Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-03-17
and adopt the following Articles of In.

and adopt the following Articles of In. corporations
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorporators are: i Julius A, Hobson, of Richmond, Vir- ginia,
 James w. Graves, of Richmond, Vir- ginis,
 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 1 THE VIRGINIA-ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY, and the principal place of transacting business of this corporation shall he at Globe, Gila County, Terri tory of Arizona, at which place the meetings of stockholders and directo | 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. out 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, 1 and all kinds of mineral lands or prop critics; to buy, lease, or otherwise ae- | 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, zine, salt, petroleum, min eral gas, asphaltum, bitumen, bitumin. | 1us 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-Of-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 d 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 unv 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 other lawful use of business; to own handle or control letters pat ent and inventions; to purchase or otherwise acquire, hold, own, pledge ! hypothecate, 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 of 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 Pima Counties, in the Pinto Section, about lZ Mllts IiOH t'lObty 2hiiNPhHf P"s sAhE
 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 samC
 to be guaranteed to pay stated an , nual dividend as may be deemed ad yisable by the Board of Directors; ant
 in general to do and perform any anC
 all acts and things necessary for anC incidental to the objects aforesaid or il
 anywise connected herewith, all of , which business or occupations may b' carried on at such places, either in thu
 United States of America or foreigI countries, as the Board of Director
 may deem best for tine interests of th' corporation.
 ARTICLE III.
 The authorized capital of this COT poration is and shall be the sum of Tw' Million Dollars ($2, 2,0OO,0O0), which cap , ital stock shall be divided into tw' hundred thousand shares of the pa
 value of 5000 each share. At sucl times and under such conditions as thu Board of Directors may direct, such cap ital stock shall be paid into the cor
 porstion, either in cash or by sale an' ,, transfer to it of real or personal prop