Arizona silver belt., 1906-12-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Union Copper Company
Know All Men by These Presents:

That we, s. G. Reading of Williams cJrt, Pennsylvania, and w. F. Anthony and F. l.. Toombs of Globe, Arizona. do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corpora ton under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and for this purpose we dc hereby declare and adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorporators are s. G. Reading, w. F. Anthony and F. | TOombs. The name of this corpora tion shall be and is Union Copper com pa,sy. and the principal place of trans acting the business of this corporation shall be at the Town of Globe, County of Gila, and Territory of Arizona, at which place the meetings of stockhold- CTS and directors shall be had and held, provided that branch offices may be es- inhlished and maintained at such other plaees either within or without the Territory of Arizona by resolution e.I ted at any special or regular meet ing ol stockholders herein, and at such places any and all business may be trans acttc, mich nay not be in conflict with the iaWs of he Territory of Arizona, e any stat or territory where such oi ao.'t o!ic or offices may be main tan
 ARTICLE II.
 iha general nature of the business to be transacted is as follows, to wit:
 The .rirchase, acquisition and sa e of cop and other mines and mining prope. the working, operation and mainteH nee of the same; the holding, pufcnas, and conveyance of real estate useful or convenient for the purposes of it's business, either in or out of the Territory of Arizona, and the mortgag- ing or easing thereof; the construction and maintenance of reservoirs, water works, dams and aqueducts; the ,n- struction of -oads and roadways: the 'icction ,rn maintenance of works, mills, fact, .7, shops and other struct- ares; engagiL.. in and carrying on the business of treating, smelling and re- lining copper and other ores ana IT,. -als and the manufacture and sale of arti- cles made wholly or in part of copper or other metals; the construction, main tenance and operation of stor' : for the sale of all articles of merchandise, the issuing of bonds, debsntures or other L Lbligations and secr7.a| the same by or lien c .dy of the prop erty, rights or franchises of this cor poraton, the acquisition, purchase, sale or other disposition of the stocks, bonds or other securities of other companies, or individuals, and in gen eral to do and perform any and all acts and things necessary for and incidental to the objects aforesaid or in any-wise herewith.
 ARTICLE III.
 inc authorized capital stock of this corporation is and shall be the sum of me million ($l 900, ,000) dollars, which capital stock shall be divided 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 equivalent, and such shares of stock, when so issued, snail thereafter be non-assessable.
 ARTICLE ".
 The time of commencement of this shall be the lime when these articles shall be filed in the office of the county recorder of Gila county, Territory of Arizona, provided that a certified copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the territu:'l auditor of Arizona: publication of s~'h articles shall be made and affidavit of such .ll .l ..t the times required by law. The term ination of this corporation shall be twenty-five vears from and after the date of fii"4 5f the certified copy of saii articl' Il Cne office of the auditor of the Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE V.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of three di- rectors, elected annually by and from the stockholders herein. The first an nual meeting of the stockholders for this purpose and for the transaction O such other business as may properly come before them shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in October, A. D. l90 and such annual meetings shall there after be held on the same day in each succeeding year. The officers of this corporation shall consist of a president, {? vice president, a secretary, a treas Gr.'r and a general manager; until such board of directors shall have been elect ed, the following named persons, who are subscribers to one share each or the capital stock of this corporation, shall constitute the board of directors: s. G. Reading, w. F. Anthony and F. l., Toombs; and until such time the fol lowing named persons are hereby made and constituted the officers of this cor poration: s. c. Reading president; ". r. Anthony, vice president; F. l.. Toombs, secretary and treasurer.
 Such board of directors shall have power to fill all vacancies in such board or the officers thereof, caused by resig- nation or otherwise, and until their are elected and qualified such board and such officers are hereby given the power anC authority to do and perform any and all duties usually con. nected with like offices, which powers and dut es, while so acting as officers and directors of this corporation, shal include the adoption of a corporate sea and the afiixing thereof to any stock certificates or other instruments oi writing which may be issued or exc cuted by them under the powers here. in conferred, as well as the adop tion of all necessary bylaws fol the internal conduct and management of the affairs of this corporation provided that no director performing any duty as director of this corpor ation shall receive any salary or com pensation therefor.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation sball at any time subject itself shall bt and is hereby fixed at the sum of two hundred thousand ($200. .000) dollars.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 Private property of stockholders il this corporation shall be exempt iron