Arizona republican., 1896-11-12
Articles of Incorporation.

We, W. H. Smith, B. T. Gillett, F. T. Alkire, Lloyd B. Christy, E. Irvine, R. Wilson and T. T. Powers, bereby associate ourselves to- gether for a purpose other than pecuniary pro it 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, subscribe and acknowledge these articles Of incorporation aud declare:
 l. 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, g. The object of this incorporation and the business to be transacted is as follows: The rel1et and protection, care and reformation Of such errlng 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, according to law. and to this end 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 monles 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 rem | der effective said objects.
 3. 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.
 1. The affairs of this incorporation shall be conducted by Board of Trustees or Directors and residences of those who are elected for the l first year or until the regular annual election, towit: The 20th day of October. A. D. 1897, are as folio ws-W. H. Smith, B; T; Gillett; E. T. Ak re, Lloyd B. Christy, E. Irvine, R. Wilson l 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 snd qualified Such trustees shall have charge of and hold in
 trust for this association all its property and contlol the same for the benefit of the associa- l tion; 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.
 5 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 it's note and pledgtng
 the whole or any part of it's real property for
 the payment thereof, and may apply the funds pal and in crest.
 7. The members of this incorporation and
 their private property shall be exempt from li-
 ability for the debts Of this incorporation. 8. Any person who subscribes the sum of 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 to be held during such year; and any person contributing the sum of three hundred dollars to the funds o1 this incorporation shall become a life member thereof, and be entitled during his lifetime to
 vote for the election of trustees to be elected
 one of such trustees, in like manner as the sub scriber of the annual sum of twelve dollars.