Graham guardian., 1907-02-01

| KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
| That we, whose hands are herennto affixed
| 40 hereby associate ourselves together for tn
| purpose of forming corporation under tn
| laws of the territory of Arizona, aud to tina
end make the following statement:
!. The names of the coEporators are. Rober
| l.. Rupkey, Robert S. Knowles, Miles south
worth and Dan w. Mitchell. and the name al
the corporation shall be San Carlos Copper and
Lead Company OF Arizona:
The principal place IN which the business o.
said corporation within the territory of Ari
zona Is TO be transacted in San Carlos, Gila
County, Arizona, or branch offices in any Other
place within or without the territory of Arizona
as may be established by the board of directors
. The general nature of the business pro
posed TO be transacted by this corporation is
as follows to-wit The developing of coppeI
and other mineral lands in the United States
ana the mining and smelling and milling oi
the minerals found in the property owned by
SAID company, particularly in Arizona.
To make contracts, to purchase lease, bond,
locate or otherwise acquire, own, exchange
sell or otherwise dispose of pledge, mortgage,
hypothecate and deal in real estate and any
and all kinds of personal property, mines,
mining claims, oil land, mineral land, OIL gas,
agR6h@t9m, asp o tnl Il petroleum asbestos salt water
mine, explore, operate and Develop tha same,
and in general TO do all things necessary 10 the
proper conduct of the business of this corpora
non IN The territory and elsewhere, not incou.
sistent with the laws Of the United States and
the territory OF Arizona,
The authorized amount of capital stock of
this corporation shall be Five Hundred Thous-
and Dollars $500, divided into Five HUGdled
Thousand l500,0O0 shares Of the par value of
one Dollar ISl.COl each "
8. At such times as the board of directors
NAV by resolution nirppt said nj toll ct pnE
shall be paid into this corporation, either III
cash or by the sale and transfer IA il Of real Oh
personal PROPERTY for Che uses ana purposes of
sald cOrpoTauQn, IN payment for which, shares
OF the capital stock so Issued shall thereupon
and thereby become and be fully paid up and
non assessable, and in the absence of an actual
fraud In the transaction, the judgment of the
directors as to the value of the property put
chased, shall be conclusive.
4. The ting 9f ths commencement Of this
cpfpotatiQp shall be the date Of the filing uf "A
certified copy Of these articles of incorporation
in the office Of the territorial auditor, and the
termination thereof shall be twenty-five years
thereafter.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con.
Quoted by board Of not less than three or
more than seven and the following names shall
constitute the board of directors until theit
successors are elected; RobeTt l.. RupkQy,,
Robert $, Knowles; Miles southWorth, Dan ".
Mitchell ThsfGaftef, the board of directors
Shal "a ee 1 elected from a1m@gng Ihe stockholders
0licers qf said corporation Until their success,
so are elected shall be: Dan W. Mitchell,
PRESIDENT Robert L. Rupkey, secretary and
treasurer
The highest amount ofindebtedness as liability.
direct or contingent, to which this CorpOr4tiGil
Is az any time subject, shall he Fifty thousand
Dollars $50,
The private property of the stockholders of
this corporation shall be exempt from cor.
porate debts o ( any kind Whatsoever.
Before me Miles SopthwoFlh, a natary public
IN and fat ella county, Arizona, personally ap-
heafed betoTe me, RI. Rupkey, D. w, Mitchell
Miles SputhwoTlh, Robert Knowles, known 10
me tp he the persons herein mentioned,
Given under my hand and seal this 10Th day
OF september, 1906, san Carlos, Gila county
Arizona.
lSig9 MILES SoUTHwoRTH,
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires $Oth day af March