Mesa free press., 1897-07-09
ARTICLES OF INcoR-
PORATioN
OF
HAY & GRAIN co.

Knoy all u 4 bv tn 80 ':e ants ih.; we, A
Chandler, Atkins and Fl s Peierson, all Of
Maricopa Comfy, Arizona, desiring to incor-
porate ourselves under the provisions CT the
laws Of the Territory of AIiz ma, for the pur-
pose Of engaging in the lawful enterprises,
businesses. pursuits and occupations herein
after specified, do make subscribe and aeknow
ledge these articles Of Incorporation and declare
I. The name assumed BIZ this corporation
and by which it shall be known is the Mesa
Hay and Grain Company, AMI it's principa
place of transacting business is in the ToWn OF
Mesa City, in the County of Maricopa, Arizona.
II. The enterprise, business, pursuit end
occupation in which TINS corporation pyoposes
to engage is that of buying arc selling hay
srsip alfalfa, and other products of the soil, to
conduct general business in threshing grain
alfalfa seed, etc, also to bale hay, to borrow
money and to contract to pay the same at such
time or times and with such rate of interest as
it's Board of Directors may deem proper and
fit, to buy and sell real estate and personal
property and to hald the same, to hypothscate,
mortgage OF pledge all or any part Of tho
property which this corporation may acquire,
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interest or to secu the payment of any debt
of this corporation with such interest or in
terests thereon as it may be legally obligated
to pay.
III. The amount Of the capital stock of this
corporation shall be the SUM of Ten Thousand
Dollars, divided ipto One Hundred Shares OF
One Hundred Dollars each. The stock shall
be fully paid before being issued and shall be
non -Assessable thereafter, an all stock shall
be fully paid up at the time it is subs ;ribel for
Nv. That the time of the commencement Ct
this corporation shall be the date OF the day of
the filing OF these articles in the Office OF the
C,unty Recorder OF Maricopa County. Tcrritor
of Arizona and the termination thereof shall be
twenty-five years thereafter.
V. The affairs Of this corporation are to be
and they shall be conducted by Board of
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 the first Tuesday in January 1899
and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified, VIZ j Chandler, c L Atkins and II
s Peterson. The officers shall consist OF a
President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall
be elected by the DirectoIs All officers of the
company all be stockholders thereiL.
vi. The highest amount of indebtedness or
lab ility, direct or contine mt, TO viii, this
corporation is at any time to be subjected or to
suject itself is the SUM of So, 600.
VII. The stockholders of this corporation
and their private property shall be exemp
from the corporate debts of this corporation.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 7th day of May, 1897
A. J. CHI NDLER, (sEAL
@. L. ATKINs, (sEAL
II. !. PETERSON, (sEAI)
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA GO
COUNTY OF MARICoTA.
Refcre me, A Shewman, q Notary Public in
and for the County of Maricopa, Territory of
Arizona, on this day personally appeared A
Chandler, Atkins and H Peterson know
to me to be the persons whose names are sub
scribed to the forego DING instrument, and
acknowledged to me that they executed the
same for the purpose and consideration therein
expressed.
Owen under my band and seal of Office this
7th day of May, A d 1897.
A:P. SHEwNAN,
Notary Public
My commission Expires June !, 1898.
TRRRIToRY OF ARIZONA,
County Of Maricopa.
l. County Recorder in and for the County
and Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that
the within instrument was filed for record at
8 Is o'clock p m on this 11th day of May, 189F,
and duly recorded in Book no 2 Of Corporations
Records of Maricopa County, Arizona, at pages
BIOL.
Witness my han and official seal tho day
and year above wr en-.
F. w. SHERIDAN,
County Recorfe