Graham guardian., 1907-01-11
First publication Dec. 2Sth-6 times
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
San Carlos Copper and Lead Com
pany3

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, whose hands are hereuntO affixed,
do hereby associate ourselves together for the
purpose of forming corporation under the
laws of the territory OF Arizona, and to that
end, make the following statement:
/. The names of the corporators are: Robert
l.. Rupkey, Robert s. Knowles, Miles South
worth and Dan w. Mitchell and the name of
the corporation shall be San Carlos Copper and
Lead Company of Arizona.
The principal place in which the business of
said corporation within the territory of Ari-
zona is to be transacted in San Carlos, Gila
County, Arizona, or branch offices in any other
place within or without the territory of Arizona
as may be established by the board of directors.
2. The general nature of the business pro.
posed to be transacted by this corporation IS
as follows, to-wit: The developing of copper
and other mineral lands in the United states
aud the mining aud 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,
hypothecate and deal in real estate aud any
and all kinds of personal property, mines,
mining claims, oil land, mineral land, oil, gas,
asphaltum, petroleum, asbestos, salt, water
and water rights and machinery, and to work,
mine, explore: operate and develop the same,
and in general to do ell things necessary 10 the
proper conduct of the business Of this corpora
lion in the territory and elsewhere not inCOn-
sistent with the laws of the United States and
the territory of Arizona,
The authorized amount of capital stock of
this corporation shall be Five Hundred Thous.
and Dollars $500, divided into Five Hundred
Thousand (50O,0OJ shares of the par value of
One Dollar (Sl 0O) each.
g. At such times as the board of directors
hy rpSOlntiDu direct said pnDital stock
shall be paid into this corporation, either in
cash or by the sale and transfer to II of real or
personal property for the uses and purposes of
said corporation, in payment for which, shares
of the capital stock so issued, shall thereupOn
and thereby become and be fully paid up and
non assessable, and In the absence of an actual
fraud in the transaction, the Judgment of the
directors as to the value of the property pur'
chased, shall be conclusive.
4. The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the date of the filing of a
certified copy of these articles of incorporation
in the Office Of the territorial auditor, and the
termination thereof shall be twenty-five years
thereafter.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con.
Quoted by a board of not less than three or
more than seven and the following names shall
constitute the board of directors until their
| successors are elected; Robert l.. Rupkey,
Robert S. Knowles Miles SOuthWOrth, Dan W
Mitchell. Thereafter, the board of directors
on the first Monday of May each year. The
officers of said corporation until their success.
so are elected, shall be: Dan W. Mitchell,
president Robert L. Rupkey, secretary and
treasurer.
The highest amount of Indebtedness as liabi ity
direct or contingent, to which this corporation
Is at any time subject shall be Fifty Thousand
Dollars $50, }.
The private property of the stockholders OF
this corporation shall be exempt from cor,
porate debts OF any kind whatsoever
Before me, Miles Southworth, notary public
in and far ella county Arizona, personally ap.
peared before me, K. l.. Rupkey. d. W. Mitchell
Miles Southworth, Robert Knowles, known to
me to be the persons herein mentioned,
Given und r my hand and seal this 10Th day
of September, 1906, san Carlos, ella county
Arizona,
tSig) MILES SoUTHwORTm,
Notary Public.
My commission expires 3Oth day of March
1909.