Arizona republican., 1890-06-01
OF INCORPORATION
THE REPUBLICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.

We, Charles o. 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 1t shall be known is "The Republican Publishing Company" and its principal place of transacting business is the City of Ph9nix, County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona; and the the time E of the c9mmencement of this corpora cles, 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 (2o) years thereafter
 2 The enterprises, business pursuit and occu- patton in which, this corporation proposes to engage is that of establishing and and called THE HslzosA RsrusIIexs, and such other newspapers as the Board of Directors of this corporation shall hereafter de- publishers generally, to do general job print ing, engraving, lithographing and publication business, and to oacquire, possess, hold and enjoy % on of said business. and to buy and sell printing presses, types and all other kinds of apparatus, implements, furniture, tools and other property about the said business hereinabove named; to borrow money and contract to repay the same at such time or times and with such of Directors see it;, and to hypothe- cate, mortgage or pledge all or any part of the property of this corporation, and all or any part of the property which this corporation 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
 8. The place where this corporation will have it's principal office and place of business, is the City of PhGnix in the County of Maricopa,
 4. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be twenty-five thousand dol lars (s25,O0O), divided into one thousand shares Of the par value Of twenty-five dollars l$25) each, and the time when, and the conditions upon which it is to be paid are as follows, tO-wit:
 Fifty per-centum thereof immediately upon making the subscription therefor, and the balance whenever called for by the Board of Directors of this corporation.
 .. The par value of each share of the capital stock of this corporation shall be twenty five dollars (s25.)
 6. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent, to which this cor sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($l5,0OO(
 :. The highest amount Of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself, is the sum of fifteen thousand
 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 of two persons, who shall be elected annually by the Stockholders, at such time and manner as shall be pre- scribed by the Bylaws of this corpora tion, and all of whom shall be sub scribers to the capital stock of this corporation and hereafter no person shall be eligible to the office of Director unless he is a Stockholder in the corporation; provided, that said Board of Directors may elect such officers and appoint 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 all 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 the month of June, 1890, and until their sue cessors duly qualified shall be elected, to- wit: Charles o 2iegenfuss, Edwin s. Gill. Any per son ceasing to be subscriber shall cease to be a Director, and hereafter if any Director shall cease to be Stockholder he shall cease to be Director. Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filled by the remaining members of the 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
 
 the month of June, A. D. 1890, and until their successors duly qualified shall be elected, shall meet and organize as Board of Directors adopt Bylaws, and prescribe in said Bylaws the method of calling meetings of the Board of Directors and Stockholders A majority of said Directors shall be quorum for the transaction of the business of said Board.
 The Stockholders of the corporation are l hereby authorized and empowered to increase or diminish the number of the members cOnsti- tuting the Board of Direcors of this cor poration, by a 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 | have the same powers as each of the two mem | bers of said Board created by these articles. | 10. The Board of Directors of this corporation | shall have power to establish bylaws and | make all rules and regulations deemed expe- dent for the management of the affairs of this | corporation and the officers thereof not incon. | sistent with the Constitution and the laws oi | the United States and the laws of the Territory In witness whereof, we have hereunto set ouI hands and seals, this third day of May, A. D | 1890.
 | SEAL. CHARLES o. ZIEGENFUss | SEAL. EDWIN $. GILL.