Arizona republican., 1902-10-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE THE ACME MANUFACTURING
 COMPANY.

Know all Men by these presents: That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby associate ourslves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the territory of Arizona, and to that end, make the following statement:
 First: The names of the corporators are: Franklin P. Stukey, John O. James and Elmer F.. Murphy, and the name of the company shall be THE ACME MANUFACTURING COM PANY. The principal place in which the business of said corporation within the territory of Arizona is to be trans 8 acted is Phoenix, Maricopa county | Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation outside the territory of Arizona shall be the city of | Lancaster, in the state of Ohio, au which meetings of the board of direc- | tors may be held, and the corporation may have such branch either within or without the territory of Arizona as may be established by the board of direc- tors.
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows, to-wit, To do a general manufacturing and foundry business. To purchase, lease, bond, locate, or otherwise acquire, own, | exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge. mortgage, hypothecate and deal | in-real estate and any and all kinds of personal property, water and water rights and machinery. and to work mine. bore for gas, explore, operate and develop the same; to do a general real estate, manufacturing and mercantile | business: to own handle and control letters patent and inventions and | shares of capital stock of other corpor- ations; to borrow money and execute notes. bonds, mortgages or deeds of 1 trust to secure the same, and to eX- ercise in respect of all such bonds. mortgages, notes, shares of capital stock and other securities and obliga- tions 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 general to do all things necessary to the proper con duct of the business of this corporation in the territory and elsewhere. not in- consistent with the laws of the United States. the state of Ohio and the terri tory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be fifty thousand dollors ($50 100000 di- vided into five thousand shares of the par value of ten dollars ($10.00) each. At such times as the board of directors may by resolution direct said capital stock shall be paid into 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 sad corporation. in payment. for which shares of the capital stock of said cor poration may be issued. and the capi- tai 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 val ue of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 Fourth: The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles oi } Incorpora ton in the office of the secre- tary of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years there after.
 flIIn. The dIdlTS or InlS cOTpOTa- tion shall be conducted by a board ot three directors and the following named shall constitute the board of directors until their successors are elected Franklin P. Stukey, John O. James anC
 Elmer F. Murphy. Thereafter th'
 board of directors shall be elected iron
 among the stockholders as the Bylaw: |. of the corporal ton may provide.
 Sixth: The highest amount of in
 debtedness or liability direct or con
 tingent. to which this corporation is T 9 any time subject shall be thirty-thre a thousand dollars C$33,00000).
 l Seventh. The private property of tn y stockholders of this corporation shal y be exempt from corporate debts of an! o kind whatsoever.
 9 In witness whereof. we have hereunt . set our hands and seals this twelfti y Q2) day of September. 1902
 l FRANKLIN P. STUKEY (SeaD.
 JOHN O. JAMES (SeaD.
 ELMER K. MURPHY (SeaD.