Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-05-02

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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"
Second-fThe 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
fices either within or without the Ter
ritory of Arizona as may be establish
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-
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
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 nee
| essary mining plants, reduction works
and shelters, 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 (s150.000) divided into
Six Thousand 10000 Shares of the
! par value of Twenty-Five Dollars
| (s25.GO) 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 il 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 n-assessa-
BILE. 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
I 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
| ton 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 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
] 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 I'M
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 I'M
til their successors are elected by the
next board of directors shall be A J.
Rogers. president; E. 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,OOO), which amount
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.
III WllIeSS whereof, we nave mere
unto set our hands this third day of
February. A. d. 1909.
A. ]. ROGERS (SEAL)
FRANCIS L. JUDD (SEAL)
L. F. McGRATH (SEAL)
E A. RICHARDSON (SEAL)
The State of Ohio,
County of Cuyahoga, SIS.
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, L. F. Nc
Grath, a. J. Rogers and E. 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 Bird day of February, A D.
1909
CLARENCE L. JONES'
(Notarial SeaD Notary Public.
My commission expires June &c. 1911
Territory of Arizona,
County of Maricopa, IS.
|, c. F. Leonard. County Recorder
in and for the County and Territory
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