The Arizona sentinel., 1905-03-01
ARTICLES Or INCORPORATION
 or THE SIGNAL COPPER COMPANY.
NOW ALI MEN sf THESE PRESENTS:

whom are citizens of the United States of America, do hereby associate ourselves tc gether. and have associated ourselves together this day for the purpose of forming corpora tiCn under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. in the United States of America. and for that purpose do hereby make, execute, adopt, sign and acknowledge these Articles of Ineorpora. IioR.
 First; The narne of this corporation is End shall bs THE SIGNAL COPPER COM, PANY."
 Second: The principal place for the fransac- tion of business of this corporation shall be at the Signal Group of copper mines embracing the Copper Prince" and other quartz mining claims situate about nine Cg) miles east of Planet Post Once in the Harcuvar Mining Dis trict, in the County Of Yuma in the said Ter ritory of Arizona This corporation may keep other principal offices and places of doing busi- ness at the City Of Los Angeles. in the State of California, and in the City of New York, in the State of New York, ct which place or places all any incOrporatorS'. stockholders, and directors meetings may be held and all business pertaining to this corporation may be transacted and carried on,
 The business of this corporation may be car ried on in all parts of said Territory Of Arizona md in any and all of the other Territories and States, and in the District of Columbia, in the United States Of America; in the Dominion Of Canada; in the Republic of Mexico, and else where may he deemed best by the directors 0; this corporation for the purpose Of carrying on and out the objects and purposes for which thiS corporation is created
 Third; The amount of the capital stock of this corporation Is and shall be Five million
 
 thousand t5OOeJ0} shares of the par value of ten dollars (slo) each.
 The said capital stock shall bs und is hereby made forever non-assessabe by this corporation for any purpuse, said capital stock may be paitl for at the date of issuance Ut such time and uu der such conditions as the Board of Directors of this Company may designate. in money, prop erty, labor or any other valuable right or equiv alent or thing, and the judgment of the Board of Directors of said Company as to the value thereof shall be conclusive.
 Fourth: The time of the commencement of the existence of this corporation shall be tho date of the filing of certified copy of these Ar ticles of Incorporation in the office of the Ter ritorial Auditor of the said Territory of Arizona, and it shall endure and exist for twenty-fve(25) years from and after the date of so filing said
  tioned official; its charter rights may be re- newed (before it ceases to exisD from time to time for period not in excess of twenty -fveC25) years at any one time.
 Fifth; The affairs and business of this cor poration shall be conducted and controlled by Board of five Directors, each; and all Of whom shall be stockholders in such corporation, and such directors shall select from among them he f0ll A President, Secretary and Treasurer, to be the officers of this corporation. Said Directors shall be elected the first time at the date of the organization meeting of this corporation by the hereinabove mentioned incorporators to serve suoh directors until the first annual meeting of the stockholders of this company. The an Iual meeting of the stockholders of this cor poration shall be held upon the third Wednesday in January of each year at the hour of ten o'clock in the morning. Such directors so elected shall be the directors of this corporation until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Sixthi And the persons who shall be and con Stitute the Board of Directors uT this corpora tion until such meeting is held or until their successors are elected and qualified are the above incorporators, to-wit:
 George H. Hooper,
 Newton Evans,
 Themes H. Foote,
 o. C. Matheis,
 E. H. Moyle.
 The aforesaid first mentioned four officers shall be elected aforesaid by said Board Of Directors within thirty (3O) days after the cleo tioH or selection of directors at such meeting and for the first year and until the holding of said annual meeting the directors shall elect said officers from among their number at the organization meeting within thirty (30) days after the filing of certified copy of these Articles Gthe office of the said Auditor of said Territory of Arizona.
 Seventh: The highest amount of indebted nesSo liability to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself shall not exceed the sum of One Million Dollars (Sl,c0O,OOOl.
 Eighth: The private property of the stock holders and incorporators of this company is and shall be forever exempt from any and all liability for any debt or debts liability of th.s corporation.
 Ninth: The objects and purposes, and the general nature of the business to be transacted and carried on, for which thls corporation is created and organized, and the general nature thereof, is to own possess, have, buy. sell lease and acquire by location, announcement or other wise, to incumber and otherwise dispose of mines, mineral lands, mill sites and other lands, and mining property, both real and personal, of every kind and nature whatsoever stamp mills, SmelterS and all appliances ana methods for treating and reducing and shipping and trans porting ores, fuXing material, bullion. matte, and any and all things used in the treatment and reduction of ores and mineral substances, water and water rights for power, domestic, mining and other purposes, easements, rights of way for ditches, fumes, pipe lines, reservoirs, dams, tram-ways, roads, concessions franchises, wharves, railroads, both electric and steam, to be used in connection with mines belonging to or to belong to or operated by this corporation and used in connection herewith; and to build, Construct and maintain dtcheS, fumes. pipe lines, trails, reservoirs, dams, tram ways roads, wharveS; develop mines mineral lands and eX- tract and ship, treat and reduce and sell the values and ores and minerals obtained there from; and to buy and sell and treat ores and mineral substances and to buy, lease sell, erect, operate and maintain SmelterS, stamp mills, and any and all plants for the treatment and reduc- ton of ores and minerals and to buy and sell pnllion and the product of ores and minerals; and to buy, sell, lease have. possess and operate mining, smelling and milling machinery and tools Of every description for the treatment of ores and minerals; 10 erect, maintain own and haze and operate power plants for the transmissicn of power by electricity or other wise for the operation of mines, roads, smeting, milling and plants for treatment of ores and minerals, ard to erect and lease and maintain Buildings of any and all kinds necessary to use in carrying out the purposes and objects for which this corporation is formed.
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