The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
 OF CLIFTON LUMBER AND IMPROVE MENT COMPANY.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES

ID l ENTS:
 That we, whose names are affixed | hereto, being desirous of organizing a corporation under the laws of the
 State of Arizona, for the lawful en- terprise, business and occupation hereinafter mentioned, have this. day associated ourselves together into corporate body, and do hereby make, sign, acknowledge and adopt the fol-
 lowing Articles. of, Incorporation. | Article l.
 | The name of the incorporators are Henry Hill, Sam Abraham, w. J. Riley, Harry Wright, O. J. Cotey, Geo. Reitzer and George Webster, all of the town of Clifton, in the County of Greenlee, State of Arizona; and the name of this corporation and by act business, is and shall be, "CLIF- TON LUMBER AND IMP. COM PANY''
 Article II.
 The principal place of transacting business of this corporation shall be in the town of Clifton, County of Greenlee, State of Arizona, but branch offices may be kept and maintained at such other places in the United States of America as the Board of Directors may determine.
 Article III.
 | The time of the commencement of l this corporation shall be the date of the filing of a certified copy of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the State Auditor of the State of Arizona, and the recording the same. The time of the termination of this corporation shall be twenty five years but may be renewed or extend ed for ad. 'tional periods of twenty 1 five years each.
 Article ". l
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor poration and which it is authorized and empowered to transact is; to make contracts; to purchase, lease, option, or otherwise acquire, own, eX- change, sell or otherwise dispose of mortgage, hypothecate and deal in | timber lands, water and water rights and other property both real and per sonal, and to work, operate and de- velope the same, and to deal in the products and by-products thereof; to buy, and sell lumber and all other building materials of every class, na- ture and kind; to buy, sell, own and operate saw mills, blaming mills and any other machinery; to own, lease, buy and sell real estate in the State of Arizona and elsewhere; to do Q general contracting, manufacturing and mercantile business; to take and | give mortgages; to borrow and loan money and to conduct any and all business appurtenant or auxillery to any of the purposes herein named : to own, cancell and reissue shares of | is own capital stock and to own and vote shares of other corporations,to to is- sue bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness and to secure the pay l ment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust or otherwise; to act as agent, | trustee, brewer, or in any other fidu- ciary capacity, and in general to do and perform such acts and things and transact such other business. not in. consistent with law as the Board of 1 Directors may deem to the advantage of the corporation,aand to do and epef, 1 form all things that a natural person might do.
 Article V.
 The authorized amount of capital stock of this coporation shall be Twenty-Five Thousand S25,000.00) Dollars, divided into Five Thousand | (5,00O) Shares of the par value of Five ($5.0O) Dollars each, which stock may be issued in exchange for money property, services or the stock of otti. CT corporations, at such times and up- on such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may determine, and the capital stock when so issued shall thereupon and thereby be ant become fully paid and non-assessable and the judgement of the Board of Directors, as to the value of the prop erty purchased and the services shall be conclusive.
 Article VI.
 | The business affairs of this corpor- ation shall be under the management and control of a Board of Directors, consisting of not less than five (5) nor more than nine (9) members, each of whom shall be a stockholder | in said corporation. Said Directors shall be elected annually at the an nual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation, which shall be held on the first Wednesday after the first Monday of February in each year, be- ginning in the year 1914, and each year thereafter, and they shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Article VII.
 Any vacancy in the Board of Direct ors may be filled by the remaining members of the said Board by appoint ment from among the stockholders, and such appointment shall be for the unexpired term for which the appoint ment is made. The Board of Direct ors shall have power to adopt bylaws and to amend and repeal the same; to define the duties of the officers, agents, and clerks of this corporation, and to make all rules and regulations deemed necessary and proper for the management of the affairs and of the business of this corporation. The following persons shall constitute the first Board of Directors of this cor poration: Henry Hill, Sam Abraham, w. J. Riley, Harry Wright, O.J. Cotey, George Reitzer and George Webster,