Arizona silver belt., 1895-01-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
THE SULTAN MERCANTILE COMPANY,

Raow all men by these presents That we, JULIUS SULTAN, LYMAN SUL- TAN and BOUfS SULTAN, desiring to in- corporate under the provisions of title XII of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Ari- zona, do adopt the following Articles of In. corporation.
 Article l. The name of the Corporation shall be THE SULTAit MERCANTILE COMPANY, and its principle place of busi- ness shall be in the town of Globe, Gila County, Arizona.
 Article IT, The capital Stock of this cor poration shall be the m of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars 1895 COO, divided into Five Thousand shares of the par value of fifty dOl- lars each. which capital stock shall be paid in upon the call of the Board of Directors of this Corp oration as provided by their bylaws.
 Article I'll. The business proposed to be transacted, is that of general commercial and contracting character, embracing the keeping ol stores, buying, procuring and sell ing merchandise and supplies ot all kinds and description whatsoever, including lumber aud timber in all their forms, with power to con tract in relation to the delivery thereof, and for dealing, buying anl selling of lands hay- ing relation to such bnsiaess or any thereof and generally to exercise gll powers. except those for the construction of works of internal improvement. conferred by the laws of the Territory of Arizona, npoh corporations formed iu pursuance of title XII, Chapter of the Revised Statute of Arizona of l687.
 Artiole V. The time of the commence. Tnent of this Corporation shall be the date and day of the filing of these Articles of h. corporation in the office of the County Re corder of Gila County md shall terminate Twenty Five Years thereafter.
 \ 1T as. shall be conducted By Board of Directors, of not less than three persons, who shall be elected by the stock holders, and who shall hold office for one year or until their success ors are elected and qualified, and the time and manner of such egctiun shall be pre- scibed and provided for by the bylaws of 1 said Corporation, and no person shall be eli. ' sible to said office unless he be holder ! in said corporation, and thereafter should any 1 director cease to be a stock-holder, he shall cease tO De director. Said Board of Direc- tors shall have power to make and establish | bylaws and Co make rules and regulations necessary for the management of the business of such Corporation ard providing for the election of such oliceIe Of said Corporation as shall be deemed necessary and proper. Article VI. The highest amount of inbebt- eduess or liability to which this Corporation shall at any time subject itself shall be the snm of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dol lars.
 Article VII. The stockholders and their private property shall not be liable Go and shall be exempt from the corporate debts of this Corporation.
 Article VIII. Any stock-hoder of this Corporation shall be eligible to and hold two CT more offices in this Corporation Article IN. The capital stock of this Cor poration shall he forever nonsssessable and each certificate thereof shall state upon its face the number of shares represented thereby and that the same is forever nonassesssble. Article x. The following persons named, below, who are subscribers to the capital stock of this Corporation. the said THE l SULTAN MERCANTILE COMPANY, ," shall constitute the Board of Directors until the first of January 1896, or urtN thelt sue cessors al duly elected ana qualified; Julius Sultan, Hyman Sultan and Louis Sultan. Ih witness whereof, we have hersunto set l our hands and Seal
 JULIUS SULTAN, SEAL ]
 LYMAN SULTAN, tsEAL.l
 LOUIS SULTAN, SEAL STATE or CALIFORNIA, .s CITY AND CoUSTY or SAN FRANCISCO. ss
 On this 18th day of October, One Thoxssnd | Eight Hundred and Ninety-Four before me, Louis Meininger, Notary Public in and for said City and County, residing therein, duly | Julius Sultan known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within in strument, and acknowledged that he executed the satne.
 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this Certificate first above written. (sEAL,) L. MEININGER, Notary Public,
 Iu and for the City and County of San Fran | cisbo, State of California
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, l..
 COUNTY OF VENTURA.
 On this 11th day of October in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety Four, before me c. N. Baker, Notary Pub. lie in and for said County of Ventura, State of California, residing therein. duly cammis- stoned and sworn, personally appeared Hytnan ! Sultan known to me to be the person whose | name is siibsesibed to the within instrnment. and acknowledged that he executed the same 1 In witness whereof, have hereuuto set my hand and affixed my offcia zeal the day and year in this certificate tr6 above written. tsEAL.) C. NJ BAKER,
 Notary Public ih and fer Ventura County,
 State of California.
 TERRfroRY or ARIzoSI,
 CouKTY OF GiLAs eS'
 Before me, o. N. Cfeewell, a Notary Pub lie in and for said Couuta of-Cila, on this day ! personally appeared Louis Sultan. os Globe, l Gila County Afi1ons Territory, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and scknowl- edged to me that he executed the saine for the i purpose and consideration therein expressed Given under my hand and seal of office, this 2na day of January 4 D. 1895. isEAL. O N. CRESWELL,
 Notary public, fla County, A. T. ian t3 Tt