Mohave County miner., 1906-07-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Arizona Echo Copper Mining
 Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we whose hands are hereto affixed, do here by associate ourselves together Tor the pur- pose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona ana 10 that ehu make the following statement:
 First: The names of the corporators are John Breiner. E. s. Osborne, O: l.. Biachly. F. :. Couger. s. L. Blachly, R. A. Siddle, and Geo. W. kearns.
 ARIZONA ECHO COPPER MINING COM PANY.' The principal place within the Ter ritory of Arizona in winch the business Of SGld corporation Is to De transacted is klngman- County of Mohave, and the corporation may establish branch offices either within or with out the Territory of Arizona where meetings of the Board of Directors may be held
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation Is as follows. to-wit: To acquire, deal in. sell and otherwise dispose oi ores. metals and min. erals; to smelt, neCuce, extract, refine, aneal and otherwise treat ores, minerals and metals: and to manufacture, acquire, Qeal h. sell ana otherwise dispose of all products or ores, minerals aud metals. To purchase. lease and otherwise acquire, improve. develop, let, sell and otherwise dispose of, as well as to con struct and operate, any railroad, tramway. turnpike or calal which may lead from the principal works of said company, in the dif- ferent counties of said territory, to some nay igable stream, or to some existing railroad. turnpike or public highway.
 To pay any individual or corporation for any right privilege, license, matter or thing re ceived either in cash, evidence of debt, or 1T shares of the capital stock of the corporation organized hereunder at the par value Of such stock, and at bona hde valuation of the right privilege, license, matter or thing so re- ceived and paid for.
 To receive in payment for any right. privi- lege, license, matter or thing that may be in any manner transferred by the corporation organized hereunder to any other cor oration, either cash. evidence Of debt. or share> of the capital stock of the corporation to which any matter or thing, as aforesaid. IS so transferred, such shares of such capital stock to become part of the assettS Of the corporation, organ ized hereunder, and to be held. managed used and disposed of as its directors may deem Tor the best interests of the corporation organized hereunder.
 To deal in any evidences of debt received in payment for any right, privilege, license, mat ter or thing transferred by the corporation organized hereunder, as the directors may deem for the best interests of the corporation, as to holding the same, procuring it to be dis counted, negotiating it, purchasing It. II the interests of the corporation require such ac- tion. and generally dealing with same accord ing to mercantile usage and customs. but not engaging in the business of banking or in a business of corporation intended to ceTlYe profit from the loan and use of money.
 To make contracts to purchase, lease. bond, locate or otherwise dispose of. pltdg mort gage, hypothecate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property, mines, mining claims oil lands. coal lands, mineral lands, oil gas, c. al, shale, asT haltum, petrol cum. as beStos. salt, water and water rights and machinery, and to work, mlne, explore, operate and develop the same; and in general to do all things necessary to the proper con duct of the buSines of this corporation in the Territory and elsewhere, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Terri tory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount of capital stock Of this corporation shall be One Million tSlOO0,O00OOl dollars. divided into one million shares of the par =alue of one tSl.0O) each. Said capital stock shall be paid in tO this cor pUration within six months from the date of filing of a certined copy of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the Territorial Auditor. either in cash or by sale and transfer to it of real or per Onal property for the uses aud purposes of said corporation. in payment for which shares of the capital stock or sald corporation may be issued, and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assesS- able. and in the absence of actual fraud in the transaction the judgment of the directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 Fourth: The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of a certified copy of these Articles or Incor- poration in the office of the Auditor and ihe termination thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter.
 Fifth: The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board of seven directors, and the following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected:
 John Breiner, E. S. Osborne, F. S. Conger. O. L. Blachly. :. L. Blachly. R. A. Siddle, and Geo. W. kezrus.
 Thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected from the stockholders on the first Sat urday of June of each year.
 The officers of said corporation until their successors are elected shall be John Breiner, President; E. :. Osborne, Nice-President: r. :. Conger, Secretary; O. L. Blachly. Treasurer; and :. L. Blachly, Official AsSayer.
 Sixth: The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent. to which this corporation Is at any time subject shall be five hundred thousand (S500, ,000.OO) dollars. which amount does not exceed two thirds of the cap ital stock.
 Seventh: The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this the SOth day Of June, A. ID. 1906.