Mohave County miner., 1889-02-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Know ALL MEN By THESE PRESENTS, That
We, Foster 8. Dennis, William II. Taggart
and Alfred VerMehr, all Of the county of
Mohave, in the Territory Of Arizona, and
William q. Dodge, of the City and County
Of San Francisco, State of California, have
associated ourselves together for the pur-
pose of 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. Fl. Taggart Mercantile Company,
and that it's principal place Of transaoting
business is the Town Of Kingman, County
Of Mohave, Territory Of Arizona.
Second. That the general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted by said
corporation is the buying and 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 and storage,
the hauling Of ores and freight, and the
carrying on Of general mercantile bust.
ness.
Third. That the amount of the capital
stock of said corporation shall be Fifty
Thousand Dollars, divided into Five Thou.
sand Shares of Ten Dollars each. That of
said capital stock the sum Of Thirty Thou.
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upon tho filing of these Articles in the
Office of the County Recorder OF said
County of Mohave, and the remainder of
said capital stock to-wit: The gum 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.
ment Of said corporation is the tenth day
"a A n II
Eighty-Nine, and that ii shall terminate at
the end Of twenty-five years from said
date.
Fifth. That the affairs of the corpora.
ton 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.
dsbtedness or liability to which the corpor-
alton il at any time to subject itself ia the
Seventh. That all private property shall
be exempt from corporate debts.
In WITNESS WHYREoY, We have hereunto
signed our names this tenth day of January,
A. d. Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Nine.
FOSTER 8. DENNIS,
W. II. TAaoABT,
ALYRED vERMEHs,
w. q. DoDaR.
itSSraSHo County Of II Mohavs. o.A ss.
Before me, G. M. Funston, a Justice Of
the Peace of Kingman Precinct, of said
county, on this day personally appeared
Foster s. Dennis, William II. TaQgart and
Alfred verMehr, all of Mohave 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 at said Precinct
this 10th day Of January. A: d: 1889.
G. M. FUNSTON,
Justice of the Peace.
Filed for record and recorded at the re-
quest of A. VerMehr. January 10, A. d.
1889, at 30 minutes past o'clock p. m, in
Book $50, pages --, of Book of Interpretations,
Records Of Mohaye county. Arizona Terri.
tory.
E.J. GopMAs,
County Recorder.
TEnnToRI OF ARIZONA, a.
County of Mohave. '''
LEI. Goldman County Recorder in and
for the county of Mohave, Territory of
Arizona, do hereby certify that the above
is 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 WHEBEoF, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official seal, this 10th day OF
| (sKAL.) January, 1889.
Ed. GOODMAN,
County Recorder,