Arizona republican., 1896-10-29

T. T. Powers, hereby associate ourselves to- gether for purpose other than pecuniary pro- fit desire to and do hereby incorporate our selves and become body corporate under anc by virtue of the provisions of Chapter VI of vol. XII of the Revised Statutes of Arizona Territory, Approved A. D. 1887.
 For the purpose of incorporation we do hereby mske, subscribe and acknowledge these articles of incorporation and declare:
 1. That the name ot said incorporation shall be and is the Florence Crlttenton Home, and the principal place of its business and active ities shall be in Phoenix, Maricopa county, Arizona territory.
 ? The object of this incorporation and the business to be transacted is as follows: fhe relief and protection, care and reformation of such erring females as may voluntarily place themselves under its care, or may be placed there by their parents or guardians, or by any municipal corporation or otherwise nOwso- ever. accordirg to law, snd to this end purchase. ho'd, acquire and receive, by gift, ease, devise or otherwise and con- trol property cal and personal under the lsws of the Territory of Arizona, with tull power to sell and dispose thereof, to invest monies o3 mortgage, note or other security for the benefit of the objects of this incorporation to contract and be contracted with and to do any and all things necessary and useful to ren- der effective said objectE.
 5. The time Of the commencement of said in corporation shall be the date of the filing of corder of Maricopa county, Arizona Territory, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 4. The affairs of this incorporation shall be conducted by Board of Trustees or Directors consisting of seven persons, and the names and residences of those who are elected for the first year or until the regular annual election, towit: The 20th day of October. A. D. 1897, are as follows:-W. H Smith. B. T. Gillett, F. T. Ak re, Lloyd B. Christy. E. Irvine, R. Wilson and T. T. Powers all of the city of Phoenix, county of Maricopa and Territory of Arizona
 The trustees of this incorporation shall be O ntndo h flaw each year. and shall in all cases, including the trustees hereinbefore named, hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified. Such trustees shall have charge of and hold in trust for this association all its property and cont1ol the same for the benefit of the associa- tlon; and the said trustees shall have power to | fill any vacancy which may occur in their num- Der prior to the annual meeting next folio wing such vacancy.
 | majority of the board of trustees shall constitute quorum at any meeting of this in corporat. and the election of officers by the in ] corporation by such quorum shall be valid as | if all the trustees oi the incorporation were l present and voting.
 6. This incorporation shall have power from time to tlms to borrow money in any sum not to exceed the sum of ten per cent of the vaIua tion of the assets, giving it's note and pledgine the whole or any part Of it's real property fo the payment thereof, and may apply the fund.- of this incorporation in payment of the princi 1 pal and in .erest.
 7. The members of this in corporation ant their private property shall be exempt from Ii ability for the debts ot this incorporation.
 S. Any person who subscrlbes the sum o | twelve dollars per annum to the funds of thi | association shall be member of the incorpora tion for the year current for which he has pait | such subscription. and shall be entitled to vot for the election of trustees to be held durin such year; and any person contributing tn sum of three hundred dollars to the funds o this incorporation shall become life membe
 thereof, and be entitled during his lifetime t.
 vote for the election of trustees or to be electe
 one Of such trustees, in like manner ae the sut scriber of the annual sum of twelve dollars.