Arizona silver belt., 1906-02-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Monte1uma Copper Mining 0 mpany'
OF THE

OF THE
 Monte1uma Copper Mining 0 mpany.
 We. Lyman c. Woods, Peter Hutton, Charles Maybush, Mrs. Lyman C; Woods, o. K. Fiest, Louis Berndt and w. Kitzmiller, all of the town of Globe, Gila county, and Territory of Arizona, desiring to incorporate ourselves under the provisions of the laws of the Terri tory of Arizona, and especially under Title XIII. of the Revised Statutes ot the Territory of Arizona concerning corporations. being Chapter II. or sald Title of the laws of 1901, and amenda- tory thereof, for the purpose ot engag- ing in the lawful enterprise, business plirsuit and occupation hereinafter spec fled. do make, subscribe and acknowl- edge. according to law, these Articles of incorporation, and declare
 The name assumed by this corpora tion by which it hall be known IS The Montezun.a Copper Mining Com. pany, and it's principal place or transacting business IS m the town of Globe, County ot Giia, and Territory of Arizona; and It may have branch offices for the purpose oi transacting any business Of any kind and nature whatever, at such other places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted IS mnlns. and incidents thereto this corporation proposes to acquire by location, pur- chase. or otherwise, mines of copper, gold, silver. lead. coal, and mn and mineral land of every kind and descrip- tion whatever, and to operate, lease or sell the same; to erect and maintain mills and reduction works, leachlng plants, concentrating works, smelting pints, and any and all kinds of mining and milling machinery for the econom- ical handling and reduction of ores: to acquire. construct, own and operate railways, tramways, turnpikes ana canals to lead from it's principal works, or place of business, to some navlgable stream or to some existing railroad, turnpike or public highway; to erect, operate. maintain stores, boarding houses and hotels: to do general mer- chandise business. to acquire by pur- chase, location and in any other lawful manner. real estate, land and all other kinds of property. real and personal and mixed; to lay out, construct, acquire by purchase or in any other lawtu! manner, and accept, hold, possess, enjoy, operate and use francnis es from any State or Territory of the United States, or any County, municipal or private corporation, wagon roads, mills, factories, houses, capital stock and bonds of corporations, chattels, goods, wares. merchandise and ch0ses in ac- tion: to buy, manufacture, sell and deal in all kinds of property, real, personal and mixed, electrical appliances for driving machinery, motor power for propelling any and all kinds of mechan- icaI appliances where electricity IS applicable; telephone and electrical lines, telegraph lines, electric lights; transacting any and all kinds of busi- ness which may be transacted by a natural person, to hold, cultivate, prove up, use and enjoy the same. and to aiienate, sell, lease, demise and dispose of the same, or any part thereof, as Ncii dS any OtuSi fioPNity thio NNiP.s' ation possesses, be seized of or be entitled to; to borrow money and con tract to repay the same at such time or times, with such rate or rates of interest as its Board of Directors deem proper and see fit; to hypothecate, mort gage, or pledge all or any part of the property which this corporation may hereafter acquire to secure payment of ,,,ob ,,npa., ,ttith iptaraet nr n Spcnra payment of any debt of this corpora tion, with such interest thereon as 1t may be legally obliged to pay.
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Million Dollars, divided into One Million Shares of the par value of One Dollar each; and the time when, and the conditions upon which it is to be paid are as fol- lows, to-wt: The whole of the capital stock may be paid in, in cash or in pro perty, or valuable services necessary for the purposes of the corporation, upon resolution of the board of direct ors, and evidence of title and value satisfactory to said board of directors.
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 The capital stock of this corporation shall be forever non-assessable. and five hundred thousand shares thereof shall be placed in the treasury of said corporation and be sold and used for development and other legitimate pur- poses of this corporation.
 V.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the day of the filing of these articles for record in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, in the Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter, unless by law further extended by the corpora tion.
 VI.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be and they shall be conducted by a Board of Directors consisting of five persons, who shall be elected annually ar tho .oao,J Mnnjau in Mo, la, tbo