Arizona republican., 1896-11-01

T. T. Powers, hereby associate ourselves to- gether for purpose other than pecun1ary 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 make, subscribe and acknow ledge these articles of incorporation and declare:
 l. That the name of said incorporation shall be and is the Florence Crittenton Home, and the principal place of it's business and active ities shall be in Phoenix, Maricopa county, Arizona territory.
 9 The object of this incorporation and the business to be transacted is as follows: The relief and protection, care and reformation Of such erring females as may voluntarily place themselves under it's cara, or may be placed there by their parents or guardians, or by any municipal corporation or otherwise noWso. ever. according to law. and to this end purchase, hold, acquire and receive, by gift, lease, devise or otherwise and con- trol property real and personal under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, with tull power to sell and dispose thereof, to invest monies on 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 objects.
 8. The time of the commencement of said in corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles in the office of the County Re- corder of Maricopa county. Arizona Territory, ana the ter rm1naG10n thereon Sn HI pc twenty five years thereafter.
 1. 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 yeer or until the regular annual election towit: The 2Oth day of October. A. D. 1897, are as folio ws:-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 elected at the first regular annual meeting of 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 contol 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 mum I Der prior to the annual meeting next followin | such vacancy.
 | A majority of the board of trustees shal constitute quorum Ut 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 wers present and voting.
 l 6. This incorporation shall have power from time to time to borrow money in any sum no to exceed the sum of ten per cent of the vaIua | tlon 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 pal and in terest.
 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 subscri bes 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 pal,
 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 0
 this incorporation shall become life membe thereof, and be entitled during his lifetime t
 vote for the election of trustees, to be electe
 one of such trustees, in like manner as the sut scriber of the annual sum of twelve dollars.