Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-01-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
ARIZONA SOAP COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents that we, the
incorl orators Eei en9fter named, and whose
names are hereuTto signed, desiring to form
corporation under ana ty virtue OF the pro-
Wis ons of tue revised statutes o the territory
OF Arizona relating to corporations, approved
" rch s, 1887, and the amendments thereto DO
hereby, for tn It purpose, sign, adopt and &C
knowledge the following articles of incorpora-
ton, to-Wlt:
The name OF the e'sons hereby associating
themselves together for the urDoses aforesaid
are M. L Hurley, Thomas Whitney and L. II
Chalmers.
The name of The corporation herebv formed
sh Il ) The Arizona Soap com pa y, and lts
principal place for transacting business shall
be the city OF PheriX, county of Maricopa,
territory Of Arizona.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature OF the business pursuits
and occupations proposed to be transacted by
said corporation is, and shall be the hay ug,
selling, manufacturing and dealing in laundry
and toilet soaps of all kinds, also harness
backing, washing lda, wsshing powder zeal
NJ Way OF all zludS, cauAtic SOFA. rosn, pot
ash, chloride of lime, hides, pets, skins, fur
bees-wax, tallow and wool.
ARTICLE III.
The authorized eapital stock Of this corpora
10 shall be Twenty-tour Thousand (s4,00O
Dollars, divided into Forty eight 4S) shares OF
the rar value OF Five funded (S50O) Dollars
and the same shall De peid in al 81 h time
N pp,n such terms and conditions as he
board of directors of said corporation m Y.
by reso4 ut1on, from time to time, order or di-
rect.
ARTICLE ".
The lime of the commence nent of this cor
i,Jtat1un shall be the date OF the fling of
COW IF these articles of incorporation = the
once of the Iunuy Recorder of Maricopa
county, and tn term marion til reof uni IS
1Xtenued according to law, shall be twenty
fv (25) years from and after the diy If said
commencement.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs and business Of this corporation
s;i,.1 under tie .onLTo. and manage neat OF
BoNrd of Directors, which shall consis' of
w () persons, W4-o shall Je stakeholder OF this
cnrporatior and who shall be cho> en- by the
cbhvldeIs thereof at the annua, meeting VI
the 7.oekholdors. al the City of Phon Con ty
# Maricopa, Territory of Arizona on the 1lih
day OF January il each year, and until the
meating of said stockholders in the wear 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
she'll be stockholders therein. U pom the filing
OF copy OF these articles in the office of the
County Recorder in and for said Maricopa
County, the Board of Directors shall select
ton their President, Secretary and Treasurer,
who shall hold their offices respectil ely until
their successors are duly eleced and qualified,
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 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-
'e+ic7 of tho nonuH~ 80 c1niucting its meet
ing aid The Infringement of all its affairs.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bllity, direct Or contingent. to which this cor
poration shall at any time be subject shall be
ten thousand ($lO,000) 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 our
hands and seals, this Sth day of January, A. D.,
1895. l.. q. CHALMERS
NJ. E. HURLEY.
THOS. WHITNEY.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
COUNTY OF MARICoPA. 30
Before me, Jerry Millay Notary Public, in
and for said county and territory, on this Sth
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 this
Sth day of January 1895
| [SEAL1 JERRY M1LLAY,
Notary Public.
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