Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-01-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
ARIZONA SOAP COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents that we, the
incOr orators hereinafter named, and whose
names are hereunto signed, desiring to form
corporation under and by virtue of the pro-
VS. Ons OF the revised statutes O the territory
OF Arizona relating to corporations, approved
March s, 1857. ana tha ne d ems hereto, do
| hereby, for that purpose, sign, adopt and &C
knowledge the following ARTICLES OF incorpora-
ton, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name OF the persons hereby associating
themselves together Tor the o1r sforesaid
are NJ. E. Hurley, Thomas Whitney, and L. H.
Chalmers.
The name of me corporation hereby formed
shall be The ARR ma Soap compa y, and its
principal place Tor t1ansactlng business shall
be the city of Phoenix, county of Maricopa,
territory of Arizona
ARTICLE IL
The general nature of the business pursuits
and occupations proposed to be transacted by
said corporation is, and ehall be the buy ne,
selling, manufacturing and dealing in laundry
and toilet soaps of all kinds, also harness
backing, washing soda, wa-hlng powder, seal
ne wax OF all kinds, cau>tic SOFA, rosn. pot
ash, chloride of lime. hides, pets, skins, fur,
bees-wax, tallow and wool
ARTICLE III.
The authorized caFitcl stock of this corpora
ton shall be rwenty-fOur } housa'd (s240O0)
Dollars, divided into Forty eight (iS) shares OF
the par value Of Five hundred (S50O Dollars
and the same shall De paid in at such times
M upon such terms and copdi ions as the
board of directors of said corporation msy.
by resolu tion, from time to time, order or di
rect.
ARTICLE ".
/ The time of the commence ent of this cor
p0Iatlon shall be the date Of the fling of
copy of these articles of incorporation in the
Office OF the unity Recorder of Maricopa
County, and the termination thereof unless
SXtenued aCco. ding to law, shall be twenty
five (25) years from and after the day Of said
commencement.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs and business of this corporation
shall he under the ontroi and manage ment of
Board of Directors, which shall consist of
| twoC) persons, weo hall be stakeholder of this
| corporation. and who shall be chosen by the
stockholders thereof at the annua meeting of
| the stockholders. al the City of Phoenix County
| Of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona on the 18th
day of January in each year, and until the
meeting of said stockholders in the year 1895
| the following named persons shall consist the
first Board of Directors of this corporation, NJ.
E. Hurley, Thos Whitney, who shall hold their
said offices until the said stockholders meet in
| the year 1895, and until their successors are
| duly elected and qualified.
| The executive officers of said corporation
shall consist of a President. Secretary and
| Treasurer. The officers of the corporation
she'll be stockholders therein. Upon the filing
of copy of these articles in the Office of the
| County Recorder in and for said Maricopa
| County, the Board of Directors shall select
| ton their President, Secretary and Treasurer,
who shall hold their offices respectiNel until
their successors are duly elected and qualified,
and Immediately after the annual meeting Of
Board Of Directors thereat, the said
new Board of Directors shall as afore-
! said select new officers for said corporation,
who shall hold their said offices as
aforesaid, and, too, said officers shall perform
such duties as may be prescribed by the by laws
of said corporation to be hereafter adopted.
TNlnAp R-rn ~ 0f fIOva
mas select or appoint such other officers and
agents of this corporation as it may deem
necessary for transacting the corporate bust
ness, and such Board shall have full power to
e. tablsh, amend and alter bylaws for reguat-
ing the issue or transfer of the capital stock of
this corporation, and prescribing the duties of
officers and agents and providing for the regu-
| letinn of the manner of conducting its meet
1ng$ AID the management OF all It's af-lrs.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bility, direct or contingent. TO which this cor
poration shall at any time be subject, shall be
ten thousand 100000 dollars.
ARTICLE VII
The private property of the stockholders of
this corporation shall not, in any event, be liza
BILE for the debts of this corporation.
| In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals, this Sth day of January, A. D.
1895. l.. Il. CHALMERS.
| NJ. E. HURLEY.
THOS. WHITNEY.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA u
COUNTY OF MARICoPA I %
Before me, Jerry Millay, Notary Public, in
and for said county and territory, on this Sth
day OF January, 1895, personally appeared L. H.
Chalmers, NJ. E. Hurley and Thomas Whitney,
known to be the same persons, whose names
are subscribed to the foregoing articles of in
corporation, and they each of them separately
acknowledged to me that they executed the
same for the purposes and considerations there
in expressed.
Given under my hand and official seal this
Sth day of January, 1895.
| TSEAL1 JERRY MlLLAY,
Notary Public.
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