Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-04
EDWARD LAZANSKY
Secretary Of State and Custodian Of
 the Great Seal Thereof

HIS own proper nandWfltlng, ana IS genuine; and that full faith and cred it may and ought 10 be given 10 his official acts: and. further. that the 1 Secretary of State is the Custodian of the original Certificate of lncorpor- ation so certified and attested and Custodian of the Great Seal Of said State. hereunto affixed IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. The Great Seal of the State is hereunto affixed.
 WITNESS, my hand at the City os Albany, the twentieth day of Decem- Der. in the year Of our Lord one thou sand nine hundred and eleven. (SEAL) EDWARD LAZANSKY
 Secretary of State. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
 of the
 PHELPS DODGE MERCANTILE
 COMPANY
 We. the undersigned. being all per sons Of fuii age and at least two thirds being citizens Of the United States. and one or more being resi- dents of the State of New York, do hereby make. sign and acknowledge this certificate of incorporation, as follows:
 FIRST: The name of the proposed corporation is Phelps Dodge Mercan- tile Company.
 SECOND: The objects for which this corporation is formed are to do any of the things herein set forth to the same extent as a natural born person might, and in any part or the world. to-wit;
 To transact a general mercantile business, to manufacture. produce buy, sell, import, export, lease exchange, hire, let. invest in, mortgage. trade and deal in and other wise acquire and dispose of wares and merchandise and property Of every kind in all branches and in bus mess necessary and incidental there to or connected herewith.
 To take, acquire, hold, own, sell, lease, mortgage, improve cultivate and otherwise deal in real estate.
 To manufacture buy, sell and other. wise deal with lumber of all kinds.
 To raise, purchase, sell and other wise deal in farm and dairy products, cattle and all other live stock and generally to conduct agricultural bus ! inesses.
 To take, acquire, appropriate, pur- chase, sell, store, supply and furnish water for irrigation, manufacturing mining and domestic uses, to con- struet and maintain reservoirs, dams, ditches and all other works for the diversion, storage, distribution or use of water.
 To borrow or loan money, 10 make and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange, bonds, debentures and evil dences of indebtedness of all kinds. whether secured by mortgage pledge or otherwise;
 To purchase. acquire, hold and dis ! pose of the stocks, bonds and other . evidences of indebtedness e any in. corporation, domestic or foreign, ana to issue in exchange therefor it's stocks, bonds or other obligations, and to exercise in respect thereof all the rights, powers and privileges of in dividual owners, including the right to vote thereon, and to aid in any manner. as permitted by law. any corporation or association of which any bonds or other securities or evil dences of indebtedness of stock are held by the corporation, and do an acts or things designed 10 protect, preserve. improve on enhance the value of any such bonds or other se- Curities or evidences of indebtedness or stock.
 ] To do everything necessary, suit able and proper for the accomplish ment of any of the purposes or the at tainmeut of any of the objects or the furtheTance of any of the powers heTeinabove set forth, either alone or in association with other corpora tiCns, firms or individuals, and do every other act or thing incidental or appurtenant to or growing out Of or connected with the aforesaid bus mess or powers. or any part thereof r THIRD: The amount of the capi tai stock shall be Four Million Dol lars (s4,000,000.) All of said stock shall be common stock.
 FOURTH: The number of shares Of which the capital stock shall con sist is forty thousand (4O.000) of tho par value Of One Hundred Dollars (s1OOOO) each, and the amount of the capital with which said corporation will begin business is Five Thou sand Dollars (S5,000.)
 FIFTH: The principal office of the corporation is in the Borough of Man haitian, City. County and State of New York. The corporation may es tablish other offices, agencies, branch es, or stores, and carry on bUsiness outside Of the State of New York and in any part of the world.
 SIXTH: Its duration shall be per petual.
 SEVENTH: The number of Di TectoTs shall be seven.
 A Director need not be a stock holder
 EIGHTH. The names and Post or fee addresses of the Directors for th5 first year are as follows:
 James Douglas, 99 John St. New York, N. Y;
 Cleveland IT. Dodge, % John St New York, N Y.
 Arthur Curtiss James, 90 John St. New York, N. Y.:
 James Mclean. go John St. New York. N. r.;
 [ Wm Church osborn, T Broadway New York, N. r.;
 F. Hayward Ferry, II Nassau St New York. Y. Y:
 George Notman. 99 John St, Nev