Arizona republican., 1902-08-31

personal property. mines, mining claims, oil lands, mineral lands, oil and gas, petroleum, water and water rights and machinery, and to work. mine ex- plore, operate and develop the same.
 Hth. To do a general real estate manufacturing and mercantile busi- ness; to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions; to borrow money, execute notes, bonds and mort gages, or deeds of trust; to secure the same, and to exercise in respect of all such bonds, mortgages, notes, shares of capital stock and other securities and obligations, any and all rights, powers and privileges of individual owners thereof, including the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that a natural person might or could do; and in gen eral to do all things necessary. proper or requisite to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation; and to carry into effect the various ob- jects aforesaid in the United States, it's territories, Venezuela and elsewhere, not inconsistent with the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 18th. Tc build, construct. lease and operate steam and sailing vessels, maintaiif the same and use the same. as this corporation may deem proper, for the porpose of transportation of the commodities of this corporation; to carry passengers or freight for hire as common carrier and to charge there for such reasonable charges and tolls as to this corporation may seem best
 Sixth: The authorized capital stock of this corporation shall be and is five million dollars (s5,0 O0O). divided into five hundred thousand shares of the par value of ten dollars ($1O00) each.
 At such time as the board of direct ors may by resolution direct. said cap ital stock shall be paid in this corpora tion, either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal prop erty, for the uses and purposes of said corporation. in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said cor poration may be issued. and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assessable. and in the absence of actual fraud in the transaction. the judgment of the directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 Seventh: The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability direct or contin- gent to which the corporation is at any time subject shall be three million, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars (sS. 25O ,OOO).
 Eighth: The private property of the stockholders and directors of this cor poration shall be exempt from corpor- ate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 In witness whereof, we have hereunto set cur hands and seals this fifth day of August, A. D. 1902.
 ALLEN T. HAIGHT (Seal) FRANCIS M. CRAWFORD, (SeaI) JOHN NJ. GARTSIDE. (SeaI) ) State of Illinois.
 County of Cook. ss.
 On this 5th day Of August. in the year nineteen hundred and two 0902), before me, James Nj. Gwin. a notary public in and for the county aforesaid. residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn. personally appeared Alien T. Haight, Francis M Crawford and John NJ Gartside, known to me to be the persons de- scribed in, whose names are affixed to, and who executed the annexed instru- ment and they acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein ex- pressed.
 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in the said county and state. the day and year last above writ ten.
 (SeaD JAMES M. GWIN.
 Notary Public My commission expires March 6, 1906. Territory of Arizona.
 County of Maricopa, ss.
 I. B. F. McFall, county recorder in and for the county and territory afore- said, hereby certify that I have com pared the foregoing copy with the or iginal articles of incorporation of the 'Para Rubber Plantation Company" filed and recorded in my office on the 11th day of August. 1902, in Book No. II of Interpretations, at page -, and that the same is full, true and correct copy Of said. original and of the whole thereof.
 Witness my hand and seal of office this 11th day of August. 1902.
 (Seal) B. F. McFALL,
 County Recorder By A. s. ARTHUR. Deputy.
 Filed and recorded in the office of the secretary of the Territory of Ari zona this 11th day of August, A. D. 1902, at D. m.
 ISAAC T. STODDARD.
 Secretary of Arizona. First publication August 3l. 1902.
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