Mohave County miner., 1894-05-19
Articles or Incorporation or ihs
kiugunan Mercantile Cesss paSy.

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! Knew all men by these presents: That
we, George NJ. Bowers, Frank l.. Smith
and @. T.. Bowers. each Of kingmsn, Ari.
zona, have associated ourselves together
for the purpose Of forming a corporation
under the laws of the Territory Of Arizona
in such case made and provided, and We
hereby certify as follows;
| FIKsI.
That the name of said corporation Is
,he kINGMAN MERCsNrlLE CON.
PANY and its principal place Of business
is K.ngman, Mohave county, Arizona.
sEooND.
| That the general nature of the business
proposed is the buying and selling Of gen.
erai merchandise, real estate. ores. bullion
and all manner Of other personal proI erty,
and all and singular the articles and com
modities that properly and practically be-
long 10 n general me ercsntils business.
THIRD.
Tnat the amount Of capital stock Of said
Corporal ON. consists of tie entire assets
of the present corporation Of Gaddb
* Compa amounting to the sum
of FoURrEks THOUSAND DoLL,gs and
tue transfer Of the same from the corpor.
alton of Gaddis q Company to said
Corp ration, shall Ia effect ON the filing
of these articles in the office Of the County
recorder OF Mohave Coun = for Record.
ForgTH
That the said corporation hereby ~.
sumes all the indebtedn 5, Of the said
oprporation Of Gaddis d Company. aud
by those presentsis empowered to collect
all accounts OWING 10th. saio corporation.
FIFTH.
That the time for commencement If the
corp rate bushes. shall bs on ths 10 b day
OF May, 1894, and th" same shall termi.
nate twenty-five year, nom said date.
sixrH.
That the affairs Of sAid corporation Shei..
be CONDUCTED by George III. Bowers. Frank
l.. Smith and &. L. Bowers, who are hereby
made n board Of directors until the 10Th
day of February, le.6 after which date the
stockholders shall elect a boa of three
Directors on tbe third Monday of Feb.
ruary of each year.
SEVENTH
That the officers tom Of Office and sal
anss of this corporation shall be de.
termined, fixed and governed by a re. Of
bylaws 10 be adopted by the Board of Di-
rectors immediately after she ding of these
articles for rocoId.
That the highest amount of indebtedness
that the corporation may contract shall be
EIeHTEES THOUSAND DOLLARS and tho great
est amount Of credit extended shall not
exceed EIoBT THOUSAND DOLLARS.
NINTH.
That said capital stock shall be divided
into sixteen shares of par value of xs75
each, and said stock is not ransferrable
except on the books Of the corporation.
That all private property shall be e,.
empt from cJrp'rate debts.
In witness whereof, we have here,o set
our hands thi, May 9Th, 1894
GEO. NJ. BOWERS,
+. l.. SMITH,
c. L. BOWERS.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, GO
COUNTY OF MoHAvK. 80.
Before me, Joseph w. Morgan, County
Recordtr in and for said county, on this
day, personally appeared Geo. NJ. Bowers,
Frank l.. Smith and G. L. Bowers, known
to me to be ,he persons whose names
are subscribed to the foregoing instru.
ment, and Acknowledged TO me that
they executed the same for the purpose
and consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal Of Office
(sRAL.) this 10th dav of May, A.
ID. 1894.
J. W. MORGAN,
Recorder OF Mohasv County.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
COUNTY OF MoBAvE, oo'
/, j. W. MorpaD, County Recorder in and
for said county, Territory aforesaid, do
hereby certify that the above and foregoing
is full, true and correct coy of the Ar.
ticles of Incorporation OF the Kingman
Mercantile Company, and of the indorse.
ments thereon, az the same appears o1
record in my Office in Book l Of Inoor-
porations, at page ~, OF. seq. In witness
whereof have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my official seal, this 10th day of
May, A. ID. 1894.
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