Arizona republican., 1907-02-20
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
 or the Clifford Mining Company.

First: The name Of the corporation is the CLIFFORD MINING CON- lPANY.
 Second: The location of the principal place of business in the Territory Of Arizona shall be Phoenix, Arizona, and the agent in charge thereof and upon
 whom legal service against this corpo- ration may be served, shall be Isaac T.
 Stoddard, of Phoenix, Arizona.
 Third: The objects for which, and for any and all of which the corpora tion is formed. are to do any and all the things herein set forth, to the same
 extent as natural persons might or could do in any part of the world, viz:
 (a) To buy, sell, lease and own, by any form, stamp or crushing mills,
 smelling and refining plants, or smelt- ing plants alone, cyanide, or any public
 or secret form of ore treatment, and
 to operate the same for the account of this corporation alone, or for the ac- count of other corporations or individ- uaIs. should this corporation from time
 to time elect to buy or treat ore for others. To buy, sell and treat all classes of metal or ore of any kind, and if public ores are bought or treated by this corporation. a fixed charge ac- ceptable to this corporation may be set. To buy machinery and construct the same into mills, smelters and refineries; to buy, sell, lease and operate mills. smelters and refineries already con- structed. To establish chemical plants in which the by product of all classes of ore may be treated. To buy, sell. lease and mortgage and own real es- tate needed by this corporation in con- ducting its business. To sell the pro- duct of mines, mills, refineries and smelters. To mortgage real property, contracts, rights and processes to which this corporation may hold title or right
 (b) To own mines of all kinds; to buy, locate, sell, lease and operate mines, and to equip the same with machinery. To explore for, prospect for, develop and work mineral lands of all kinds, including coal and oil. To search for. obtain and own information of all kinds relative to mines and the secret processes for the treatment of ores obtained from the same. To ex- anime mines. To employ experts, etc., with a view of locating. purchasing, leasing and operating mines and to own title to any and all property acquired through any avenue of bargain or sale. To employ and pay legal counsel, ex- perts or any individual who may be useful to this corporation.
 Co To own water rights for the gen. eratiOn of power or for supplying water to any mill, shelter or refinery; steam or electric power to any railroad owned by this corporation. To supply or sell water or power to any mine, mill or shelter, or 10 people engaged in mining, such supply being at the option of this corporation. To sell or give power to any city or town that relies upon the industry of mining for its support. To purchase. take, lease, or otherwise ac- quire, hold, own. mortgage or sell any existing water rights, light, mill sites, heat or water plants owned by individ- uals or corporations and to assume the outstanding contracts of any such light, heat or power plants. provided such contracts are with mines, mills. or with persons associated with mining in some form or reside in mining districts, and located within a radius of fifty miles
 
 cry of this corporation. To build, buy or lease additional lines or mains for such plants as may be acquired. or to build new mains and wires for any plants built by this corporation. To establish sIuice boxes or pipe lines. or own rights of way for dams, fumes, etc.
 (d) To carry on the general business of mining, milling, concentrating, con- verting, smelting. treating, preparing for market, manufacturing, buying, selling, exchanging and otherwise pro- ducing and dealing in gold, silver. cop per, lead iron, zinc, antimony. brass, steel and in all kinds of minerals and metals, or the by products of the same, and to sell the same in the worlds markets.
 (e) To generate power from water, steam or electricity, or the effects of the elements, and to use and sell the same to mines, mills, and smelters, to companies, or to railroads engaged in the transportation of ore, as a part of their tonnage, or to man. or merchants engaged in business in what are termed mining towns or districts. To establish and maintain underground, overhead, or on the surface, such supply of pipes or wires as may be necessary to transmit power, be the same air or electrical power. or by any system that may be discovered. To build, buy, sell and lease. dams for the storage of water. to build. buy, lease, and main tain fumes and water ways of all kinds. To buy, sell, lease and con- struct poles for the transmission of power. To buy. lease, affix and main tain all needed electric wires and equipment in the transmission of power and light. To charge a fixed sum, by contract, for the supply of light. heat and power, and generally to do what ever may be necessary for the proper of light and power plants plants for use in mining regions, but not in cities of the first class.
 CO To acquire and carry on all or any part of the business of any mining, milling or smelting company engaged in a business similar to that authorized to be conducted by this corporation, and upon the consent of vote of sev- enty-five per cent of the issued capital stock of this corporation. not counting treasury stock. this corporation may assume outstanding liabilities of any hi