The Arizona sentinel., 1893-07-08
Articles Of Incorporation

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 kiAd or description. To set out, care for lease maintain or dispose of orchards and vine- yards, to improve lands parcels of same, and engage in a 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 cor 3oration shall be one hundred thousand dollars (s1Oo OOO 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 or to sub- ject itself is thirty thousand dollars (S39, ,OO0.)
 SIXTH-The stockholders of this corporation and their private property shall be exempt from | the corporate debts of this corporation. l SEVENTH .-The affairs of this corporation are to be and they shall be conducted by Board o 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 18th day of October, 1893, anC | until tAeir successors are elected and qualified Namely: Elisha NJ. Sanford Frances L. SanforC and Frank s. Ingalls,.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set ou hands this Nineteenth day of June, 1893.
 ELISHA NJ. SANFORD,
 F. s. INGALLS,. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 COUNTY OF YUMA.
 Before me, J H. Carpenter Notary Public i and of aforesaid Country and Territory, thi day person ally appeared Elisha M. Sanford an Frank s, Ingalls,, personally known to me to b the persons described in and who executed tn foregoing instrument and they each of them hereb acknowledge to me that they executed the same fo the pVrposes and consideration therein expressed
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 19t day of June, 1893.
 [sEAL.l J. H. CARPENTER, Notary Public in and for said County and Tel
 ritory
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, (
 COUNTY OF YUMA.
 I,J. L. Powell, as County Recorder of sai county and Territory, do hereby certify that hay compare1 the above with the original articles incorporation of the Cocopah Fruit Company c file in my office and the same is full, true an complete copy of said articles and of the who thereof said original appears on file and record in my said oiice and further certify tn; said original articles were filed in my said office the Twentieth day of June, 1893, at 430 o'clock m, and was and is duly recorded at page thrt hundred and eleven of Book One CD of Bonds an Agreements, records of said office.
 In witness whereof have hereunto set the SCI of said office and my official hand of office tn twentieth day of June, 1898.
 [SealI J. L. POWELL,
 County Recorder, Yuma County, Arizona.