The Parker post., 1917-02-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE ARIZONA STANDARD
COPPER COMPANY.


poratiOn under the laws of the state
OF Arizona, and for that purpose and
to that end We do hereby adopt, ex-
ecute, acknowledge and publish the
following Articles OF Incorporation:
ARTICLE 1.
The names and postoffice addresses
Of the incorporators are o. M.
SPENCE, of Parker, Arizona, and
PAUL c THORNE, of Oatman, Ari-
Zona, and the name OF the corpora
tion shall be ARIZONA STANDARD
COPPER COMPANY.
ARTIOIlE II.
The principal office and place of
business of the corporation shall be
at Parker, Arizona, and the corpora
ton shall have the right to estab-
llsh such branch offices or places OF
business, either within or without
the state of Arizona, as its board of
directors, hereinafter provided for,
may from time to time designate, and
at which branch offices or places of
business meetings of the said board
of directors may be held.
ARTICLE III.
The general nature of the business
prOOsed to be transacted and carried
> On by this coronation is that of min
: ing, milling, smelling, ore reduction
and treating in all it's related branch
es, land to do any and all of the things
herein mentioned as fully and to the
same extent as a natural person
might or could do, in any part of the
world, and to do any and every act
and thing, and to engage in any and
every business which may be, by it's
board of directors, deemed necessary,
requisite, essential, convenient or
auxiliary to the carrying out of the
objects and purposes for which this
corporation is formed.
In furtherance, and not in limita-
tion OF its general powers and pur-
poses, it is expressly provided that
this corporation shall have the follow
ing powers, to-wit:
1. To purchase, lease, locate, pre-
empt acquire, own, develop, operate,
sell and deal in copper mines, mines
and quarries of all kinds, including
gold, silver lead, zinc and all other
minerals, mining rights and claims,
petroleum. oil properties and wells,
land, any interest therein and any
and all products thereof in any
other state, territory, or colony of the
quarry, remove, mill, reduce, smelt,
amalgamate, refine, manufacture and
prepare for market ore, metal, metal
lie compounds and mineral substances
of all kinds, coal, coke, charcoal and
other fuels, petroleum, oils, all pro-
ducts, by-products, mediates and i'm
medlates of all ores, minerals, fuels,
petroleum and oils.
ho ciT1nc 0f
manufacturing, distributing, using
and selling light, heat or power; to
acquire and equip water works and
systems and supply and deliver
water for power, consumption, irri
cation or any other purpose; to buy,
acquire, construct, maintain and op-
crate railroads, railways, tramWays,
telephone and telegraphic lines and
other means of communication, stage
lines and other lines for transporta-
t1on of passengers or merchandise,
express lines, ferries, steamships
and boat lines of all kinds.
3. To buy, acquire, construct, main
tain, operate and deal in machinery,
implements, tools, conveniences of
adj kinds, provisions and articles
capable of being used in connection
with mining, utility, oil or other
operations, furnaces, smelters, mills,
factories, machine shops, power,
light, gas, telephone telegraphic
and other plants, warehouses, hotels
dwellings, stores, harbors, wharves,
piers, docks, water-courses, fumes,
canals, reservoirs, acqueducts, dams,
pipe lines, oil tanks, bridges, cars,
motors, ships, boats, elevators, and
all other kinds of structures, estab-
lishments, articles or things neces-
sary or useful or conclusive to the
interests of the corporation.
4. TO subscribe to, purchase, ac-
quire and take over the good will,
assets, rights and property of any
mining, utility or other corporation
Or firm, association, person or per
sons, and pay for the same in cash,
stock or bonds of this corporation
or otherwise.
5. To manufacture, purchase or
otherwise acquire, to hold, own,
mortgage, pledge, sell, assign and
transfer, or otherwise dispose of, to
invest, trade, deal in and deal with
goods, wares and merchandise, and
real and personal property of every
class and description, lands, build
lngs, business concerns and undertak-
ings, mortgages, shares, stocks, deb
entures, secureties, concessions, pol
icies, book debts and claims, and any
interest in real and personal prop
erty, and any claim against such
property, or against any person or
corporation, and to carry on any
business, concern, or undertaking SO
acquired; to acquire, own, hold, sell,
lease, dispose of or otherwise deal
in or with any and all kinds of in
ventions, rights, licenses, patent
rights, and letters patent
6. To enter into, make, perform
and carry out contracts of every kind
for any lawful purpose, without limit
as to amount, with any person, firm,
association, or corporation.
Z. To draw, make, accept, endorse
discount, execute and issue promis
sorry notes, bills of exchange, war
rants and other negotiable or trans