Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of
BARKLEY & GRAY GROCER CO.

Know all men by these presents:
That we. Thomas j. Barley, a resident
of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Territory, and Harry Gray, Il resident
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County,
California, desiring to Incorporate
ourselves under the laws of the Terri
tory of Arizona, do adopt, sign and
acknowledge as prescribed by law,
these articles of incorporation.
ARTICLE L
That the names of the incorporators
of this corporation are Thomas j.
Barley and Harry Gray.
ARTICLE II
The name assumed by this corpora
ton and by which it shall be known
in all its business transactions is
BARKLEY & GRAY GROCER co.
The principal Office and place of bus
mess of such corporation snail lie IN
the city of Phoenix, Maricopa county,
| Arizona territory, and at sucn other
places as its board of directors shall
determine, where it shall also be an"
| thorized to hold meetings of stock
holders and directors, and transact any
and all business.
The term for which said corporation
! is to exist is twenty-five years from
and after the date of its incorporation.
ARTICLE III.
The general nature of the business
| proposed to be transacted by this cor
poration is that of conducting whole
| sale grocery business, also Duying and
selling at wholesale and retail, mer-
| chandise of every kind and character,
purchasing, acquiring, selling and deal
| ing in real, personal and mixed prop
! erty of every kind and character, and
! generally to do any and all things
| necessary to be done in or incidental
| to carrying out any and all the pnr-
poses herein set forth.
This corporation shall also have the
right to borrow money and contract to
pay the same at such time, GA sucn
| terms as its board of directors may
deem advisable, and may mortgage
| hypothecate CT pledge all or any part
| of the property that this corporation
may now own or hereafter acquire for
the purposes of securing any money 50
| borrowed or any debts due by this cor
! pOration with all interest, charges d
damages that may be prov ided for by
| the terms of the instrument evidenced
| or securing any such Indebtedness.
AK IlCl4E ~.
The amount of the capital stock OF
! this corporation shall be One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand ($150, 009.00l Dol
/ lars, divided. into One Thousand Five
Hundred shares of the par value OF
One Hundred ($1O0) dollars per share
| to be paid in at such times and in such
a manner as may be Prescribed by the
| bylaws of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liabilities of any kind for which this
| corporation shall be liable, at any time
or which it can, at any time subject
itself or be subjected to, is the sum OF
! Fifty Thousand ($50,000l Dollars.
ARTICLE VI.
The stockholders of this corporation
and their private property shall be eX-
empt from the corporate debts Of this
corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by board of directors
consisting of not less than two mol
more than five persons, who shall be
elected at the annual meeting of The
| stockholders of this corporation, al
such time and place as shall pc desig
mated by the bylaws of this corpora
tion, and shall hold their cfice unit