Arizona republican., 1906-01-25
t- D. VAN SCHOICk- State of Nevada
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE STERLING COPPER
 COMPANY.

Know All Men By These Presents. That we. whose hands are hereuntO affixed, 10 the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory Of Ari- ZOna:
 first: The names of the incorporators are Neil McEWen. !. F. Nelson and Jud- son A. Elliott; and the name of the cor uorauon shall be The Sterling Copper Company The principal place within the Territory of Arizona in which the busi- ness or said corporation is to be trans acted is Phoenix, but the corporation may have such branch offices either within outside of Arizona as the board of directors may from time to time de- terDline, at any of which places meetings of the stockholders and board of direct Ors ma-v be he'd.
 Second: The general nature of the bus mess proposed to be transacted Is to make contracts 10 purchase. lease. bond locate or otherwise acquire. own. ex- change. sell. or otherwise dispose of. pledEe; mortgage. hypothecate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property, including bonds and shares of the capital stock Of other cor loI5tlichS, mines m nlHS claims oil lanes. coal lands. mineral lands. oil. gas. coal, shale. asphaltum. petroleum. asbestos, sat- wal CT ana water rights and machin- cry, and 10 work, mine. explore, operate and develop the same; to borrow money and execute notes. bonds, mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same. and to exercise in respect thereof and Of all shares of capital stock and other securi- ties and obligations any and all rights CTS including the right to vote any shares of sf0.lS hold b-- f+ to +Ia sr,,s extent that a natural person might or could do, and in general to do all things necessary 10 the proper conduct of the business of this corporation. Third: The authorized amount of capi- tai stock shall be one million collars ($1,Og1. OJO.OD. divided into one million Q,00l0JOl shares of the par value or one dollar CLeo) each. At such time the board or cifeclors may by resolution di- i rect. said capital stock shall be pafd in either in cash or by the sale and trans Ter Of real Or personal property to the said corporation for its uses ana pur- poses, in payment for which capital stock may be issued. and the stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby be- assessable. and the judgment of rne di- rectors as to the value of the property purchased shall be concrus1ve.
 Fourth: The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the Fist day of November, A. D. 1gJ5 and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five
 Fifth: The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board of not dlrectors and the following named per sons shall constitute such board until their suGcessors are elected and qualified : ! NelI AcEWen, l. F. Nelson, Geo H. Eil- son. J. Frank Nelson and JudsOn A. 1 Elliott Thereafter the board of direct OrS shall be elected from among the 1 stockholders on the third Wednesday in November Of each year. commencing in ! Sixth: The highest amount Of indebt- ecness or liability to which this cOrpO- ration is at any time subject shall be 
 Seventh; The private property of> the stockholders of this corpOrati0r shall ba exempt from corporate debts of any kind l what SOeyCr.
 ] Tn witness whereof. we have hereuntO set our hands and seals this 29th day Of November. A D. 1905.
 ! NEIL McEWEN. (Ses .s | I. E- NELSON (Seaii HUDSON A. ELLIOTT (SeaD i Territory of Arizona,
 ! County of Maricopa. s.
 l Before me. ". Fl. Teasley. a notary | public in and for the Territory and 1 county aforesaid. on this day personally ! appeared Neil McEwen. I. F. Nelson and ! JudsOn 4. Elliott. known to me tO be the ! persons whose names are subscribed to | the foregoing Instrument and they ac- 1 ikncwledged to me that they executed the 1 same for the uses ana purposes therein ! mentioned.
 ! Gwen under r1- rand and seal of off e I tEfs 20th day of NOvcmbe~. A. D. 1895. ! CSeGD w H. TEASLEY. NOtar-- Public i 1907
 Filed according to law. Nov. 21. 1905