Mohave County miner., 1889-01-19
The ". \. Tagsart Mercantile
Company.
Principal Place Of Bssiness,
EETTGAfAfT, -ARTz.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Know ALL MEa BY THyss PRESENTS, That
we, Foster s. Dennis, William II. Taggart
and Alfred Ven Mehr, all of the clunty OF
Mohave, in the Territory Of Arizosla, and
William q. Dodge, of the City and County
of San Francisco, State of California, have
associated ourselves together for the pur-
pose sx forming corporation under the
laws Of the Territory of Arizona, in such
case made and provided, and we hereby
certify as follows:
First. That the name of said corporation
Is The w. ii. Taggart M ercantile Company,
business is the Town Of Kingman. County
of Mohaye, Territory Of Arizona.
Second. That the penerai nature of the
business proposed to.be transacted by said
corpDr.tion is tho bBying ard selling of
goods, wares and merchandise, the buying
selling. leasing and improving Of real estate,
the receiving of money, bullion and other
personal property on deposit abd storage,
the hauling of ores and freight, and the
carrying on of a general mercantile bust.
ness.
Third. That the amount of the capital
stock OF sssid corporation shall be Fifty
Thousand Dollars, divided into Five Thou
sand Shares Of Ten Dollars each. That of
Aaid capital stock tho sum of Thirty Thou.
sand Dollars shall be paid in Immediately
upon the filing of these Articles in the
office Of the County Recorder OF said
County Of Mohave, and the remainder of
said capitol stock to-wit: The sum Of
Twenty Thousand Dollars shall be paid in
at such time or times and in such install
ments as the Board OF Directors Of said
corporation shall determine and direct.
Fourth. That the time of commence.
meLt of said corporation is tho tenth day
of January, A. d. Eighteen Hundred and
Eighty Nine, and that il shall terminate at
the end of twenty-five years from said
date.
Fifth. That tho affairs of the corpora.
tion shall be conducted by Board OF Six
Directors, who shall be elected on the
second Thursday of January Of each year.
Sixth. That The highest amount Of in
dabtedness or liability to which the oorpor.
alton Ia at any time to subject itself is the
sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Seventh. That all private property shall
be exempt from corporate debts.
In WITNESS WHEREBY, We have hereunto
signed our names this tenth day Of January.
A. ID. Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Nine.
FoSrEBS. DENNIS,
w. II. TAaoART,
ALFnED VERMKHn,
w. g. DODGE.
r1saI1ssa Cnnn.y gt ?, Masays' as,,SsA' IS.
Before me, G. NJ. Funston, Justice of
the Peace Of Kingman Precinct, of said
county, on this day personally appeared
Fof ter s. Dennis, William III. Taegart and
Alfred yerMehr, all of Mohaye county,
Territory OF Arizona, and William G..
Dodge, Of the county of San Francisco,
CAL, known to me to be the persons whose
names are subscribed to the foregoing in
strument, and acknowledged to me that
they executed the same for the purpose
and consideration therein expressed
Given under my hand al said Precinct
this 10th day Of January; A; d: 1889.
Justice Of the Peace.
Filed for record and recorded at the re-
quest Of A. yerMehr, January 10, A. ID.
1850, at 30 minutes past O'Clock p. m, in
Book -, pages, of Book of interpretations,
Records Of Mohaye county. Arizona Terri.
tory. 80
Ell. GopMAs.
County Recorder.
Trsnrronr Q, AEIzosA, s..
/, E.J. Goldman County Recorder In and
for the county of Mohave, Territory of
Arizona, do hereby certify that the above
In q full, true and correct copy Of the origi.
nal Articles Of Incorporation of "Tho w.
II. Taggart Mercantile Company" together
with the Endorsement of filing thereon now
on. file for record In my Office.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official SEAL this 10th day of
lskAL.) January, 1889.
County Recorder.