Arizona republican., 1898-05-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the PHOENIX WHOLESALE MEAT COM
 PANY.

PAN1.
 Know All Men by These Presents:
 That we, Patrick T. Hurley. Edward Marlow and S. J. Tribolet, all of the i City of Phoenix, in the County of i Maricopa. and Territory of Arizona, i do hereby associate ourselves together i for the purpose of forming corpora i tion and becoming incorporated under
 the laws of Arizona, and in pursuance
 of said purpose do hereby make, adopt, sign and acknowledge these agticles of | incorporation, viz:
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of this corporation is the
 Phoenix Wholesale Meat Company.
 and it's principal place of doing busi-
 ness is and shall be at the City of
 Phoenix, in the County of Maricopa,
 and Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE II. 1 The names of the Incorporates hereof are Patrick T. Hurley, Edward MarIow and s. J. Tribolet. ARTICLE III. The general nature of the business
 proposed to be transacted by this corporation is the carrying on of a | wholesale slaughtering and meat pack 1 ing business, the buying, selling and dealing in live stock, meats and butch CTS supplies, and the acquiring, own ing, controlling and dealing in all property necessary or convenient for i the carrying on of such business. ARTICLE ". The capital stock of this corpora l tion shall be twenty-four thousand | dollars (s24,0O0), divided into twelve shares of the par value of two thou sand dollars each, and the same shall | be paid for in cash or it's equivalent l in property immediately upon it's be- {, ing subscribed. No stock shall be is- sued until fully paid and after issu- ance shall be non-assessable. 1 The stock shall be transferable by endorsement, and delivery and by | transferance on the books of the company by the stockholder in per son or by attorney thereunto author ized in writing filed with the secretary ARTICLE V. | The time of the commencement ot | this corporation shall be the date of | the filing of these articles in the office i of the county recorder Of Mar1copa ! county, Arizona, and it's termination shall be three years thereafter unless | prior to such termination the time be extended by unanimous vote of all is l sued stock of the corporation, but such extension shall not exceed twenty-five years from the date of l filing of these articles as aforssaid. ARTICLE VI
 1 The affairs of this corporation shall be managed and controlled by board of directors consisting Of three stockholders, who shall be elected semi-annua1ly on the second
 Wednesdays of March and September
 and who shall hold office for six months or until their successors are elected and qualified. Until the semi annual meeting in September, 1893, the l incorporators hereof shall be the di-
 rectors.
 The officers of this corporation shall be a President, a Vice-President
 who shall be Treasurer, and a Secre-
 tary. The officers shall be elected by
 the board of directors at their first | l hold office for six months or until their
 successors shall be elected and quail 1 fled. Until the next election in Sep
 tember, 1898, the following named
 persons shall be the officers:
 President, Patrick T. Hurley.
 Vice-president and treasurer. Ed.
 MarlOw.
 1 Secretary, s. J. Tribolet-
 The board of directors shall fill all
 vacancies in the board or offices of the
 company until the next election.
 ARTICLE VII. 1. Bylaws shall be established by l the stockholders.
 g. Stockholders shall be entitled to
 one vote for each share of stock
 owned, and stock may be voted by
 proxy in writing appointed, provided the proxy be also stockhOlder in his
 own right, but not otherwise.
 8. After the issuance of the first
 three shares of stock no stock shall
 be sold or transferred by any stock holder without first offering the same
 to any other stockholder willing to purchase the same, by notice filed with
 the secretary for at least five days,
 stating the shares offered and the
 price at which the same are offered. l In case no stockholder shall offer to purchase the same within such five
 days then such stock may be sold to
 any other person, but not for a less sum than specified in the notice filed
 with the secretary. Sales of stock made in violation of this article shall
 be void and no transfer in pursuance thereof shall be made on the books of the company, or vote received from l the transferee in such sale. ARTICLE VIII. The corporation shall be dissolved : and it's affairs wound up, and it's prop erty sold and distributed among it's stockholders on request made to the l of af l,xrf hra