Arizona republican., 1909-05-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the MARlCOPA MINES COMPANY.

| aff1Xed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona and to that end make the following statement:
 First-The name of the corporation shall be THE MARICOPA MINES COMPANY"
 1 Second-The principal place in which the business of said corporation within the Territory of Arizona is to be transacted is Morristown, Maricopa | County, Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation | outside the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Cleveland, in the | State of Ohio. at which place the meet ings of stockholders and the board of | directors may be held, and the corpo- ration may have such such branch. of fees either within or without the Ter ritory of Arizona as may be establish l ed by the board of directors. Third-The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows, to-wit: | To purchase, lease, locate, bond or otherwise acquire, own, hold and oper- ate copper. gold, silver or lead mines or mining claims or rights. and in con nection with the exploration, operation and development of such mines to do l in general all things necessary to the proper conduct of the mining business in the Territory of Arizona and else where; to purchase, lease, locate, or otherwise acquire and own or sell any and all classes of mining property and real estate of every other kind and de- scription, including mines, mining claims, oil and gas lands, water and water rights. and to acquire, build es- tablish, maintain and operate all nec- essary mining plants, reduction works and smelters, and to build all necessary lines of railway, and establish all such lines of transportation or communica- ton as may be necessary or proper in carrying out it's said business, not in consistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory Of Arizona
 FOurth-The authorized amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Hundred and Fifty Thou sand Dollars (s15O,OOO) divided into Six Thousand (6OOO) Shares of the par value of Twenty-Five Dollars (S25.00) each At such times as the board of directors may by resolution direct. said capital stock shall be is sued by the corporation and paid for either in cash, at its par value. or by the sale and transfer to it of any real or personal property for the uses and purposes of the corporation, in pay ment for which, shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be is sued, and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non -assessa- ble, and the judgment of the directors as to the value of the property pur- chased shall be conclusive.
 Fifth-The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of a certified copy of these Articles of Incorporation in the of flee of the territorial auditor, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five (25) years thereafter, provided however that the life of this corpora tion may be extended for additional and indefinite periods of twenty five (25) years each in perpetuity.
 Sixth-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of not less than five nor more than fifteen directors, and the following named shall constitute the board of directors until their successors are elected: A I. Rogers, Francis l.. Judd, E. A. Rich ardson, George A. McGrath and L. F. McGrath.
 These directors and the officers of the company shall hold their office un- til the first Monday in June, A. D 1909, or until their successors are elected and qualified: thereafter the board of directors shall be elected from among the stockholders on the first Monday in June of each year.
 The officers of said corporation un- til their successors are elected by the next board of directors shall be A. J Rogers, president; F. A. Richardson, vice president; L. F. McGrath, secre- tary: L. F. McGath, treasurer.
 Seventh-The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability, direct or con- tingent, to which this corporation is at any time subject is twenty-five thou. sand dollars (s25,000), which amour; does not exceed two-thirds of the amount of its capital stock.
 Eighth-The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall at all times be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 In witness whereof, we have here unto set our hands this third day of February. A. D. 1909.
 A. J. ROGERS (SEAL)
 FRANCIS L. JUDD (SEAL)
 L. F. McGRATH CSEAL)
 F. A. RICHARDSON (SEAL) The State of Ohio.
 County of Cuyahoga, ss.
 Before me, c. l.. Jones, a Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid. on this day personally ap- peared, Francis L. Judd, 7 F. Me Grath, A. J. Rogers and F. A. Rich ardson, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the an nexed instrument, and acknowledge to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of of flee this 3rd day of February, A. D 1909
 CLARENCE L. JONES, (Notarial SeaD Notary Public.
 My commission expires June 26. 1911. Territory of Arizona,
 County of Maricopa, ss.