Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-01-10
GENERAL LAW STATE OF MAINE

Augusta, Maine, at hheethg oi 'he
 .;oners of the articles of agreement
 thcrsfor. duly called and held at the
 ofs.e of Williamson & Burleigh in the
 City of Augusta, Maine, on Friday the ,;,b,eenth day of December, A. D. 1908, hereby certify as follows;
 The name of said corporation is
 INSPIRATION COPPER COMPANY The purposes of said corporation are; To prospect. explore, locate, pur- ..ase lease or otherwise acquire, and ,o own. hold. sell. dispose of, lease and deal in lands, mineral lands, mines, min erals ores, mining and water rights l and claims and interests therein, in any
 no,t of the world, to develop, improve and work the same; to conduct mining
 and dredging operations of every kind l bv any method now known or hereafter to he devised. and to operate plants for
 reducing, concentrating, smelting and
 refining and otherwise treating ores,
 ,n,,erals matte and bullion; and to
 manufacture, acquire, deal in or other l wise dispose of products of ores, Inner ala and mines; to enter into contracts with other persons, firms or corporations (ineluding any corporation in which the directors of this corporation may be in- terested or of which they may be of 6eers or directors, or which may be the owner of a large or controlling interest in tle stock of this eorporation), for the mining. dredging or working of min sral deposits, for the operation of ca uals ditehes and hydraulic works for tAe reduction treatment, smeiting and refnins of the ores, minerals, matte and bullion produced by the corporation 1 hereby organized; to construct, main l tain, lease and operate hydraulic ca | pals. ditehes and plants for hydraulic mining; and generally to carry on the business of a mining, smelting, refining, trading and securities company in any part of the world.
 9. To purchase, subscribe for, ae' ouire, hold, sell exchange dispose of and deal in shares, stocks, bonds, obi sations. evidences of indebte iuess or securities of any public or private, do- nestle or foreign corporation, govern ment or municipality, and the Company shall have express power to hold, pur- chase or otherwise acquire, to sell, as- sign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or oth- erwise dispose of shares of the capital stock. bonds, debentures or other ev- idenees of indebtedness created by any other corporation or corporations and while the owner thereof to exercise ail the rights and privileges of ownership, including the right to vote thereon. 3. To undertake or aid any enter prise and carry out any transactions CT operations which may be lawfully undertaken and carried out by eapi- snlists, promoters, fnaneiers,- eontrae tors, merchants, commission men and agents, and to carry on general hnan- eial business and general financial oper- Stions of all kinds so far as the same are not prohibited by the laws of the State of Maine against the exercise of bank ing powers by corporations.
 4. To form, promote, assist fnan. sially or otherwise companies, syndi- cates, partnerships and associations of all kinds, so far as incidental to or con nected with the corporate purposes, and to give any guarantee in connection herewith or otherwise for the payment of money or for the performance of any obligation or undertaking, to the extent that this company may be law fully interested therein.
 5. To manufacture, produce and deal in gold, silver, copper, lead and other metals.
 6. To own and acquire woodlands and coal mines and to manufacture lumber and produce coke and gas and other products of coal; provided that the gas business shall be conducted only within the limitations expressed in the Eighth Paragraph of these Purposes.
 z. To' buy and sell or otherwise to deal or traffic in ores, bullion, metals, coal coke, wood, lumber and other ma terials, and any of the products thereof and any articles consisting or partly consisting thereof.
 &. To acquire and develop water rights and water power, and to produce and transmit electric power, and to con struet, maintain and operate water works, gas works and electric power, but before it shall exercise the powers and purposes set forth in this paragraph in any city or town within the State of Maine, it shall acquire by legislative \ act the right so to operate within such city or town, and, before such act, the business of manufacturing, generating, distributing or supplying gas and elee- trieity shall be carried on only in other states and jurisdictions when and where permissible under the laws thereof.
 9. To acquire, construct, own, main
 tain and operate railroads and tram
 ways and other means of transportation
 and telegraph aud telephone lines, ex-
 eept that the Company shall not ae quire, construct or aid in the construc
 ton of, maintain or operate any rail