Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-09
THE SULTAN MERCANTILE COMPANY.

Know an men by these presents That we, JULIUS SULTAN, LYMAN SUL- TAN and LOUIS SULTAN, desiring to m. corporate under the prov isons uf title XII 0t the Revised Statutes of the Territory of AIi- zona, du adopt the following Articles of h. corporation.
 Article l. The name of the Corporation shaii be THE SULTAN MERCANTILE COMPANY, and it's principle place of busi- ness shall be in the town of Globe, Gila County, Arizona.
 Article II The capital stock Of this cor p0ration shall be the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars lS2j COOL divided into Five Thousand shares of the par value of httv dol lars each. which capitol stock shall be paid in upon the call Of the Board of Directors of this Corp pOratiUn as provided by their bylaws. Article III. The business proposed Co be transacted, Is that of general commercial and contracting character, embracing the keeping 0f stores, buying, procuring and sell ing merchandise and plies uf all sinds and description whatsoever. including lumber aud timber in sll their forms with power to con- tract h relation tD the delivery thereof, and for dealing buying and cling of lands hay. ing relation to such business or any thereof {; and generally to exercise all powers. except those for the construction 1f works of internal improvement, conferred by the laws of the
 
 formed in pursuance Q. s'tle XII, Chspler of the Reyised Statute uf Arizona of 1887.
 Article ". The time of the commence ment of this COrporati shall be the date and day Of the filing of llese Articles of h. corporation in the office of the County Re. cordsr of Gila County and shall terminate Twenty Five Years thereafter.
 Article V. The afails uf Jhis Corporation shall be conducted by Beard of Directors, of not less than three persons, who shall be elected by the stockholders, and who shall hold office for one year or until their success ors are elected and qualified, and the time and manner of such election shall be pre- SCI ibed and provided for by the bylaws of said Corporation and no person shall be sli- gible to said office uuies2 he be a stock holder in said corporation, and thereafter should any director cease Co be 9 stock holder, he shah cease Co be director Said Board of Direc- tors shall have power 10 make and establish bylaws and to make rules and regulations necessary for the management of the business of such Corporation and providing for the election of such office of said Corporation as shall be deemed necessary and proper
 Article VI. The ha lest amount of inbebt- shall at any time subject itself shall be the sum of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dol lars.
 Article VII. The stockholders and their private property shall nut be liable to and shall be exempt from the corporate debts of tbIs Corpofatiou.
 Article VIII Any stock holder of this Corporation shall be eligible to and hold two CT more offices in this Corporation
 Article K. The capital stock of this Cor poration shall be forever roDassessable and each certificate thereof shall state upon it's face the number of shares represented thereby and that the same IS t1reVe CT nOnasseSsable.
 Article x. The following persons named. below, who are subscribers to the capital stock of thie Corporation, the said THE SULTAN MERCANTILE COMPANY" !" shall constitute the Board of Directors until the first of January 1898, or until their sue cessors are duly elected and qualihed Julius Sultan, Hymap Sultan and Louis Sultan.
 h witness whereof we have hereunto set nur hands and Seal.