Arizona republican., 1899-09-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION l We. J. NJ Creighton, T. E. DaltoI and J. W. Walker, desiring to incOi- porate ourselves under the provisions i of the laws of the Territory of Arizona for the purpose of engaging in the law, ful enterprise of the pursuits and oc- equations hereinafter specified, do make, subscribe and acknowledge, ac- cording to law, these a:ticles of in l corporation.
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorporators of the incorporation are: J. NJ. Creighton, T. E. Dalton and J. w. Walker. The name assumed by this corporation and by which it shall be known in all it's business transac- tions is, The Creighton Company, and it's place Of transacting business Is, and shall be in the City of Phoenix, Mar;c0pa CouL.y, Arizona, and suci; other place or places as the board Of directors may, from time to time, des- ignate.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proceedings to be transacted by this corporation is that of architecture, constructing buildings and other s'ruc- tures contracting for the material fO7 the construction of all kinds of buil1- ings and structures, buying and selling aH kinds of personal property, in cluding the right to own stock Ill c'her corporations, also buying, sell- ing, renting and leasing real property; ulso the right to borrow money, con t0 f at or times and with such rate or rates Of interest as the board of directors may deem proper, and to mortgage or pledge all or any part of tf.e property which this COS pOr2tion may acquire to secure the payment of any moneys so borrowed by 1t. with interest, and may secure the paymeE' of any debt of this corporation and agree to pay such interest thereon as its board of directors may designate.
 ARTICLE III.
 The authorized capital stock of this corporation shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars (S5O,G0O), divided into Five Hundred (500) shares of One Hundred ($100) Dollars per share, and the same shall be paid 10 the corporation upon the subscription thereof in cash or property as may be agreed upon, be- tween the subscribers for the same and the beard of directors of this cor poration And 10 stock shall be issued by this corporation until the same shall have been fully paid, and when so issued shall be non assessable there after.
 ARTICLE ".
 The .ime of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of
 
 ration in the office of the county re- corder of BEaricopa county. Arizona, and the termination shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 ARTICLE V.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be and shall be conducted by a board 1 of directors consisting of three stock holders, who shall be elected annually i at the annual meeting of stockholders 1 to be he'd the second Monday of Jan Uary of each year, at the office of .5his | company. at the hour of 10 o'clock in | the forenoon of that day; until the | next annual election of the stock | holders, the following named persons, i who are subscribers to the capital | stock of this corporation. shall be the 1 officers who constitute the board of i directors Of th.S corporation, viz. J. M. Creighton, president; T. E. Dal- | ton, secretary; J. W. Walker. treas urer.
 ARTICLE VI.
 Any person ceasfng to be a stock holder in this corporation shall also cease to be an officer or director of the same Vacancies in the board of di- rectOrs shall be filled by the remain ing members of the board, for the un- expired term. A majority of said board Of directors shall be a quorum and any meeting of sad board at which 3 quorum is preseEt shall be deemed a re gu,ar meeting and have the same au- thOrity as a full beard. whether notice of the meeting 10 the absent members shall have been given or not.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness pr liability to which ttis corporation is to subject itself or to be subjected $ Thirty Thousand ($30,0O9) Dollars.
 ARTICLE VIII. The stockholders in this corpora lion and their private property shall be exempt from the corporation debtS gf this corporation.
 ARTICLE K
 The board of directors of this cor shall have the power to es- abish bylaws and make all rules and regulations for the management Of he affairs of this corporation and the . officers .hereof, not Inconsistent with aw. (
 ARTICLE X.