Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-01-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
ARIZONA SOAP COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents that we, the
incoreorators heTeins fter named, and whose
names are hereuEto signed, desiring to form a
corporation under and by virtue of the pro-
VS. ons OF the revised statutes OF the territory
OF Arizona relating to corporations, approved
N 9rch s, 1857, and the amendments sherr1o, 10
hereby, Tor th3t purpose, sign. adopt and ac-
knowledge the following articles of incorpora-
| ton; t0-wit:
! ARTICLE l.
! The name of the persons hereby associating
, them selves together for the PURPOSES tor"said
are NJ. E. Hurley, Thomas Whitney, and L. Il.
Chalmers.
! The name of the corporation hereby formed
sheG D The Arizona Soap compA Y. and lis
principal place for transacting business shall
/ be the city of Phoenix, county of Maricope,
( territory of Arlzora.
/ ARTICLE II.
| The general nature OF the business pursuits
and occupations proposed to be transacted by
said corporation is, and shall be the buy ne,
! selling, manufactur and dealing in laundry
and toilet soaps of all kinds, also harness
hacking, washing soda, washing powder, seal
Wsx OF ali KINDS, caustlc so1a rosIn, pot
ash, chloride of lime, hides, peIts skins, fur,
bees-wax, talloW and wool.
| ARTICLE III.
! The authorized capital stock Of this corpora
.ol shall be TwentyFour ihousai (s24 ,0OO)
Dollars, divided into Forty eight qS) shares of
/ tie gar Value of Five hundred $500 Dollars,
and the same shall De paid in at sub time
M upon such terms and conditions as The
| board of directors of said corporation may,
, by resoi ution, from time to time, order or di
rect
ARTICLE ".
! The time of the commencement of this cor
po1at1Un shall be the date of the filing OF a
cop of these articles of incorporation il the
ofiice OF The iunLy Recorder of Maricopa
County. and the termination thereof unless
! eA1enued acco ding to law, shall be twenty
five (25) years from and after the d'y Of said
/ commencement.
I ARTICLE v
/ The affairs and business of this CORPORATION
sla1 b. under the -ontroi and manage nent OF
q Board of Directors, which shall consist of
w (2) persons, VINO shall be stakeholder of this
corporation, and who shall be chosen by the
st1ckholders thereof at the annua meeting Of
: the stockholders, at the City of Phoenix Cou ty
+ Maricopa, Territory Of Arizona on the 1lth
day of Januar! in each year, and until the
meating 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 President, Secretary and
Treasurer. The officers of the corporation
shall be stockholders therein Upon the ling
of copy of these articles in the office OF the
County Recorder in and for said Maricopa
! County, the Board of Directors shall select
. | from among the stockholders tnlS corpora
| ton their President, Secretary and Treasurer,
who shall hold their offices respect1N ely until
their SUCCESSORS are duly elected and qua lfied.
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 bylaws
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 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-
lotion of the manner of conducting is meet
/ ings aud 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 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 la
BILE for the debts of this corporation.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set ou1
hands and seals, this 9th day of January, A. D..
1895 L. b. CHALMERS.
NJ. z. HURLEY.
THOS. WHITNEY.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA &C
COUNTY OF MARICoPA ! %
Before me, Jerry Millay, Notary Public in
and for said county and territory, on thus Sth
day of January, 1895, personally appeared L. II
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 M1LLAY,
Notary Public.