Arizona silver belt., 1905-11-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
American Copper Company

Know all men by these presents that
we, S. l.. Gibson, j. l.. Alexander, j.
+. Coughlin, William Ryan and De
Loss Copelan all of the town of Globe,
county of ella and territory of Arizona,
do hereby associate ourselves together
for the purpose of forming corpor-
alton under the laws of the territory of
Arizona, and for this purpose we do
hereby declare and adopt the following
articles of incorporation:
ARTICLE The names of the incor-
porators are S. l.. Gibson, J. l.. Alex
ander, j. F. Coughlin, William Ryan
and De Loss Copelan; the name of this
corporation shall be and is American
Copper Company, and the principal
place of transacting the business Of
this corporation shall be at the town of
Globe, county of ella and territory of
Arizona, at which place the meetings
of stock holders 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
in conflict with the laws of the terri
tory of Arizona or any state or terri
tory where such branch Office or offices
may be maintained.
ARTICLE 1.-THE general nature Of
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 of the
same; the holding, purchase and con-
veyance of real estate useful or con-
venient for the purposes of its business,
either in or out of the Territory of Ari-
iona, and the mortgaging or leasing
thereof; the construction and mainten-
ance of reservoirs, waterworks, dams
and acqueducts; the construction of
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, SIN citing and refining copper and
other ores and metals and the manu-
facture and sale of articles made Who'll
ly or in art of copper or other metals;
the construction, maintenance and oper-
alton of stores for the sale of all arti-
cles of merchandise, the issuing of
bonds, debentures or other obligations
and securing the same by mortgage or
lien of any of the property, rights or
franchises of this corporation, the ac-
auisition, purchase, sale or other dis
position of the stocks, bonds or other
securities of other companies, corpora
tions or individuals, and in general to
do and perform any and all acts and
things necessary for and incidental to
the objects aforesaid or in anywise con-
nected Herewith.
ARTICLE III-The authorized capital
stock of this corporation is and shall be
the sum of One Million Isl, 900, 000
Dollars, which capital stock shall be d.
yided into One Million shares of the par
value of One Dollar each share. Each
share of stock when issued shall be first
fully paid for in cash or its cash equiv
alent, and such shares or stock when
so issued shall thereafter be non assess
able.
ARTICLE IV-The time of commence
ment of this corporation shall be the
time when these articles shall be filed
in the office of the County Recorder of
ella County, Territory of Arizona, pro-
Vlucu IIltJ u CtTIiiieu Sopy 1IOiSoi oheii.
be filed in the office of the Territorial
Auditor of Arizona; publication of said
articles shall be made and affidavit OF
such publication filed in the manner and
at the times required by law. The ter
mination of this corporation shall be
twenty-five years from and after the
date Of filing of the certified copy OF
said articles in the Office of the Auditor
of the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE V-The affairs of this cor
poration shall be conducted bya board
of five directors elected annually by
and from among the stockholders here
in. The first annual meeting of stock
holders for this purpose and for the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before them, shall
be held on the first Tuesday in March
A. d. 1906, and such annual meetings
shall thereafter be held on the same
day in each succeeding year. The Off
GERS of this corporation shall consist OF
president, vice president, secre-
tary, treasurer and general mana
ger. Until such board of directors
shall have been elected the following
n,v,,od ,,arcopc uuho ara Subscribers tC