Arizona republican., 1897-10-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 Of the FORD HOTEL COMPANY.

Know all Men by These Presents That the incorporators hereinafter named and whose names are hereun to signed, desiring to form a corpor- ation under and by virtue of the provis- ions of the revised statutes of Arizona territory, relating to corporations, ap- proved March Sth, 1887, and the amendments thereof, do hereby for that purpose adopt, sign and acknow- ledge the following articles of incor- pOration.
 Article I-The names of the cor porators of this incorporation are s. P. Clark, J. s. Billiar and c. L. Clark
 Article 1.-The name of this corpor- alton and by which IL snail be known is the Ford Hotel company, and the principal place of transacting it's bus iness shall be Phoenix, in Maricopa county, Arizona territory, but it shall be authorized to do business in all parts of the territory of Arizona.
 Article III-The general nature of the business proposed to be transact ed is to build, construct, equip, own maintain and operate hotel or hotels in the territory of Arizona, to acquire in any lawful manner real. personal or mixed property and to hold, use and enjoy the same, to alienate, sell lease, demise and dispose of any such property to acquire, receive own, exercise and enjoy any and all leases privileges and licenses which are or may be necessary, useful or advantag- eous in the said business of keeping and operating hotel or hotels, to bor- row money and to make such con- tracts concerning the repayment of the same as it's board of directors may see fit, to hypothecate mortgage CT pledge all or any part of the prop erty which said corporation may have or acquire and generally to do. per form and suffer all things whatso- ever incident to or concerning or per- tainirg to the business aforesaid and the general hotel business, although not herein enumerat ed and particu- larly set forth
 Article IV-The amount of capital stock authorized is ten thousand dol lars ($10,000), to be divided into one hundred shares of the par value of one hundred dollars each. ard the time when and the condition upon which it is to be paid In are as fol-
 
 the same shall be subscribed as the board of directors shall by order ore scribe.
 Article V-The time of the con- mencement of this corporation shall be the date of filing of these articles Tn the office of the county recorder or MarlcoDa county, Arizona, and the time of the termination of the said corporation shall be twenty years af- ter said date.
 Article VI-The affairs of this cor pofauon are to be and they shall be conducted by a board of directors consisting of three persons who shall be elected by the stockholders on the first Monday of October in each and every year to serve one year after such election and until their success sors are elected. The officers of the corporation shall be a president. vice president and secretary. The follow Ing named persons who are subscrib- CTS to the capital stock of this cor- poration shall constitute the board of directors thereof until the first Mon- day in October, 1898, to-wit: s. p Clark, J. S. Billiar and c. L. Clark. The officers of this corporation un- til their successors are elected are s. P. Clark, president; c. l.. Clark vice president, and J. s. Billiar. sec retary. The board of directors ot this corporation shall have the full management of all the affairs and business and of all the property oi