Arizona republican., 1901-04-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of th. PHOENIX INDEPf NDENT TELE- PHONE COMPANY.

 Know All Men By These Presents: That we, the undersigned, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves toge ther for the purpose of forming corpora tion under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory of Arizona re- lating to corporations.
 FIRST.
 Tie names of the corporators are Frank l.. Wright. residing at Prescott. Arizona Erwin b. 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 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 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 pr oper 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 sh all 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 b. paid for at the time of its subscrip- | tion. or not exceeding thirty days there I after, in cash or other equivalent.
 FOURTH.
 The said corporation shall commence ! business upon the filing of these Ar 1 { cles in the office of the County Re- corder of Maricopa County, Arizona. | FIFTH.
 ! The affairs of the corporation shall 1 te managed by a Board of three Di- rectors, a President, Vice President Secretary and Treasurer tboth of which l last named offices may be held by one person), all of whom shall be elected by the stockholders of this corporal tior annually. on the first Monday in Sep tember of each year, PROVIDED, how ever, that until the first annual cleo iion 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, anc until their successors shall be dul, elected: FRANK l.. WRIGHT. PRES DENT: ERWIN D. TREADWELL E-PRESIDENT; REESE M. LING SCRETARY 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 Dollars ($25, 900 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 5tl day of April. A. D. 1901.
 FRANK l.. WRIGHT (Seal
 ERWIN D. TREADWELL Seal
 REESE NJ. LING. Seal. Territory of Arizona. County of Yava pal, SIS.
 Before me. Patrick J. Farley. No tary Public in and for said County ant Territory, on this day personally ap peared Frank l.. Wright. Erwin D Treadwell md Reese NJ. 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 an, consideration therein expressed.
 In Witness Whereof, I have hereunt set my official hand and zeal this 5tl day of April, A. D. 1901.
 (Seal) PATRICK J. FARLEY.
 Notary Public My commission expires December IA 1904.
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 Territory of Arizona, County of Mari copa, ss.
 I. E. F. McFall, County Recorder il and for the County and Territor aforesaid, hereby certify that I hay compared the foregoing copy with tn original Art. of Incorporation filed am recorded in my office on the II day O April 1901, in Book No. 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.
 (SeaI) B. r. McFALL,
 County Recorder By A. S. ARTHUR, Dept.
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 first pub. Apr 13
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