Arizona republican., 1891-12-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -OF- 'Ihe Arizona Republican Company

We, Theodore J. wolney and States D. Morri- 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 corning 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 ton and by which it shall be known is 'The Arizona Republican Company" and its princi- pal place of transacting business is the City of Tucson, County of Pima, fin 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 l25l years thereafter.
 SECOND. The enterprises, business, pursuit and occupation in which this corporation pro poses to engage, Is tha: Of publishing news paper, Co be known and called "Ihe Arizona Republican" and such other newspapers as the board Of directors of thi corporation shall here inafter desire to publish, to carry on the busi- ness of publishers generally, to do a general job printing, engraving, hthOgraphing and publi. cation business, and to acquire, possess, hold and enjoy, and use all kinds of property incl dental or convenient, or necessary in andabout the carrying on Of said business, and 10 buy and sell printing presses, types and all other kinds Of apparatus, implements, furniture, 1 tools and other property convenient, or useful, 
 hereinaboye named; to borrow money and cou- | tract to repay the same at such time or times, | and with such rate or rates oi Interest AS its board of directors see ht, and 10 nypOthecate, | mortgage or pledge sll or any part Of the prop ery 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 1t may legally obligate itself to pay: THIRD. The place where this corporation VIII ! a1s.tft AV1a plI IrNEt Is the City of Tucson, Tn the County of Pima, ITerritory of Arizona
 | FOURriI. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be fifty thousand (JO,O00) dollars, divided into i've thousand shares of ten | nO) dollars each, and the time when, and the condition upon which tt is to be paid are as fol ! lows, to.wit The entire face value thereof i'm | mediately upon making the subscription there
 FIFTH. The par value of each share Of the cap ital stock of this corporati' shall be ten NO) | dollars.
 | SIXTH. The highest amount of indebtedness, | or liability, direct or contingent, to which this | corporation st any time is to be subjected, is | the sum of fifteen thousand (l5,0DO) dollars.
 SEVENTH. The stockholders in this corpora ton, and their private property snail be exempt from the corporate debts of this corporation.
 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 be elected annually by the stockholders, at such time and in such manner as shall be prescribed
 
 | whom shall.be subscribers to the capital stock of this corporation, and hereinafter no person snail be eligible 10 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 m sy see ht 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, ,g hall kti tfit 10 the board of directors of this corporation until the first Monday fin December, 1892 and until their successors, duly qualified, shall be elected towit: Lewis WOlfey, Clark Churchill, John A. Black Thomas Hughes and Theodore J. wolhey. Any person ceasing to be subscriber shall cease 70 be director. and hereinafter If any director shall cease to be stockholder nc board of directors shall be filled by the remain ing members of the board. Immediately, or as soon as practicable after the filing of tht 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, ,S92, until their successors duly qualified, shall be elected, shall meet and organize as s board of di. rectors, adopt py laws, and prescribe in said bylaws the method of calling meetings of the board of directors and stockholders. 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 ulmlnlsn lle nunDcI oi the nivAnpois 'onoti tutng the board of directors of this corporation by vote of the ma jority of the subscribed cap, ital stock, and each share subscribed or held shall entitle the subscriber therefor or holder thereof to one vote at all meetings of the sub scribers or holders of said stock and in case the said subscribers to or holders of the capital stock, shall by vote increase the number oi mem bers of the said board of directors, the members of said board thus created shall each have the same powers as each Of the i've 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 fol the m 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 se our hands and seals, this 2lst day of November 1891 -,
 STATES b. MORRISON, tseall