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THE d oP3 3ER ERA

' ELLIS, President and Secretary re- spectively, of the SHANNON COPPER COMPANY, corporation created and organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, do hereby certify to the Secretary of State of the State of Del aware that, at Meeting of the Stock holders of said Shannon Copper Com pany, regularly held in accordance with the requirements of said State at the Office of said corporation in the City of Boston, State of Massachus- setts, on the Seventh day of June, 1909, at which time 174,33S Shares of the Capital Stock of said corporation were represented in person, or by proxy, 300,OO0 Shares were all of the Shares of Stock of said Corporation issued and outstanding at the date of said Meeting; and that 174, ,108 Shares, being all the Shares represented in person or by proxy, and voting, were voted for the following Resolution, to- wit:
 RESOLVED, That the Charter of Incorporation of the Corporation be amended by increasing the authorized Capital Stock by adding thereto 30,- 900 Shares of the Par Value of Ten Dollars each, from $3,OO0, 100000 to $3,3OO,OOO.OO.
 Given under our hands and the seal of the corporation this 21st day of June, 1909.
 Drno 0f fhn nrof Fl ion N. L. AMSTER, Secretary of the Corporation
 DAVID A. ELLIS Shannon Copper Company Incorporated 1899 | Be It Remembered, That, on this l 21st day of June, A. D., 1909. person ally came before me, the subscriber, RICHARD WESTACOTT, Vice Con- at London, England, N. L. AMSTER, President, and DAVID A. ELLIS, Sec retary, of the Shannon Copper Con- pany, parties to this Certificate of Amendment, known to me personally to be such, and severally acknow- 
 deed of the said Corporation, and of the said officers pursuant to a resolu- tion in that behalf. Given under my hand and seal of office the day and year aforesaid. RICHARD WESTACOTT,
 Vice Consul of the United States
 of America at London, England United States
 Consulate General London atf
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 American Consular Service $2.00 Fee Stamp Consulate General U. s. A. London
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Copy Furnished for Certi1cation
 Compared E. M. B. to F. B S.
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Office of Secretary of State

OhlCS Ol OOCISIdIy OI 0IdIS I have compared the preceding with the original Certificate of Incorpora- tion of PHELPS DODGE MERCAN- TILE COMPANY filed and recorded in this office on the 18th day of Dec ember, 1911, and do HEREBY CERTI- FY that same to be a correct trans cript therefrom and of the whole of said original.
 WITNESS my hand and seal of of flee of the Secretary of State, at the City of Albany, this twentieth day of December one thousand nine hundred and eleven.
 JOSE E. PIDGEON
 Second Deputy
 Secretary of State (SEAL)
 Filed in the office of the Territorial Auditor of the Territory of Arizona this 27th day of December A. D., 1911 at 1000 A. M. at request of Ellin- wood & Ross, whose post office ad- dress is Bisbee Arizona.
 G. A. MAUK,
 Territorial Auditor
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Applications for Grazing Permits

NOTICE is hereby given that all ap- plications for permits to graze cattle horses, hogs, sheep and goats within the Apache National Forest during the season of 1912 must be filed in my office at Springerville, Arizona, on or before Ferbruary 1, 1912. Full information in regard to the grazing fees to be charged and blanks to be used in making applications will be furnished upon request.
 JOHN D. GUTHRIE
 Supervisor.
 (First Pub. Jan. 12. 1912) At.
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NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
Town of Clifton

A primary election is hereby called in the Town of Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, under the provisions of Chapter 24, of the Session laws of Arizona of 1909, on the 27th day of February, 1912, for the purpose of voting for candidates for the several parties to be nominated for the fol- lowing offices:
 1 Mayor at Large
 Councilmen at Large.
 Dated this the 12th day of January, 1912.
 M A. DANENHAUER,
 Clerk of the Town of Clifton NOTE-All nomination papers must be filed in the Town Clerks office on or before the 27th day of January 1912.
 (First Pub. January 12, 1912) 2-2-12
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Probate Notice

In the Probate Court, of the County
 of Greenlee, Territory of Arizona In the Matter of the Estate of A. D.
 Mclean, Deceased.
 Order to Show Cause
 It Appearing to This Court, by the petition of c. H. Mclean, administra- tor of the estate of A. D. Mclean, de- interest of said decedent in and to certain mining property described in said petition, for the reasons therein set forth:
 It is Therefore Ordered by This Court: That all persons interested in the estate of said deceased, appear before the said Probate Court, on. Sat urday the 24th day of February, A ID. 1912, at the hour of 10 O lock A. M. of said day, at the court room of said Court, in the court house, in Clifton, County of Greenlee, Territory of Ari- zona, to show cause why an order should not be granted to said admini- strator to sell the whole or as much of the said mining property as shall be necessary, and that copy of this order be published four successive weeks in the Copper Era, newspaper printed and published in the said town of Clifton, County of Greenlee, Territory of Arizona, once in each week.
 Dated this the 13rd day of January, A. D.. 1912. ' THEO. SHIRLEY Judge of the Probate Court. (First Pub. Jan. 26, 1912) At.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK


 On this 11th day of December, 1911, before me personally appeared George Notman, William F. Crane and Fred erick T. Bulmer, to me personally known and known to me to be the persons described in and who made and signed the foregoing certificate and severa1ly duly acknowledged to me that they had made, signed and executed the same for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
 I. VERNON WEISBROD
 Notary Public, Richmond
 County, C't'f filed in N.
 r. Co. - (ENDORSED) PHELPS DODGE MERCANTILE
 COMPANY
 Certificate of Incorporation Tax for privilege of organization of this corporation, $2,000. Under Sec tion 180, Chapter 62, Laws of 1909, as Amended Paid to State Treasurer be- fore Filing.
 STATE OF NEW YORK Office of Secretary of State, Filed and Recorded December 12, 1911.
 EDWARD LAZANSKY Secretary of State.
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TERRITORY OF ARIZONA =
 Office of the TERRITORIAL AUDITOR

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA Office of the . TERRITORIAL AUDITOR % UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TERRITORY OF ARIZONA '' I, G. A. MAUK, Territorial Auditor of Arizona, do hereby certify that the annexed is a true and complete trans cript of the
 AMEND M EN NIT TO
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
 SHANNON COPPER COMPANY which was filed in this office on the twenty-second day of January, A. D., by law.
 IN TESTIMONY WHERE
 OF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my [SEAL1 official seal. Done at the
 city of Phoenix, the Cap
 ital, this 22nd day of
 January, A. D, 1912.
 G. A. MAUk,
 Territorial Auditor. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF GREENLEE, ss 1, John F. Burke, County Recorder in and for the County of Greenlee, do hereby certify that the within is true and correct copy of the Certifi- cate of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of the Shannon Copper Company" as received and filed in this office the Fifteenth Day of January A. D., 1912 at 11:3O o'clock A. M In Testimony Whereof I Have Hereunto set my [SEAL1 hand and seal of office at Clifton this fifteenth day of January A. D., 1912. JOHN F. BURKE, County Recorder
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STATE OF FLAW ARE


 OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE I, CHARLES S. RICHARDS, Secre- tary of State of the State of Delaware, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Certificate of Amendment of the SHANNON COPPEI COMPANY" as received and filed in this office the Fifteenth day of July, A. D., 1909, at II o'clock A. M.
 IN TESTIMONY WHERE
 OF, I have hereunto set
 my hand and official seal [SEAL] at Dover, this twenty-ffth
 day of October, in the
 year of our Lord one thou
 sand nine hundred and
 eleven.
 CHARLES S. RICHARDS,
 Secretary of State.
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JUDGES' CERTIFICATE

We, the undersigned, having been appointed and elected Judges for the purpose of receiving and reporting on, the vote of the Stockholders of the Shannon Copper Company, pursuant to the statute in such cases made and provided, at a special Meeting of the Stockholders of said Corporation, held for the purpose of voting upon the adoption of a certain Amendment to the Charter of Incorporation of said Shannon Copper Company, do hereby certify that at said Meeting there were present, either in person or by proxy, and voting, 174,108 Shares of the Stock of said Corpora tion, and that 3OO,OOO Shares consti- tuted all of the Stock of said Corpora tion issued and outstanding. | We do further specify that at said Special Meeting of the Stockholders l of said Shannon Copper Company, 174,1Os votes were cast in favor of the following Amendment to the Charter of Incorporation of the Shan non Copper Company, being all the votes represented in person, or by proxy, and voting; to-wit:
 RESOLVED, That the Charter of Incorporation of the Company be amended by increasing the authorized Capital Stock by adding thereto 30,- 900 shares of the Par Value of 5000 each from s3,OOO,OOO.OO to $3,3v0- OOOOO
 s. M WHALEN, R. T. McKEEVER,
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF NEW YORK
EDWARD LAZANSKY

the Great Seal Thereof.
 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That Jose B. Pidgeon was, on the day of the date of the annexed Certificate and Attestation, Second Deputy Secretary of State of the State of New York, and duly authorized by the laws of said State to make such Attestation and Certificate and to perform the du-- ties belonging to the Secretary of State in making such Attestation and Certificate, in like manner as said Sec retary of State; that the said Certi- ficate and Attestation are in due form and executed by the proper officer; that the seal affixed to said Certificate and Attestation is the seal of office of the Secretary of the State of New York; that the signature thereto of the said Second Deputy Secretary of State is in his own proper handwriting and is genuine; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts; and further that the Secretary of State is the Custodian of the original Certificate of Incorpora- tion so certified and attested and Gus todian of the Great Seal of said State, hereunto affixed.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, The Great Seal of the State is hereunto af- fixed.
 WITNESS, my hand at the City of Albany, the twentieth day of Decem- Der, in the year of our Lord one thou sand nine hundred and eleven.
 (SEAL). EDWARD LArANSKY
 Secretary of State. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
 PHELPS DODGE MERCANTILE
 ...--. COMPANY
 We, the undersigned, being all per sons of full age and at least two-thirds being citizens of the United States, and one or more being residents 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 do any of the things herein set forth to the same extent as natural born person might, and in any part of the world; to-wit:
 To. transact general mercantile business, to manufacture, produce, buy, sell, import, export, lease, ex- change, hire, let, invest in, mortgage, trade and deal in and otherwise ac- quire and dispose of wares and mer- chandise and property of every kind in all branches and in business neces- sary and incidental thereto or connec- ted herewith.
 To take, acquire. hold, own, sell, lease, mortgage, improve, cultivate and otherwise deal in real estate.
 To manufacture, buy, sell and oth-
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RECEIVED FOR RECORD

AMOS P. HINSLEY, Recorder
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STATE OF DELAWARE, Kent County

Kent County ss
 Re ~orded in the Office for the Re- cording of Deeds, &c., at Dover, in and for the County aforesaid, in Cor poration Record x Volume 1, Page 361 &c., the 31st day of October, A. D. 1911
 Witness my hand and Seal of said Office the day and year last afore- said. AMOS P. HINSLEY,
 Recorder
 SEAL Recorder, Kent County, DELAWARE,
 1S48 Filed in the office of the Territorial Auditor of the Territory of Arizona this 22nd day of January A. D. 1912 at 1O:00 A. M. at request of J. w Bennie whose post office address is Clifton, Arizona. G. A .MAUK, @r Territorial Auditor Copy Furnished for Certif1cation Compared E. M. B. to F. B s.
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TERRITORY OF ARIZONA
 Office of the
 TERRITORIAL AUDITOR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, |, G. A. MAUK, Territorial Auditor of Arizona, do hereby certify that the annexed is a true and complete trans cript of the
 Articles of Incorporation
 of
 Phelps Dodge Mercantile Company which were filed in this office on the twenty-seventh day of DECEMBER, A. D., 1911, at ten o'clock a. m., as provided by law.
 IN TESTIMONY
 WHEREOF, I have hereuntO set my (TERRITORIAL) hand and affixed my (SEAL) official seal. Done
 at the City of Phoe-
 nix, the. Capital, this
 18th day of Decem-
 Der A. D., 1911.
 (signed) G. A. MAUK,l
 Territorial Auditor
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-10-12
An Amendment To Section
I, Article II, OF The Constitution.
Relating To Counties, Cities, And
Towns, And Providing For The Gre.
atins OF New Counties.

Be it resolved by the Legislature
Of the State of Utah, two-thirds of
all members elected to each of the
two houses concurring:
Section /. That it is proposed to
amend Section /, Of Article IL, OF the
Constitution of the State Of U'ah, so
that the same shall read as follows;
/. The several counties of the ter.
ritory of Utah existing at the limo
of the adoption of this Constitution
are hereby recognized as divisions o.
this State, and the precincts and
school districts now existing IN said
counties as legal subdivisions thereof
and they shall so continue until chang.
ed by Law in pursuance OF this article.
The Legislature may by general law
provide for the formation of new
counties, and locating the county
seats thereof. Every county which
shall be formed from territory taken
from any other county or counties.
shall be liable for a Just proportion
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Be it resolved and enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Utah, Two
thirds of ali the members elected
TO Each of the Two Houses Concur.
ring Therein:
Section I. That 1t is proposed to
amend Section 4, of Article 10, of the
Constitution Of the State of Utah, so
that the same will read as follows
4. All mines and mining claims,
both placer and rock in place, con-
tanning or bearing gold, silver, cop
per, lead, or other valuable precious
metals, after purchase thereof from
the United States, shall be taxed at
value not greater than the price
paid the United States therefor, I'M
less the surface ground, or some part
thereof, of such mine or claim, is
used for other than mining purposes,
and has a separate and independent
value for such other purposes; in
which case said surface ground, or
any other part thereof, 80 used for
other than mining purposes, shall be
taxed at its value for such other pur-
poses, as provided by law; and all
the machinery used in mining, and
all property and surface improvements
upon or appurtenant to mines and
mining claims, which have a value
separate and independent of such
mines or mining claims, and the na
annual proceeds of all such precious
metal mines and mining claims, shall
be taxed as provided'by law. All lands
containing coal, hydrocarbons or
stone deposits after purchase thereof
from the United States and all prop
erty and surface improvements upon
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| or appurtenant to such lands which
have q value separate, and indepen
dent of all such lands and the net
proceeds OF ali such land and the by
products of all valuable deposits con
tanned therein not taxed In crude
or raw condition, shall be taxed az
provided by law.
Section 2. The Secretary Of State
Is hereby ordered to give this propc
sition to be published in at least one
newspaper in every county in the
State where a newspaper is printed
and published for two months pre-.
ceding the next general election.
Section 8. This proposition shall be
submitted to the electors Of this
State at the next general election foI
their approval or disapproval. Al.
official ballots used at such election
shall have printed or written there.
on the words, For the amendment
OF Section 4, Article 10, Of the Con.
stitution, relating to the taxation of
mines," Eyes," NO. and shall other
wise be prepared and submitted 10
the electors as may be otherwise pro.
vided by law, and said ballot shall
be received, counted and canvassed,
and returns thereon be made in the
same manner and in all respects as
is or may be provided by law in the
case of election of state officers.
Section 4. II adopted by the cleo
tors of the State, this amendment
shall take effect January l, 1913.
State of Utah, Office Of the Secre.
tary Of State. IS.
l, Charles S. Tingey, Secretary Of
State. OF the State Of Utah. do hereby
certify that the foregoing Is q full,
true and correct copy Of resolution
;rcposing an amendment to Section
1. Article XIII, OF the Constitution OF
the State of Utah, relating to the tax
atlcn Of mines.
In testimony whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Utah, at
Salt Lake City, this 22nd day of
August, 1912.
(SEAL). c. S. TINGEY,
Secretary of STATE.
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Be is resolved by the Legislature
of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all
the members elected to each of the
two houses voting in favor thereof:
Section /. 1t is proposed to amend
Section 4, of Article IA, Of the Con-
stitution of the State of Utah, so that
the same will read as follows:
4. When authorized to create in
debtedness as provided in Section 5,
of this Article, no county shall be-
come indebted to an amount includ-
ing existing Indebtedness, exceeding
two per centum. No city, town, school
district or other municipal corpora
ton, shall become Indebted to an
amount, including existing indebted
ness, exceeding four per centum of
the value of the taxable property
therein, the value to be ascertained
by the last assessment for State and
County purposes, previous to the in
curing of such Indebtedness; except
that in incorporated cities the as
sessment shall be taken from the
last assessment for city purposes;
provided that no part OF the indebted
ness allowed in this Section shall be
incurred for other than strictly coui.
ty, city, town, or school district pur.
poses; provided further that any city
Of the first class and any city Of the
second class having over 10000 in
habitants, when authorized, as provid-
ed in Sec 3 of this article, be allowed
TO incur larger Indebtedness not ex-
ceeding per cent additional and any
city of the second class having less
than 10000 inhabitants and any city
Of the third class or town, when au
tEor,zed as aforesaid, may be allowed
TO incur larger Indebtedness not ex
Ceeding eight per centum additiona
Tor the purpose Vi Supplying sucl
city or town with water, artlficia
lights or sewers, when the works TO
supplying such water, lights, or sew
ers, shall be owned and controlled b,
the municipality.
Section 2. The Secretary Of Stat
is directed to cause this propose
amendment to be published as r,
quired by the Constitution and to
submitted to the electors of the Stat
at the next general election in tn
manner provided by law.
Section 8. If approved by the ele
tors of the State, this proposed amen,
ment shall take effect upon the fri
day Of January, A. d. 1918,
| State Of Utah, Office OF the Seer
tary of State, IS.
u /, Charles s, Tingey. Secretary (
State Of the State Of Utah, do heret
certify that the foregoing is a fuI
true and correct copy Of a resolutic
= proposing an amendment to Sectlc
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Be it resolved and enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Utah, two
thirds of all the members elected to
each of the two houses concurrlng
therein:
Section /. That 1t is proposed to
amend Section 3, of Article 10, of
the Constitution OF the State of Utah
SO that the same will read as fol-
lows:
3. The Legislature shall provide by
law for a just and equitable assess
ment of the property Of the State at
its actual money value. All taxes
! shall be uniform on the same class
Of property within the territorial
limits Of the authority levying the tax,
and shall be levied and collected for
public purposes only; provided, that
deduction OF debts from credits may
be authorized; Provided, further, that
the property of the United States, OF
the state, counties, cities, towns,
school districts, municipal corpora.
tons and public libraries, lots with
the buildings thereon used exclusive.
ly either for religious worship or
charitable purposes. and places OF
burial not held or used for private or
corporate benefit, shall be exempt
from taxation. bitches. canals, reser.
voirs, pipes and fumes owned and
used by individuals or corporations
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for irrigating lands owned by such
individuals or corporations or the In
dividual members thereof, shall moi
be separately taxed as long as they
shall be owned and used exclusively
for such purpose; Provided further
that mortgages upon both real and
personal property shall be exempt
from taxation; Provided further. tina,
the taxes of the INDECENT poor may
be RENTED or abated at such time
and in such manner as may be pro
vided by law.
Section Q. The Secretary of State
Is hereby ordered to give this prop
ositior to be published in at least
one newspapers in every county In the
State where a newspaper is printed
and published, for two months pre-
ceding the next general election.
Section 5. This proposition shall
be submitted to the electors Of this
State at the next general election for
their approval or disapproval. All
official ballots used at such election
shall have printed or written thereon
the words, FOR the amendment to
Section 8. Article 10. Of he Constitu,
ton relating to the classification of
property for purposes of taxation.
YES" mo-" and shall otherwise be
prepared and submitted to the cleo
tors as may otherwise be provided by
law, and said ballot shall be received
counted, and canvassed and returns
thereon be made In the same manner
and in all respects as is or may be
provided by law in the case of cleo
ton Of state officers.
Section 4. If adopted by the cleo
tors of the State, this amendment
shall take effect January /, 1913.
State of Utah, Office of the Secre
tary Of State, IS.
I, Charles s. Tingey, Secretary OF
State Of the State of Utah, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a full
true and correct copy Of resolution
proposing an amendment to Section
3, Article XIII, of the Constitution OF
the State Of Utah, relating to taxation
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal Of the State OF Utah, at
Salt Lake City, this 22nd day Of Aug.