Arizona republican., 1902-06-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE "HYGIENIC CEREAL COMPANY"

hereunto affixed do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and to that end make the following statement: FIRST: The names of the corpora tors are: Abram K. Detwiler. Chas. H. Acker, George G. Metzger, Charles R. Clapp. Philip II. Strausz, all of the City of Toledo. Lucas County, Ohio. and the name of the corporation shall be THE HYGIENIC CEREAL co. The principal place in which the busi- ness of said corporation within the Ter ritory of Arizona is to be transacted is Phoenix. Maricopa County. Arizona. and the principal place of business of said corporation outside the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. at which meetings Of the Board of Directors may be held. and the corporation may have such branch offices either within or without the Territory of Arizona as may be es tablished by the Board of Directors.
 SECOND: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corpora ton is as follows. to-wit.
 To manufactur and sell cereals and cereal compounds for the purpose of beverages and foods. To purchase, lease, bond, locate and otherwise ac- quire own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of. pledge. mortgage. hypothe- cate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property: to do a general real estate. manufac ctur- ing and mercantile business: to own. handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of capital stock of other corporations: to borrow money and execute notes. bonds, mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same and to exercise in respect off all such bonds. mortgages. notes shares of cap ital stock and other securities and ob- legations any and all rights. powers 1 and privileges of individual owners | thereof, including the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that natural person might or could do: and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corpo- ration in the Territory and elsewhere. not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Ari- zOna.
 THIRD: The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be C1 1000, ,000.00) One Million Dollars, divided into ten thousand (10.0Om shares of the par value of One Hun | dreG G00) Dollars each. At such time as the Board of Directors may by reso- | lution direct. said capital stock shall | be paid into this corporation either m cash or by the sale and transfer to it i of real estate or personal property for | the uses and purposes of said corpora ton. in payment for which shares of i the capital stock of said corpora ton may be issued, and the capital stock SO issued shall theGeupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non- assessable. and in the absence of actual 1 fraud In the transaction the Judgment i of the Directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive. 1 FOURTH: The time of the com l 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 the terminal tiOn thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 FIFTH: The affairs of this corpo- ration shall be conducted by a Board of five Directors and the following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected
 Abram K. Detwiler Chas. H. Acker George c. Metzger. Charles R. Clapp, Philip H. Strausz.
 Thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected from the stockholders as the bylaws of the corporation may provide
 SIXTH: The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability, direct or con- tingent. to which this corpora tion is at any time subject shall be S1OO. .OOO.OO.
 SENENrTLJ. / the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto set our hands and seals this 31st day of May. 1902.
 ABRAM K. DETWILER.
 CHARLES H. ACKER.
 CHARLES R. CLAPP.
 GEO. G. METZGER.
 PHILIP H. STRAUSZ
 State of Ohio.
 Lucas County. ss
 On this 31st day of May, in the year 1902, before me. Leroy D. Housholder. Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid. residing there in, duly commissioned and sworn. per sonally appeared Abram K. Detwiler, Geo. C.. MetZger. Chas. H. Acker. Charles R. Clapp and Philip H. StrausZ, known to me to be the persons de- scribed in. whose names are subscribed to, and who executed the annexed in- strument, and they acknowledge to me that they executed the same for the purposes and considerations therein ex- pressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. J have hereunto set my hand and affixed my , official seal. at my office in the said State and County. the day and year , last above written
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 LEROY D. HOUSEHOLDER. Notary Public. Lucas CO. Ohio Territory of Arizona.
 County of Maricopa. ss I. E. F. McFall. County Recorder ii ; and for the County and Territory ! aforesaid. hereby certify that | hay, compared the foregoing copy with tht J original Articles of Incorporation ot the "HYGIENIC CEREAL COM. PANY.' filed and recorded in my office 4 on the 9th day of June. 1902. in Bool