Arizona silver belt., 1906-01-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Monte1uma Copper Mining Company.

OF THE
 Montezuma Copper Mining Company.
 We, Lyman c. Woods, Peter Hutton, Charles Maybush, Mrs. Lyman C; Woods, o. R. Fiest, Louis Berndt ana w. Kitzmiler, all of the town of Globe, Gila county, and Territory Of Arizona, desiring to incorporate ourselves nhuer the provisions of the laws ot the Terri tory of Arizona, and especially under Title XIII. of the Revised statutes or the Territory of Arizona c0ncerhag corporations, being CNapter II. or saio Title of the laws of 1901, and amenda- tory thereof, for the purpose or engag- ing in the lawful enterprise, business pursuit and occupation herelnafter spec fled do make. subscribe and acknowl- edge, according to law. these Articies 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 its principal place of transacting business IS Tn the town of Globe, County of Gila, and Territory of Arizona; and 1t may have branch offices for the purpose or 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 mining, and incidents thereto this corporation proposes to acquire by location, pur- chase, or otherwise, mines of copper, gold, silver, lead, coal, and mlnos and mineral land of every kind and descrlp- tion whatever, and to operate, lease or sell the same; to erect and maintaln mills and reduction works, teaching plants, concentrating works, smeltlng ph nts, 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 its principal works, or place of business, to some navlgaole stream or to some existing railroad, turnpike or public highway; to erect. operate. maintain stores, boarding houses and hotels to do a 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 lawful manner, and accept, hold, possess, enjoy, operate and use franchises 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 choses in ac- tion; to buy, manufacture, sell and deal in all kinds of property, real, personal and mixed, electrical appliances for driv ,ng machinery, motor power for propelling any and all kinds of mechan- ical appliances where electricity IS applicable; telephone and electrical lines, telegraph lines, electric lights; transacting any and all kinds of busl- ness which may be transacted by natural person, to hold, cultivate, prove up, use and enjoy the same, and to alienate, sell, lease, demise and dispose of the same. or any part thereof, as well as any other property this corpor- ation possesses, be seized of or be
 
 tract to repay the same at such time or times, with such rate or rates of interest as it's 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 such money with interest, or to secure payment of any debt of this corpora tion, with such interest thereon as it 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-wit: 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. 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 ufrsons who shall he elected annually