Graham guardian., 1901-06-14
HR7ICLES CT l1C0R=
F0RHTI0n
Of The Union Cemetery Association.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That,
ham, C. Madsen, F. NJ. Thorstensen, Nellie A
sullivan, Peter Anderson, Lille Morris, N p
Beebe, l.. Frye. J. C Pursley Geo. A. Olney
f T. Ijams. John Evans, D. NJ. Simpson, Jane:
Freestone, Austin Evans, T. O'Bryan, John j
Birdno, Adam Welker. F. W. Hayes. u. :. Prina
J. r. Welker, A. H. Packer, VIM. ellsworth, G
X. Jennings. For the purpose of forming a cor
poration under Chapter VI. title XII of tht
Revised Statutes of Arizona, ond the amend
ments thereto, TO do and perform the matters
and things hereinafter set forth, do hereby as
sociate ourselves together, and adopt the follow
ing articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be rhe
Union Cemetery Association, and its pTincipa
place of business shall be at Stafford, Graham
county Arizona.
ARTICLE III.
The nature of the business to be carried on
by this corporation, and the sole purposes fol
which it is organized and created, are to pur
chase and acquire title to the following DESERT b.
ed real e-tate situated and being in Graham
county, Arizona, now us, d as cemerery OF
burial ground by the people of the said town o
Stafford and vicinity thereof, to wit: Beginning
at the Southwest conner of Sec 20, Township Z
South, of Range East, of the Gila & Salt River
Meridian: thence North 10 chains; East 10 chains
south 10 chains; West 10 chains to the beginning
containing 10 acres: and to purchase and ac
necessary for the purposes oflaying out, divid.
ing, and sub-dividing the same into lots, blocks
and passways, and holding the same for pub
lie cemetery or burial ground; and to do all
things necessary for the maintenance care and
protection thereof at the least cost TO the public
consistent with the proper care, maintenance
and management thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The time of commencement of this corpora.
ton shall be tge date that these articles filed
office Recorder
county, Arizona, and its corporate existence
shall continue thereafter for period of twenty.
five years.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation shall be con
Quoted by Board of Directors, composed OF
FIVE or more persons to be elected at the annual
meetings of the incorporators above named and
their successors, which said annual meetings
shall be held at Stafford, Graham county, Ari
zona. on the first day of January OF each and
every year during the istence of this corpora
tion; ami said directors shall mold their ofnces
as such until their successors are duly elected
and qualified,
ARTICLE V.
The following persons are hereby appointed
directors of this corporation to serve from the
organization thereof and until their successors
are dulv elected and qualified j. c. PuIsley
John Evans, Adam Welker, j. r. Welker, Peter
Anderson.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation snail not contract indebted
ness in greater sum than Five Hundred Dol
lars.
ARTICLE VII.
The private property of the incorpoIators
hereof and of their successors shall be exempt
from allindebtedness of thi'i corporation.
ARTICLE VIII.
These articles of incorporation may be amend
ed at any annual or special meeting of the incor
porators hereof, or their successors, at which 8
oil m hp
provided, however, that a vote of two birds OF
those present and voting shall be necessary tC
adopt any amendment heaeto.
ARTICLE TX.
The Board of Directors may adopt or amend
by laws at any of their meetings bv a majority
vote of said Board.
Witness, our hands, this Goth day of May, A
d. 1901
j c. Robinson. A. Bingham,
G. Madsen, f. NJ. Thorstensen
Nellie A. Sullivan, Lille Norris,
Peter Anderson, N. Z. Beebe,
l.. Frye, J. G.. Pursley,
Geo. A. Olney, E. T. Iiams,
John Evans, ID NJ. Simpson,
James Freestone, Austin Evans,
7. O'Bryan, JohnJ Birdno,
Adam Welker, F. W. Hayes,
q. c. Prina, J r. Welker,
A. H. Packer, William Ellsworth,
c. X Jennings.