Arizona republican., 1890-05-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
THE REPUBLICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.

We Charles 0. Ziegenfuss and Edwin s. Gill; desiring to incorporate ourselves, under the pro visions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona and especially an Act of the Legislative As sembly thereof, entitled, "An Act Concerning Corporations" approved March 8, 1887, for the purpose of engaging in the lawful enterprises, business pursuit and occupation hereinafter specified, do make, subscribe and acknowledge according to law these articles of incorporation, and declare
 l. The name assumed by this corporation and by which it shall be known is "The Republican Publishing Company" and it's principal place of transacting business is the City of Phoenix, County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona; and the time of the commencement of this corpora ces, in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Maricopa, in the Territory of Ari- zona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five (25) years thereafter
 2. The enterprises, business pursuit and Occu- patton in which this corporation proposes to engage is that of establishing and Pnd caed THE anSM and such other newspapers as the Board of Directors of this corporation shall hereafter de. sire to publish; to carry on the business of ing, engraving, lithOgraphing and publication business, and to acquire, possess, hold and enjoy and use all kinds of property, incidental or con venient, or necessary, in and about the carrying on of said business. and to buy and sell printing presses, types and all other kinds of apparatus, implements, furniture, tools and other property convenient or useful or necessary in and about the said business hereinabove named to borrow money and contract to repay the same at such time or times and with such rate or rates of interest as it's Board of Directors see fit: and to hypothe- | cate, mortgage or pledge all or any part of the property of this corporation, and all or may hereafter acquire; to secure the payment of such money with interest, or to secure the payment of any debt of this corporation with such interest thereon as 1t may legally obligate | itself to pay.
 8. The place where this corporation will have its principal office and place of business, is the City of Phoenix. in the County of Maricopa,
 4 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be twenty-five thousand dol lars H25,0OO), divided into one thousand shares of the par value of twenty-five dollars l$25) each and the time when, and the conditions upon which it is to be paid are as follows, 1 tO-wit:
 Fifty per-centum thereof immediately upon making the subscription therefor, and the balance whenever called for by the Board of | Directors of this corporation.
 5 The par value of each share of the capital stock of this corporation shall be twenty five | dollars (s25)
 6. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent, (Which this cor | poration at any time is to be subjected, is the
 sum of fifteen thousand dollars (sl5,0OOl | :. The highest amount of indebtedness or l
 to subject itself, is the sum of fifteen thousand | dollars $l5,0O)
 S. The Stockholders in this corporation and | their private property shall be exempt from the
 corporate debts of this corporation.
 9. The affairs of this corporation are to be and
 they shall be, conducted by the Board Of
 Directors, consisting ot tw9 persons who snail
 such time and manner as shall be pre-
 scribed by the Bylaws of this corpora
 tion, and all of whom shall be sub Y,it al gtn of
 an hereafter no person shall be eligible to the | office of Director unless he is Stockholder in
 the corporation: provided, that said Board of | Directors may elect such officers and appoint l such committees from their own number to aid
 in the management of the business and the con ducting the affairs of the corporation as they | may see fit, and vest in said officers and such
 committees ali such powers as they may deem
 expedient. The following named persons who | are subscribers to the capital stock of this cor poration shall constitute the Board of Directors | of this corporation until the first Tuesday in | the month Of June, 1890, and until their sue.
 cessors duly qualified, shall be elected, tO-wlt:
 Charles Ziegenfuss Edwin $. Gill Any per son ceasing to be a subscriber shall cease to be | q Director, and hereafter if any Director shau | cease to be a Stockhoder he shall cease to be
 u Director, Vacancies in the Board of Directors | shall be filled by the remaining members of the l Board immediately, or as soon as practicable,
 after the filing of these articles in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Maricopa, | Territory of Arizona, the persons named herein | as Directors to serve until the first Tuesday in the month of June, A. D. 1890, and until their
 successors duly qualified shall be elected, shall meet and organize as a Board of Directors adg0t | Bylaws, and prescribe in said bylaws the
 method of calling meetings of the Board of | Directors and Stockholders. ma jority of said
 Directors shall be quorum for the transaction | of the business of said Board.
 | The Stockholders of the corporation are
 hereby authorized and empowered to increase l or diminish the number of the members consti-
 tuting the Board of Direcors of this cor. poration, by vote of the majority of the sub scribed capital stock, and each share subscribed | or held shall entitle the subscriber therefor
 or holder thereof to one vote at all meetings of | the subscribers to or holders of said stock, and in case the said subscribers to or holders of the
 capital stock shall by vote increase the number | of members of the said Board of Directors, the
 members of said Board thus created shall each i have the same powers as each of the two mem
 bers of said Board created by these articles | To- The Board of Directors of this corporation | shall have power to establish bylaws and
 make all rules and regulations deemed eXpe | dient for the management of the affairs of this corporation and the officers thereof, not incOn-
 sistent with the Constitution and the laws of | the United States and the laws of the Territory In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our
 hands and seals, this third day of May, A. D. | 1890.
 | SEAL. CHARLES 0. ZIEGENFUss | SEAL. EDWIN $. GILL. | TERRITORY OF ARIzONA,l m | COUNTY OF MARICoPA. oo
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