The Clifton clarion., 1889-05-08
Articles of Incorporation Clifton Clarion Publishing Company.

We, the undersigned, W W. Jones, John Torrance, Henry Hill, M. A. Kelley and Win. c. Oaks residents of Clifton, Graham county, Territory of Arizona, being desirous of forming a corporation under the provisions of an act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona entitled ' Corporations, approved March <, lsS7, for the purpose of engaging in the business hereinafter mentioned, do make, subscribe and acknowledge these articles of in- corporation, and declare:
 That the name and style assumed by this cor poratioa, and by which it shall hereafter be known, is The Clifton Clarion Publishing Co. {" The business and occupation in which this corporation will engage will be printing, pub fishing ard circulating Q newspaper named and to be called '.The Clifton Clarion, - and through the columns of said publication, ''The Clifton Clarion, will do advertising, publishing and job printing by contract or otherwise. The principal place for the transaction of its business shall be Clifton, Graham county, Arizona Territory. The amount of capital stock of this corpora ton shall be Two Thousand Dollars ts2, ,OOo. .00 [, divided into four hundred t4Oo) shares of the par value of Five Dollars ts5.oo) each, to be fully paid up at the first meeting of the Directors, hereinafter provided for.
 Tho time:of the commencement of this cor poration shall be the 29rh day of March, 1882, and shall endure and terminate ten years there after.
 The business of this corporation shall be con- ducted by Board of Directors composed of five persons who shall be stockholders in this cor poration, and who sball be elected annually by the stockholders, and who shall hold office for one year thereafter, until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The annual meet ing for the election of Directors shall be held on the last Friday In March of each year, and any director teasing to be a stOckholder shall cease to be a director, and his place as such director shall be filled by the remaining directors from among the stockholders within thirty days after the occurrence of such vacancy.
 The highest amount of liability or indebted ness to which this company is at any time to be subject is One Thousand Dollars. The stock holders and their private property shall be OK empt from any liability for the corporate debts of this corporation.
 The. Board of Directors of this Corporation shall have power to establish bylaws and rules for the government of this corporation, and do all things necessary for carrying on Its busi- ness; 10 appoint officers, agents and persons therefor and to provide salaries therefor and the necessary means by levying assessments on the shares of tho capital stock or otherwise, as may be the most expedient. The present Board of Directors shall consist of W. W Jones, John Torrance, Henry Hill, NJ. A Kelley and Wm. c. Oaks who shall serve uutil the last Friday in March, 1890, or until their successors duly elected and qualified.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals on the 2sth day of March, lss9
 " W JONES IsEALl
 JOHN TORRANCE, [sEALl
 II. HILL, tsEAL.l
 M A. KELLY, [sEAL.l
 W C. OAKS [sEAL.l Tr9E5aSEf caaSiy of Ss sraham' An,nosA' ss.
 Before me, P. J. Clark, Notary Public in md for the county and territory, as above on this da, personally appeared W. W. Jones, John Tor rance, Henry Hill, M 4. Kelly and Vim C. Oaks, known: to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instru- ment of writing as parties thereto, and thay each of them acknowledged to me that they ex- ecuted the same for the purposes and cousidrra- tions therein expressed.
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
 hand and afhxed the zeal of my l>rul office this ath day of March, IsS,.
 P@I. C ARK.
 Notary Pub lie