Graham guardian., 1906-08-24
First publication July 20
ARTICLES OF incorporation
of the
Consolidated Copper Company of
Arizona.
of the

KNOW ALI MEN ny THESE PRESENTS
That we, whose hands are hereuntO afixed.
do hereby associate ourselves together for the
purpose OF forming corporation under the
laws Of the Territory OF Arizona and to that
end make the following statement
FIRST: The names OF the eorporators are
James =. Bell, John r. Hill, Joseph S. Van
Fleet, William 8. Boyd, Matthew H. Ramaee
Edward ]. Dimmick. aud Benjamin Y.
Edwards, and the name of the Corporation
shall be Consolidated Copper Company of
Arizona. The principal place in which the
business of said corporation within the Terri
tory Of Arizona is TO be transacted Is Phoenix,
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 Colombia, al
which meetings OF the stockholders and the
board of directors may be held, and the r
poratiOn may have such branch Offices either
within OF 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 or
otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or
otherwise dispose Of pledge, mortgage,
hypothecate and deal in real estate and any
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mining claims, oil lands, mineral lands, oil.
gas, asphaltum, petroleum, asbestos sat,
water and water rights and machinery and TO
work, mine explore, operate and develop the
same and in general to do all things necessary
to the proper conduct of the business of this
corporation In the territory aud elsewhere not
inconsistent with the laws of the United states
and the Territory Of ArizDna
THIRD: The authorized amount of capital
stock OF this corpo alton shall be Three Million
Dollars, $1,000 OOO) 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
poTatiOn, either in cash or by the sale and
transfer to ii of real or personal properly for
the uses and purposes Of said corporation I'm
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 and be fully paid up and non
assessable and in the absence of actual fraud
in 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 rticies OF incorpO-
ration i'm the office Of the territorial auditor and
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-One directors and the
following named shall constitute the board Of
directors until their successors are elected:
James Z. Bell, John X. Hill, Joseph S. Van
Fleet, William $. Boyd, Matthew H. Ramage
Edward J. Dimmick and Benjamin T. Edwards.
Thereafter the board of directors shall be
elected from among the stockholders on the
first Monday of May of each yea. The officers
Of said corporation until their successors are
elected shall be: President, Benjamin +. Ed
wards; Secretary, Matthew H. RGmage.
SIXTH The highest amount Of Indebtedness
OF liability, direct or contingent TO which this
corporation is at any time subject shall be
Two Million Dollars, (S2, ,0000 000) which ar ount
does not 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 any kind whatsoever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this Path day of May, 1906
JAMES K. BELL, SEAL
JOHN X. Hill. tsEALl
JOSEPH S. VAN FLEET, lsEAL1
WILLIAM :. BOYD, lsEALl
MATHEW II. RAMAGE lsEAI1
EDWARD J. DINNICK, lsEAI1
BESJ. +. EDWARDS, lsEAL1
Witness TO all: JOHN +. A, BECKER.
District of Colombian
City OF Washington. %
Before me, John +. \, Becker a notary public
In and for the District Of Colombia aforesaid.
on this day personally appeared James T. Bell.
John r. HILL Joseph 5. Van Fleet, William S.
Boyd, Matthew II. RRmage, Edward J. Dim.
mick and Benjamin +. Edwards, known to me
TO be the persons whose names are subscribed
10 the annexed instrument, and acknowledged
to me that that they executed the same for the
purposes and considerations therein express ed
Given under my hand and seal of office this
2tth day of May, A. D., 1906.
T,,or,.yr,1 JOSEPH +. a. BEcKER,
~ '"'"I Notary Public.
My commission expires July 81, 1910.