Arizona republican., 1909-05-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the MARICOPA MINES COMPANY.

I "iTNfhSSt n SS't ThiN Know all men by these presents | That we. whose hands are hereunto affixed, 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 1 COMPANY"
 Second-The principal place in
 which the business of said corporation within the Territory of Arizona is to | be transacted is Morristown Maricopa l County, Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation l 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 1 ritory of Arizona as may be establish i 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 l or mining claims or rights, and in con | nection with the exploration, operation and development of such mines to do ' 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 1 otherwise acquire and own or sell any ! and all classes of mining property and ' real estate of every other kind and de 1 scription, including mines. mining 1 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 l lines of railway. and establish all such | lines of transportation or communica- | tion as may be necessary or proper in carrying out it's said business. not in | consistent with tho laws of the United 1 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 (s150,000) divided into
 Six Thousand (600O) Shares of the par value of Twenty five Dollars | ($25.0O) 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 it's 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 ir 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 afairs of this corporation
 shall be conducted by a 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.
 l. Rogers. Francis L. Judd E. A. Rich
 ardson. George A. McGrath and L. F. l McGrath.
 | These directors and the officers of
 the company shall hold their office un- | til the first Monday in June, A. D. I 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. McGratl1, 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 | sand dollars (s25 5,0O0), which amount
 does not exceed twO-thirds of the
 amount of it's capital stock.
 l 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 1 February. A. D. 1909.
 A. J. ROGERS (SEAL) FRANCIS l.. JUDD (SEAIO l.. F. McGRATH (SEAL) l \