Arizona silver belt., 1905-11-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF American Copper Company

Know all men by these presents that we, s. l.. Gibson, J. l.. Alexander, J. F. Coughlin, William Ryan and De Loss Copelan all of the town of Globe, | county of Gila and territory of Arizona, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corpor- ation under the laws of the territory of Arizona, and for this purpose we do hereby declare and adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 ARTICLE I-The names of the incor-
 porators are s. l.. Gibson, J. l.. Alex
 ander, J. F. Coughlin, William Ryan
 and De Loss Copean; the name of thls
 corporation shall be and IS American
 Copper Company, and the principal
 place of transacting the business ol
 this corporation shall be at the town of
 Globe, county of Gila and territory of
 Arizona. at which place the meetings
 of stockholders and directors shall be
 had and held, provided that branch of fees may be established and maintain ed at such other places either within or without the territory of Arizona by resolution adopted at any special or
 regular meeting of stockholders herein,
 and at such places any and all business
 may be transacted which may not be 1 in conflict with the laws of the terri
 tory of Arizona or any state or terri
 tory where such branch office or ofilces
 may be maintained.
 ARTICLE 1.-The general nature ot
 the business proposed to be transacted
 is as follows, to-wit: The purchase,
 acquisition and sale of copper and other mines and mining property; the work
 ing. operation and maintenance ot the
 same; the holding, purchase and con
 yeyance of real estate useful or con
 yenient for the purposes of its business,
 either in or out of the Territory of Arl- zona, and the mortgaging or leasing
 thereof; the construction and malnten-
 ance of reservoirs, waterworks,. dams
 and acuueducts; the construction oi roads and roadways; the erection and maintenance of works, mills, factories, shops and other structures; engaging in and carrying on the business of treat
 ing, smelting and refining copper and
 other ores and metals and the manu' facture and sale of articles made who'll
 lv or in part of copper or other metals
 the construction, maintenance and doper' ation of stores for the sale of all artl cles of merchandise, the issuing. ol . i and securing the same by mortgage ol . lien of any of the property, rights ol Y franchises of this corporation, the ac quisition, purchase, sale or other dis {. position of the stocks, bonds or othe s securities of other companies, corpora Q tions or individuals, and in general t' : do and perform any and all acts ant s things necessary for and incidental h the objects aforesaid or Tn anywlse con l. nected herewith. n ARTICLE III-The authorized capita e stock of this corporation IS and shall D ., the sum of One Million (Sl ,0Oo, ,ooO Dollars, which capital stock shall be al :, vided into One Million shares of the pa u value of One Dollar each share: Fac share of stock when issued, shall be hrs fully paid for in cash or it's cash equl' alent, and such shares or stock whe y so issued shall thereafter be non assess e able.
 's ARTICLE IV-The time of commence II ment of this corporation shall be tr > time when these articles shall be file r in the office of the County Recorder T Gila County, Territory of Arizona, pr' lo vided that a certified copy thereof sha g., be filed in the office of the Territorl; lo Auditor of Arizona; publication of sal III articles shall be made and affidavit 10 such publication filed in the manner ar T. T. at the times required by law. The te Ia imitation of this corporation shall ! {e twenty-five years from and after tf S9 date of filing of the certified copy, 1a said articles in the office of the Audit' oi of the Territory of Arizona.
 a. ARTICLE V-The affairs of this co ne poration shall be conducted by boa at of five directors elected annually o. and from among the stockholders her or in. The first annual meeting, ot stoc
 holders for this purpose and for u of transaction of such other business, ,is may properly come before them, sh' ct be held on the first Tuesday in Mar he A. D. 1906, and such annual meetln
 shall thereafter be held on the sat of day in each succeeding year: The ol all cers of this corporation shall consist ,v- president, vice president, secl 7 tary, treasurer and general mar DTS ger. Until such board of direct' lds Shall have been elected the followi or named persons who are subscribers