The Arizona sentinel., 1900-07-18

THE ACME STOVE AND LIGHT COM
 COMPANY.
 We. Harry P. Layton and Thomas B. Ferguson, Jr, desiring to incorporate ourselves under the provisions of the law of the Territory of Arizona and especially an act of the Legislative Assembly there of, entitled An Act Concerning Corporations ap proved March Sth 1884, for the purpose of engaging in the lawful enterprise, business pursuits and oc- cupation hereinafter specified, do make, subscribe and acknowledge according to law these articles of incorporation, and declare, -,-,.-z
 The name assumed by this Corporation, and by which it saal be known is The Acme Stove and Light Company, and the time of the commence ment of this Company shall be the day of the filing of these articles in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 The enterprise, business pursuits and occupation in which this Company proposes to engage is that of acquiring all patents patent rights and processes SooSo resulting fYom the experiencing of oil for the pur pose of heating cook stoves ranges houses and for all the purposes for which the ordinary heating stove may be used, together with the manufacture of light for Illuminating purposes in any and all forms that such light may be produced in the utii- zation of gases arising from the heating or super heating of oils, naptha, benzne any other of the properties known mineral oil, and to use the either for the purposes above named or for the purpose of furnishing power for boilers, steam ] engines, naptha or gasoline engines, and to any other manner of device to which such power may be applied; and to buy, and sell stores, store houses, factories, machinery and other appliances necessary to manufacture and sell any article pro- duced by this Company, and also to dispose of said rights and take the pay in the stock of other panies or sub-companies that may be organized for the purpose of procuring such patents, and to dc any and all things that may be necessary to be done to prosecute the business in all of it's different ! branches.
 The Directors of this Corporation shall have full power to purchase patents, patent rights and pro cesses for the manufacture and utilization of arising from the heating or super-heating of oil gasoline, or any other substance upon which there may be patent, and it may be for the interest o this Company to purchase, and use in payment therefor the Capital Stock of the Company, its mortgage bonds and debentures. or any other writ ten evidence of indebtedness, or cash as they may determine.
 An Executive Committee may be appointed by the Board of Directors from among it's members, which Committee shall have power to do and perform any and all of the duties of the Board of Directors and all acts of said executive Committee shall have the same force and effect if performed by the Board of Directors.
 The place where this Corporation proposes to have it's principal office and place of business is in the Village of Yuma, County;df Yumas Territory ot Arizona, with a chief branch office in the City of New York. and other offices at such places as the Board of Directors may establish. w.
 The Capital Stock of this Company shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, t$5OO OOO. divided into One Hundred Thousand 1OO,OO shares of the par value of Five Dollars C$5.1 each, and the time when, and the conditions upon which It is to be paid are as follows:-
 The whole thereof immediately upon making the subscription therefor, and the said stock shall be fully paid up when issued, and shall be non assess able thereafter, and personal liability shall be attached to the holders of the stock tFereof.
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 The amount of the par value of each share of the Capital Stock of this Company shall be Five Dollars C$5,)
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability direct or contingent to which this Company is at any time to be subjected to subject itself is One Hundred Thousand Dollars, (s10O, O,OOO).
 The stockholders of this Corporation and their private property shall be exempt from the Corpor- ate debts of this Corporation.
 VIII.
 The affairs of this Corporation to be and shall be conducted by Board of Directors, consisting of stockholders at such time and in such manner as shall be prescribed by the Bylaws of this Corpora tion and all of whom shall be stockholders or sub scribers to the Capital Stock of this corporation.
 The following named persons, who are subscribers to the Capital Stock of ths corporation, shall con- stitute the Board of Directors of this Corporation until the first Wednesday after the first Monday in October l900 and until their successors, duly quail fed shall be elected or appointed: Harry P. Layton, Edgar K. Brush, Thomas B Ferguson, Jr., Stephen W. Dorsey, Ambrose S. Lynch, Herman Bruen, James Simons If any Director shall cease to be stockholder he shall cease to be Director. Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filled by the remaining members of the Board immediately or as soon as practical after filing of these articles in the office of the County Recorder of the countyof Yuma, the persons hereinafter named as Directors to serve until the first Wednesday after the first Monday in October, 1900, shall meet and organize Board of Directors adopt Bylaws, and prescribe in said Bylaws the l method of calling the meetings of the Board of | Directors. A majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute quorum of said Beard for the | transaction of said business.
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 The Board of Directors of this Corporation shall power to establish ByLaws, and make all rules