Arizona silver belt., 1905-02-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 Of the Rye Copper Company

Know All Men by These Presents. That we, the Undersigned, do hereby aSsociate ourselves toRether for the purpose of forming a corpor. ation under and pursuant to the laws of the Territory of Arizona and to that end adopt the Following Articles ot Incorporation.
 ARTICLEL
 The names of the corporators are E. F. H1scnhour, Chas T. Martin, W. H Butler, W. D. Fisk and C L. Lewis and the name of the corp poration shall be RYE COPPER COMPANY, and the place in which the principal business o{ eaid corporation shall be transacted is Globe Gila county, Arizona Territory, and the corporatlOn may establish branch offices either Wjthin or without the Territory of Arizona, wAere meetings Of the Board of Directors nay be held.
 ARTICLE II
 Hhe general nature of the business proposed 70 be transacted by this corporation is as fol. lows. Co wit: Mining purchasing and develop mx pines to make contracts to purchase, leH4e' bond. locate, or otherwise acquire, own exchange. sell or otherwise dispose Of, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, and deal in rou estate and any and all kinds of personal prQperty mines. mining claims, oil lands, min HM lands, coal lands, oil, gas asphaltum coal, 9roleum, water and water rights and ma >1aery, and to work, mine, explore operate N ueVelOp the same to build railroads, cleo o roads, electric light and power lines, tele efaph and telephone lines to do general re4 estate, manufacturing and mercantile oness to own, handle and control letters p4fnt and inventions and shares of capital Of other corporations; to borrow money
 t&ecute notes, bonds, mortgages or deeds F ust to secure the same and in general to things necessary to the proper conduct the business Of this corporation in the Ter. HPfy or Arizona and elsewhere. not incon- ht With the laws Of the United States s oi the Territory Of Arizona.
 ARTICLE III
 3he authorized amount Of Capital Stock of S corporation shall be One Milhon Dollars N" VO) divided into One Million q 900. .Ou0) ee 's' oI thep par value of One Dollar (sl00)
 AtSuch time as the Board of Directors
 Oy resolution direct said capital stock sr DC paid into this corporation. either in o or oy the sale and transfer to it of real
 'sohal property for the uses and purposes ~W" corporation, In payment for which W e> oi the capital stock of said corporation W oe issued. and the capital stock so issued
 Ihereupon and thereby become and be 1P palu up and non-aSsessable. and In the ab.
 or actual fraud in the transaction she !! meat or the Directors as to the value of 'op''y purchased shall be conclusive.
 ARTICLE ".
 MT tune Of the commencement of this cor.
 'l"n shall be the date of the filing of a S1 'ueo copy Of these Articles of Incorpora-
 m the office Of the Auditor of Arizona .< i'ory' ahd the termination thereof shall M "chly'hye years thereafter
 ARTICLE "
 analrs Of this corporation shall be con. 2 'o oy hoard Of five C)directors and the e:W "'nR'named persons shall constitute the
 or Directors until thelr successors are S.1| reo VIZ; E. F. Eisenhour Chas T. Mar " H. Butler, W. D. Fisk and c. I. Lewis. I2< 'nereaiter the Board of Directors shall be ~ 'u rom among the stockholders on the
 lonoay h December in each year. Said W U VI Direetors may be increased to seven