Arizona republican., 1907-02-19
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
Of the Clifford Mining Company.

First: The name OF the corporation
is the CLIFFORD MINING CON-
PANY.
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
q 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
10 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
10 time elect to buy or treat ore for
/ others. To buy, sell and treat all
classes of metal or ore of any kind, and
II public ores are bought or treated by
this corporation. n fixed charge ac-
lceptable TO this corporation may be set.
To buy machinery and construct the
same into mills, smelters and refineries;
10 buy. sell. lease and operate mills.
shelters 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-
Quoting its business. To sell the pro-
duct OF mines, mills, refineries and
shelters. 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 10 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.
GRAFTON Of power or for supplying water
20 any mill. smelter or refinery; steam
or electric power to any railroad owned
by this corporation. To supply or sell
water or power 10 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.
(d) To carry on the general business
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 I'm all kinds Of minerals and
metals. OF the by products of the same,
and to sell the same in the worlds
markets.
O. 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
telephone companies, or TO railroads
engaged in the transportation of ore,
as a part Of their tonnage, or to man
ufacturers or merchants engaged in
business in what are termed mining
towns or districts. To establish and
maintain underground, overhead, or OF
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
hereinafter discovered. To build, buy
sell and lease dams for the storage Of
water. 10 build. buy. lease, and main
tain fumes and water ways Of all
kinds. To buy. sell, lease and con-
stEuct poles for the transmission of
power. To Guy. 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
conducting Of light and power plants
plants for use in mining regions, but
not I'm cities Of the first class.
% Tt acquire and carry on all or
any part Of the business Of any mining,
milling or smelling company engaged
IN a business similar to that authorized
to be conducted by this corporation,
and upon the consent Of a vote OF sew
enty-dye per cent of the issued capital
stock Of this corporation, not counting
treasury stock, this corporation may
assume outstanding liabilities of any
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