Arizona republican., 1895-01-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
ARIZONA SOAP COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents that we, the
1ncor porators hereinafter named, and whose
names are hereunto signed, desiring to form a
corporation under and by virtue of the pro-
visions OF the revised statutes OF the territory
OF Arizona relating to corporations, approved
March s. 1887, and the amendments thereto, do
hereby, for thst purpose, sign, adopt and &C
knowledge the following articles of incorpore-
ton, to- wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of the persons hereby associating
them selves together for the purposes aforesaid
are M. Hurley. Thomas Whitney, and L. II.
Chalmers.
The name OF the corporation hereby formed
shall be The Arizona Soap company, and its
principal place for transacting 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 shall be the buying,
selling, manufa turing and dealing in laundry
and toilet soaps of all kinds, also harness
backing, washing soda, washing powder, seal
ing wax OF all KINDS, caustic soda, rosin, pot
ash, chloride of lime. hides, pelts, skins, fur,
bees-wax, tallow and wool.
ARTICLE LII.
The authorized capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be Twenty-Four thousand (S24,OOO
Dollars divided into Forty eight (4S) shares OF
the par value of Five Hundred $500 Dollars,
and the same shall De paid in at such times
and upon such terms and conditions as the
board of directors of said corporation may,
by resolution, from time to time, order or di-
rect.
The time of the commencement of this cor
porat1on shall be the date of the fling of
copy of these articles of incorporation in the
Office of the County Recorder of Maricopa
County, and the termination thereof unless
extended according to law, shall be twenty
commencement.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs and business of this corporation
shall be under the control and management of
a Board of Directors, which shall consist of
two (2) persons, who shall be stockhoder, of this
corporation, and who shall be chosen by the
| stockholders thereof at the annual meeting of
the stockholders. at the City of Phoenix, County
of Maricopa Territory of Arizona on the 18th
day of Januar! in each year, and until the
meeting Of said stockholders in the year 1885,
the following named persons shall consist the
! first Board of Directors of this corporation, M
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 President Secretary and
Treasurer. The officers of the corporation
shall be stockholders therein. Upon the filing
of copy of these articles in the office of the
| County Recorder in and for said Mericopa
County, the Board of Directors shall select
| from among the stockholders OF this corpora
ton their President. Secretary and Treasurer,
who shall hold their offices respectiN ely until
their successors are duly elected and qua flied,
and Immediately after the annual meeting of
stockholders and the, election of a
Board of Directors thereat, the said
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.
! The Board of Directors of said corporation
may 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
| establish, amend and alter bylaws for regulat-
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-
lation of the manner of conducting It's meet
ings and the management of all its affairs.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza.
bility, direct or contingent, to which this cor
poration shall at anv 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 oul
hands and seals, this Sth day of January, A. d.
1895 L. Il. CHALMERS.
| M. E. HURLEY.
THOS. WHITNEY.
TERRITORY OF ARIzoNA,( -
| COUNTY OF MARICoPA( Do
Before me, Jerry Millay, Notary Public, in
and for said county and territory, on thus Stt
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 thi
Sth day of January, 1895.
[SEAL1 JERRY M1LLAY,
Notary Public.