Arizona silver belt., 1906-02-08

with the original record, and that the
same is true transcript and of the
whole thereof.
Given under my hand and seal OF
office this 18th day of January, A. d.
1906.
[Seal.l w. D. FISK,
County Recorder, ella County, A. T.
First Publication January 10, 1861
ARTICLES OF Incorporation
The Arizona National Copper Company
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, Thomas
M. B. Hicks, of the City of Williams
port and State of Pennsylvania, and
Leroy Scholl of the city of Williams
port and State of Pennsylvania, and
Thomas P. Kelly, of the City of Lara
mic and State Of Wyoming, have this
day associated ourselves together for
the purpose of forming a corporation
under the laws of the Territory of Ari-
iona. And we hereby certify:
FIRST. That the name of the corpor-
alton shall be, 1.-The Arizona National
Copper Company" and its principal
place of transacting business shall be
the town of Globe in the county of ella
and territory of Arizona.
SECOND. That the general nature of
the business proposed to be transacted
by the said corporation is as follows
The buying, leasing, holding and selling
OF mines, and the mining, milling,
smelling, treating and marketing of
copper, gold, silver, and other ores and
metals, and the doing of any and all
things appropriate to the successful
carrying on of the said business, in
GLIDING the constructing and operating
of railroad or railroads, tramway or
tramways, turnpike or turnpikes, canal
or canals, to lead from its principal
work or place of business to some
navigable stream, or to some existing
railroad, turnpike or public highway.
THIRD. That the amount of the
capital stock of said corporation shall
be Three Million Dollars, and the num-
Der of shares into which it is divided is
Three Hundred Thousand shares of
the par value of Ten Dollars each,
which amount is to be paid in at the
times and upon the conditions follow
ing, namely: The ownership of stock
in said corporation shall be evidenced
by certificates of stock, signed by the
proper officers and under the common
and corporate seal of said corporation,
and shall be issued only for money,
services or property paid to the cor
alton, which payment shall be made
within three months of the subscrip-
ton to any such stock, and the GER
tificates of stock shall not be issued
until fully paid for. The stock, when
issued, shall be full paid and non
assessable.
FOURTH That the time of COM
mencement of said corporation is the
first day of February, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and six, and the time of it's termina-
ton shall be the thirty-frst day of
March, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and thirty one.
The said corporation shall have the
right to be renewed from time to time
for like period of twenty-five years,
in accordance with the provisions of
law.
FIFTH That the officers of said corpor-
alton to conduct its affairs shall con-
sist of board of directors, consisting
of not less than three nor more than
five persons, and those who shall be
directors of the said corporation until
others are duly elected in their places
shall be Thomas M. B. Hicks, Of the
city of Williamsport and state of Penn
sylyania, Leroy Scholl, of the city of
Williamsport and state of Pennsyl-
vania, and Thomas p. Kelly, of the
city of Laramie and state of Wyoming.
Directors shall be elected by a vote of
the stockholders at regular meeting on
the first day of February, A. d. 1907,
and on the first day of each February
thereafter. The board of directors
shall have the power to fill any vacan-
cies in said board until the then next
annual meeting of the stockholders.
The board of directors shall annually
elect president, treasurer, secretary
and superintendent of said corporation,
and such other officers as said board may
from time to time provide; and may
elect one person to fill any two of said
offices. The board of directors shall
have the power to adopt bylaws defin-
ing the duties of the various officers of
said corporation and for the manage
ment of the affairs of the corporation,
and from time to time change, alter and
amend the same; but the stockholders
may at any meeting, by a majority
vote of stock, change, alter or amend
any of such bylaws. A majority of
the members of the board of directors,
as the same shall from time to time be
constituted, shall be quorum for the
transaction of any business. The board
of directors shall have the power, upon
such terms as they may determine, to
buy, sell, incumber or convey, any
property of said corporation, real or
personal.
SIXTH. That the highest amount of
indebtedness or liability to which said
corporation shall at any time subject
itself shall be Two Million Dollars.
The corporation shall have the power to
mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise
incumber any or all of its property;
and shall have the power from time to
time to issue bonds, in such forms and
upon such terms as the board of direct
ors may determine, to secure any or all
of its Indebtedness.