Graham guardian., 1901-05-10
rTIcLES LfESrA2f}Iol4 A2f}Io l4ncOR-
Of The Taylor Cyclone Mercantile
Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PREsE
That,
We the undersigned, j H Taylor, +. w. Tay.
lor and A. ]. Taylor, all residing at Stafford,
Graham County, Arizona Territory, and j L,
Frazier, residing at Lampasas, State of Texas,
have this day associated ourselves together for
the purpose OF forming corporation under she
laws of the Territory OF Arizona an j in accord
ance with said laws, do hereby adopt, sign and
acknowledge these presents as its Articles of In
corporations,
ARTICLE
The name of this corporation is and shall be
the Taylor Cyclone Mercantile Company and
Its principal place of business will be in the
Town OF Stafford, in Graham County, Territory
of Arizona.
The names of the incorporators of this com.
pany are II, TAYLOR, f. w. TAYLOR, aud
A. J. TAYLOR of Stafford, Arizona and J. l..
FRAZER OF Lampasas, Texas.
ARTICLEII.
The general nature of the business TO be
transacted by said corporation and the object
ior which II is formed Is for the purpose of buy
III dHg - ana selling all kinds ofmerchandise, Of both
general mercantile business: the buying and
seiling OF hay, grain, feed, farming i'm plements
ot ohi all descriptions, wagons, buggies, and mer.
whatsoever kind and character.
ARTICLEIII.
The amount of the capital stock of said cor.
poration shall b9 Twenty Thousand Dollars
ls4O0OO.OO) divided into Two Hundred shares of
tt'S ,Poa fuluS VI OuG DOlArS kNlUUsLU
esch fifty per centum of which shall be paid in
on or before the date of filing these articles with
me county recorder of said Graham county and
the remainder upon the call of the board of di-
rectors not later than the LIST day of fJanuary
1902.
ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate existence of this corporation
shall begin on tho day of the fling Of these
articles with said county Recorder of said Ora,
ham County, Arizona Territory, and the ter.
mlnauon thereof shall be twenty-five years
thereafter.
ARTICLE v
The business Of said CORPORATION shall oa con.
Quoted by q Board Of -Four directors who shall
be stockholders in said corporation and shall
be elected annually by the StOckholderg an The
First Tuesday after the lEstH Sisc,s, ia august
o. each year, attJG notice Of the tiT, ,',I;ss
@f ~ thg SAID annual meeti and election M
- gwen rs provided by the bylaws of said cor
poratlon, said directors shall hold ofbrr n y !.
term OF one year from the date of their ejectia,
ana nhtil their successors shall be elected and
The following named persons. being spbscrit
ers 20 the capital stock ytssid COrpOration ANA
whose names and places Of residence are as 'it, o
ioTs i ,r, - ., NJ III lAt Lok, T. W, TAYLOR and
y. y. .LAl LOR, all residing at the Town OF safl6ri
IN t9e Territory OF Arizona aud j. b rRAgFaSpt'
Feslulng at the Town of LAlu paSas Ia tba StHt
OF Texas shall consulate the Boari of j'yts
q satd corporation until the trSt Tuesday N ffer
the hrst Monday of August 1901. aud nnfii TbSir
successors are elected and QuallHed Vacsn,{a-
IN said Board shall be hlled by the reTnaininr
members thereof for the unexuired fcrr, t5
which the member vaCsting was elected
majority Of such members shah constitute =
,t1 quorum I'm and any meeting OF such quorum of
SAID bORrd OF Directors shall be deemed a legal
meeting and have the same aptboritv - y 'OSIi 3Sii
board. The officers Of the corporation shall he
@ PRESIDENT Vice President q Secretary srG
treasurer, ana General Manager chosen an
nually by said Board Of Directors from among
their number, aud snCh other officers FTnI55
among the stockholders as said Board usv
deem necessary 70 carry on said business The
Board OF Directors shall haVr power no ren,a,,o
any officer at any time and to al All yacoo oc,cS |
caused by removal or otherwise. The G,ilov.
ing named persons shall constitute the oficers
ing m August, 1901: A, J. TAYLOR, Pre',ident,
e. W. TAYLOR, Vice President: ]. l.. FP AZFfi,
Secretary and Treasurer and A. j. TAYLOR
General Manager unless sooner racpted by
the PROVISIONS herein contained.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of Indebtedness nr I;sI,ir
ity 10 which this corporation at any time can
become subjected or to which il shall Subiert |
itself is the sum OF Ten Thousand Dollars, $50,
0000O).
ARTICLE VII
The private property of the officers aud stock |
holders of said corporation shall De exemnt
from corporate debts thereof
ARTICLE VII.
The Board of Directors of said eornnration |
shall have power to establish bylaws and nnle
all needful rules and regulations for the ram. |
ngement ofthe affairs Of said corporation not
inconsistent with the laws of the United 'ytates
aud Of this Territory
ARTICLE IN
These articles may be amended by a najority |
vote OF the stock, al any rogulnr meeting or nj /
any special meeting duly called after notice, for |
that purpose, and any amendment when So /
adopted and signed and acknowledged by the
President aud Secretary Of said corporation
shall have the same force aud effect as though |