Arizona republican., 1901-04-13
ARTICLES OF l'ICoRPoRATIoN
 of he PHOENIX INDEI EVIDENT TELE. PHONE CCIPANY.

PHONE CC .tPANY. | Know All Men By These Presents That we, the undersigned, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together the purpose of forming q corpoi ation under and by virtue of the .aws of the Territory of Arizona re- lating to corporations.
 FIRST.
 The names of the corporators are Frank l.. Wright. residing at Prescott Arizona; Erwin D. Treadwell, 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. ton 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 a 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 part of the corporate limits thereof, and of the furnishing of switching facilities and all other privl- leges incident thereto to any other telephone or telegraph company which 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 300 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 shall be paid for at the time of its 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 shall be managed by a Board of three Di- rectors. President, Vice President. Secretary and Treasurer ,both of which last named offices may be held by one 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 tion of the officers of said company. that the following shall be the officers of the company, who shal hold their offices until such annual election, and until their successors shall be duly elected: FRANK l.. WRIGHT, PRES DENT; ERWIN D. TREADWEI.L. VICE-PRESIDENT: REESE NJ. LING. SECRETARY AND TREASURER, and the said Frank l.. Wright. Erwin D.. Treadwell and Reese M. Ling are here by constituted and appointed as the Board of Directors of this corporation until said annual election. and until their successors are duly elected
 SIXTH.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself is the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars S25, ,o00 O0).
 SEVENTH.
 The private property of the stock holders of this company shall be ex- empt from any of the corporate debts. In Witness Whereof, we have here unto set our hands and seals this 5th day of April, A. D. 1901
 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. No- tary Public in and for said County and Territory, on this day personally ap- peared Frank l.. Wright. Erwin D. Treadwell and Reese NJ. Ling, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and who acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed.
 In Witness Whereof. I have hereunto set my official hand and seal this 5th day of April A. D. 1901.
 (Seal) PATRICK J. FARLEY,
 Notary Public. My commission expires December IA, 1904.
 1Oc. I. R. Stp. Cncld.
 Territory of Arizona, County of Mari copa, ss.
 l. B. F. McFall. County Recorder in 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 full, true and correct copy of such original and of the whole thereof. Witness my hand and seal of office, this Il day of April, 1901.
 tSeal) B. F. McFALL,
 County Recorder. By A. S. ARTHUR. Dept.