Mohave County miner., 1894-05-12
or incorporation Of the
kingman Mercantile Company.

Knew all men by these presents: That
we, George M. Bowers, Frank Il. smith
and q. 4. Bowers, each Of kinRmsn, Ari-
zona, have associated ourselves together
for the purpose Of forming a corporation
under tho laws of the Territory Of Arizona
in such case made and provided, and We
hereby certify as follows:
FIRST.
That the name of raid corporation Is
the KINGMAN MERCANTILE COM.
PANY and its principal place Of business
is X ingman, Mohave county, Arizona.
SECOND.
That the general nature Of the business
proposed is the buying and selling Of gen.
eral merchandise, real estate, ores. bullion
and all manner u other personal proI erty,
and all and singular the articles and com
modities that properly and practically be-
long TO u general mercantile business.
THIRD.
That the amount of capital stock of said
Corporal on. consists Of tie entire assets
of the present corporation of Gaddis
d Compa amounting to the sum
of FOURTEEN THOUSAND DoLL,Rs and
the transfer Of the same from the corpor.
alton Of Gaddis q Company to said
Corp ration, shall tai effect ON the filing
of these articles in the Office Of the County
Recorder of Mohave County for Record.
FoI RTH.
That the said corporation hereby as
| - al IS ~. sa,l
corporation of Gaddis d Company, aud
by these present,is empowered to collect
all accounts owing iUthe saiu corporation.
FIFTH.
That the time for commencement of the
corporate business shall be on the 10th day
of May. 1894, and the same shall termi-
nate twenty y-five years from said date.
SIXTH.
That the affairs of said corporation shall
be conducted by George NJ. Bowers, Frank
l.. Smith and G. 4. Bowers who are hereby
made n board Of directors until the 10th
day of Febru 1896, after which date the
stockholders shall elect boa d of three
Directors on the third Monday of Feb.
ruary of each year.
SEVENTH
That the officers term of Office and sal
arles of this corporation shall be de-
termined, fixed and COVE rned by set of
bylaws to be adopted by the Board of Di-
rectors immediately aftsr the iling of these
articles for rocoid.
EIGHTH.
| hat . h. .
that the corporation may contract shall be
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS and the great
est amount of credit extended shall not
exceed EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS.
NINTH.
That said capital stock shall be divided
into sixteen shares of q par value of 1916
each, and said stock is not transferable
except on the books of the o,rporstion.
| TENTH.
That all private property shall be OK.
empt from corp rate debts.
In witness whereof, we have hereto set
our hands thi. May 9Th, 1894.
GEO. NJ. BOWERS,
+. l.. SMITH,
G. L. BOWERS.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, GO
COUNTY OF MoBAvE. '''
Before me. Joseph w. Morgan, County
Recorder in and for said county, on this
day, personally appeared Geo. NJ. Bowers,
Frank l.. Smith and g. Il. Bowers. known
to me to be ,he persons whose nam 8
are subscribed to the foregoing instru-
ment, and acknov lodged To me that
they executed the same for the purpose
and consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of Office
(sEAL.) this 10th dav of May, A.
d. 1894.
j. W. MORGAN,
Recorder OF Mohase County.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. 90
COUNTY OF MoBAvE, 3d.
j. W. Morvan, County Recorder in and
for said county, Territory aforesaid, do
hereby certify that the above and foregoing
isa full. true and correct copy of the Ar.
tioles Of Incorporation of the Kingman
Mercantile Company, and of the indorse.
ments thereon, as the same appears OF
record in my Office in Book I of Inoor-
porations, at page "A, ct. seq. In witness
whereof have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my official seal, this 10th day of
May, A. d. 1894.
(sxAL.) J. w. MORGAN.