Arizona silver belt., 1896-03-12
ARTICLES or INCORPOR ATION
 -oF rHE- OLD DOMINION Commercial Company,

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES. ents, that we, Alonzo Bailey, t;eo. w. P. 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 corporation under the nane of "Ths 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 ns the Articles ofs Incorporation of said Company.
 The business proposed to be transacted Is that of q general commercial and contracting character. embracing the keeping of stores, buying, procuring and selling merchandise and supplies of all description whatsoever, including lumber and tiuher 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, and generally to exercise all powers, except those for the construction for works If internal improve ments, conferred by the laws of Arizona upon corporations formed m pursuance of Title XII. Chapter 2, of Revised Statutes of Ari. zona of 1887.
 The amount of capital stock of the Corpora tion shall be twenty.two thousand five hun dred ($22. 500.C0J dollars, divided into two hundred and twenty.f five shares, each of the value of one hundred tSl0000 dollars, to be paid up in full within four weeks after the filing of these Artic es of Incorporation in the office of the County Recorder.
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 The time of the commencement of this Corporation shall be the date and day of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the ottce of the County Recorder of Gila county, and shall ternihate tweDty-6ye years thereafter,
 V.
 The affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted by Beard of Directors, of not less than three t3j persons, who shall be elected by the stockholders on the 4th Thursday of febru- ary of each year. and who shall hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified; and the place and manner of such election shall be prescribed and prov ided for hy the bylaws of said Corporation; and no person shall be eligible to said office unless he oe a stoc kh,,der in said corporations; and thereafter shou d any Director cease 60 be stockholder he shall cease to be Director. Said Baard of Directors shall have power to make and establish bylaws and to make rules and regulations necessary for the man. ageraent If thr business of such Corporation; and providing for the election of such off, ,ers of said Corporation as shall be deemed necess sary and prnper; and for the appointment nf all agent agents of such Corporation, with such power an authority as may be deemed necessary and proper.
 VI.
 The highest amount nf indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent. to which the Corporation at any time is to subject itself is the sum oi fifteen thousand tsl5,oo00oI dol. lars.
 VII.
 The stockholders and their private property shall not be liable to, and shall be exempt from, the corporate debts ot this Corporation.
 VIII.
 Any stockbolder of this Corporation shall be eligible Co hold two Or more offices in such Corporation.
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 The following persons, named below, who arc subscribers to the capital stock of this Corporation, the said ''rhe Old Dominicn Commercial Company" shall constitute the Boari of Directors until the fourth Thursday of February, ISg7. or until their sncoessprs are duly elected and qualifed; Alonzo Bailey, Geo. W. F. Hunt and W. w Brookper In witness whereof we have hereun.p Set oui hands and seals.
 (Seall AIoNZo BAILEY,