Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-17
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF tie Clifford Mining Company.

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 I.
Stoddard, of Phoenix. Arizona.
Third: The objects for which, and
for any and all OF which the corpora
ton 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-
,uals. 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. TIC buy, sell,
lease and mortgage and own real es-
tate needed by this corporation i'm con-
Quoting 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 n 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-
useful 10 this corporation.
(c) To own water rights for the gen.
Grafton Of power or for supplying water
to any mill. smelter 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
smelter, or TO 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
from any mine, mill. smelter. or refin-
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 sluice boxes or pipe lines. or
own rights Of way for dams. fumes, .
etc.
I'D To carry on the general business I
of mining, milling, concentrating. con-
verting, smelling, treating. preparing |
for market, manufacturing. buying, /
selling, exchanging and otherwise pro- /
ducing and dealing in gold. silver. cop |
per, lead, iron. zinc. anthony. 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. 4
steam or electricity, or the effects of /
the elements, and to use and sell the .
same to mines, mills. and shelters. 10 !
telephone companies. or to railroads 4
in the transportation of ore,
as a part Of their tonnage, or to man
ufacturers or merchants engaged in I
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-
stTuct poles for the transmission of
power. To Duy. 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 i'm mining regions, but
not in cities of the first class.
OO To acquire and carry on all or
any part of the business of any mining.
milling or smelling company engaged
IN business similar to that authorized
10 be conducted by this corporation,
and upon the consent of a vote OF sew
per cent of the issued capital
stock of this corporation, not counting
treasury stock, this corporation may
assume outstanding liabilities of any
mines, mills or smelters, or the liabil-
ties of individuals who may own mines,
mills, smelters or power plants of value
10 this corporation, such liabilities to
cover only the property involved. and
must be within the limit of liability ex-
pressed in these articles of incorpora-
ion