Arizona republican., 1916-11-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
RAY COPPER COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we whose names are hereto affixed, do hereby asso- ciate ourselves together for the pur- pose or forming corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona. and to that end adopt the following ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION:
 ARTICLE l.
 The names and post office address es of the lncorpOrators are:
 R. r. STARR. and LOUIS L. WAL LACE both of Oatman. Mohave County. Arizona.
 The 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 outside 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 to be transacted by this cor Doration is as follows, to-wit:
 To carry on a general mining, mill ing, smelting and reduction business 70 make contracts; to purchase. lease option, locate, or otherwise ac quire, own. exchange, sell or 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 and water rights, dam sites and any | other property both real and per ] Il plore, operate. maintain and develop the same. anG to deal in the prod ucts and by-products thereof; to pur- chase, plat subdividc, sell and con- 1 trol lands and toWnsites; to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire. erect, own, operate and sell mining, smelt- ] ing and other ore reduction works. oil refineries, power plants, water works, railroads and tramways to lead ! from the companys 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 ot whatsoever kind or nature; to do a general manufacturing, mercantile and agricultural business to own,. handle, sell and control letters patent and l invcntions; to own, cancel and re- issue shares of its 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, or other evidences of indebtedness Of other corporations. and while the holder thereof, to exercise all the rights and privileges of ownership, including the right to Vote thereon to issue bonds notes. and other evidences of indeDt- edness, and to secure the payment Of same hy mortgage. deed of trust, Q; otherwise; to act as agent, trustee broker, or in any other fiduciarS capacity, and to borrow and to loar money; and in general to do anc perform such acts and things ant transact such business in connection with the foregoing objects. not in consistent with law. in any part oi the world, as the Board of Directors may deem to the advantage of thu corporation.
 ARTICLE III.
 The capital stock of this corpora ton shall be THREE MILLION DOL, LARS ts3.000. .000.00) divided into THREE MILLION (3000000) share: of the par value of ONE DOLLAT ($1.00) each; such capital stock may he issued. at such times as tn, Board of Directors may designate either for cash, or real or persona property, or services, or lease or op ton to purchase, or any other Valu- able right or thing for the uses an'