Graham guardian., 1906-07-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
Consolidated Copper Company of
Arizona.

Know ALL MFN ny THESE PRESENTS
That We, whose hands are hereunto aniNed
40 hereby associate ourselves together Tor the
purpose OF forming corporation under the
laws OF the Territory Of Arizona aud to that
end make the following statement:
FIRST; The names of the corporators are
James +. Bell, John r. Hill, Joseph S. Van
| Fleet, William 5. Boyd Matthew n Ramage
| Edward J. Dimmiek, and BENJAMIN n
Edwards, aud 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, at
/ board of directors may be held and the G r.
poration may have such branch offices either
within or 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
otherNise dispose OF pledge mortgage.
hypothecate and deal in real estate and any
and all kinds OF personal property, mines
mining claims oil lands, mineral lands or'
gas asphaltum, petroleum, asbestos salt
water aud water rights and machinery aud to
work, mine, explore, operate and develop the
same and In general 10 dc All things necesSary
10 the proper conduct Of the business Of this
corporation in the territory and elsewhere. not
inconsistent with the laws OF the United States
and the Territory Of Arizona.
THIRD: The authorized amount OF espit,l
stock Of this corpo alton shall be Three Million
Dollars, $500 Oo0,) divided into Three Hundred
Thousand Shares Of the par value Of Ter
Dollars sl0.0l) each. Al such time as the
board o. directors may by resolution direct.
poration, either In cash or by the sale aud
transfer TO i OF real or personal properly for
me uses and purposes Of said corporation in
of said corporation may be issued, and the
capital stock So issued shall thereupOn and
thereby become and be fully paid un and non
asseSsable, and In the absence Of actual fraud
In the transac ction the judgment OF the direc,
tors as 10 the value OF the property purchased
shall be conclusive.
FOURTH, The time of the commencement Of
this corporation shall be the date OF the fling
Of certified copy OF these Articles Of Ineorpo-
ration in the office of the territorial auditOr and
the termination thereof shall be twenty-five
years thereafter.
FIFTH. The affairs Of this corporation shalt
be conducted by board Of not less than seven
nor more than twenty-one directors and the
following named shall constitute the beard OF
James H. BELL, John r. Hill. Joseph 8. Van
Fleet, William > Boyd, Matthew III RamaVe
Edward J. Dimmick aud Benjamin F. Edwards
Thereafter the board OF directors shah be
elected from among the stockholders on the
first Monday Of May Of each year, The oticerS
Of said corporation untu their successors are
elected shall be: President, BENJAMIN r. I'd.
wards; Secretary, Matthew II. Ramage
SIXTH: The highest amount Of Indebtedness
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corporation is at any time subject shall be
Two Million Dollars, O., ,0O0O001 which AZ ount
does not exceed two-thirds the amount Of thu
capital stock.
SEVENTH: The private property Of the stock
holders OF this corporation shall be exempt
irom eorporats debts Of sny Kind whatsoever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands aud seals this 2lth day Dl May, lg06
JAMES 3. BELL. lsHALl
JONI r. HIM. fsrAIJ
JOSEPH 5. VAN FLEEr, lsEAL1
WILLIAM $ BOTD, lsEAIl
MATHEW II. RANAGE, lsEAIl
EDWARD ). DIMNTCK iSEAT1
BENZ. r. EDWARDS lSEAi1
Witness 10 all JOHN r. A. BECKER
District of Colombia,l
City OF Washington I -
Before me, John y. A. Becker a notary public
In and for the District Of Colombia Aforesaid
on this day personally appeared James Il, Be1
John r. Hill, Joseph = Van Fleet William :
Boyd, Matthew II. Ramage Edwara d Dim
mick and BENJAMIN +, Edwards known 10 me
to be the persons whose names are subscribed
TO the annexed Instrument aud ackuowl edged
TO me that that they executei the same Tor lhs
purposes and considerations therein xurtssed
Given under my hand and seal of Office this
Path day Of May, A. D., 1906.
fNor.Ry sEAl1 JosErB Y, A, BECNER,
= Notary Public.
Ny commission expires Judy 81, i9io