The Arizona sentinel., 1893-08-26
Articles 0f Incorporation

O-s NNONNO ASNOOf f%OF ONNSOSVs
 We, Elisha NJ. Sanford and Frank S. Ingalls,, resi- dents of the Territory of Arizona desiring to in corporate ourselves under the provisions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona, for the purpose of engaging in the lawful enterprises, business pursuits and occupation hereinafter specified do make, subscribe and acknowledge these articles of incorporation and declare:
 FIRST.-The name assumed by this corporation and by which it shall be known is the Cocopah Fruit Company, and the time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the day of the filing of these articles in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 SECOND. The enterprises, business pursuits and occupation in which this company proposes to engage is to acquire, own, hold and convey, mort gage sell dispose of lands and property of what ever kind or description To set out, care for, lease, maintain or dispose of orchards and vine- yards, to improve lands or parcels of same, and engage in general horticultural and agricultural business, buy and sell merchandise, fruit and the products of the soil, and to do a general forward ing and commission business
 THIRD.--The principal place of business and office of this company shall be in the County of Yuma and said Territory.
 FOURTH.--The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be one hundred thousand dollars (s1OO,OO divided into one hundred thousand shares of one dollar each, and the time when and the conditions upon which it is to be paid are as follows towit: Each share of stock shall be fully paid upon presenting the subscription therefor, and each share must be fully paid before being issued and shall be non-assessable thereafter.
 FIFTH.-The highest amount of indebtedness or liability direct or contingent to which this cor poration is at any time to be subjected to sub- ject itself is thirty thousand dollars CsSo,OOO)
 SIXTH.-The stockholders of this corporation and their private property shall be exempt from the corporate debts of this corporation. SEVENTH The affairs of this corporation are to be and they shall be conducted by Board of directors consisting of three persons who shall be stockholders of the corporation and elected an- nually.
 The following named persons who are sub scribers to the capital stock of this corporation shall constitute the Board of Directors of this poration until the 25th day of October, 1893, and until taeir successors are elected and qualified Namely Elisha NJ. Sanford, Frances L. Sanford and Frank s. Ingalls,. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our handS GnlS NlneIeenCn Qay or June, loSS. ELISHA NJ. SANFORD F. s. INGALLS,. T5RnTORT cd&EOR o1 OF 7A%s AnI.OSA' lss.
 Before me, J. H. Carpenter, Notary Public in and of aforesaid Country and Territory, this day person ally appeared Elisha M. Sanford and Frank S, Ingalls, personally known to to be the persons described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and they each of them hereby acknowledge to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 18th day of June, 1S93
 [sEAL1 J. H. CARPENTER, Notary Public in and for said County and Ter
 ritory.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, lee
 COUNTY OF YUMA. ~
 I,J. L. Powell, as County Recorder of said county and Territory, do hereby certify that have compared the above with the original articles of incorporation of the Cocopah Fruit Company on file in my office and the same is a full, true and complete copy of said articles and of the whole thereof as said original appears on file and of record in my said office, and further certify' that said original articles filed in my said office the Twentieth day of June 1893, at 4:30 o'clock p. m ., and was and is duly recorded at page three hundred and eleven of Book One CD of Bonds and Agreements, records of said office. In witness whereof have hereunto set the seal of said office and my official hand of office this twentieth day of June, 1893.
 [Seall J. h. POWELL,
 County Recorder, Yuma County, Arizona.