Arizona state miner., 1927-04-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

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! BE IT KNOWN. That we. the under
| signed, residents of and whose postoffice
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 l. The name of the corporation
is Inland Empire Copper Company, and
it's 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 TO Arizona
as the bylaws of the company shall
Article II. The general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted is to
make contracts; to purchase, lease, option,
change sell or otherwise dispose of.
pledge, mortgage. hypothecate and deal
in mines, mining claims, minera! lands,
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
slel smleting mad other >, ore reduction
power plants, railroads and tramways to
lead from the company's principal works;
to do a general manufacturing and mer-
camille business; to own. handle and con
troll letters patent and inventions; to own,
cancel and reissue shares of its own
capital stock, and to own and vote shraes
notes and other evidences of Indebtedness
and to secure the payment OF the same
by mortgage. deed of trust, or other"lse'
to act 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 lnconslstent
with law, in any part of the world as the
Board of Directors may. deem to the ad-
cantage of the corporation.
Article III The amount of the author
7ed GaPta stock oS Of the sSaTes %hcb
shall be paid in at such time as the
Board of Directors may designate, IN
cash. real or personal property, services,
lease, option to purchase, or any otheF
valuable right o rthing. for the uses and
purposes of the corporation; and all shares
of capital stock, when issued in exchange
therefor, shall thereupon and thereby pe
come and be full paid the same as though
paid for in cash at par. and shall be non.
assessable forever, and the Judgment OF
the Directors as to the value of any prop
erty right or 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 filed in accordance with
twenty-five years thereafter, with privilege
of renewal and right of perpetual success
sion as now provided by law.
Article v. The affairs of this corpora
ton shall be conducted by Board of not |
less than three nor more than fifteen
Directors, by whom a 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 |
Officers: Office = /. B. Niekels, President and Di- |
DiTeetor: and F. 6. Lord. Secretary and |