Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-01-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
.rRrIrIoArE OF ORGANIZATION or A CORPORATION UNDER THE
 GENERAL LAW STATE or MAINE


 The undersigned officers of corpor .t;on organized at 242 Water Street ,n,n.ta. Maine. at meeting of tn, .;snars of the articles of agreemen thsrcfor. duly called and held at th' asic. of Williamson & Burleigh in th' Cit, of Augusta, Maine, on Friday th' .ichteenth day of December, A. D. 1908 .syoby certify as follows:
 phe name of said corporation is INSPIRATION COPPER COMPANY
 The purposes of said corporation are 1. To prospect. explore, locate, pur chase. lease or otherwise acquire, an, f. own. hold, sell. dispose of, lease anc ..sI in lands. mineral lands, mines, min .,ak. ores. mining and water rights ,,a claims and interests therein, in any ,art of the world, to develop, improve and work the same; to conduct mining and dredging operations of every kind h, any method now known or hereafter ,s be devised, and to operate plants for r.sueing. concentrating, smelting and rs6ping and otherwise treating ores minerals. matte and bullion; and to manufacture, acquire, deal in or other vise dispose of products of ores, inner .Is and mines; to enter into contracts with other persons, firms or corporations including any corporation in which the directors of this corporation may be in tAressed or of which they may be of sesrs or directors. or which may be the .wper of a large or controlling interest i, the stock of this eorporation), for the mining, dredging or working of min .ral deposits, for the operation os ca. nals ditehes and hydraulic works for ,ss reduction, treatment, smelting and re6nirg of the ores, minerals, matte and bullion produced by the corporation hereby organized; to constraet, main tain, lease and operate hydraulic ca uals, ditches and plants for hydraulic mining; and generally to carry on the business of mining, smelting, refining, trading and securities company in any sart of the world
 9. To purchase, subscribe for, ac- .uire, hold, sell exchange dispose of and deal in shares, stocks, bonds, obi cations, evidences of indebtedness or securities of any public or private, do- nestle or foreign corporation, govern aent or municipality, and the Company shall have express power to hold, pur- chase or otherwise acquire, to sell, as- sigs, transfer, mortgage, pledge or oth- erwise dispose of shares of the capital stock, bonds, debentures or other ev- isenees of indebtedness created by any other corporation or corporations and whiie the owner thereof to exercise all tue rights and privileges of ownership, iseIuding the right to vote thereon.
 3. To undertake or aid any enter prise and carry out any transactions .r operations which may be lawfully asdertaken and carried out by eapi tslists, promoters, fnaneiers,- contrac- tsrs, merchants, commission men and agents, and to carry on general finan- cisl business and general financial oper- ations of all kinds so far as the same are sst prohibited by the laws of the State of Maine against the exercise of bank ing powers by corporations.
 f. To form, promote, assist fnan- eiaily or otherwise companies, syndi- cstss, partnerships and associations of all kinds, so far as incidental to or con seetes with the corporate purposes, and ta 0,va auv n,,a ra nfaa in connaetiOu 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 ia 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.
 T. To buy and sell or otherwise to deal or traffic in ores. bullion, metals, coal, coke, wood, lumber and other ma terisls, and any of the products thereof and any articles consisting or partly consisting thereof.
 s. 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 sad purposes set forth in this paragraph m 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.
 3. To acquire, construct, own, main tain and operate railroads and tram ways and other means of transportation and telegraph and telephone lines, ex- eept that the Company shall not ae- qGire, construct or aid in the construc' ton of, maintain or operate any rail road, canal, telegraph or telephone line kA NnN- AE-s | H.. l.. knx