Arizona republican., 1916-11-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION RAY COPPER COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That We, whose names are hereto affixed, do hereOy asso- ciate ourselves together for the pdr- pose or forming a corporation under the laws of the State ofe Arizona, a, and to that end aoopt the following ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION"
 ARTICLE 1.
 The names and post office address, es Of the lncorporators are:
 R. F.. STARR, and LOUIS L. WAL LACE, both of Oatman. MohaVe County, Arizona.
 Tie name of the corporation shall be RAY COPPER COMPANY"
 Its principal place of business with in the State of Arizona, shall be Phoenix, Maricopa County, State of Arizona, but other offices may be established and maintained within or cutside~Of Arizona at such places as the Board of Directors may desig- nate, where meetings of stockholders and directors may be held and any and all corporate business transacted.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of business pro- posed 10 be transacted by this cor poration is as follows, to-wit: To carry on q general mining, mill ing, smelling and reduction business to make contracts; to purchase, lease. option. locate. or otherwise ac- quire, own. exchange, sell CT other | wise dispose of. plecge, mortgage. | hypothecate and deal in mines and mining claims, both lode and placer, mineral lands. coal lands. oil lands, timber lands. agricultural lands, water an1 water rights, dam sites and any other property both real and per- sonal, and to prospect for, work, ex- piore, operate, maintain and develop the same, and to deal in the prod ucts and by-products thereof; to pur- chase. plat, subdivide, sell and con- trol lands and townsites; to purchase. lease, or otherwise acquire, erect, own, operate and sell mining, smelt- ing and other ore reduction works, oil rcfineries, power plants, water works, railroads and tramways to lead from the eompany's principal works: to establish, acquire, build, construct, own, operate, exchange, sell and dis pose of hotels, restaurants, stores, commissaries. houses. and any and all other buildings and structures of whatsoever kind or nature; to do q general manufacturing, mercantile and agricultural business; to own. handle, sell and control letters patent and
 
 issue shares of it's own capital stock; and to purchase or otherwise acquire, and to hold, own, sell, assign, mort gage, pledge or otherwise dispose of, shares, bonds, debentures, CT other evidences of indebtedness of other corporations, and while the holder thereof, to exercise all the rights and privileges of ownership, including tine right to vote thereon; to issue bonds, notes. and other evidences of indebt- edness, and to secure the payment of same by mortgage, deed of trust, O. otherwise; to act as agent. trustee. broker, or in any other fiduciary capacity, and to borrow and to loan money; and in general to do and perform such acts and things and transact such business in connection with the foregoing objects. not in- consistent with law, in any part Of the world, as the Board of Directors may deem to the advantage of the corporation.
 ARTICLE III.
 The capital stock of this corpora tion shall be THREE MILLION DOL LARS (s3,000,0OO.0O) divided into THREE MILLION (3.000,0 shares of the par value of ONE DOLLAR ($100) each; such capita, stock may he issued, at such times, as the Board of Directors may designate, either for cash, or real or personal property, or services. or lease or op- tion to purchase. or any other valn- able right or thing for the uses and purposes of the corporation, and all shares of capital stock so issued srall thereupon and thereby become full paid the same as though paid for in cash at par. and shali be non assess Iahle forever. and the judgment of the directors as to the value of any property. right, or thing acquired in exchange for capital stock shall he conclusive in the absence of actual fraud in the transa ction.
 ARTICLE ".
 Tho time 0. the commencennant cf this corporation shall be tha date of issuaree to if of 2 certificate of irccrno"ation hv the ARIZONA COR PORATION COMMISSION, and 1t