Graham guardian., 1901-04-12
hRTIcLEF5} E5}rfffodI 3{ dInc0F-
OF The Taylor Cyclone Mercantile
Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
That,
We the undersigned, J, H Taylor Z. W. Tay.
lor and A j. Taylor all residing at sanord,
Graham County, Arizona Territory, and j L.
Frazier, residing at Lampssss, State Of Texas
have this day associated ourselves together for
laws OF the Territory of Arizona an 4 In sccord
snce with said laws, do hereby adopt sign and
acknowledge these presents as its Articles of In
corporations,
The name of this corporation is and shall h.
the Taylor Cyclone Mercantile Company and
its principal place of business will be IN the
rown Of Stafford, in Graham County, Territory
of Arizona.
The names of the incorporators of this com.
pany are J; u. TAYLOR, Z. W. TAYLOR, and
a; a, j. "a TAfL0R "A, OF Stafford, Arizona and J. L.
ARTICLE III.
The general nature of the business IN h.
transacted by said corporation and the object
for which y is formed is for the purpose of buy
ing and selling all kinds of merchandise. bof,,
at wholesale and relail; the carrying on of a
general mercantile business; the buying and
sellIng OF hay; grain, feed, farming i'm plements.
cheDdise and merchantable commodities of
whatsoever kind and character
ARTICLE III.
the amount Of the capital stock of said cor
Esoaatlo5 aa 81 sssSiI hs IEe9t, thousand Dollars
each. hfty per centum of which shall be paid in
on or before the date Of filing these articles with
the county recorder of said Graham county. and
the remainder upon the call of the bo srd OF al.
1902. uAs Vi JANUARY,
ARTICLE w.
The corporate existence of this corporstion
shall begin on the day of the filing of thass
articles with said county Recorder OF said era.
ha - County, Arizona Territory, and the Ter
minauC-n thereof shall be twenty-five years
thereafter.
ARTICLE y.
The business Of said corporation .h.u1
aucteo py Board Of Four directors VIII 20 Ii, ton,
@ pc sIocknoIders IN said corporation. and shii
@ pe eieGteu annually by the stock hoIdars 90 a.su
FIRST Tuesday after the first Mondsy 4; on the
ol each year, ell the principal place ~ nusust
nereln mentioned, notice of the time and oSdsrness s
be given as @ provided by meeting ise and election 70
porauon said directors shall hold of,s'aa io cor
term Of Que year from the date of Their aie,re ~
qualified. 'e elected and
Inc following named persons, being s,h.o.,,.
eIs 70 the capital stock OF said corporatio, ~
muse names ana Places of residence ire q. sol
lows; !. n. TAYLOR. Z. w TAYI0R ~ ioi-
!. IAfLoR, all residing at the Town a2 g aa w. a
! ~ t the territory OF Arizona, and j. L. FRazEp.
r at the Town of Lampssas, in The sis,a
d Iexas, shall constitute the BOARD of nate osste
p said corporation until the first Tuasdse .
M .ne urst Moncey OF August, 1901 and until aha;
'ueeessors u or are elected and qualified Vscancies
N SAID Board shall be filed by The S.es rasos
members thereof for the unex nirad ta.hlng t
Shich the member vacatiDg was electad 'or
majority OF such members shall c0nsiftu,s =
quorum ana any meeting of such nnornre -
aid Board of Directors shall be dea,aaS u un oi
leetlDS ana nave the same authority ss a mi
s0ard The ofneers of the corporation sba,i ~ ~
ro's,,rsr wee PRESIDENT, Secretary and
iually by said Board of u, rectors fro,o .. sn'
neI number and such other officers fro,5S
Iaaong Ian,,, & .he sloekholders as said Board msy
5oard OF Directors shall have power to ra,,ane
~. o1eec al any time and 10 ill all vacsnc,as
snsed Dy removal or otherwise. The follow.
u sald corporation until the first annual naa,
nS IN August 1901: : A. J. TAYLOR. Presiden,.
!. W; i IAfLoR. Vice President; J. /. FRAZER
;enersi Msnaa snu areasnieI, and a. J. TAYLOR,
ne provisions herein contained ~
ARTICLE vi.
Inc highest amount OF indebtedness or l;s1,u
" 10 hlch this corporation ut any time can
,ecUnle S. subjected OF 10 which II shall subject
sell is the sum OF Ten Thousand Dollsrs an
00.0O. ie'se seio'-
ARTICLE VII
The private property of the officers and .tocl.
loloers OF SAID corporation shall be exemnt
rom corporate debts thereof
ARTICLE VIII.
The Roard OF Directors Of said corpor,,;on
y nan nare Lower TO establish bylaws and make
II heediul rules and regulations for the man.
cement OF the affairs tf said corporation NOT
nc5hsistenI with the laws Of the United States
nd of this Territory
ARTICLE TX
These articles may be amended by q majority
ote OF the stock, at any regular meeting or Al
ny special meeting duly callsd after notice for
nat purpose, ana any amenoment when so
dopled aud signed and acknowledged by the
resident and Secretary Of said Corporation
nall have the same iorce aud effect as though
lgneq AMI acknowledged by all the stockhoid.
rs OF said corporation.
IN witness where of we have hereunto set our
ands and seals this 18th day of March, 1901
lsEALSl j. II. TAYLOR,
A. j. TAYLOR,
4. w. TAYLOR
jim L. FRAZER