Mesa free press., 1897-08-06
ARTICLES OF iNcCR-
P0aATAOM
MESA HAY & GRAIN CO.

Know all Men By these Presents that We. 4
Chamber, { L Atkins and Ii pe,ersen, all of
aaric pa Comfy, Arizons, desiring to incor-
per..te ourselves under the provisions VI the
laws of the Territory Of ArIz ma, for the pgrr
pose of engaging in the lawful enterprises,
bu ,neSses, pIr.uits and occupations herein
after specified do make, scbscr be and a, know
ledge thess articles of incorporation aud declare
l. The me assumed h. this corporation
and by which it shall be X .own is the Mesa
tiay and Grain Comp NY, and its prncipa
place of transacting business is In the T VIII of
Mesa City. in the County OF Maricopa, Arizona.
II. The ente rise, business, pursuit and
occup-ti n in W l.ch this corporation proposes
to engage is that Ct buying u i selling hay
grain, alfalfa, anu other products of the soil, to
conduct a general business in threehiag grain
alfalfa seed, etc., also to bale hay, to borrow
money and to contract to pay the same at such
time or lines and with such rate of interest as
It's Board of Directors may deem proper ana
fit. to buy and sell real estate and personal
property and to hold the same, to ny pothec tie.
mortgage or pledge all any part of the
property which this CORPORATE n may acquire
to secule the payment of such money with
intere I or to secu g the payment CT any debt
Of this corporation with such Interest or in
l.rests thereon as it may be legally obligat.u
topAy.
Ill The amount of the capital stock OF this
corp ration shall be the sum If Fen Thousand
Dollars. divided into Que Hundred Shares of
One Hundred Dollars each. The stock sha
be fully paid before being ISSUED and STALL be
non- .ssess Ibla thereafter, ami all stock shall
be fully paid up at the time it 3 sub ;eribcd for.
w. That the time of the Con nlenceuent Il
this corporation shall be the date Of tie day of
the fling of these articles in the Office of the
G unity Recorder of MariCopa County. Tel ritor
OF Ariz >na, and the termination there f shall be
twenty-five years thereafter.
V. The affairs Uf this corporation are to be
ard they ,hali be con ucted by Board Of
Dire ctors listing OF three persuns and the
foil wing named person WAC are subscribers
to the capital stock Of this CORPORATE n and
stockh 81 ers thereof anu therein, shal con-
stitu the Board of Duecrois OF this corpora
iion until the first Iuesusy in JANUARY, 1859
and until Their successors are duly elected and
Peterson. The officers shall consist of
Pr sid cut. Secretary and Treasurer, who shall
be elected by the pirecto.s: All officers OF thu
company IN Ill be -to;kholdels therein
VI. The highest amount of ,nds btedness OF
liability, dI.ct CT ctLtir.tnt, 70 whnh This
corp ,ration is at any time to be 81 jected or to
sujsct itsel. Is tie sum oI $a,U00.
VII. The Stockholders of this corporation.
and their private roperty shall be eAemp
from corporate debt. OF this corp rati NJ
In wit whereof we have hcreunto set cur
hands aud seals this TIN day OF May. lSa7
A J. Gil. Miller, SEAL
C Il ATKINS, (ssAL
II. 5. PETERSON, (sEAI)
TEgEIT Dry OF ARIZONA,
CUuNrt Of MARICoTA.
P,f re me, A Snowman, Notar, Pubic IN
and for the County of Maricopa, Territory of
Arizona, on this day personally appeared
Chandler, G L Atkins and Ii Peterson, know
to me to he the persons whose names are sub
scrihed to the foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged to ME that they exe,nted the
Same or the purpose and consideration therein
expressed.
Owen under my hanc and seal Of office this
9Th day # May A 1851.
Up, SnKwMAN,
Notary Public
My commission Expires June !, 1898.
TERRIToRY CT ARIZ MA,
County OF Marlcopl.
/, County Recorder in and for the County
and Territory aforesaid, do he eby certify that
the W thin instrument was filed tor record at
As o'clock p m on this llth day Of May, 1897,
and duly r,c corded in Book No 3 Of Corporations
records Of Maricopa County, Arizona, at pages
62J-l.
Witness my han. and otiicial seal the day
and year above wr ell.
F. w. SHERIDAN,
County Recorde