Mesa free press., 1897-05-14
ARTICLES OF INCOR.
RoRATIoN
Of
MESA HAY & GRAIN co.

Chandler, L Atkins and Il s Peterson, all If
Maricops Comfy, Arizona, desiring to incor..
norste ourselves under the provl lions of tho
law. of the Territory of Ariz na for the pur-
nose of engaging in the Lawful entcrDrisas
hu .ine ,ses, pursuits and occupations herein.
after specified, do make, srbscr be and aeknovv
ledge thess articles of incorporation and declare
I. The name assumed by this Corporation
and by which it shall DC known is the Mesa
Hay and Grain Company, and its principal
place of transacting business is in the Town OF
Mesa City, in the County OF Maricopa, Arizona.
ii. The enterprise, business, pursuit. and
occupation in which this corporation proposes
to engage is that of buying ard selling bay.
grain, alfalfa, aud other products Of the soil, to
conduct general business IN ,hreshing grain,
alfalfa seed, ETC., also to baie hey, to borrow
money and to contract to pay the came at such
time or times and with such rate of lntereat rs
ito Board of Directors may heem psupsr AM
fit. to buy and sell reai estate and personal
property and TO Aold the ga ne. 80 hypothu cate.
mortgage or pledge all or any reit Of the
property VIII ch this corporation may acquire,
to secuie the payment Of such money with
interest or to secu ths payment Of any debt
Of this corporation with such ibtevest CT liz
terests therson as it may be legally o5lis attd
to pay.
III. The amount OF the capital stock OF this
corporation shall be the sum of Ten Thousand
Dollars. divided into One Hundred Shares OF
One Hundred Dollars each. The stock shall
be fully paid before being issued and shall be
ncn- -assessable thereafter, and all stock shall
be fully paid up at the time it is subscribed for.
Nv. That the time Of the commencement G.
this corporation shall be the date of the day of
The filing of these articles In the office of tho
OF Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be
twenty-five years thereafter.
v. The affairs Of this corporation are to be
and they .hall be con ,ucted by Board of
Dire ctors con listing Of three persons, and the
following named persons, who are subscribers
to the capital stock of this corporation and
stockholders thereof and therein, shall con-
stitute the Board of Directors of this corpora
tion until tho first Tuesday in January, 1898,
and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified, VIZ A J Chandler, c L Atkins and H
Peterson. The differs shall consist OF o
President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall
be elected by the Directors: All officers Of the
company shall be stockholders therein.
VI. The highest amount Of indebtedness or
liability, direct or contingent, TO which this
corporation is at any time to be subjected Or to
suject itself is the SUN of $4,000.
VII. The stockholders Of this corporation.
and their private property shall be exempt
from the corporate debts Of this corporation.
In witacss whereof we have hereun to set our
hands and seals this 7th day Of May, 1897.
Al. CH- NpLER, (sEAL)
G. l.. ATKINS, (sEAL)
II. S. PETERSON, isEAb)
TsREIronY OF AR'sosA' ss
Pefcre ne, A Snowman, q Notary Bubble in
and for the County of Maricopa, Territory of
Arizona, on this day personally appeared J
Chandler, l. Atkins and Fl S Peterson, known
to me to be the persons whose names are sub
scribed to the foregoing instrument. and
Acknowledged 30 me that they executed the
same for the purpose and consideration therein
Owen under my hand and Sc Il of Office, this
7th day of May, A D 1897.
A.P. suEwMAN,
Notary Public.
Ny commission Expires Juno 1, 1903,