Arizona republican., 1901-04-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the PHOENIX INDEP! NDENT TELE- PHONE COMPANY.

| IIoA>L SO-'4t AIN I.
 Know All Men By These Presents: That we, the undersigned, have this day volun arily associated ourselves togeths. for the purpose of forming a ccrporati ton under and by virtue of the laws O., 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- 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 to 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 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 may be placed in telephonic or tele- graphic connection with this company; 10 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 on-assessable. The said stock shal be paid for at the time of its subscrip. ton, or rot exceeding thirty days there after, in cash or other equivalent.
 FOURTH.
 The said corporation shall commence business upon the filing of these Ar. tcles in the office of the County Re. corder of Marlcopa County, Arizona.
 FIFTH.
 The affairs of the corporation shal be managed by a Board Of three Dl. rectors, I President, Vice President Secretary and Treasurer 'both of whicl last named offices may be held by on. 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 tlon of the officers of said company that the following shall be the officeri of the company, who shall hold thei offices Until such annual election anC until the-r successors shall be dul! elected: FRANK l.. WRIGHT, PRES , DENT; ERWIN D. TEEADWELL VICE-PRESIDENT; REESE NJ. LING SCRETAl'Y AND TREASURER. ant the said Frank l.. Wright, Erwin D Treadwell and Reese M. Ling are here by constituted and appointed as tn, 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 tn sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar s25, ,OOO00).
 SE,VENyru
 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 cur hands and seals this 5tl day of April A. D. 1901.
 FRANK l.. WRIGHT. (Seal ;; ERWIN D. TREADWELL. tSeal , REESE NJ. LING. (Seal Territory of Arizona, County of Yava pal, ss.
 : Before me. Patrick J. Farley, a No tary Public in and for said County ant Territory, on this day personally ap peared Frank L. Wright, Erwin D Treadweli and Reese M. Ling, known t me to be the persons whose names ar subscribed to the foregoing instrument and who acknowledged to me that the! executed the same for the purpose ant consideration therein expressed.
 In Witness Whereof. have hereunt set my official hand and seal this 5tl day of April, A. D. 1901.
 (Seal) PATRICK ]. FARLEY,
 Notary Public My commission expires December 14 1904.
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 Territory of Arizona, County of Mari copa, Ss.
 I, B. r. McFall. County Recorder il and for the County and Territor, aforesaid, hereby certify that I hav compared the foregoing copy with tn original Art of Incorporation filed ant recorded in my office on the II day O April, 1901, in Book No. 6 of Art. of In corporations, at page -. and that tn, same is full. true and correct copy O 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.
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 first pub. Apr 13
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