Mesa free press., 1897-07-23
ARTICLES OF INCOR-
PoRATloN
MESA HAY & GRAIN co.

Know all Men by these Presents that we. Al
Chan iler, l. Atkins and II Pe,erson, all of
Naric pa Cen ty, Arizona, desiring to incor-7
por.te ourselves under the provisions If the
laws of the Te ecritory tf Arlz ma, for the pur-
pose of engaging in the lawful entcrpri -es,
bu sine 5ses, pursuits and occupations herein
after specified, do make. s.bscr be and arknow
ledge thes, articles of incorporation and declare
l. The n. me assumed b.! this corporation
and by which it shall be known is the Mesa
Hay and Grain Comp sny. AMI ITS principa
place of transacting bu-iness is in theT wn OF
Mesa City, in the Ctunty Of Mari.cpa, A.izona.
H. The enterprise, business, pursuit and
oecup. ii n in ,h this corporation pr poses
80 engage is that of buying ~ d selling hay
grain, alfalfa and other products of the SOL. to
conduct general business IN threshing grain
alfalfa seed, etc., also to Tale hay, to borrow
money and to contract to pay the same at such
time or times and W tn such rate of interest q,
its Board of Directors may deom proper and
fit, to bug and sell real estate and personal
property and to aold the same, to ny pothecate,
mortgage or pledge all or ahy part of the
property which this corporati may acquire,
to secure the paym Of such mcncy wiki
interest OF to secu the Iaymeat Of any ,iebt
OF this corporation with such Interest or in
terests thereon as it may be legally obligated
to pv.
III The amount of the capital stock of this
corporation shall be the sum IT Ten Th"usInp
Dollars. divided Into One Hundred Sh .les Of
One Hundred Dollars each. The stock sha
be fully paid before being issue and shall Le
ncn- .ssesJlbla thereafter, an all stock sh.l I
be fully pail up at the time it subs -rioc for
w. That the time OF the commencement Il
this corp Jration shall be the date of TIE day Ct
the filing of these articles Ia the Office of the
G unity Recorder of Maricopa County. Teiritor
twenty-five years thereafter.
Y. The affairs Of this corporation are to be
ard they .halI be con Iucted. by Board of
Directors consisting of threa ers.ns, and the,
fylljwing aamsd person , WAC are subscribers
to the capital stock OF this corporation and
stockhol ers there.f anu therein, hall con-!
stitute the B ,ard of Directors OF this corpora
lion until the first Tuesday in January. 1889
and until the successor. are duly ected and
5 Peterson. The officers shall consist OF o.
President, Secretary and Treasurer. who shall
be elected by The Drecro.s: All officers of the
company shall be Ito kholdels thereir.
VI. The highest am ,unt Of md. btedness or
lab ility, dilect cr tCl tin. INT. 20 wh,h this
,orp ration is at any time to be 81 jvcteu or tu
suject itself is tie SUM of Sc. COO
VII. The stockholders of this corp,rat or
and their private roperty shall be exemp
from t ie e)rp rate debt, of this corp .raii II.
In wit .ess whereof we have hereunt) set cur
hands and seals this 7th day Of May, 1897.
A. J. CH- Nj LEk, (sEAL
C L: ATKINS, ,(saAL
T. ; PETERSON. lsHAshl
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, CO
Z, UNITY OF marietta. %
Ref re me. A Shewman, a Notary Public in
and for the County of Maricopa, Territory of
Arizona, on this day personally appeared J
Chandler, Atkins and II Peterson know
to me to be the persons whose names are sub
scribed to the foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged to me that they executed the
same for the purpose end consideration therain
expressed.
Owen under nay hann and seal Of Office this
7th day of May, A ID 1857.
P. snrwM,x,
Notary Public
My commission Expires juno /, 1903.
T@kRIToRY CT ARIz Ma,
County of Maricopa.
I. County Recorder in and for the County
and Territory aforesaid, do he eby C, rtify that
the within instrument was filed for record at
As o'clock p m on this llth day of May, 1897
and duly recorded in Book 30 2 OF Corporations
Records of Maricopa County, Arizona. at page:
52-l
Witness my hanu and official seal the day
and year above VIZ en-.
F: w. SHERIDAN.
County Recorde