Graham guardian., 1901-06-14
First publication April 10, 1901
Articles Of Incorporation
Of The Stafford Commercial Club.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE Presents;

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, g. c. Barry, q. c.
| Prlna H, NJ. Jeter, George A. Olney, J. NJ.
Foster, H. W Hudgen and George jacobson,
all residents of the town of Stafford, Graham
County, Arizona territory, do hereby associate
ourselves into corporation under the laws of
the territory of Arizona, and we do hereby
certify:
ARTICLE I. The name ofthis corporation shall
be the -afford Commercial Club with its prin-
cipal place of transacting business in the town
OF Stafford, Graham County, Arizona territory.
ARTICLE II. She purposes for which said cor
poraton is formed are to buy, purchase, ap-
propriate or otherwise acquire, own, hold, bond
rent, lease, sublet for either public or private
purposes and uses, with full power to sell
transfer, convey, assign, rent, pledge, hypothe.
cate or mortgage rights and properties MS fol
lows: real estate, mineral oil bearing and min
eral and agricultural lands, mineral rights,
mines, mining claims and minerals, water
rights and water power for any beneficial use
whatsoever, with the right to acquire by pur,
chase or otherwise, hold, and own, maintain,
manage, construct, operate and control. pipe
lines reservoirs. tanks tank-cars, tramways,
fumes, canals, bitches, electric light or power
plants, street railways, telegraph and telephone
lines franchises, mining shafts, drifts, tunnels
and Slopes, cars, machinery and all other works,
properly or appliances that may be incident to
or auxiliary to the aforesaid business or pur-
poses or for putting into actual or beneficial
use or operation any of the foregoing mention
ed properties or interests, also to improve parks
SlIttlSi duu puDitC ulSuWdyS1 anu W UTSd0lLp,
conduct and control for pleasure or for profit,
county fairs and exhibits of live stock, agricul-
tural, horticultural floral, mineral, manufac-
ed, or other products of the Territory ofArizona
or elsewhere.
ARTICLE III. The term of which said corpora
tion shall exist shall be twenty-five years from
and after the date of filing these articles in the
Office of the recorder of said Graham County
Arizona territory.
ARTICLE ". The affairs of said corporation
| shall he pOn1uptpd by ROar6 of Seven Dirpp-
tors chosen by its stockholders, from among
their number, annually on the FIRST Wednesday
after the second tuesday in January of each
year
ton shall amount to twenty-five Thousand DOL
lars s25,00U.00 divided into shares of the value
of Five Dollars $500 each. The highest
amount of ofindebtedness to be contracted by said
corporation shall be Five Thousand Dollars
rs, 900 Co., and the private property OF stock
holders therein shall be exempt from corporate
debts of said corporation. Capital stock shall
be sold and paid in subject to the times, terms
and conditions imposed by order of the Board
of Directors of sad corporation.
ARTICLE VI. The officers of said corporation
shall consist of president vice president, a
secretary, Il treasurer, a corresponding secre-
tary, and such other officers as said Board of
Directors may provide for, all of sa d officers to
be chosen annually by said Board at the first
res ular meeting of said Board after said annual
election of the members of said Board of Direc-
tors. All officers, and members of said Board
OF directors shall hold once Tor one year and
until their successors shall be elected and quail
fed.
ARTICLE VII. Said Board of Directors may
make and adopt. subject to approval ofits stock
holders, all bylaws, rules and regulate rs for
the managemeut I, direction and control of the
affairs of said corporation, limited by the pro-
visions of these articles of incorporation.
ARTICLE VIII, The names of the members of
the Board of irectors who shall serve until
their successors are elected and qualified are:
Geo. A. 0lney, 2. c. Prina, II. NJ Jeter. G. c..
Barry, J. M Foster, II. w. Hudgen. Geo. Jacob
son, all residing at the Town of Stafford, Graham
County, Arizona territory
ARTICLE TX. These articles may be altered,
changed or amended by Q two-thirds vote of the
stockholders at any regular meeting, notice of
the proposed change having been given, in
writing, at the next proceeding regular meeting.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 18th day of April, 1901.
lsEALsl G. G. BARRY,
u. C. TRINA,
H. NJ. JETER,
GEO. A. Olney,
j. NJ. FOSTER,
H. w. HUDGEN,
GEO. JACOBSON.