Arizona republican., 1902-08-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE NEW ERA PUBLISHING CON-
 PANY"


 OF THE
 NEW ERA PUBLISHING COM
 PANY."
 Know All Men by These Presents: That we, the undersigned, for our selves, and our successors, have as- sociated ourselves together to form a body incorporate under the statutes and laws of the Territory Of Arizona, and to that end do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation, to- wit:
 Article I. The name of this corpora tion shall be New Era Publishing Com pany. Its principal office shall be Phoenix Maricopa county, Arizona. but its business shall be carried on, and its meetings held. and its execu- tive office shall be at Minneapolis. County of Hennepin, Minnesota, or at such other place or places as may be determined by the board of directors.
 Article II. The general nature of the business to be carried on by this cor poratfCn shall be the publishing of books and the marketing of the same, and to do all things incident to a gen. eral publishing business, including the power to buy. lease or otherwise ac- quire. own, use and operate printing and boOkbinding machinery and estab- lishments; to purchase, own. control and sell copyrights. letters patent and inventions and other real and personal properties and securities throughout the states and territories of the United States and foreign countries: to deal in the product of it's own manufacture or that of others: and in general to do all things necessary to the proper con duct of the business of the corporation. Article III. The authorized amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be thirty thousand dollars l$30 000), divided into three hundred (3n0) shares of the par value of one hundred dollars (s100) each.
 The board of directors shall have full power to sell or exchange the shares of capital stock for cash. for services rendered or for any properties or secur- ities which the corporation is allowed by the provisions of Article III to ac- quire. and may do so on such terms as said board may elect. and all the shares shall be fully paid when thus issued and shall <be non -assessa ble thereafter.
 Article ". The time the com mencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the Secretary of Arizona. and it shall con- tinue the full statutory period of twenty-five (25) years thereafter.
 Article V. The management of the business of this corporation shall be vested in a board of directors, the members of which shall be elected each year at the annual stockholders meet hai until their successors are elected and qualified Said board shall consist of three (O or five (5) members. The first board of directors shall be the following three (3) persons, who may at their option elect two CD other per sons as members: H. M. Hinsdill, w.. R. Fowler. R. E. Carswell.
 Article VI No person shall be eligi- ble to hold office or to be a director who is not a stockholder in this cor poration. and if any director ceases to be a stockholder he shall cease to be a director thereof. Any vacancy in the board of directors rom this or any other cause, shall be filled by the re- maining members by the election or another stockholder to i'll the vacancy. Article VII. The officers of this cor- poration shall be president, a secre- tary, a treasurer and general man. ager. There may also be a vice. presi- dent and an assistant secretary-treas- urer, at the option of the board of di- rictors.
 The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person.
 The officers shall be elected by the board of directors at its first meeting following the annual stockholders meeting. They shall be members of said board and shall hold office for one year or until their successors are elected.
 Article VIII. The greatest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation may at any time be suo- ject shall be the sum of ten thousani dollars ($1O,00 and by vote of its board of directors may borrow funds to said amount.
 Article TX. The private property of the stockholders, directors and officers shall be exempt from the corporate debts of the corporation.
 Article x. The annua! meeting of the stockholders shall be held in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, at 10 o'clock a. m. on the anniversary of the com menceroent of this corporation. unless the board of directors shall change the time and place of such meetings. in which case said board shall give stock holders fifteen days written notice of such change.
 Article XI These articles may be amended at any annual or special stockholders meeting of the corpora tion by the affirmative vote of two- thirds of all the shares then present and voting thereon, provided that a fifteen days written notice of the iu- tended amendment has been given the stockholders.
 Tn witness whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and seals this seventh day of July A. D. 1902.