The news-herald., 1901-12-07
Articles OF Incorporation
OF the
WickenburG n ere q nt11 Q
and Investment Co.

| KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
! That we, C. F. Chapman, J. E. Boyd, Mary A.
Boyd, Mary E. Chapman, have this day asso-
ciated ourselves together for the purpose of
forming an incorporation under the provis-
| ions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona,
and especially an Act of the Legislative AS
sembly thereof, entitled can Act Concerning
Corporations" which took effect September
1st, 1901, for the purpose of engaging In and
carrying on the lawful business pursuits here
| matter specified. And we do hereby make
subscribe and acknowledge, according to law,
! these Articles of Incorporation and certify and
| declare:
That the name adopted and assumed by this
corporation, and by which it shall be known,
| is Wickenburg Mercantile and Investment Co.,
and shall consist of one President, one Vice
President, one Secretary, one Treasurer, and
until the first general election the said parties
are hereby declared to be the officers, viz:
c.. F. Chapman President; J. E. Boyd, Vice
President; Mary A. Boyd, Secretary; and Mary
L. Chapman, Treasurer.
That the place where its principal business
is to be transacted in the town of Wickenburg,
County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona and
the time of the commencement of this corpora
ton shall be the day of the filing of these ar
ticles in the Office of the County Recorder of
the County of Maricopa, in the Territory OF
Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be
twenty-five years thereafter.
SECOND.
The purpose for which this Corporation Is
formed and the business 1t proposes to do and
engage in, is that of buying and selling goods,
wares and merchandise of any and all descrip-
tions, mining and milling, also to own and ac-
quire in the course of business real estate and
personal property of any kind whatsoever,
which it may be necessary to acquire for the
profit of this Corporation, to borrow money,
with or without giving security therefor, in
the manner authorized by the bylaws of this
Corporation, to give, receive and take notes
and mortgages, bonds, options and convey
ances to do all things usual and necessary in
the business of Mercantile Mining and Mill
ing company to act as agent for other persons
and corporations; to acquire, hold and dispose
| of stock in other corporations and in any and
all things that may be for the profit of this
Corporation lawfully.
THIRD.
| That the amount of capital stock authorized
| is One Hundred Thousand ($10O, 0.OU Dollars,
TO be divided into One Thousand Il ,00O) shares
of par value of One Hundred ($1OO.00) Dollars
| each; and to be paid up called for from time
to time by the Directors of the Corporation, or
| by being issued and delivered from time to time
| by the Directors in payment of property, labor
or services rendered to or purchased of this
| Corporation, or paid for in cash at par value,
and when 30 paid shall be worcestershire.
| FOURTH.
The highest amount of Indebtedness which
| shall be contracted by this Corporation at any
time shall be Ten Thousand ($10 Oo0.00) Dollars
FIFTH.
The stockholders in this Corporation and
their private property shall be exempt from
| the corporate debts of this company.
SIXTH.
The affairs of this Corporation are to be and
| shall be conducted by Board of Directors
| consisting of four (D persons who shall be
elected annually by the stockholders at such
| time and manner as shall be prescribed by the
bylaws of this Corporation all of whom shall
be actual owners of stock in this Corporation
And hereafter no person shall be eligible to
the office of Director unless he is a stockhold-
| er in this Corporotion.
| SEVENTH.
The following persons, who are subscribers
! to the Capital Stock of this Corporation, shall
constitute the Board of Directors of this Cor
poration until November 10th 1902, and until
their successors are duly elected and qualified,
towit: C. F. Chapman, j. E. Boyd, Mary A.
BOYD, Mary E. Chapman, and any Director
ceasing to be as tockholder shall cease to be a
] Director.
| EIGHTH.
| Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be
filed by the remaining members of the board.
Immediately, or as soon as practicable, after
the filing of these articles in the Office of the
County Recorder of the County of Maricopa,
Territory of Arizona, the persons named here
| in as Directors to serve until the 10th
day of November, 1902, and until their success
ors are duly elected and qualified, shall meet,
| organize and adopt bylaws.
| A majority of said Board of Directors shall
be quorum and any meeting of said board
at which quorum is present shall be deemed
a regular meeting and have the same author
ity as full board.
! Each share of stock has one vote at the