Mohave County miner., 1894-06-09
Articles OF Incorporation or ahs
Ai0gsnsn Mercantile Com psny.

Knew all men by these presents: That
We, George M. Bowers, Frank l.. Smith
and Z. 4. Bowers. each Of Kingman, Ari.
zons, have associated ourselves together
for the purpose Of forming corporation
under the laws Of the Territory of Arizona
in such case made and provided, and We
hereby certify a. follows;
sIRsT.
That the name Of said corporation is
,hs KINGMAN MERCANTILE COM.
PAEY and its principal place of bus ins-s
Is K'pgman. Mohave county, Arizona.
SECOND.
That the general nature Of the business
proposed is the buying aud selling of gen.
erai merchandise, real estate, ores. bullion
and all manner u other personal proy erty,
and all and singular the articles and com
mod.fies that properly and practically be-
long 10 a general mercantile business.
THrRD.
That the amount of capital stock Of said
Corporatl ON. consists Of the entire assets
Of the present corporation of Gaddis
Company amounting to the .um
Of SouRrEKS THOUSAND DOLL, ms and
the transfer Of the same from the corpor.
atioa Of Gaddis 9 Company 60 said
Corporation, shall Ia, effect ON the filing
OF these articles In the Office of the County
Recorder OF Mohave Coun for Record.
FouRIH.
reat the said corporation hereby ~.
sun.s> all the indebtedn ~ Of the SAID
OR. ration of Gadois Il Company. ~ d
by tLo-e pIesentsis empowered to collect
all accounts owing iothe ssia corporation.
YIFTH.
That the time for commencement of the
corpJrate busines, shall be on the 10th day
Of May, 1894, and the same shall termi-
nate twenty -five years from said date.
SIXTH.
That the affairs Of said corporation shall
be- conducted by George NJ. Bowers, Frank
l.. Smith and G. T.. Bowers, who are hereby
made board Of directors until the 10th
day of February, 1886. after which date the
stockholders shall elect bua d of three
Directors on the third Monday Of Feb.
ruary of each year.
That the officers term of Office and sal
aries of this corporation shall be de.
termined, fixed and governed bv sst Of
bylaws To be adopted by the Board of Di-
articles for rocoid.
EIGHTH.
That che highest amount uf Indebtedness
that the corporation may contract shall be
EionI ZEN THOUSAND DOLLARS and the great
est amount # credit extended shall not
exceed EIGHT THOUSAND oLLABs.
NINTH.
That said capital stock shall be divided
into sixtsen shares of par value of 1878
each, and said stock is not transferable
That all private property shall be sI.
empt from oprp rate debts.
In witness where 4, we have hereto act
our hands thu, May 9Th, 1894.
GEO. NJ. BOWERS.
\. L. SMITH,
C. L. BOWERS.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. too
CouNTr OF MoHAvE. o''
Before me, Joseph w. Morgan, County
Record.r in and for said county, on this
day, personally appeared Geo. NJ. Bowers,
! Frank l.. Smith and q. T.. Brwers, known
to me to be ,he persons whose names
are snbscribed 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
(sxAL.) this 10th dav Of May, A.
ID. 1884.
J. W. MORGAN,
Recorder OF Mohase County.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. lss
COUNTY OF MoBAvE,
IL. W. Morvan, 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 Kingmsn
Mercantile Company, and of the indorse.
mepts thereon, "a the same appears of
record in nv Office in Book | OF Incor-
porations, at page ~, ct. seq. In witness
whereof have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my official seal, this 10th day OF
May, A. ID. 1894.
f.x.11 J. w. MORGAN,