Arizona republican., 1891-12-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 - OF 1.-The Arizona Republican Company

We, Theodore J. wolaey 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 Legisla tive assembly thereof, entitled, An Act Con cerning Corporations approved March <, 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. tion and by which 1t shall be known is The Arizona Republican Company" and its princi pal place of transacting business is the City of Tucson, County of Pima, in the Territory of Arizona, and the time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the day of the filing of these articles in the office Of the county re corder, County of Pima, in the Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five (25l years thereafter. SECOND. The enterprises, business pursuit and occupation in which this corporation pro poses 10 engage is tha: of publishings news paper, to be known and called "The Arizona Republican,, and such other newspapers as the board of directors of Uni corporation shall here matter desire to publish, to carry on the busi- ness of publishers generally, to do general job printing, engraving, lithographing and publi. cation business, and to acquire, possess, hold and enjoy, and use all kinds of property incl dt ntal or convenient, or necessary in andabout 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 hereinabOye named; to borrow money and cou. tract to repay the same at such time or times, and with such rate or rates Of interest as its board of directors see ht and to nypothecate, mortgage or pledge sll or any part Of the prop erty of this corporation and all or any part of the property which 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 obhgate itself to pay THIRD. The place where this corporation will have its principal office and place of business, 1 is the City Of Tucson, Tn the County of Pima, i Territory of Arizona.
 FOURTH. The amount Ol the capital stock oi | this corporation shall be fifty thousand tjOOOO) dollars, divided into five thousand shares of ten i (lO) dollars each, and the time when, and the condition upon which tt Is to be paid are as fol | lows, o-wit. The entire face value thereof i'm | mediateiy upon making the subscription there | for.
 FIFTH The par value of each share of the cap | ital stock of this corporate n shall be ten lO) | dollars.
 SIXTH. The highest amount of indebtedness, 1 or liability, direct or contingent to which this | corporation at any time is to be subjected, is | the sum of fifteen thousand uj,0OO) dollars. SEVENTH The stockholders in this corpora ton, and their private property shall be exempt EIGHTH. The affairs of this corporation are to | be and they shall be conducted by the board Of directors, consisting of five persons, who shall l be electe annually by the stockholders, at such ! time and in such manner as shall be prescribed | by the by laws Of this corporation, and all Of | whom snail De suDScrlDers tO the ChpltAl htOCk l of this corporation, and hereinafter no person snail be eligible to the office Of director unless he isa 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 in the management of the business, and the conducting the affairs of the corporation as they may see fit, 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
 .l l1FI I nF tf,.,,. the first Monday in December, 1892, and until
 their successors, duly qualified, shall be elected, to.wit: Lewis Wolfey, Clark Churchill, John
 A. Black, Thomas Hughes and Theodore J.
 Wolaey Any person ceasing to be subscriber
 shall cease to be a director. and hereinafter if any director shall cease to be stOckholder he
 shall cease t6~be director. Vacancies in .he
 board of directors shall be filled by the remain
 ing members of the board Immediately, or as
 soon as practicable, after the filing of thu SC ar
 ticles in the office of the county recorder of the
 County of Pima, Territory of Arizona, the per
 sons named herein as directors to serve until
 the first Monday in December, 1892, until
 their successors, duly qualified, shall be elected
 shau meet and organize as board of di rectors, adopt Dy laws, and prescribe in said
 bylaws the method of calling meetings of the
 board of directors and stockholders. A ma jority of said directors shall be a quorum for the transaction of the business of said board.
 The stockholders of the corporation are here-
 by authorized and empowered to increase or diminish the number Of the members consti-
 tuting the board of directors of this corporation,
 by vote of the majority of the subscribed cap
 ital stock, and each share subscri bed or held
 shall entitle the subscriber therefor or holder
 thereof to ole vote at all meetings of the sub
 scrbers 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 each of the five mem.
 bers of said board created by these articles.
 The board of directors of this corporation shall have power to establish by-laws and make
 all rules and regulations deemed expedient for
 the management of the affairs of this corpora
 tion and the officers thereof, not inconsistent
 with the constitution and laws of the United
 States and the laws of this Territory
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set
 our hands and seals, this 2lst day of November,
 1891.
 THEODORE J. WOLFLEY, [seall
 STATES D. MORRISON seall