Arizona republican., 1891-11-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 'The Arizona Republican Company

We, Theodore J. woliey and States D. Morrl son, desiring to incorporate ourselves, under the provisions of the laws Of the Territory of Arizona, and especially an act of the Legisa tive assembly thereof, entitled, An Act Con. cerning Corporations" approved March s, 1887, for the purpose of engaging in the lawful enter prises, business, pursuit and occupation herein after specified, do make, subscribe and ac: knowledge according to law, these articles of incorporation, and declare
 FIRST. The name assumed by this corpora ton and by which 1t shall be known is "The Arizona Republican Company" and it's princi. pal place of transacting business Is the City ot Tucson, County of Pima, in the Territory Of Arizona, and the time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the daS oi the filing of these articles in the oiice of the count, rc corder, County of Pima, in the Territory of twenty five l2jl years thereafter
 SECOND. The enterprises, business, pursuit and occupation in which this corporation pro poses to engage, is tha: of publishing news paper, to be known and called "The Arizona Republican" and such other newspap IFS as the board of directors of thi corporation shall here ness oi publishers generally, to do general job printing, engraving, ithographing and publi. cation bushes, and to acquire, possess, hold and eu joy, and use all kinds of property lnc- dental 1T convenient, or necessary in andubout the carving on of said business, and t1 buy anl sell printing presses, types and hll oiher kirds oi nppantns, inpiemnnm p ' iurnt9re' or necessary in and about the said business hereinabove named; to borrow money and cou- tract to repay the same at such time or times, and with such rate or rates or interest as It's
 board of directors see tt and to hypOthecate,
 mortgage or pledge all or any part Of theprup- erty of this corporation and all or any part the property " lich this corporation may hereinafter 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 it may legally obligate itself to pay;
 TWRD. The place where this corporation will
 have its principal ollce and place Of business,
 is the City of Tucson, Tn the County of Pima,
 Territory of Arizona.
 FouRTil. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be fifty thousand (5OOOO) dollars divided into five thousand shares of ten
 tl0) dollars each, and the time when, and the
 condition upon which it Is Co be paid are as fol
 lows, to-wlt: The entire face value thereof i'm
 mediately upon making the subscription there
 for.
 ital stock of this corporatit n shall Dc ten tl0) dollars.
 SIXTH. The highest amount of indebtedness,
 or liability direct or continent, to which .his corporation at any time is to be subjected, is
 the sum of fifteen thousand tl5,0O0l dollars.
 SEVENTH. The stockholders in this corpora
 tion, and their private property shall be exempt
 from the corporate debts Of this corporation.
 EIGHTH. The affairs of this corporation are to
 he and they shall be conducted by the board of
 directors, consisting of five persons who shall
 be elected annually by the stockholders, at such
 time and in such manner as shall be prescribed
 by the bylaws of this corporation, and all of
 whom shall be subscribers to the capital stock
 of this corporation, and hereinafter no person
 shall be eligible Co the office of director unless he is stockholder In the corporation; provided, that said board of directors may elect such off cers and appoint such committees from their own number to aid fin the mans cement of the business, and the conducting the affairs of the corporation as they may see iit, and vest in said officers and said committees all such powers as they may deem eXpedient. The following
 named persons, who are subscribers to the cap ital stock Of this corporation shall constitute the board of directors of this corporation until the first Monday in Dece mber, 1892. and until their successors, duly qualified. shaii be elected. to.wit: Lewis WOlhey, Clark Churchill, John A. Black, Thomas Hughes and Theodore J. Wolfey Any person ceasing To be subscriber shall cease to be director. and hereinafter if any director shall cease to be a stOckholder he shall cease to be a director Vacancies in She board of directors shall be hlled by the remain ing members of the board. Immediately, or as soon practicable, after the filing of th, SC ar ticles in the office of the county recorder of the County Of Pima, Territory of Arizona, the per. sons named herein directors Co serve until the first Monday in December, ;sgi, until their successors duly qualified, shall be elected shall meet and organize as board of al. rectors, adopt Dy laws, and prescribe in said bylaws the method of calling meetings of the board of directors and stockholders. ma 1 jOrity of said directors shall be quorum for the transaction of the business of said board. The gtoCkho' ders of the corporation are here hy authorized and empowered to inc eas" or diminish the number of the members con "i- tuting the board of directors of this corp ation by q vote of the majority Of the subscribe, cap ital stock, and each shsre subscribed or l ,d shall enttle the subscriber therefor or holder thereof Co o1e vote Rt all meettngs or the sub scribers or holders Of said stock, and in case the said subscribers to or holders ot tho 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 power as each oi the five mem bers Of said board created by these articles. The board Of directors Of this corporation shall have power tO establish bylaws and make ali rules and regulations deemed expedient for tho management of the affairs of this corpora tion, and the officers thereof not inconsisient with the constitution and laws of the United stntes nd the laws Of this Territory.
 In tness wroreof we have herenuto SCI our har is end seals, this Fist day of November. iSgl.