Graham guardian., 1901-05-31
First publication April 10, 1901.
Articles Of Incorporation
Of The Stafford Commercial Club
KNOW ALL MEN BY rHLsE PRESENTS;

| KNOW ALL MEN BY THLSE PRESENTS;
That we. the undersigned, g. C. Barry q. C
| Prina, II. NJ. Jeter, George A. Olney, j. NJ
| Foster, II. 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 o
| the territory of Arizona, and we do hereby
| certify;
ARTICLE |. The name ofthis corporation shal
be the Stafford 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
poratlon 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 as 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 ditches electric light or power
plants, street railways, telegraph and telephone
lines, franchises, mining shafts, drifts. tunnels
and slopes, cars machinery and all other works
property 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
Gu lultItSlS ulSO 10 improve pdrES,
streets, and public highways; and to organize,
conduct and control for pleasure or for profit,
county fairs and exhibits of live stock, agricul-
tural, horticultural, floral, mineral, lnanufac-
ed, or other products of the Territory of Arizona
or elsewhere.
ARTICLE III. The term of which said corpora.
ton 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.
ApTIcTp w Tho otiairs of cold nornora ,;o,,
shall be conducted by Board of Seven Direc-
tors chosen by its stockholders, from among
their number, annually on the FIRST Wednesday
after the second tuesday in January of each
year
ARTICLE " The capital stock of said corpora
ton shall amount to twenty-five Thousand pol
lars S25 0J0.00) divided into shares of the value
of Five Dollars $500 each. The highest
amount ofindebtcdness to be contracted by said
corporation shall be Five Thousand Dollars
ls5 900 00), 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 said corporation.
ARTICLE VI. The officers of said corporation
shall consist of q president, a vice president, q
secretary, treasurer, corresponding secre-
tary, and such other officers as said Board of
Directors may provide for, all of said 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 office for 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 ms for
the management, 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 directors who shall serve until
their successors are elected aud qualified are:
Geo. a. Olney, q. C.. Prina. II. NJ Jeter, e. c..
Barry, j. NJ Foster, II. w. Hudgen, Geo. Jacob
son, all residing al the Town of Stafford Graham
County. Arizona territory.
ARTICLE TX. These articles may be altered,
changed or amended by o two-thrds vote of the
stockholders at any regular meeting, notice of
the proposed change having been given. in
writing, at the next preceding regular meeting.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 18th day of April, 1901.
lsEALsl &. G. BARRY,
u, &. tRINA,
II. II. JETER,
GEO. A. Olney,
j. NJ. FOSTER,
II. W. HUDGEN,
GEO. JACOBSON.