Arizona silver belt., 1895-01-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
THE SULTAN MERCANTILE COMPANY

Know all men by these presents: That we, JULIUS SULTAN, LYMAN SUL- TAN aud LOUIS SULTAN, desiring to in- corporate under the proyisons of title XII of the Revised Sts tntes of the Territory of Ari zoaa, dn adopt tLe following Articles ot In corporation.
 Artirle I. The name of the Corporation slall he THE SULTAN MERCANTILE COMPANY, and it's principle place of busi. ness shall he in the town of Globe, 6ila County, Arizona.
 Article H. Tie capital stock of this cor poration shall be the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars 1895 eco, dIviied into Five Thousand shares of the par valas of fifty dul- lars e8ctl, which capital stock shall be paid in upon the call of the Board of Directors of this Corporation as provided by their bylaws.
 Article III. The business proposed to be transacted. is that of general commercial and contracting character embracing the Eeeping of stores, buying, procuring and sell ing merchandise and supplies of sll kinds and description whatsoever, including lumber aud timber in all their folms with power to cnE- tract in relation tU the delivery thereof and for dealing, buying and selling of lands hav- ing relation Co such bgshcss or any thereof l, and generally to exercise an powers. except those for the construction ci works of internal improvement, conferred by the laws ot the TerrltJrY ol Arizona, upon corpprstions formed in pursuance of title XII, Chapter of the Revised Statute of Arizona of 1857.
 Article ". The time vf She commence. ment of this Corporation shall be the date and day of ,he fling of these Articles of In. corporation in the office of the County Re- corder cf lila County and shall terminate Twenty Five Tears thereafter.
 Article V. The Gffaic5 cf this Corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors, of not less than three perons, who shall be elected by the stock holders, and who shall hold office for one year or untd their success ors are elected aud qualified, and the time ana manner of such election shall be pre- scibed and provided for by the bylaws Of said Corporation; and no person shall be eli. gsbIs O said office unless he be a stock holder in said corporation, and thereafter should any director cease to be stock holder, he shall cease to be director. Said Board of nirec tors shall have power to make ard establish bylaws and to make rules aud regulations necessary for the management of the business of such Corporation and providing for the election of such officers of said Corporation as shan bs deemed necessary and proper.
 Article VI The highest amount of inbebt- eduess or liability to which this Corporation shall at any time subject itself shaf be the sum of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dol lars.
 Article VII. The stockholders and their private property shall not be liable to and shall be exempt from the corporate debts of this Corporation.
 Article VIII. Any stock holder of this Corporation shall be eligible to and hold two Or more offices in this Corporation
 Article K The capital stock of this Cor poration shall be forever nonassessable and each certificate thereof shall state upon it's face the number of shares represented thereby and that the same is forever nonassessable. Article K The following persons named, below, who are subscribers to the capital stock of this Corporation, the said THE SULTAN MERCANTILE COMPANY, :" shall constitute the Board of Directors until the frst,of January 1896. or until their sue cessors ar duly elected and qualified; Julius Sultan, Hyman Sultan and Louis Sdltan.
 In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and Seal.