Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-04-06

Thos. Armstrong, of Richmond, Vir. giuia,
 Frank P, Ryan, of Richmond, vir. ginia,
 John w. Massie, of Richmond, Vir- ginia,
 w. Il. Mercer, of Globe, Arizona.
 The name of the corporation shall be THE VIRGINIA-ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY, and the principal place of transaeting business of this corporation shall be at Globe, Gila County, Terri. tory of Arizona, at which place the meetings of stockholders and directors 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, ae 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, and all kinds of mineral lands or prop critics; to buy, lease, or otherwise ac. 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, zinc, salt, petroleum, min eral gas, asphaltum, bitumen, bitumin' ous 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, manufaetories, 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 a 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 the 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 Pinal Counties, in the Pinto Section, about lz miles from Globe, Arizona, paying therefor in cash or stock of this cor poration, or part in both; to acquire by consolidation or combination shares # other companies; to have the right to issue preferred shares and the same to be guaranteed to pay stated an nual dividend as may be deemed ad visable by the Board of Directors; ano in general to do and perform any aDo all acts and things necessary for anc incidental to the objects aforesaid or 1T anywise connected herewith, all oi which business or occupations may bt carried on at such places, either in th' United States of America or foreigr countries, as the Board Of Fire 'tori nay deem 5es. fer the interests of tho
 orporation.
 ARTICLE III.
 The autho -ized capital of this cor poration is and shall be the sum of I've Million Dollars $2,000,000), which cap ital stock shall be divided into tw' hundred thousand shares of the pa value of 5000 each share. At suel times and under such conditions as thu Board of Directors may direct, such cap ital stock shall be paid into the cor poration, either in cash or by sale an' transfer to it of real or personal prop erty, or by services for the use an' purpose of said corporation, in paymen of which shares of the capital stocl shall be issued, and said stock whel issued shall be fully paid and non-as sessable, and the judgment of the Boar of Directors as to the value of the prop erty purchased or services rendere' shall be conclusive.
 | ARTICLE ".
 The time of the commencement O this corporation shall be the time whel these articles are filed in the office O the County Recorder of Gila County