Graham guardian., 1906-08-17

Know ALL MEN ny THESE PREsE>.rs.
That we, whose hands are htreunto affixed
do hereby associate ourselves together or the
purpose of forming q corporation under tNe
laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to than
end make the following statements;
FIRST: The names of the corporatorS are
James 4. Bell, John r. Hill, Joseph 5. Van
Fleet, William s. Boyd, Matthew H., Ramage,
Edward ]. Dimmick, and BENJAMIN f.
shall be Consolidated Copper Company OF
Arizona. The principal pace in which the
business of said corporation wilhln the Terri
tory of Arizona is to be transacted is PhoeniN,
Maricopa County, Arizona, and the principal
place OF business of said corporation outside
of the Territory of Arizona. shall be the City OF
Washington, in the District of Colon oia, a.
which meetings of the stockholders AID the
board of directors may be held, and thu +
pOratlOn may have such branch ofices eitSer
within or without the Territory OF Arizona as
may be established by the board of directors
SECOND: The general nature of the business
proposed 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 and smelling and milling OF the
minerals found in the property owned by said
company, particularly in Arizona To make
contracts to purchase lease, bond, locate OF
otherwise acquire, own, exchange, SELL or
otherwise dispose of pledge mortgage,
hypothecate and deal in real estate and any
and all kinds of personal property, mines,
mining claims, oil lands, mineral lands, oil,
gas, asphaltum petroleum, asbestos, sat,
water and water rights and machinery and TO
work, mine, explore, operate aud develop the
same and In general to do all things necessary
to the proper conduct of the business OF ms
corporation in the territory and elsewhere, not
inconsistent with the laws of the United States
and the Territory of Arizona.
THIRD: The authorized amount of capital
stock of this corpo alton shall be Three Million
Dollars, (S3, 900 0OO.) divided into Three Hundred
Thousand Shares Of the par value of Ten
Dollars $1,000 each. At such time as the
board of directors may by resolution direct,
said capital stock shall be paid into this cor
poration, either In cash or by the sale and
transfer to 1t of real or personal properly for
the uses and purposes of said corporation in
payment for which shares of the capital stock
of said corporation may be issued, and the
capital stock so issued shall thereupon and
thereby become aud be fully paid up and non,
assesSable and in the absence of actual fraud
i'm the transaction the judgment of the direc-
tors 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 OF incorpo,
the termination thereof shall be twenty-five
years thereafter.
FIFTH: The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by board of not less than seven
nor more than twenty-ODe directors and the
following named shall constitute the board of
directors until their successors are elected:
James e. Bell John K. Hill, Joseph 5. Van
Fleet, William s. Boyd Matthew II, Ramage,
Edward ]. Dimmick aud Benjamin T. Edwards.
Thereafter the board Of directors shall be
elected from among the stockholders on the
first Monday of May of each year, The officers
of said corporation until their successors are
elected shall be- President, Benjamin Il. Ed
wards; Secretary, Matthew II. kamage.
SIXTH: The highest amount Of indebtedness
or liability, direct or contingent to which this
co rporation Is at any time subject shall be
Two Million Dollars, tS2,OOO,OOO) which ar cunt
does no! exceed two-thirds the amount of the
capital stock.
SEVENTH The private property Of the stock,
holders of this corporation shall be exempt
from corporate debts of anv kind whatsoever.
In witness whereof we have hereunt0 set our
hands and seals this 18th day OF May, 1906.
JAMES Il, BELL, lSEALl
IOHN II. HILL, sEALj
JOSEPH 5. VAN FLEET lSEALl
WILLIAM :. B0Yn, SEAL
MATHEW II, RAMAGE, lsEAL
EDWARD ]. DIMUCk, lSEALl
BENJ r. EDWARDS, lSEALI
Witness 10 all: JOIN r. A. BECKER.