Arizona republican., 1901-08-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of THE, BRETT TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CONSTRUCTION
 COMPANY"

hNOW ALL ME~-N ID iiiiS''h PRESENTS:-That We, the under signed, Anney McElroy Brett and William V. Smith, have this day asso- ciated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. And we do hereby certify
 l. That the name of the corporation shall be The Bret, Telephone and Tel egraph Construction Company" and its principal place of transaction business shall be Gcl Paso, Texas.
 9 That the general nature of the bus mess proposed to be transacted is as follows:-
 For the constru 'tiun, maintenance, operation, purchase and sale of tele- phone and telegraph systems in any part of the United States and foreign countries; for procuring, buying and selling franchises and concessions for the construction, operation and main tenance Of telephone and telegraph sys- tens; for undertaking, constructing acquiring and carrying on works of all kinCs relative to any business of the Company and entering into such con- tracts and making such arrangements as may be necessary in carrying out the same.
 g. The amount of the capital stock au- thorized is one hundred thousand dol lars. and the number of shares into which it is divided is one thousand. of the par value of one hundred dollars each, which amount is to be paid in at the first meeting of stockholders of said Company on July 29th, 1901.
 i. That the commencement of said corporation is the twcnty-ninth (29th) day of July. 1901. and the time of i;s termination twenty-five years there after.
 ,. That the officers of said corpora tion to conduc; it's affairs shall con- sist of a board of directors, consisting of five persons, namely. Anney McElroy Brett of Fl Paso. Texas; B $. Sprague of Cleveland, Ohio and William V. Smith of Cleveland, Ohio; D. w. Jones of Cleveland. O.; and Mary Ricie Brown of Kansas City, Mo; who are 10 be elected on July 29tb, 1901.
 G. That the highest amount of in
 
 corporation is at my tiEle to subject itself is five hundred thousand dollars. [. That the private property of each officer and stockholder Of said corpora ton i!s to be exempt from all corporate debts
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day of July A D. 1901
 Signed and sealed in presence of
 CHAS. w. SCRIMSHAW.
 JAMES QUAYLl2
 ANNEY M'ELROY BRETT.
 WILLIAM V SMITH
 State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County-ss. Before me, a Notary Public. person. ally appeared Anney M Elroy Brett and William V. Smith, krown to me to be the persons whose names are sub scribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they ex- ecuted the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand ard seal of office this 18th day of July, A. D. 1901 Cseal) CHAS. w. SCRIMSHAW. Territory of Arizona.
 County Of MarlCOpa.
 l, E. r. McFaH. County Reco.'er in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that the within instrument was filed fer record at :3G o'clock ?. m. on th:s 22nd day of July, 1901, and duly recorded in Book No. of Art. of Incorp., Records of Maricopa County, Arizona, at pages 295. 29G.
 Witness my hand and official seal the day and year above written.
 Is. F. M'FALL, County Recorder. By A. S. Arthur, Deputy.
 Filed in 1le office of the Secretary of the Territory of Arizona this Eth day of July, A. D. 1901, at 9 a. m.
 ISAAC T STODDARD.
 Secretary of Arizona.