Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-03-21
Articles of Incorporation

strong, Frank F. Ryan, John w. Mas ste and w. u. Mercer do hereby asso, eiate ourselves together for the pur. pose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and for this purpose we do hereby declare and adopt the following Articles of In corporation:
 ARTICLE |.
 The names of the incorporators are:
 Julius A. Hobson, of Richmond, Vir. ginia
 James w. Graves, of Richmond, Vir. ginia,
 Lewis D. Aylett, of Richmond, vir- ginia,
 Thos. Armstrong, of Richmond, vir ginia,
 Frank P. Ryan, of Richmond, Vir ginia,
 John W. Massie of Richmond, Vir- ginia,
 w. II. Mercer, of Globe, Arizona. The name of the corporation shall be THE VIRGINIA-ARIzONA COPPER COMPANY, and the principal place of transacting business of this corporation shall be at Globe, Gila County, Terri tory of Arizona, at which place the meetings of stockholders and directors shall be had and held, provided, how | ever, that branch offices may be estab lished and maintained at such other place or places, either within or with ont the Territory of Arizona, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and at any of these of fees meetings of the stockholders and directors may be held and all business transacted.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor poration is to locate, buy, bond, ac- quire, hold, own, lease, possess, operate, or sell or otherwise dispose of mines and mining claims, or prospects,, of gold, silver or copper, and all other minerals, and all kinds of mineral lands or prop critics; to buy, lease, or otherwise ac quire, to hold and own, manage, oper. ate, improve. mortgage, sell or convey or otherwise dispose of any developed lands, concessions, franchises, mining claims, oil wells, and any and all other real estate and interests in any of said properties; to engage in the building of stamp mills, smelters and other mills and the operating of the same, extract ing precious metals, boring, digging drilling, tunnelling and exploring for producing, refining, treating, piping handling, storing, dealing in, buying and selling gold, silver, copper, coal, iron, oil, lead, zinc, salt, petroleum, min eral gas. asphaltum, bitumen, bitumin. Ous rock, and other minerals and hydro carbon substances, and for such pur poses to buy, contract for, lease or otherwise acquire, hold, own, manage, operate, mortgage or sell or otherwise convey. refneries, pipe lines, tank ears, manufactories, machinery and other works, property and appliances and rights-uf-way that may be necessary or convenient or appurtenant for the pur poses of said corporation; to manufac ture electricity, obtain rights of way, erect poles, string wires, and buy or sell electricity; to carry on and control general merchandise, forwarding, com mission and storage business and to that end to deal in any and all com modities of every kind conducive to the successful conduct of said business; to buy, procure, hold, own, sell, construct, equip, mortgage, maintain and operate railroads, steamships, ferries, tramways, stage lines, automobiles and any and all other kinds of transportation, in cluding equipments thereof and there. for, for mining or transporting, or for handle or control letters pat ent and inventions; to purchase or otherwise acquire, hold, own, pledge, ] hypothceate, sell or dispose of the cap ital stock of this or other corporations, and also bonds, debentures, bills, prom issory notes, mortgages and pledges of other partnerships, corporations and per sons: to borrow money and execute bonds, notes, mortgages and deeds oi trust to secure the same. One of the | special objects of the corporation is for the purpose of acquiring and oper ating what is known as the ''Cren shaw Group located in Gila and Pinal Counties. in the Pinto Section, about l2 miles from Globe, Arizona, paying therefor in cash or stock of this cor | poration, or part in both; to acquire by consolidation or combination shares of other companies; to have the right | to issue preferred shares and the same to be guaranteed to pay stated am nual dividend as may be deemed ad | visable by the Board of Directors; and | in general to do and perform any and all acts and things necessary for and incidental 10 the objects aforesaid or in anywise connected herewith, all of l which business or occupations may be carried on at such places, either in the United States of America or foreign countries, as the Board of Directors may deem best for the interests of the corporation.
 ARTICLE III.
 The authorized capital of this cor | poration is and shall be the sum of Two Million Dollars ($2,00O,000), which cap. ital stock shall be divided into two hundred thousand shares of the par value of 5000 each share. At such | times and under such conditions as the g n. ,.rh oa