Arizona republican., 1899-04-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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Know all men by these presents: That we, Thomas J. Barkley, q resilient of Phoenix, Mariccpa County, Arizona Territory, and Harry Gray, a 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.
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 That the names of the incorporators of this corporation are Thomas J Barllley and Harry Gray.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name assumed by this corpora tion and by which it shall De known in all it's business transactions is BARKLEY & GRAY GROCER co. The principal office and place of bus mess of such corporation snail l e in the city of Phoenix, MaTicopa county, Arizona territory, and at such other places as it's board of directors shall determine, where it shall also be au thorized to hold meetings of stock holders and directors, and transact any and all business.
 The term for which said corporation
 
 and after the date of it's incorporation.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor poratiOn is that of conducting a whole sale grocery business, also buying and selling at wholesale and retail, nIer- 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 pur- poses herein set forth
 This corporation shall also have the right to borrow money and contract to pay the same at such time, on such terms as it's 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 fer the purposes of securing any money so borrowed CT any debts due by this cor poration with all inter est, charges 3r damages that may be prov ided for by the terms of the instrument evidenced or securing any such indebtedness.
 ARTICLE ".
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($15O, ,000.00l 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 Y
 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 (S50.000l 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 a board of directors, consisting of not less than two nor more than five persons, who shall be elected at the annual nesting of the stockholders of this corporation, at such time and place as shall pc desig- mated by the bylaws of this corpora tion, and shall hold their office until theip successors are duly elected and qualified. The following named per sons, who are subscribers to the cap ital stock of this corporation, shajl constitute the board of directors for the first year, Thomas J. Barkley and Harry Gray.
 No person shall be eligible to the of- fire nf in less he is a stockholder in the corpora tiOn at the date of his election, and any director ceasing to be a stockhold- CT shall thereupOn cease to he di- rector.
 All vacancies in the board of direct ors shall be filled by the remaining members of the board of directors. The board of directors of this corporation may elect such officers and appoint such committee or committees or such business manager or managers to aid in the management of the business of this corporation as they may deem eX- pedlent, and vest in such managers of ficers or committees such powers as the board of directors may deem best. As soon as practicable, after the filing of these articles of incorpora ton. in the office of county recorder of Maricopa county, Arizona territory, the persons hereinbefore named as Gi- rectOrs shall meet and adopt bylaws, and at regular prescribed meetings Of the board of directors, they may make such rules and regulations as they may deem necessary for the management of this corporation and it's officers, con- sistent with these articles of incorpo- ration and in accordance with the laws of the United States and the laws of the territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting Of the shareholders or any special meet ing thereof, called for the purpose, by majority of the vote of the stock rep resented at such meeting, voting in faUO1. of clloE I