Graham guardian., 1901-04-19
nR1IcLE} E5rAH{fodI H{ dInc0r-
OF The Taylor Cyclone Mercantile
Company.

Company.
! That
We the undersigned, J. H Taylor. 4. w. Tav.
lor and A. j. Taylor, all residing st Ssffora
Graham County, Arizona Territory, and ] L.
frazlcr, residing at Lampasas State of Texas
nave this day associated ourselves together Tor
the purpose of forming O corporation under fhe
laws OF the Territory of Arizona an in accord.
ance with said laws, do hereby ADOPT sign and
acknowledge these presents as its Articles of IN.
corporations.
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation is and shall be
the Taylor Cyclone Mercantile Company. and
Iown of Stafford, in Graham County, TERRITORY
Of Arizona. 0i'
The names ofthe incorporators of this com.
Pahy are :; n TAYLOR, L. w. TAYLOR, and
FRAZER OF Lampasas, Texas
ARTICLE ii.
The general nature of the business 10 IA.
transacted by said corporation and the object
iof Whlch II is formed is for the purpose of buv
ing ami selling all kinds of merchandise ho;,,
at wholesale and relail; the carrying on Of
general mercantile business; the buvine ard
Sei.ing OF nay grain, feed, farming i'm pleInents,
VI All descriptions, wagons, buggies and NOR.
chaDdlse and merchantable conmodities NJ
whatsoever kind and character,
ARTICLE III.
Inc amount of the capital stock of said cor.
poratlon shall bs Twenty rnousand Doliara
p O'o1o.ooJ divided into Two Hundred shares of
lhe par Value OF One Hundred Dollars (Sl00o0,
esch. nity per centum of which shall be naid l.,
ON or before the date of fling these articles ,r;tb
sne sI county recorder Of said Graham county. and
the remainder upon the call of the boa ri ~ AZ
rectors not later than the LIST dsy Of Jsnnarr
1902 VI ''anuary'
ARTICLE
The corporate existence of this corno-.,;o,
snail oegin on the day Of the Hling of these
ham county, Arizona Territory, and the to-
mlnauon thereof shall be twenty-five years
thereafter. 'e"Ae
ARTICLE
The business of said corporation shall he cor.
1ucted py a Board OF Four directors who shall
oe stockholders in said oiporatlon and shaii
y elected annually by the Stockholders on the
'lrst tuesday after the first Monday in Auorst
! each year, at the principal place of business
fereln mentioned, notice of the time and rIeco
holding said annual meeting and election IN
given as provided by the bylaws Of saiS COZ, ~
Grafton. Said directors shall hold olslce n p,
I'm OF one year from the date of their election
nd ntil their sueces sers shall be elected and
Iualihed o''
The following named persons, being subscrih.
rs 10 the capital stock of said Corporation ana
whose names and places of residence are ne foi
ows; j. IL. TAYLOR. L. W. TAYLOR and A
J. TAf LOR, all residing at the Town al Stafford
IN The Territory of Arizona. and J. l., FKAZFR
resrlolhg re- ~ the Iown OF Lampasas. in the State
OF Texas, shall constitute the Board Of Directors
OF SAID corporation until the first Tuesday q flor
the first Monday Of August, 1901, and until their
successors are elected aud qualified. Vacancies
in said Board shall be filled by tho renna,r;n,
members thereof for the unexpired term fop
which the member vacating was elected A
majority OF such members shall constitute a
quorum quo Rnasd ana M any meeting Of such quorum Of
meeting and have the same authority az a fnI1
Board. The officers of the corporation shall ha
a President, a Vice President, q Secrctsry and
~ N
nually by said Board of Directors from amonp
their number, and such other officers from
among the stockholders as said Board NAV
Geem necessary 70 carry on said business. The
Hoard OF Directors shall have power TO remove
any officer at any time and TO I'LL all vacanc,es
caused by removal or otherwise. The foiIow
ihg named persons shall constitute the officers
OF said corporation until the first annual meet
ing in August. 1901 : a. j. TAYLOR President.
y, W. TAYLOR. Vice President; j. l.. FRAZFf
Seefetsr, ana Treasurer, and A. j. TAYLOR.
General Napager, unless sooner vacated by
The pToyisions herein contained.
ARTICLE VI,
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabil.
ity 10 which this corporation ut any time car,
become subjected or TO which il shall subiect
itself is the sum OF Ten Thousand Dollars, DO
000.00).
ARTICLE VII
The private property of the officers aud stock.
from corporate debts thereof
ARTICLE VIII.
The Roard of Directors OF said corpora,ion
slall have power to establish bylaws and make
Rll Deedful rules and regulations for the man
agement of the affairs OF said corporation, not
lnconsisteni with the laws OF the United States
and OF this Territory.
ARTICLE TX.
These articles may be amended by q majority
vote OF the stock, at any regular meeting or ct
any speclal meeting duly called after notice. for
that purpose, and any amendment when SO
adopted ana signed and acknowledged by the
President and Secretary OF said corporation
shall have the same force and effect AZ. thonoh
signed and acknowledged by all the stockhoid-
erS OF said corporation.
In witness whereof we have hereunto sci onr
hands and seals this 18th day OF March, 1901,
SEALS j. II. TAYLOR
Al. TAYLOR
E. w. TAYLoH
jim L. FRAZER:
TERRITORY OF AEIzoNA,l
COUNTY OF GRAHAM -
Before me John McGowan, notary nublic in
and forthc County Of Greh ham, Territory Of ri
zona, on this day, personally appeared ]. 81
Taylor, L. W Taylor and A. j. faylor ALI Of
Sriord, Graham County. Arizona known 10 me
TO DC the persons whose names are subscribed
to the foregoing instrument. and acknowiedged
70 ne tilat they signed aud executed the same
Tor the purposes and consideration therein ex
pressed.
Given under my hand this 18th day of March.
iVi. JOHN MCGOWAN,
49,. Notary Public.
STATE OF TExAsl
COUNTY oFLAMpAsAs,) Go
Before me, A. Mcfarland, notary publ,c a,
and for the CouLty of Lampaeas, State OF Texas -
on this day personally appeared Jim L. Frazer,
OF ampasas county, State of Texas known 10
me 70 pe the person whose name is subscribed.
70 70 tne ioregoing instrument and acknowledged
TO me that he signed and executed the same for
the purposes and consideration therein ex-
pressed.
20th day OF March, 1901. 'A''