Graham guardian., 1906-10-12
First publication Oct. 5th-6 times
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
San Carlos Copper and Lead Com
pany,,

KNOW ALL MEN By THESE PRESENTS:
That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed,
do hereby associate ourselves together for the
purpose of forming a corporation under the
laws of the territory OF Arizona, and to that
end. make the following statement:
/. The names of the corporators are: Robert
L. Rupkey Robert s. Knowles, Miles south,
worth and Dan W. Mitchell, and the name OF
the corporation shall be San Carlos Copper and
Lead Company of Arizona.
The principal place in which the business OF
said corporation within the territory of Ari.
zuna is 10 be transacted in San Carlos, ella
County. Arizona, or branch offices in any other
place within or without the territory of arizona
as may be estab ished by the board of directors.
, The general nature of the business pro.
posed to be transacted by this corporation is
as follows, tO-wit; The developing Of copper
and other mineral lands in the United states
and the mining aud smelling and milling of
the minerals fOnnd in the property owned by
said company, particularly in Arizona.
TO make contracts. to purchase, lease bond,
locate or otherwise acquire, own, exchange,
sell or otherwise dispose Of pledge, mortgage,
hypothecaie and deal in real estate and any
and all kinds of p rSonal property, mines,
mining claims, oil land mineral land, oil, gas,
asphaltum, petroleum, asbestos, salt, water
and water rights and machinery, and to work,
mine, explore; operate and develop the same,
proper conduct of the business Of this corpora
lion in the territory and elsewhere, not incOn-
sistent with the laws Of the United States and
the territory of Arizona.
The authorized amount of capital stock OF
this corporation shall be Five Hundred ThOuS-
and Dollars $500 600 divided into Five Hun ired
Thousand t60O0OO shares Of the par value of
One Dollar lsl CO., each.
B. Al such times as the board of directors
may by resolution direct. said capital stock
shall be paid into this orpora'iou, either in
cash or by the sale and transfer 10 1t Of real OF
personal property for the uses and purposes of
said corporation, in payment for which, shares
OF the capital stock so issued, shall thereupOn
and thereby become and be fully paid up and
non asseSsable, and in the absence of an actual
fraud in the transaction, the Judgment of the
directors as to the value of the property pur-
chased, shall be conclusive.
{. The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the date of the fling Of a
certified copy of hese articles of incorporation
in the office of the territorial auditor, and the
termination thereof shall be twenty-five years
thereafter.
The affairs of this corporation shall be cou
duCted by board of not less than three or
more than seven and the following names sNall
constitute the board of directors until their
successors are elected: Robert l.. Rupkey,
Robert $. Knowles. Miles Southworth, Dan W.
Mitchell. Thereafter the board of directors
shall be elected from among the stockholders
on the first Monday of May each year. The
officers of said corporation until their success
so S are elec ed, shall be: Dan W. Mitchell,
presidents Robert b. Rupkey, secretary and
treas urer.
The highest amount of Indebtedness as liSbI ity,
direct or contingent, TO which this corporation
is at any time subject shall be Fifty thousand
Dollars lSj0UO0l.
The private property of the stockholders of
this corporation shall be exempt from cor
porate debts o ( any kind whatsoever.
Before me, Miles southworth, notary public
in and far ella county, Arizona, personally an.
peared before me, r l.. Rupkey, D. W. Mitchell
Miles SOUthwo tn, Robert Knowles, known to
me ~ be the persons herein mentioned,
Given under my hand and seal this 10th day
OF September 1906 san Carlos, CHA county,
Arizona
tSig) MILES SoUruwoRTlG,
Notary Public,
Ny commission expires 3Oth day of March