The copper era., 1907-08-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SOUTHWESTERN EVELOPM EN-
AND IMPROVEMENT CON-
PANY.
Know All Men By These Presents;

PAN L.
Know All Men By These Presents:
That we, whose hands are hereunto am&eu'
have this day, and do hereby associate ourselves
together for the purpose of forming corpora
ton under the provisions of Chapter IL hue
XIII of the Revised Statutes of Arizona Oh
1901 and the amendments thereof, and we mere
by make, adopt declare and publish the Hollow
ing Articles of Incorporation, to-wit
Article l. The names of the incorporates
are Alvin C. Owsley, John B. Schmtz' H. +,
schweer NJ S Stout and J. w. Sullivan anu
the name of the corporation shall be- Sou'h-
western Development and Improvement Coh-
pany. The principal place within the AerIl'oiS
of Arizona, in which the business OF salo COT
poration is TO be transacted is Clifton Grahaih
County Arizona, and the corporation may es
tablish branch offices either within or without
the Territory of Arizona, where meetings Oh
the Board of Directors or Stockholders may be
held.
t Article II. The general nature of the bust
o ness proposed to be transacted by this corpora
t ton is as follows, to-wit
To buy sell, own. locate and otherwise Ac
ouire and deal in mines, mining claims, lode
:. and placers; to work, operate and develop inc
: same and mine and reduce ores thereirom' W
=, locate buy sell. and deal in waters, wAler
rights, and to buy build. construct, own oper-
- ate and maintain mining, milling, smeItns anu
+ reduction plants: to construct OVID oPera'e'
-e maintain and dispose of such railways trans
9 nortation lines and facilities as may De heces'
sary proper and incident to carrying o" Tue
u business for which this corporation is organ
p lied; to do a general merchandise business
or and own operate and dispose of buildings ano
or sucb lines of business as may be necessary TOT
incident to. OF in anyway connected Win tht
u purpose for which this corporation is ORGANIZED
d. To acquire, buy, purchase or otherwise holu
er, own and dispose of the capital stocK secur'
of ties privie ges and franchises OF other corP"a
:. tons, aid buy, own. sell and deal III holes
81 bon1s oetious securities and evidence OF IN
As debtedness: and generally to do and perforr
averv act in conn ection Herewith t o the sam
;s extent as A natural person might or could
and to perform all things necessary 10 I'll
hu proper conduct of the business OF this corporS
en- ton in the Territory and elsewhere not incoi
Tor sistent with the laws of the United States all
III the Territory of Arizona
Article III. The authorized amount oil 10
Capital Stock of this corporation snal oe vi
sh- Hundred Thousand (SlOO,OO0) Dollars, divide
rk, into $1,000 shares of the par value Oh one ~
of lar on III which stock shall be issued at sue
times and upon such conditions as may DC pr
'lO scribed by the Board of directors; ana u
ma; BOARD of Directors hereby authorized I'd lss
eri- anv or all of said stock, fully paid and non-a
of sessable in consideration of the payment ihei
fora n h.
nropertv. rights or interests of any descripuo
or of services rendered, aud the valuation
tho interests so acquired. or the services re
D. dered. or to he rendered, fixed by the Board
,,,c | directors shall be binding and conclusive up
= the stockholders of this corporation ana
slA others dealing with this corporation, exc'
ON where actual fraud is shown.
last Article ~. The time of commandments
1.st this CORPORATION shall be the fling of n &C
fo' according to law and the termination ther
con- shall be twenty-five years thcrcaf cr' with
ink privilege of renewal as prescribed by law
IL, Article v The affairs Of this corporate
M, shall b conducted by Board of Nine Dii
tors of which five shall constitute quor
t up and the following named shall constitute
the Roard of Directors until their successors
once elected: L. F. Sweeting, W. S. Mcnamara
IIorner r. Lehman Jake Metzler, Raudo
lOi paine Alvin c. Owsley, +. D. Conner and
the Murnhv Thereafter the Board OF Direc
s up ,ball be elected from among the StocShol
at the annual meeting, (which meeung sha
-. held on the Third Tuesday in January Oh
IL year. The officers of said corporation
tates ,b";r successors are elected shall be, Alvi
)na- owslev President; W. s MeNamara'
/ the President; Randolph faihe' oe'ie'"''' -
ctual schweer' IT, hfuhest anouut of in,
thls edness or liability, direct or conuheen
this which this corporation is at any time SUI
ge of shall be Sixty five Thous"h' ''o''OOO' ~
t APP which amount does not exceed two-thiri
bling amount of the capital STOCK ,,r,v Of
de by Ar.cle W. Of his cornoration shall be
f less oOrt from corporate debts of any kind
soever. ...,
49,, In witness whereof we nave ne ar TmIU
f $685. hands ana se"iS 'i'iS '''' 49,
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