copper company and is principal place of transac,inG business shall be Clifton. Graham county. Arizona and such other places as the Board Of Directors may hereafter designate.
 2-That the general nature Of the business proposed 10 be transacted is as follows; To ac. quirc mining and milling properties and rights in the Territory Of Arizona and elsewhere by purchase. location or otherwise; to work, mine, tunnel, develop. and operate the same: to mine, extract. reduce, ship and sell ores thcrcfrom. to buy and sell ores for rcductou to erect buildings, mills. trans and tramwayS. and other machinery 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 tho development. s;or- age and sale Of water for domestic and other
 
 and power plants both for public and private uses; to maintain and operate the necessary wires or other means for the transmission Of light and power generated for it's own use or for the sale of said power and light to others in the Tcrrctory of Arizona: to buy and hold such real estate a> Is permissible by the laws Of The Territory of Arizona; to lay out a town at or near it's mines and sell or lease lots therein. to fQk kta al los faf hnuIs itcs in payment in whole or in part of any debt actually owing to il. or purchase the same, if considered necessary, and to use. manage aud dispose Of such q has been so taken or pur- chased. To open and maintain store stores for the sale of groceries and other kinds Of property incl dental 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 tn secure its debts to issue bonds and other evidence of in dehtcdncsS. tO borrow money on the credit of the corporation; and geuerclly 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.-Thnt the amount of capital stock author ized is five million dollars ,S5.OOJ OOO and the number of shares into which il is divided is nNc hundred thousand 5uO,NNl or the par value of ten dollars tslO) each winch may be used fin the purchose ofproperty by the company or in its operation and said stock when issued shall be fully paid and non -assessablc
 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 Ora ham county.
 5.-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board of not less than three nor more than five 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, 1908 and until their successors arc elected.
 6.-That the highest amoInt of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is three million dollars (s3, 900 GOO
 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 hcrcunto set our hands and seals this eighth day of November. A. D. 1902.
 HESRY II FoLSOM
 SAMUEL s. CAMPBELL
 WILLIAM II. POWERS Signed X Sealed in presence of
 SUZETTA LUTHKR.