Graham guardian., 1901-08-09
Articles Of Incorporation
Of Layton Alfred and Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THEEs PREENTs
That,
We the undersigned, J. G. Alfred, c. NJ. Lay
| ton, Z, W. Layton X. q. Layton, X. W, Fuller,
| H. C. Layton and f. A. Alfred, all residents OF
| Thatcher, county of Graham, Territory OF Ari-
| zona have this day associated ourselves togeth-
| er for the purpose of forming corporation un-
| der the laws of the Territory of Arizona, ana i'll
| accordance with said laws, do hereby adopt,
| sign and acknowledge these presents as its
| Articles of Incorporation.
The name of this corporation shall
| be LAYTON, ALFRED and CoMPANY its principal
place of business will be in the Town of
| Thatcher, in Graham county, Territory of Ari'
IONA.
ARrICLEI
The names of the incorporators of this com
pany are j. &. Alfred, c. NJ. Layton, l.. W.
Layton, R, G.: Layton, R. W; Fuller II, c.
Layton and +. A. Alfred, of Thatcher Arizona:
ARTICLE H.
The general nature of the business to be
transacted by said corporation and the object
for which it is formed is for the purpose of buy
ing and selling all kinds of merchandise, both
| at wholesale and retail; the carrying on of a
general mercantile business; the buying and
selling of hay, grain, feed, farming implements
of all descriptions, wagons, buggieS, and mer-
chandise and merchantable commodities of
whatsoever kind and character Also the
conducting ofa general flour milling business
of grinding flour and making all other kinds
of mill products of buying and selling all kinds
of grain, flour, mill products and of conducting
| any and all kinds of business pertaining to a
general flour milling business. Also Contract
ing of all kinds.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock of said corporation
shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars 500, :
100000 divided into two thousand (2t00) shares
of the par value of Fifty Dollars (S5O.) each,
Fifty per cent -of which shall be paid up at
the commencement of this corporation and the
remainder nDOn the call of Board OfiireptOrs OF
said corporation, not later than the first day
of January, A. d. 1905.
ARTICLEIV.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabil-
ity TO which this corporation at any time can
become subjected or to which it shall subject
itself is the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars (S25.OOO0O)
ARTICLE V.
The private property of the officers and stock
holders of said corporation shall Oe exempt
from corporate debts thereof.
ARTICLE VI.
The corporate existence of this corporation
| shall begin on the day of the filing of these
articles With the county Recorder of Graham
County, Arizona Territory, and the termina-
ton thereof shall be Fifty years thereafter.
ARTICLE VII.
The business of said corporation shall be,con
Quoted by Board of five directors who shall
be stockholders in said corporation and shall
First Tuesday after the first Monday in June
of each year, at the principal place of business
herein mentioned, notice of the time and place
of holding said annual meeting and election to
| be given as provided by the bylaws of said cor
poration. Said directors shall hold office fer a
term of one year from the date OF their election
and until.their successors shall be elected and
qualified
The following named persons, being subscrib-
to the capital stock of said corporation, and
whose names and places of residence as fol-
I q Alfred O. nj IaVtOn E w IaytOn
r &. Layton and II. &. Layton all residents
of Thatcher Graham County Arizona Terri
| tory shall constitute the Board of Directors
of said corporation until the first Tuesday after
the first Monday of June, 1902, and until their
successors are elected and qualified. Vacancies
in said Board shall be filed by the remaining
members thereof for the unexpired term for
which the member vacating was elected
majority of such members shall constitute a
quorum and any meeting Of such quorum OF
said Board of Directors shall be deemed legal
meeting and have the same authority as full
Board. The officers of the corporation shall be
President, a Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer, and General Manager chosen an
nually by said Board of Directors from among
their number. and such other officers from
among the stockholders said Board may
deem necessary to carry on said business, The
any officer at any time and TO fill all Yaca ncles
caused by removal or otherwise. The follow
ing named persons shall constitute the officers
ing in June 1902, II. q. Layton President, K
w Layton Nice-President, II c Layton Secre
tary and Treasurer and q Alfred General
Manager. unless sooner vacated by the proyis
| ions of these articles of incorporation.
ARTICLE VIII.
The Board of Directors of said corporation
shall have power to establish bylaws and make
all needful rules and regulations for the Iaan.
agement of the affairs of said corporation not
inconsistent with the laws of the United states
and of this Territory.
ARTICLEIX
These articles may be amended by majority
vote of the stock, at any regular meeting or at
any special meeting duly called after notice, for
| that purpose, and any amendment when so
| adopted and signed and acknowledged by the
President and Secretary of said corporation
shall have the same force and effect as though
signed and acknowledged by all the stockhold-
ers of said corporation.
| In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
| hands and seals this 25th day of June 1901,
| sEALsl j q ALFRED,
| G NJ LAYTON,
L w LAYTON,
| r LAYTON,
| + w FULLER,
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