Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-01-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
ARIZONA SOAP COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents hat we, the
lncort orators hei einsfter n9 Med ana Wh''Se
names are her1uIto signed, desiring TO form d
corporation under and by virtue of the pro-
Wis ons of the revised statutes OF the territory
OF Arizona relating to corporations, approved
March 8, 1887, and the amendments thereto, 40
hereby, Tor tn t purpose, sign, adopt ana &C
knowledge the following articles Of incorpors-
ton, tp-Wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name OF the persons hereby assoeiating
themselves together for the Dnro poses aforesaid
are NJ. E Hurley, Thomas Whitney, and l.. Il.
Chalmers.
The name of the corporation hereby formed
shall De The Arizona Soap company, and us
principal place Tor transacting buslne5 shall
be the ely of Phoenix, coulty of Maricopa,
territory OF Arizona.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business pu' suits
and occupations proposed to be transacted by
said corporation is and fhall be the buy ng,
selling, manufacturing end dealing in laundry
and toilet soaps cf all Einds, also harness
backing, washing Soda, washing powder, seal
ing wax OF all kinds, cauStIc soGa, rOS1n, pot
ash, chloride of lime. hides, pc is, skins, fur
beeS-WaX, talloW and wool
ARTICLE III.
The authorized cauitsl stock OF this corpora
ton shall be TWenty-Four Thousand (S24,OO0)
Dollars, divided into Forty-eight QS) shares Of
the par value of Five hundred ($5OO) Dollars,
| ana the same snail De pSlQ III ut Sucn tunes
and upon such terms and conditions as the
! board OF directors OF said corporation may,
by resolution, from time to time, order or dl-
rect
ARTICLE ".
i The time of the commencement of this cor
porat1on shall be the date Of the fill 6 of a
! copy of these articles of incol poration in the
| office of the c rn1y Recorder of Maricopa
| County. and tina termination thereof unless
extended acco ding to law, shall be twenty
five (25) years from and after the d9y Of said
| commencement.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs and business OF this corporation
| shall be under the ontroi and manage ment OF
a Board OF Directors, which shall consist of
two (2) persons Wi.o shall be stakeholder of this
/ corporation, and who shall be chosen by the
stockholders thereof at the annual meeting of
! the stockholders, al the City of Phoenix. Couaty
\ of MaricOpa, Territory of Arizona on the 18th
day of January in each year, and until the
meeting 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 cor poration
shall consist of g. President, Secretary ard
Treasurer. The officer; of the CORPORATION
she'll be stockholders therein. Upon 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
! from among the stockholders OF this corpora
ton their President. Secretary ard Treasurer,
who shall hold their offices respectively until
their successors are duly elected and qualified,
and Immediately after the annual meeting of
Board OF Directors 1hereat, the said
new Board of Directors shall as afore-
said select new officers for said corporation
who shall hold their said offices as
aforess id, and, too, said officers shall perform
such duties es 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 transGcting the corporate bust
ness, and such Board shall have full power to
Establish, amend and alter bv- laws 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-
lstion of the manner of conducting its meet
ings and the management of all its afAlrs.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
biEty. 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 anV event, be liza
BILE for the debts of this corporation.
In wi mess whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and SEALS this Sth day Of January. A. D.,
1895. l.. a. CHALMERS.
NJ. f. HURLEY.
/ THOS. WHITNEY.
/ TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, &C
| COUNTY OF MARICoPA.} %
Before me, Jerry Millay, Notary Public in
and for said county and territory, on tins oth
day of January, 1925, personally appeared i. 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
acknowl lodged 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.
TSEAL1 JERRY MlLLAY,
Notary Public.