Arizona republican., 1891-11-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -OF- 1.-The Arizona Republican Company

We, Theodore J. wolhey and States D. Morri. son, desiring do 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 ae 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 "Ihe Arizona Republican Company" and its princi. pal place Of tRnsacting 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 cor1er, County Of Pima, in the Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twouty five ll5l 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 newspapers as the board Of directors of Uni corporation shall here inAfter desire to publish, to carry on the busi- ness Of publishers generally, to do q general job printing, engraving, uthographing 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, 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 sIch rate or rates of interest as its board of directors see ft, and to hypotheCute, mortgage or pledge all or any part of the pr'p- erty of this corporation, and all or any part Of the property which this corporation may hereinafter acquire; 10 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.
 THIRD. The place where this corporation will have its principal office and place Of business, is the City Of Tucson, Tn the County of Pima, Territory of Arizona.
 FouRTH. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be fifty thousand (5O,0O0) dollars divided into five thousand shares of zen
 l0) dollars each, and the time when, and the condition upon which it Is to be paid are as fol lows, to-wit: The entire face value thereof i'm nediateiy upon making the subscription there for.
 ital stock of this corporate n shall be ten (lO) iOllars
 SIXTH. The highest amount of indebtedness lr liabi ity, direct or contingent, to which this
 orporation at any time is to be subjected, is he sum of fifteen thousand tl5,00OJ dollars
 SEVENTH. The stockholders in this corpora
 ion, and their private property shall be exempt rom the corporate debts Of this corporation.
 EIGHTH. The affairs of this corporation are to
 e and they shall be conducted by the board of directors, consisting of five persons, who shall le elected annually by the stockholders, at such
 ime and in such manner as shall be prescribed ny the by laws Of this corporation, and all Of whom shall be subscribers to the capital stock If this corporation, and hereinafter no person snal be eligible to the office of director unless ne is sa stockholder fin the corporation; provided hat said board Of directors may elect such off cers aud 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 ay see 1t, and vest in said officers and said committees all such powers as hey may deem expediert The following named persons, who are subscribers to the cap .tal stock of this corporation shall constitute he board of directors of this corporation until he first Monday in Dece nber, 1892 and until
 heir successors, duly qualified, shall be elected. 'O-wit Lewis wolhey, Clark Churchill, John \. Black, Thomas Hughes and Theodore J. Noliley. Any person ceasing to be subscriber hall cease to be director, gnd hereinafter fl any director shall cease to be stockholder he shall cease to be director. Vacancies in .he board of directors shall be filled by the remain Ing members of the board. Immediately, or AS ,oon as practicable, after the filing of tn, SC ar iicles 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 heir successors. duly qualified, shall be elected, shau meet and organize as a 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 iority of said directors shall be a quorum for he transaction of the business of said board.
 The stockho ders 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 a vote of the majority of the subscribed cap ital stock, and each share subscribed or held snail entitle the subscriber therefor or holder thereof Co 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 bylaws and make all rules and regulations deemed expedient for the management of the affairs of this corpora. ton, 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, fseall STATES b. MORRISON, seall