Arizona state miner., 1927-03-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
BE IT KNOWN. That we. the under
address is Phoenix. Arizona, do hereby
associate ourselves together and form a
corporation under the laws of the State
of Arizona and adopt the following Arti-
cles of Incorporation:
Article [. The name of the corporation
is Inland Empire Copper Company, and
its principal place of transacting business
in Arizona is Phoenix Offices may be
established, business transacted and meet
ings of stockholders and directors held at
such places within or outside 'fo Arizona
provide.
Article II THE general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted is to
make contracts; to purchase, lease, option
locate otherwise acquire, own, ex-
change, sell otherwise dispose of.
pledge, mortgage. hypothecate and deal
coal lands. oil lands. timber lands, clay
lands, water and water rights and other
property, both real and personal, and
to work. explore, operate and develop the
same, and to deal in the products and by
products thereof; to purchase, lease or
otherwise acquire, erect, own, operate and
sle smleting mad other ,s ore o,a reduction ofks
power plants, railroads and tramways TO
lead from the company's principal works ;
to do a general manufacturing and mer-
troll letters patent and inventions; to own,
cancel and reissue shares of its own
capital stock, and to own and vote shraes
of other corporations; to issue bonds,
notes and other evidences of indebtedness
and to secure the payment OF the same
by mortgage, deed of trust, or otherwise; !;
to act as agent trustee, broker or in any
other fiduciary capacity. and to borrow and
loan money; to maintain a welfare fund
for protection of workers. and in general
to do and perform such acts and Things
and transact such business. not inconsistent
with law, in any part of the world as the
Board of Directors may. deem to the ao-
cantage of the corporation.
Article Ill The amount OF the author-
lied capital stock of the corporation is
One Million (1,O0O.000) shares, which
shall be paid in at such nienats time as t9e ip
cash real or personal property, services,
lease, option to purchase, or any other
valuable right rthing for d the M uses sbarea ane
of capital stock, when issued IN exchange
therefor shall thereupon and thereby be-
come and be full paid the same as though
assessable forever, and the J9dgment Oh
the Directors as to the value of any prop
erty, right thing acquired in exchange
for capital stock shall be conclusive
Article w. The time of the commence
ment of the corporation shall be the day
these articles are filed in accordance with
law and the termination thereof snail pc
twenty five years thereafter, with privilege
of renewal and right of perpetual success
sion as now provided by law,
Article " The affairs of this corpora
tion shall be conducted by Board of not
less than three nor more than fifteen
Directors, by whom President and Vice
President shall be elected and Secretary
and Treasurer appointed. The Directors
shall be elected by and from the stock
holders on the second Monday in Feb
ruary of each year. Until their successors
are elected and qualified. the following
named persons shall be the Directors and
Officers: /. B. Nickels. President and Di-
rector; C. F. Kibby. Vice President and
Director; and F. C.. Lord, Secretary and