The Arizona sentinel., 1905-02-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE SISakL COPPER COMPANY.
NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

whom are citizens of the United States of America, do hereby associate ourselves to- Eether, and have associated ourselves together this day, for the puIpoSe of forming a corpora tion 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 Incorpora- tion.
 First: The name of this corporation is and shall be THE SIGNAL COPPER COM PANY.'
 Second: The principal place for the fransac- ticn 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 (9) miles east Of Planet Post Office in the Harcuvar Mining Dis trict. in the County of Yuma. in the said Ter rtory of Arizona. This corporation may keep other principal offices and places Of doing bus- 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, at which place or places al! CT 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 and 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 as may be deemed best by the directors O. 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 Dollars (S5,OCO,OOO) divided into five hundred thousand (5OO,0OO) shares of the par value of ten dollars (S10) each.
 The said capital stock shall be and is hereby made forever non-assessable by this corporation for any purpuse. said capital stock may be paid for at the date of issuance or ct such time and 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 the date of the filing of a certified copy of these Ar tcles of Incorporation ia the Office of the Ter ritorial Auditor of the said Territory of Arizona and it shall endure and exist for twcnty-livc(25) years from and after the date of so filing said certified copy of its Articles with said last men, toned official; its charter rights may be re- newed (beforc it ceases to exiS) from time to time for period not in excess of twenty-fiveG5) 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 l such directors shall select from among them selves the following officers: APresident Vice 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 1 hereinabove mentioned incorporators to serve 1 as suoh directors until the first annaal meeting | of the stockholders of this company. The an | nual meeting of the stockholders of this cor | poration shali 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
 Sixth: And the persons who shall be and con- | Stitute the Board of Directors of this corpora | tion until such meeting iS held or until their l successors are elected and qualified are the | above incorporators, to-wit:
 George II. Hooper,
 Newton Evans.
 Thomas II. Foote,
 o. C. MatheiS,
 E. H. Moyle.
 The aforesaid first mentioned four officers | shall be elected as aforesaid by said Board of | Directors within thirty (3Ol days after the cleo tion or selection of directors at such meeting | md 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 (3O) days after the filing of certified copy of these Articles in the office of the said Auditor of said Territory of Arizona.
 Seventh: The highest amount of indebted ness or liability to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself shall not exceed the sum of One Million Dollars (Sl, ,O01OGO)
 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 or liability of thls 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 mllS | Smelters and all appliances ana methods for treating and reducing and shipping and trans porting ores, fiuxing material, bullion. matte | and any and all things used in the treatment and reduction of oreS and mineral nStauceS water and water rights for power, domestic | mining and other purposes easements, rights Of way for ditches fumes pipe lines, reservoirs, cams, tranl-wayS roads. concessions franchises. | wharves, railroads, both electric and steam, to be used in connection with mines belonging to l or to belong to or operated by this corporation and used in connection herewith; and to build. | construct and maintain ditches, fumes. pipe lines, trails, reservoirs, dams tram ways roads wharyes; 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 Smeltcrs, stamp mills. and any and all plants for the treatment and reduc- tion of ores and minerals, and to buy and sell bnllion and the product of ores and minerals: and to buy, sell lease, have possess and operate mining smelting and milling machinery and tools of every description for the treatment of ores and minerals; to erect, maintain. own and have and operate power plants for the transmission of power by electricity other wise for the operation of mines roadS.smelting, milling and plants for treatment of ores and minerals, aLd to erect and lease and maintain buildings of any and all kinds necessary to use in carrying out the purpoSos and objects for r-i,irl, .lnic cc,-rnnrn. inr, i. fcr.-nnd