Williams news., 1903-01-03
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
AZurite Copper Company

associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and to that end make the following statement:
 The names of the corporators are A. Rounse- vile. A. Tyroier. Clay M. Hudson. Joseph Burke. Edgar Abrams. J. s. Green. N. Judson Bonneville. Henry F. Ashurst. and the name of the incorporation shall be The Azurite Cop per Company The principal place of which the business of the corporation shall be trans acted will be Williams. coconino county. Ari- zona territory
 The corporation may have such other branch offices. either within without the territory of Arizona. as may be established by the board of directors.
 That the general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted, and the objects and purposes for which. and for any of which. this corporation is formed are. to do any or all of the things herein set forth to the same extent as a natural person might or could do viz.:
 To conduct business in any of the states ter ritories. colonies or dependencies of the United States. in Mexico. and in any and all foreign countries; to have one or more offices therein. and to hold. purchase. mortgage and convey real and personal property without limit as to amount thereof: to acquire. purchase. own and lease real estate. mines and minerals and rights. and to sell. lease. rent or operate tile same; to excavate for. mine and remove gold. silver. copper and all other minerals and min eral substances: to transport and dispose of the same and their products; to purchase. &C., quire. build. own and lease houses, roads, tramways. inclines and wharf landings; to purchase, lease construct buildings and boats and to sell. lease. rent or use the same {; to develop and improve lands and mines to buy. sell and otherwise deal in. general mer- chandise. to construct, maintain and operate oil and gas wells. and pipe lines and lines con- delf ri nil md gas, or both oil and gas. to bore. prospect and operate for petroleum. natural gas, salt water and any and all other oils and gases: trans port and dispose of the same and the products thereof: to construct. maintain and operate machinery and plants and appliances for the generation, distribution and use of electric light and power; to acquire rights and proper ties, and to undertake the whole. or any part of. the assets and liabilities of any person, firm. association. corporation. and to pay for the same in cash. stocks bonds of this poration. or otherwise to take out patents and acquire those taken out by others: to acquire or grant licenses in respect of patents or works. or do whatever else to them may be thought fit: to draw. make, accept, endorse. discount, execute and issue promisory notes. bills of ex- change. warrants. bonds. debehtnrcs. and other negotiable or transferable instruments; to bor- TOW raise money without limit to the amount not exceeding x5OOOOO by the issue of. or upon. bonds. debentures or debenture stock. or in such other manner the corporation shall think ht: to have one or more offices to carry on all. or any. of its operations and busi- ness: to purchase or otherwise acquire, to hold. own, mortgage. sell. convey. otherwise dispose of real and personal property of every class and description in any of the United States. districts territories, dependencies, col onies thereof. and in Mexico. and in any and all foreign countries or places, and in general to carry on any other business in connection with the foregoing. whether of manufacture otherwise. and to have and to exercise all pow CTS conferred by the laws of Arizona upon cor porations formed under the laws of the terri tory of Arizona: and it is expressly provided that the foregoing clause shall be construed both objects and powers being hereby pressly provided that the foregoing enumera- tion of specific powers shall not be held to limit or restrict in any manner. the powers of this 
 That the amount of capital stock authorized is one million five hundred thousand q .5o0. .0oo) dollars. which is divided into q .5OO.OOO) one million five hundred thousand shares. par value one dollar each.
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 The officers of said corporation to conduct its affairs. shall consist of board of directors selected by the stockholders at each annual meeting of the stock holders. consisting of Q2) twelve members. follows: F. H. Adams A. ryroler. olaf H. Preysz. E. F. sweetwood. A. F. H. Waite. Clay NJ. Hudson. Joseph Burke. Edgar Abrams. J. S. Green, M- Judson Rounseville. and Henry F. Ashursf, all being residents of the city of Williams. Coco nino county, territory of Arizona, who shall act