Arizona republican., 1901-04-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the PHOENIX INDEPI NDENT TEIIE. PHONE COMPANY.

| PHONE COMPANY.
 Know All Men By These Presents: That we, the undersigned, have this | day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a | corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory of Arizona re- latng to corporations.
 | FIRST.
 The names of the corporators are Frank l.. Wright. residing at Prescott, Arizona; Erwin D. Treaiwell. residing at Jerome. Arizona, and Reese M. Ling. residing at Prescott. Arizona. The name of the corporation is the PHOENIX INDEPENDENT TELE- PHONE COMPANY, and the principal place of the transac- tion of business of the corporation shall be at Phoenix. in the County of Mari- copa and Territory of Arizona. | SECOND.
 The general nature of the business proposed 10 be transacted by the cor poration is general telephone and tel egraph business at and within the City | of Phoenix, County of Maricopa, Ter ritory of Arizona and all ad- ditions thereof which now exist or which may hereafter be add ed to the said City of Phoe- nix. or become a part of the corporate limits thereof. and of the furnishing of switching facilities and all other privi- leges incident thereto to any other | telephone or telegraph company which 1 may be placed in telephonic or tele- graphic connection with this company to erect and maintain all necessary and proper appliances including lines, con- duits, poles, and to acquire, by pur- chase or otherwise, all proper and nec- essary appliances, fixtures and real estate and personal property. which shall be requisite for the carrying into effect of the purposes of these Articles | THIRD.
 THE AMOUNT OF THE CAPITAL STOCK of this corporation is FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, divided into 800 SHARES of the par value of One Hundred Dollars each, which said stock when issued shall be fully paid and non- -assessable. The said stock shal be paid for at the time of it's subscrip. tion. or not exceeding thirty days there. after, in cash or other equivalent.
 FOURTH.
 The said corporation shall commence business upon the filing of these Ar. ticles in the office of the County Re. corder of Maricopa County. Arizona.
 FIFTH.
 The affairs of the corporation shal be managed by a Board of three Di. rectors, President, Vice President Secretary and Treasurer iboth of whcf last named offices may be held by onc person), all of whom shall be elected by the stockholders of this corporation annually or the first Monday in Sep tember of each year, PROVIDED. how ever, that until the first annual cleo lion of the officers of said company that the following shall be the officer. of the company, who shall hold theil offices until such annual election, ant until their successors shall be dul, elected: FRANK l.. WRIGHT, PRES. DENT: ERWIN D. TEEADWELL lVICE-PRESIDENT REESE NJ. LING SECRETARY AND TREASURER, and the said Frank L. Wright, Erwin D Treadwell and Reese NJ. Ling are here by constituted and appointed as tho Board of Directors of this corporation until said annual election. and unti their successors are duly elected.
 SIXTH.
 The highest amount of indebtedness. or liability to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself is tho sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ts25 5,OOO.00).
 
 SEVENTH.
 The private property of the stock. holders of this company shall be ex- empt from any of the corporate debts Tn Witness Whereof, we have here. unto set our hands and seals this 5tt day of April, A. D. 1901. r FRANK l.. WRIGHT. (Seal.,
 ERWIN D. TREADWELL. Seal REESE M. LING. (Seal) Territory of Arizona, County of Yava- pal, ss.
 Before me. Patrick J. Farley, a No. tary Public in and for said County and Territory, on this day personally ap. peared Frank l.. Wright Erwin D Treadwell and Reese M. Ling. known tC me to be the persons whose names arc subscribed to the foregoing instrument and who acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose ana consideration therein expressed.
 In Witness Whereof, I have hereuntc set my official hand and zeal this 5tf day of April, A. D. 1901.
 (Seal.) PATRICK J. FARLEY,
 Notary Public My commission expires December IA 1904.
 10c. I. R. Stp. Cncld.
 Territory of Arizona, County of Mari. copa, Ss.
 I, R. F. McFall. County Recorder ir and for the County and Territory aforesaid. hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy with the original Art. of Incorporation filed and recorded in my office on the II day of April, 1901, in Book No. 6 of Art. of In. corporations, at page -, and that the same is a full. true and correct copy ot such original and of the whole thereof Witness my hand and seal of office this II day of April 1901. | (Seal) B. F. McFALL,
 County Recorder By A. S. ARTHUR, Dept.
 10c I. R. Stp. Cncld
 first pub. Apr 13
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION