Arizona republican., 1901-04-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of tha PHOENIX INDEPi NDENT TELE PHONE COMPANY.

PHONE CO.SPANY. Know All Men By These Presents That we. the undersigned. have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together r the purpose of forming a corporation under and by virtue of the laws 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 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 general telephone and tell egraph business at and within the City of Phoenix. County of Maricopa, Ter ''N''s pi hi iHpho. anu dll ditions thereof which now exist or which may hereafter be add ed to the said City of Phoe- nix. or become d 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: 10 erect and maintain all necessary and proper appliances. including lines, con- quits. poles, and to acquire, by pur- chase or otherwise. all proper and nec- essary appliances. fixtures and real estate and personal property, which snail be requisite for the carrying into erect 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 or the first Monday in sep- tember of each year PROVIDED. how ever that until the first annual cleo tlon or the officers of said company, that the following shall be the officers of the company who shall hold their offices until such annual election. and until their successors shah be duly elected: FRANK l.. WRIGHT. PRES DENT: ERWIN D. TREADwELL. 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 1925 .0OO.00).
 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 | into set our hands and seals this 5th lay of April. A. D. 1901.
 FRANK l.. WRIGHT. (SealD |
 ERWIN D. TREADwELL. (seai)
 REESE M. LING. (Seal.) | Territory of Arizona. County of Yava- pal. ss.
 Before me. Patrick J. Farley, a No- ary Public in and for said County and Territory. on this day personally ap- 'eared Frank l.. Wright, Erwin D. 'readwell and Reese M. Ling, known to ne to be the persons whose names are ubscribcd 10 the foregoing instrument md who acknowledged to me that they xecuted the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed. Tn witness Whereof, l have hereunto ct my official hand and seal this 9th ay of April, A. D. 1901.
 tSeal) PATRICK J. FARLEY.
 Notary Public. My commission expires December IA. D04.
 1Oc. l. R. Stp. Cncld.
 'erritory of Arizona, County of Mari copa, ss. l. B. F. McFall, County Recorder in nd for the County and Territory foresaid, hereby certify that I have the foregoing copy with the riginal Art. Of Incorporation filed and ecorded in my office on the II day of pril. 1901. in Book No. [ of Art. of h. operations at page -, and that the ime is full, true and correct copy of lch original and of the whole thereof Witness my hand and seal of office. lis II day of April, 1901.
 tSeal) B. F. McFALI.,
 County Recorder. By A. S. ARTHUR. Dept. 1oc ]. R. Stp. Cncld.
 rst pub. Apr l3
 ARTICLES OF JNCORPORATIO