Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-04-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION The BASnFORD-BURMlSTER Company. VKow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. IN lhst We, the nns.rsiynsd, Win. (. Bssfiofd. E. II. kurinisi..r Frank M. harphy and II. D. trsrtnry, puss sft to and in eonfogn'i,y with an act sf the Legislative Assembly,. ot the territory of Arizona, entitled, 'eerporations," approved March Sth, fss7. and the acts and parts of acts | ssaelslsiosy thereof. and supplementary thereto, | do acrs'ty aS-ocsate ourselves together as an in' eoTporai.d company; for pecuniasy profit. under | and by virtue Of the laws ot the said territory, and In aeeordAnce herewith do hereby make, sign | and sckncw ledge the~e presents as its articles os incorporation, and to that end we do hereby state certify and duly acknowledge; Inc names of the incorporstors of this in- Sal@Is.s fSrI. Hans Nj MurpSs % and f n p aiinsn s
 IT. company shall bs 'sIhe isashford BurmisssF Conn pany."
 acting tho basine.e of said incorporated com pany shall hs at Prescott favapsi county. Ari- sons territory, until changed by the board of d. rectors-
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted hy the said incorporated com sorporsied and orssnised shall bs, to purchase. hold sell and deal In all kinds of merchandise, grain. produce, coai. lumber, goods, warss and ns,.ss gssssn., % ana ssc.ass rssI .na psr.sn esSp erty niines and mining claims, and all of their incidents and appprsenAncs. m the territory of for all of thsse purpossz the same powers in such respects tha, private individuals now enjoy. The caoitai stock of said incorporated com uany is hereby fixed at the sum of one hundred and fifty thocsAnd dollars divided into may bs changed as provided by law. hy the by,, laws of said incorporated company. Satd capital stock may bs paid for by the subscribers thereto, ,sss sH. Ss ssIn or .d Sse stock is paid for in cAsh by the suh~crihnrs thrrrto or l their assixns. the same shall become payable ., such tims< and in such amounts as may hs nxesi | by the board of directors in tho form of asssss- Provided. That should any ef the stock of any ssid. and sad sabscrihsr. or hs .seisns. f.il or refuse to pay said Assssment for thirty dAys after
 sss sss sssa s ], r Inc the stock of sa sas % seriher, both fully aud partially paid Tor. and @ all accrued or accruing. dividends, ar prohts, there- nsii. and intercst thereon from the date of said ksilure tc pay the until paid at rate of ii- tere-t not to excecd ten (fol per oentnm per sf. rssoluton par-sd by said board of directors here of and whenever sud zsss~-ment, or asssssmsnts. and accrued interest thereon. not pad as sofe- by said subscriber for ;s-.;, ,he,, st .f ssid stock co fully and k hereani si na s.;,i Si ,ubscriber shall bs sp p % ssooms isrfsi,. and is.- nors,ion. to be ds- x.peral assss of said es- 2, sscsOrs shah byro.Hlusian e. n.,n dssoi%ins. sila A
 VI.
 ,,aaa commence on the first day of April, A, ID. ll.sSsa, and continue for . period of tweniy-hse yearss
 Tho affsirs of this incorporated company | shall bs condncted by board of three directors, the powers. dutie< and authority of which said ing said affairs shall e specially set out and pre- scribed in the by-lsws of this corporation here- after to be established ss hereinafter prescribed. of R Fl. Burmisser, F. M. Murphy and H. D Aitken who shall hold oice until the first annaa s ssS BS ss. ssssss s sns S Sn their successors are elected and qualified. At the said first annual meeting after the orEAnisation stock .hoiders of said incorporated company. Notice of meetings of stockholders shall be gwen by deposiiing in the postothcs. properly s.i. 1 dressed to each of the stockholders, at least tifseep days before the time fixed, written oi printed notice stating the object, tune and place of such meeting. and such notice 60 sent shall ns | ings of the stock k-holders of said incorporated | compsny. At all elections for directors ever, stock holder shall have the right to vote in per stock herein owned or subscribed for by him foi 1 the entire number of directors of this incorpor stsi company, and each share of ssld stock rep resented at said elections, by its owner. or his. o her. legal representative ip person, or by proxy shall be entitled to one vote st said elections
 The officers of said incorporated company shal eonsi.s of s president. vice-president, secretar, | and treasurer and such other othcers and agent as may bc created by the bylaws of said incor b msy bs sppoInssa ss the rs-eluiioa q the boar 6llsd and the duties thereef dischsrsed by on person. The persons to fill said offices shall b elected by the board of directors at its first meet | ing after the annual meeting of the stcck-hoider of said incs5sosa;eJd J ca;mpsny at shsh the ms@ be fixed hy the by,lzwss
 
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lisbiiit time sabject itself shall not exceed two-thirts Q the capital stock hereof ss then fixed.
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 ! sub-erihers and stockholders of said incor porate company shall be seyeraly liable to ssi' | incorporated company for the stock suhscrihss 10! or held by them ;S I the par ysiae ersoi; nS L holders Of this incorporated company, who's ? stock is fully paid np, shsll be exempt from th the subscribers and stockholders of this incor | pors;ed company, whose stock. ow ness or sub scrited for. is not snliy paid up. shall bs liahi amount on said stock not paid. and ns further No stock in this incorporated company shall ts issued to gay psrsen uPtal the ssns E fay @ ps,' sssesssble unless the holders of . mzjcrity of tn stock hereof, st meeting to ba csIlei for ths purpose. should vote to assess said fniS r@sd n | stock.
 That the board of directors of said insorporxtcs 1 company shall have power to make such pru , dental by-lsws not ineonsisient with any exist ing law Of the United SfAtcs of America, of th territory of Arizona, e they may deem prcpe ! l and necessary for the management of the prop erty of said incorporated company, tie regulation of is aaAirs the msstinss of It's stockholders ana directoys and notice thercos, except as herenbe fore provided, the transaction and ooAdnctine U 1t. corporate business. tho management of 10 ' In witness whereof, we have hercunto set ou \ hands and seais at Prescott. Arizona territory this first of April. \. D: isse
 R. II. BURMlSTER. [Seel.l . WIG. BASHfORD, ISeal.
 fl. ID. ATTkEN, ISesl, F.M, MURPHY, tseAl.l [ THr TERRITORY or ARIZONA, Tn CpUsTY or YAyaPAI. | f3sfose me, Chas, H, Ahers County Recorder l in and fof said ceuHty of isyapsi and TrrrItor of Arizops. op this day personally apleared Wm Q. Bashford, R. II. Barmister. F. M. Murphy zn' 4 H ID Aifken. known to me to be the perSon