The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-01-26


 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 STATE OF NEW YORK
 s By
 EDWARD LAZANSkY Secretary of State and Custodian Of
 the Great Seal Thereof.
 TT 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
 
 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 LADANSKY
 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 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 of the world, to-wit: To transact a 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- erwise 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 gen. erally to conduct agricultural busi- nesses.
 To take, acquire, appropriate, pur- chase, sell, store, supply and furnish water for irrigation, manufacturing, mining and domestic uses,, to con- struct and maintain reservoirs, dams, ditches and all other works for the diversion, storage, distribution or use of water.
 To borrow or loan money, to make and issue, promissory notes, bills of exchange, bonds, debentures and cevi- 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 any corporation, domes- tic or foreign, and to issue in exchange therefor it's stocks, bonds or other obligtions, 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 man. ner, as permitted by law, any corpora tion or association of which any bonds or other securities or evidences of in-