Arizona republican., 1896-03-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 The Pheniiz Drug Company.

| We, Edward Butt, Edward Butt, Jr.. and | A: Flckas, of the County of Maricopa, Territory oI Arlzona. desiring to form a corporstion for buslness purposes. undtr I the laws of the Ter statutes of said Territory approved March & | 1887, with all amendments thereto. do make subscribe and acknowledge the following Articles Of 1ncorportion: ARTICLE I. The name of this corporation is ssThe Pbnnix Drug Company" and the principal place of | transactlng its business shall be ill the County or Maricopa Territory of Arizona, with it's Territory. '' "N1 The general nature of the business to be pur sued Dy thls corporation and in winch it nro- poses to engage, is and shall be, that of manu- | factur1ng and jobbing of drngs Chemicals and proprietary medicines and the buyinp and line of trade. N 'A'0 Also to own and conduct general retail and prescription drug store.
 It shall have the right to buy. sell, hold. use aDo enjoy all Kinds of property. real, personal ana a.L9 mixed, and what may be necessary or use Ial TOT the purpose Of carrying on the business aforesaid; and it may sell, lease. mortgage pledge or otherwise dispose of any of said property owned by said corporation necessary 10 TOT tne purpose of carrying on the said business
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the Capital Stock of this corporation is Fifty Thousand (s5O,o0O) Dollars, diylGed into five hundred (500) shares of the par Vaue Of One Hundred (SlOO) Dollars each; and the time when and the conditions mon which said Capital Stock shall be paid in, are as follows, 10 wit: Fifty (50) per cent of the par value ot each share shall be paid in upon the issuance of each of sal l shares, the balance or any part thereof of the par value of said shares shall be paid for by the holders thereof whenever the Board of Directors of said cor poration shall direct, and the said shares sha1l De non. 2SSpSSabla.
 ARTICLE ".
 The time Of the commencement of this oor poIation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of inc oounty os Recorder of Maricopa County, Territory Of Arizona; and the termination of this cor. after. 's
 ARTICLE V.
 The officers of this corporation shall he q presiuent' pre- vice president. secretary treasurer, anu three dlrectors, and such other officers as the Board Of Directors may hereafter consider necessary for the conduct of the said business Of the corp ration.
 The affairs of this corporation shall he con, ducted by the said Board of Directors. who shsil be stockholders of said corporation. The first election of ofofficers of this corporation shali tsKe place Immediately after the fling of these Articles of ofIncorporatlon with the Countv hecorder Of said Marico oa County and the officers so elected shall hold their re- pectiye ohces e1 for period of one year from the dae of
 
 and qualified N'o0
 ARTICLE VI, |. Ihe highest amount of indebtedness or liability. direct or contingent, to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself is me sum of Twenty Thousand (s20,OOO) Dollars.
 ARTICLE VII
 The private property of the stocb holders of ms corporation shall be exempt from the cor oorate debts of this corporation.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto et our hands and seals at Phoenix, Arizona. his 18th day of February, A. D., 1s96
 Signed, EDWARD BUTT, JSeal.l
 Signed, B. A FICKAs, fSeal.i
 Signed, EDWARD BUTT, JR. [seal1 ;onnty01f ;oanty of Gsrioope Gs Aa5pesA' ss.
 Before me, G. M. Little Notary Public n and for said County and Territory, on hls day personally appeared Rdwart Butt, .dward Butt, Jr., and B. A. Fickas. of the ;ounty of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona, each personally known to me to be the person whose ame IS subscribed to to the foregoing instru- nent, and they each severally acknowledged to ne that they executed the same for the pur- oses and considerations therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this Sth day of February A. D. 1S96
 Signed, G. M. LITTLE
 lshAL'J Notary Public.