Graham guardian., 1906-10-19
First publication Oct. 5th--6 timeS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the
San Carlos Copper and Lead Com
pany
of the

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS;
That we, whose hands are hereuntO affixed
purpose of forming corporation under the
laws of the territory OF Arizona, and to that
end. make the following statement:
!. The names of the corpnrators are: Robert
L. Rupkey, Robert .. Knowles Miles south.
worth and Ian 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
zona is TO be transacted in San Carlos, ella
County. Arizona, or branch offices in any other
place within or without the territory of Irizona
as may be eStGb ished by the board of directors.
, The general nature of the business pro-
posed to be transacted by this corporation is
as follows. tO-wt: The developing OF copper
and other mineral lards in the United States
aud the mining aud smelling and milling of
the minerals tOnnd in the property owned by
said company, particularly in Arizona.
To make contracts. to purchase, lease, hond,
locate or otherwise acquire, own. exchange
sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgage,
hypOthecate snd deal in real estate and any
and all kinds Of rsonal property. mines,
mining claims, oil land, mineral land, oil, gas,
asphaltum, petroleum, asbestos, salt, water
and water rights and m chinery, and to work,
mine, explore, operate and develop the same,
and in general to do all things necessary 10 the
proper rOnuuCI OF tne DuSlncsS OF TINS CoIpOTh-
lion in the territory and elsewhere, not ineon,
sistent with the laws of the United States aud
the territory of Arizona.
The authorized amount of capital stock of
this corporation shall be Five Hundred ThOus.
and DOliar IS $500 OOIl divided into Five Hun ired
Thousand (5O0.O0D shares of the par value of
One Dollar ts Coy each.
g. At such times as the board of directors
may by resolution direct. S id capital stock
shall be paid into this corpo alton, either in
cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or
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 tie transaction, the judgment of the
directors aS 10 the value of the property pur-
chased, shal be conclusive.
4. The time of the co mencement of this
corporation shall be the date Of the FLING Of q
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 con-
Quoted by board of not less than three or
more than seven and the following names all
constitute the board of directors until their
successors are ected Robert L. RupRey,
Robert :. Knowles, Miles Southworth, Dan
NJ tChell. Thereafter, the board of directors
on the first Monday of May each year. The
officers OF said corporation until their success
so are elec ed, shall be: Dan W. Mitchell,
president; Robert l.. RuPkey, secretary and
trea urer
The highest amount of indebtedness Gs liabi ity
direct contingent to which this corporation
is at any time subject, shall be Fifty Thousand
Dollars ,Sj0,UOO
The private pr perty of the stockholders OF
hn nj frn
porate debts o any kind whatsoever.
Before me, Miles S0uthWOrth, notary public
in and far Gila county, Aril na, personally ap.
peared before me, K l.. Rupkey, ID. W, Mitchell
Miles Southw tn, Robert Knowles, known to
me to be the persons herein mentioned
Given und my hand and seal this 18th day
of September, 1916, san arlos, Gla county
Arizona,
(Sig) MILEs SOUTHwoRTH,
Notary Public
Ny commisslop expires 9Oth day of March
1909,