The copper era., 1904-12-29
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 Known all these presents that we the uDdersignedxl%Al Mckinley of Duluth Minnesota. VI Edwards of Duluth, Minnesota, Y. Edwards of Duluth, Minnesota, Fin of Duluth Minnesota. Ezra T. Will Ouluth Minnesota. H. R. Spencer otH. -..S. Minnesota and Ambrose Burke or -.--. Arizona. for ourselves our associatessGfcSur successors have associated ourselves t0geIhelr for the purpose of forming & corporation ur'de1 and by virtue of the statutes and laws Of the yrerritory of Arizona. and 10 that end hereby ''fpt the following Articles of i Incorporation y
 ] First. The nar,-of this corporation shall be The CoppeF Plate and Arizona Copper com pany. It's Itrincipal place of bushes. shall be at Clifton. Arizona. It may also maintain an office and trh hnsact its business at the City of Duluth. MilAues sota. and elsewhere, as its busi- ness may require.
 Second. The general nature of its business shall be to conduct general mining business, to buy. sell. pvn. mortgage, operate and deal in all kinds of mineral lands. To buy. sell. lease and own mines, mills, factories. warehouses. mining stocks and interests in mines To en- gage in and Barry on the business of exploring for and mining any and all kinds of minerals and refining and smelling the same To deal in auy manrer in leases. contracts and ghts in Ill species Of personal and real property. To l build. own, lease and operate and manage such | tramweys aud other means of transportation as may be necessary to its mining and smelling and reduction business.
 To do all or any aforesaid things or -
 D.ns1s ,sa ,ne.as1isl ,y to IS so business ness to do and pc . pN scessary. incidental or convenient to the, fprosecution of the aforesaid business ins!lding the holding. renting leasing pledging. mortkaging of real estate. personal property wherever situated and holding stock in other corporations organ ized under thh laws of Arizona. or under tho laws of any other State Territory. Third. Th4 amount of the capital stock of this Company shall be Two Millions five hun dred Thousand Dollars. divided into five hun dred thousand shares of i've dollars each. The same to be fully paid for at par. when issued and to be n"n-assessable, with no personal liability thereon, to the holder or owner | thereof.
 Fourth. The. time of the commencement of this Corporation shall be December l4th, 1904, and the time of its termination shall be Decem- Der 14h A. D. -929.
 | Fifth. The affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted by a board of seven directors. to be elected by the stockholders from among their number on fbe first Tuesday of December of each year, and in a president, vice president secretary and treasurer, to be elected by the directors annually immediately after the an- nual meeting of the stockholders, but such election of president, vice president secretary and treasury he adiOurppt n inn | and place as the directors may order. The of | flee of treasurer may be held by any of the other officers of the company. The Board Of Directors shall have power to make bylaws for thegovernment of the Corpora tion, and shall nave power to fill all vacancies | that may occur in he board The names of the first Board of D -ectors shall be, the afore- said John Mckinley, James H. Edwards, Robert NJ. Edwards z A. Virgin, Ezra T. Will Hams, II. R. Spencer and Amrose Burke, and until otherwise proyNed. the said John Me kinley shall be lhe .sdent and treasurer of the company. Robert k. Edwards shall be the vice-president and th9 said James H. Edwards shall be the secretary f,f said board. | Sixth. The highcsIamOunt of indebtedness or liability direct c contigent to which this corporation shall at ny time be subject shall be one million six h,, dred and sixty thousand dollars.
 Seventh. The@ock of this corporation when issued shall be Elly p.,,r 'nssscsssn@e
 e.f eIsonaI liability on the i part of the sto1 lolders for the debts of com pany, and the pf vatc property of the of stock l holders of the company shall at all times be empt from liability for the corporate debts of | the company.
 | In witness wh,rcof we have hereunto set our | hands and seals this sth day O: December A I D. 1904
 JOHN MCKINLEY (SeaD JAMES 1T. EDWARDS (seaD E. A VIRGIN (SeaD ROEEBT NJ. EDWARDS (SeaD EZRA T. WILLIAMS (ScaD H. R SPENCER (SeaD AMBROSE BURKE (SeaD
 In presence,of,
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 Witness asto Ambro@t Burke
 JOHN R. HAMPTON