Duncan Arizonian., 1912-04-03
Articles of Incorporation

Articles of Incorporation
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
STARGO SILVER BELT MINING COMPANY.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned w. l.. Keppler, I. f.
Campbell. w. P. Sands and G. Beruatto, residents
of the State af Arizona, have associated ourselves
for the purpose of forming corporation under
the laws of the State of Arizona snd in accordan-
ce Herewith execute and adopt the following as
the articles of incorporation for said Corporation
ARTICLEI
The name of this corporation shall be 'Stargo
Silver-Belt Mining Company, and its principal of
flee and place of business shall be at the town of
Morenci, County of Greenlee State of Arizona,
with branch offices elsewhere, either within
without the State of Arizona, and may be desig-
mated and established by the Board of Directors,
hereinafter provided for
ARTICLE Il.
The general nature of the business proposed TO
be transacted promoted and carried on is, to do
any and all of the things mentioned herein as full
ly and to the extent as natural persons might
do, and in any part of the world To acquire by
purchase, lease, preemption, location or in any
other manner, lands, mines. placer or lode mining
ing lands, and any interest therein, or any other
claims, privileges, franchise. rights property
and real and personal estate Of all kinds and any
interest therein necessary. beneficial, or convent
ent for the company; to develop control, maintain
operate, mine, work and utilize the same, and the
products and byproducts thereof any kind and de-
scription and by whatsoever process can, be or
hereafter produced and made usefuland profitable
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mining business. To erect, construct, acquire.
purchase lease or otherwise, operate and maintain
mills, smelters and reduction works, concentrat-
ors roads, tramways and other plants and appl-
ances or machinery necessary or incidental to the
carrying on of the business of the Company. To
mine and extract by any process whatever, pur-
chase and sell ores, metals, minerals, mineral
bearing deposits, earth, COAL oil, clay gravel. To
mill smelt, reduce or treat the same by mechanic
al, electrical or chemical processes, means or ap-
pIances, or in any other manner whatsoever,
whether they shall be the property of the Com
pany for remuneration as the property of others
and render the same valuable for market; to divert
and appropriate water from any natural stream,
or pumping system, to lay pipe lines, fumes or
any other devise for the purpose of conveying
water from any stream pumping plant, to the
Mines smelter or lands. To make contracts to
purchase lease. bond locate or otherwise acquire,
own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of,
pledge, mortgage and deal in any kind of real es-
tate and personal property, including bonds. CAPT
tai stock of it's and other corporations, to bor
row money and execute notes, mortgages or deeds
of trust to secure the same, and to exercise
in respect thereof; to carry a general merchan-
disc business, and of all shares of capital stock
and other securities and obligations and all rights,
powers and privileges of individual owners and
in general to do all things necessary to the proper
conduct of the business of this Corporation.
ARTICLE III
The authorized amount of capital stock of this
| Corporation shall be Seven Hundred and Fifty
Thousand (S750 600 00) Dollars divided into Seven
Hundred and Fifty Thousand (75O000) shares of
the par value of One (S1.O0 dollar each. Atsuch
4 times as the Board of Directors may direct, said
capital stock shall be paid into this corporation in
cash by sale and transfer to i of real and per-
sonal property, for the uses and purposes of said
Corporation, and may also be issued for services
rendered for said Company in payment for which
shares of capitalstock of said Corporation may be
issued and the capital stock so issued shall there
upon and thereby become and be fully paid and
nom n-assessabe, and in the absence of actual fraud
in the transaction and Judgment of the Directors
as to the value of the property purchased shah be
conclusive. :
ARTICLE "
| The time of the commencement of this Corpora
! ton sh all be the date of the filing Of a certified
copy of these articles of incorporation in the office
OF the State Auditor and the determination shall
be twenty five years thereafter, with the privi-
lege af renewal for period of like period pro-
| vded by law.
| ARTICLE V
! The affairs of this Corporation shall be conduct
ed by Board of four Directors, who shall be elect
| ed among the stockholders of the Corporation at
| the annual meeting thereof, which shall be held
at the principal office of the Company at Morenci,
Arizona on the Second Monday of january each
year. Said Directors when so elected shall hold
Office for the period of year, until THEN
cessors have been elected and qualified aid
Board of Directors when so elected shall have
power to establish bylaws and make all rules and