Arizona republican., 1899-09-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

We, J. M. Creighton, T. F. DaitoI and J. w Walker, desiring to incoG. porate ourselves under the provisions 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 as'-icles of in | corporation.
 ARTICLE l.
 The names of the incorporators | of the incorporation are: J. M. l Creighton, T. E. Dalton and J. 1 W. Walker. The nama assumed by 1 this corporation and by which it shall l be known in all it's business transac- ] tions is, The Creighton Company. and i it's place Of transacting business is, and shall be in the City of Phoenix, I A5lr.cOpa CouLcy Arizona, and suci, other place or places as the board Of directors may, from time to time, des- i tgrate.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proceedings to be transacted by this corporation is that of architecture. constructing buildings and other s'-l'uc- lures. contracting for the material for
 
 ings and structures, buying and selling all kinds of personal property, in cluding the right to own stock i'll cher corporations, also buying, sen- ing, renting and leasing real property; also the right to borrow money, con tract to repay the same, at such time or times and with such rate or rates of interest as the board of directors may deem proper, and to mortgage or 41,. which this Corporation may acquire to secure the payment cf any moneys so borrowed by t; with interest, and may secure the paymeLt 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 ba Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50000), divided into Five Hundred (500) shares of One Hundred ($100) Dollars per share, and the same 1 shall be paid 10 the corporation upon ! the subscription thereof in cash or property as may be agreed upon, be- 1! tween the subscribers for the same ] and the board Of directors of this cor poratiOn. And no 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 time of the commencement of | this corporation shall be the date of | the filing of these ar5icies of incorpo- ration in the office of the county re- c0rder of Maricopa 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 of directors consisting of three stock who shall be elected annually | at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held the second Monday of Jan uary of each year, at the office of ,chis at the hour of 10 o'clock i'll the forenoon of that day; until the next annual election of the stock holders, the following named persons, who are subscribers to the capital stock of this corporation, shall be the ( officers who constitute the board Of ( directors Of this corporation, viz J. M. Creighton, president; T. E. Dal- ] ton, secretary; J. W. Walker, treas Irer. (
 ARTICLE VI. | Any person teasing to be a stock holder in this cooperation shall also ,, cease to De an officer or director of the same. Vacancies in the board Of di- 'ectOrs shall be filled by the remain ng members of the board for the un- : expired term. A majority Of said | board of directors shall be 8 quorum md any meeting of sad board at which quorum is preseL' shall be deemed a c egular meeting and have the same au- hOrity as a full board, whether notice v # the meeting to the absent members G .hall have been given or not. T
 ARTICLE VII. F The highest amount of indebtedness ! 1T liability to which this corporation : 5 to subject itself or to be subjected | $ Thirty Thousand ($30,000) Dollars. a
 ARTICLE VIII. !, The stockholders in this corpora t ion and their private property shall c e exempt from the corporation deb.s p f this corporation.
 ARTICLE TX. The board of directors of this cor oration shall have the power to es- abish bylaws and make all rules and II egttatiOns for the management of he affairs of this corporation and the tr fic5rs thereof, not inconsistent with It w. ti
 ARTICLE x A. These articles Of incorporation may It e amended a. any annual meeting of to le stockholders or at any special A ieeting thereof culed fer that purpose r