The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1907-04-13

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
TRRRirowy or NEW Mexico.
Office of the Secretary.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPARISON.
I, ]. W. Raynolds. Secretary Of the
Territory of New Mexico. do hereby
certify that there was filed for record
in this office at II o'clock a. M. on the
27th day of March 4. ID. 1907
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION,
OF THE COPPER RIDGE MIN
ING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY.
Certified from the Territory or Ari-
zoua.
no lSsOl
aud also, that have compared the fol-
lowing copy ot the same. with the
original thereof now on file. and de-
clare il to hc a correct transcript
thercfroni aud cot the whole thereof.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of The Territory of New Mexico,
at the CITY of Santa Fc. the Capital,
on this 27th day of March, \. d.
1907.
J. W. RAVNoLDs.
lSEALI Secretary of New Mexico.
TERRIroRy or ARIzoNt
Office of the Territorial Auditor
United States of America
Territory of Arizona
l. john H. Page. Territorial Auditor
of the Territory of Arizona, do here
by certify that the annexed is true
and complete transcript of the
ARTICLKS or 1NcoEroRArioN or THE
COPPER RDCE MINING AID DEvEI.-
orMENr COMPANY.
which were filed in this office on the
sixth day of February \. ID. 1907 at
O'Clock p. M. as provided by law.
In testimony whereof, have hcreunto
set my hand and affixed my official
seal at the city of Phoenix, the Capt.
tai, this eth day Of February a. ID.
1907.
Seal (Signedl JoHN H. PAGE,
Territorial Auditor Of the Territory
of Arizona.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE COPPER RIDGE MIN
ING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY
Know all men by these presents:
That we, the undersigned. hereby
adopt the following Articles of Incor-
poration for the purpose OF forming 4
corporation under the laws 1t Arizona:
First: Tho name a. tne lrpora-
ton shall be tho Copper &.se ainnlr
and Development Comp4uy IN
principal Office of said Corporation IN
Arizona, shall be at Phoenix, Arizona.
But said corporation shall have an Of
| flee at Colorado Springs, in the state
/ of Colorado. or AT such other place or
| places outside of Arizona as the by
laws shall provide, where the books of
| the Corporation may be kept, all
stockholders and directors meetings
| held, and all corporate business trans.
| acted.
Second: rhe general nature of the
| business to be transacted by this cor
! poratiou is as follows:
10 in any manner and in any place,
! as principal, agent. trustee or other
wise, acquire. deal in or dispose of
! all kinds of real aud personal proper
/ ~, intending mines, mining claims
| oil lands, coal lands, gas lands, or any
| of the products thereof, water, water
/ rights aud machinery, and to work,
mine, explore, and develop the same
to acquire, and dispose of shares OF
| the capital stock and bonds of othei
| corporations; To borrow money, and C
execute notes, bonds, mortgages OF
| other evidences of indebtedness; tC
make all contracts and to exercise al
! rights in respect to any of the abov,
/ kinds Of property that natural per
! son might or could make or exercise.
Third: The capital stock of this cor
! poration shall bc five hundred thou
sand dollars $500, ,O00.0Ol, divided int
five hundred thousand shares of the pa
/ value of one dollar lSl.0Oj each. A.
such times as the Board of Directors
may direct, said stock shall be paid ul
in cash, property, services, or othe
thing of value, and the Judgment o
the directors as to the value thereo
shall be final. All said capital stock
when issued, shall be and become full
~ paid and forever uonassessablc.
Fourth: The commencement of thi
corporation shall be the date of th'
filing of these articles according L
law and the termination thereof shal
be twenty-five years thereafter. Will
privilege of renewal for like period
perpetually.
Fifth: The affairs of this corpora
ton shall be conducted by Board o
seven directors, and the following nam
ed shall constitute the Board of Direc
tors until their successors are elected
Chas Pelta, Geo. Keith, A. T.. Lap
lam. Lewis J. Pclta, IL. r. Hindes
Geo. p. Hopkins and ]. G.. Brown.
Thereafter the Board of Directori
shall be elected from among the stock
holders at the annual stockholders
meeting. TO be held on the Fifteenth
day in the month of January of eacf
year The officers of said corporation
until their successors are elected shall
be: Chas Pelta, President; J. G
Brown, ce-President; Geo. Keith
Secretary and Geo. p. Hopkins, treas
urer.
Sixth: The highest amount of in
debtedness, direct or contingent, 4
which this corporation is al any on'
time TO subject itself shall be no dol
lars.
Seventh: The private property o.
the stockholders aud otlice,i Of thi