Arizona republican., 1901-10-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE CONSOLIDATED MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY.

 TURING COMPANY.
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we the under signed. have this day voluntarily asso- ciated ourselves together for the pur- rose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and do hereby certify as follows. to wit:
 ARTICLE I. The name of said cor poration shall be The Consolidated Man ufacturing Company. and it's prin- cipal place of transacting business shall be at Phoenix, Maricopa County. Arizona, with a branch office at the City of Toledo, State of Ohio. and at such other places as may be deter mined by the Board Of Directors
 THe names of the incorporators of said corporation are: J. R. B. Ransom. Ezra F. Kirk. A. w. Colter.
 ARTICLE II. The general nature of the different kinds of business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows, to-wit:
 To manufacture and sell Bicycles. Automobiles. all kinds of vehicles. Forgings. Stove Rims. Oil Jacks. Un.- orella Handles, other products Of shoe; steel. and Cycle fittings; pure hase. own and sell patents. and also acquire. own and sell stocks. bonds and other ir- terests in other corpora tions
 ARTICLE III. Among the powers Of this body corporate shall be: To have perpetual succession: to sue and .,a sued by its corporate name: to have q common seal and alter the same at pleasure: to prescribe the mode of making transfers of stock or interests of it's stockholders: to make contracts. to acquire and transfer property of every kind and description. both real and personal: and to possess the same powers in such respects as private indi- viduals now enjoy: to establish bylaws and make all rules anu regulations deemed expedient fo~ the managemen- Of its affairs net inconsistent with the laws and constitution or the United States and the laws Of the Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE " The amount of the capital stock of the corporation sfaii be Six Hundred Thousand Dollars (S6o0.000 divided into six thousand (s.OoO shares. of the par value of One Hundred Dollars ts1O0) each. fully paid up and forever non-assessable.
 ARTICLE V. The time of the conI- mencement Of this corporation shall bc the date Of the filing of these articles of incorporation. In the office of the Secretary of Arizona. and the termina- tion thereof shall be twenty-five yeas thereafter.
 ARTICLE VI The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by ? Board of Directors. who shall be elect ed annually by the stockholders of the corporation.
 ARTICLE VII. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or. contingent, to which this corporation shall subject itself at any time is Four Hundred Thousand Dollars (s4OO. .O0O).
 ARTICLE VIII. The private prop erty of the stockholders of this corpc- ration shall be exempt from all corpo- rate debts.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto set our hands and seals this ith day or October. 1901
 T. R. B. RANSOM. ,ScaI !
 EZRA F. KIRK (Seaih !
 A. WEBER GOLFER. (Scai ) State of Ohio. County of Lucas. ss.
 On this 4th day of October. in the year 1901. before me. Richard w. Kirk ley. a Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid. residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn personally appeared J. R. B. Ransom, Ezra E. Kirk. and A. w. Colter, known to me to be the persons described in.
  who executed the annexed instrument. and they acknowledged 10 me that they executed the same for the purposes and considerations therein expressed.
 In Witness Whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in the said State and County. the day and year last above written.
 CSeGll R. w. KIRKLEY.
 Notary Public.
 My commission expires Feb 1902. Territory, of Arizona. County of Mari ccpa, ss.
 l. E. r. McFalk County Recorder ia and for the County and Territory aforesaid. hereby certify that l have compared the foregoing copy with tli' original Art of Incorp- of The Con solidated Mani Co. filed and recorded in my office on the 9th day or Oct, t9al in Book No. 9 Of Art. of lncorp. at pag. -. and that the same is full. true and coms ct copy nf such original an of the whole thereof
 Witness my hand and zeal of office this 9 day of O-t. 1901
 (seal) E. r. MeFAIL.
 County Recorder. By A g. ARTHUR. Deputy.
 Filed in the office of the Secretary of the Territory of Arizona this 9th day of October. A. D., 1901, at D. m. ISAAC r STODDARD. Secret.ry Of 1aIizona. First publtealon, Oct. Il.