Arizona silver belt., 1896-03-05

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES ents, that we, Alonzo Bailey, Geo. w. F. Hunt and w. w. Brookner, of the town of Globe, Gila County, Territory of Arizona, do hereby certify that we do. under and by virtue of the laws of Arizona, authorizing the formation of corporations. hereby form a corporation under the name of "The Old Dominion Commercial Company with its principal place of transaction of business at the town of Globe, Gila County, Territory of Arizona: and that we adopt these presents as the Articles of slncvrporation of said Company.
 The business proposed to be transacted is that ef general commercial and contracting character. embracing the keeping of stores, buying, procuring and selling merchandise and supplies of all description whatsoever, including lumber and timber in all their forms: with power to contract in relation to the delivery there if; and for leasing, buying and selling lands, having relation to such business or any part thereof, md generally to exercise all powers, except those for the construction for works of internal improve ments, conferred by the laws of Arizona upon corporations formed Tn pursuance of Title XII. Chapter ?, of Revised Statutes of Ari- zona of 1887.
 III.
 The amount of capital stock of the Corpora tion shall be twenty.two thousand five hun. dred 1922, 300 O0J dollars, divided into two hundred and twenty five shares, each of the value of one hundred tSl0000) dollars, to be paid up in full within four weeks after the l filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office ot the County Recorder.
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 l Cooperation shall be the date and day of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the County Recorder of Gila county, and shall terminate twenty-five ysais I thereafter
 The affairs of this Corporation shall be i conducted by Beard of Directors, of not less than three ,3l persons, who shall be elected by 1 the stockholders on the 4th Thursday of Febru- ary of each year. and who shall hold office for one year ar until their successors are elected ! and qualified; and the place and manner of such election shall be prescribed and provided for by the hy.laws of said Corporation; and no person shall be eligible to said office unless he be stoc ahu,der in said corporation; and l thereafter should any Director cease to be a stockholder he shall cease to be Director.
 Said Board of Directors shal have power ta make and establish bylaws and to make rules and regulations necessary for the man. ageinent oi the business of such Corporation; and pro, iding for the election of such officer of said Corporation as shall be deemed neees. sary and proper: and for the appointment of an agent or agents of such Corporation with such power an authority as may be deemed necessary and proper.
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 The highest amount of indebtedness oi liability, direct or contingent, Co which the Corporation at any time is to subject itself is the sum of fifteen thousand tSl5, 5,000.00j dol, lars.
 VII.
 The stochholders and their private property shall hot be liable to, and shall be exempt from, the corporate debts ot this Corporation,
 VIII
 Any stockholder cf this Corporation shall he eligible to hold two or more offices iu such Corporation
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 The following persons, named below, who are subscribers to the capital stock of this Corporation, the said '"rhe Old Dominion l Commercial Company shall constitute the 1 Beard of Directors until the fourth Thursday | of February, ls97 or until their successors ! ate duly elected and qualified; Alonzo Bailey, Geo W. r. Hunt and W. w Brookner. 1 In witness whereof we have hereunto set oui hands and seals
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