Graham guardian., 1916-03-17
Articles of Incorporation
SAN JUAN COPPER MINING COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, have vol
unfairly associated ourselves for the
purpose of forming corporation under
the laws of the State of Arizona. and
We do adopt the following articles of
Incorporation:
ARTICLE |.
(a) The names of the corporators
are John G. Adams and Thomas ].
Sparkes, whose residence and post of
fee address is Adams Hotel, Phoenix,
Arizona;
(b) The name of the corporation shall
be San Juan Copper Mining Company;
(c) The corporation s office and prin-
cipal place of transacting business Shall
be at Stafford, in Graham County, Ari-
zona. Branch Offices may be estab.
lished and business of the corporation
may be transacted at any place or
places either within or without the
State of Arizona that the board of di-
rectors may designate.
ARTICLE ii.
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted by the cor
poration is as follows: To acquire by
location, entry, patent, purchase, or
otherwise, to own and hold, to develop,
explore, operate and control either un-
der bond, lease, or any other contract
giving the right of possession, and to
sell, lease to others, and otherwise
dispose of, mines, mining claims,
mining property, and any other kind
or form of real property; to ac-
quire, hold and dispose of, personal
property of every kind that may be re-
quisite or useful in the operation or con-
troll of any real property that may he
owned, operated, or controlled by the
company; to receive, hold, enjoy and
transfer, franchises, easements and in
corporeal hereditaments; to locate and
otherwise acquire, to own, enjoy and
transfer, water and water rights; to ac-
quire, hold, sell, transfer, pledge and
otherwise dispose of evidences of in
debtedness issued or created by any
other corporation, and shares of stock
of this or any other corporation, and
while holder of such stock to exercise
all the rights of ownership thereof, in
cluding the right to vote stock of any
other corporation.
ARTICLE Ill.
The amount of the capital stock of
the corporation shall be Twenty Thous-
and Dollars $50, 900. .00), divided into
two million e, 600. .000) shares Of the par
value Of One Cent ($.01) each. The
capital stock shall be issued as provided
by the board of directors and shall be
full paid at the time of its issuance, 1t
may be issued in exchange for money,
services, or rights of any
nature whatever. and the Judgment of
the board of directors as to the value
of such property, services and rights
shall be conclusive.
ARTICLE IV.
The corporation shall commence when
these articles are filed for record in the
Office of the Corporation Commission of
the State of Arizona, and a certified
copy thereof recorded in the Office of
the County Recorder of Graham Coun-
ty, State of Arizona, and a certificate
Of incorporation delivered to the com
pany by said Corporation Commission;
and the corporation shall terminate
twenty-five years thereafter.
ARTICLE v.
(a) The officers of the corporation
shall consist of a president, vice.
president, q secretary, and treasurer,
all of which shall be elected BY the
board of directors from their own num-
ber. Any two of said offices, except
those of president and vice-president.
president and secretary, and president
and treasurer, may be held by the same
person.
(b) The affairs of the corporation
shall be conducted by board of seven
directors, who shall be elected by the |
stockholders at their annual meeting,
to be held at Stafford, Arizona, on the |
Bird Tuesday of October, 1916, and on the |
Bird Tuesday of October of each year
provided, however, that the |
board of directors to act until the first
annual meeting above provided for,
nay be elected at special meeting of |
The stockholders called for that pur-
pose. Until the first annual election or |
said special election is held, the man.
sgement of this corporation shall be
Vested in board OF three directors
of John G. Adams, Thomas ].
Sparkes and Robert w. Craig. The d.
'ectors shall hold Office until their sue
,essors are elected and qualified, and |
my vacancies in the board shall be
illed for the unexpired portion of the
erm by election by the remaining
of the board. II
(c) The board of directors shall II
Idopt bylaws for the corporation and
aid bylaws may be amended or re-
,ealed as provided therein.
(d) The board Of directors shall
lave power to sell, convey, mortgage,
ease and otherwise dispose of all the
of the corporation either for
ash or in exchange for other property,
IN such terms and conditions as they
nay deem proper; provided that such
Iction be authorized or ratified by the
Iolders of majority Of the stock
ssued and outstanding either at a
Meeting of the stockholders duly called
nd held for that purpose. or by an in
trument or instruments in writing. II
(e) The directors herein named
hall, after the corporation is qualified {.
o commence business, hold the first .
Meeting of the board Of directors of
be corporation at the Office of the
adams Hotel, at Phoenix. Arizona, and
t said meeting the directors shall elect
fficers for the corporation, adopt by
Avs, provide for the issuance Of and
for the capital stock, make
revision for the purchase or other ac-