Arizona republican., 1896-11-08

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 and 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, subscri be and acknowledge these articles of incorporation and declare:
 1. That the name oi said incorporation shall be and is the Florence Crittenton Home, and the principal place of its business and active ities shall be in Phoenix. Maricopa county, Arizona territory.
 2. 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 cars, or may be placed there by their parents or guardians, or by any municipal corporation or otherwise howso 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 full 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.
 B. 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, | 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 10th 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 a hn fret uIor O of each year. and shall in all cases, including the l trustees hereinbefore named, hold their offices until their successors are elected snd qualified | Such trustees shall have charge of and hold in l trust for this association all it's property and contlol the same for the benefit of the associa-
 t1on; and the said trustees shall have power to
 fill any vacancy which may occur in their num- I Der prior to the annual meeting next folio wing
 such vacancy.
 | 5 A majority of the board of trustees shall | constitute quorum Ut any meeting of this in
 corporation and the election of officers by the in corporation by such quorum shall be valid as
 if all the trustees oi the incorporation were present and voting.
 6. This incorporation shall have power from
 time to time to borrow money in any sum not
 to exceed the sum of ten per cent of the valua. | ton of the assets, giving its note and pledging | the whole or any part of it's real property for l the payment thereof, and may apply the funds I of this incorporation in payment of the princi- pal and in crest.
 l '. The members of this in corporation and
 their private property shall be exempt from li- | ability for the debts ot this incorporation. 1 8. Any person who subscrlbes the sum oi | twelve dollars per annum to the funds of this
 association shall be member of the incorpora tiOn for the year current for which he has paid | such subscription. and shall be entitled to vote for the election of trustees tp be held during
 such year; and any person contributing the
 sum of three hundred dollars to the funds o this incorporation shall become life member thereof, and De entitled during his lifetime te
 vote for the election of trustees to be elactei
 one of such trustees, in like mauner ss the sub scriber of the annual sum of twelve dollars.