Arizona republican., 1902-06-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THF, "HYGIENIC CEREAL COMPANY.'' .

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we. whose hands are 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. II. Acker, George G. Metzger, Charles R. Clapp. Philip H. 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, Maric0pa 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- tab1ished by the Board Of Directors.
 SECOND: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows, to-wit.
 To manufacture and sell cereals and cereal compounds for the purpcse 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 q general real estate. manufactur- 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- lga 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 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 S1,O00. O0OOO One Million Dollars. divided into ten thousand Q0,OOO shares of the par value of One Hum dred 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 in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real estate CT personal property for the uses and pun poses of said corpora ton. in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued. and the capital stock so issued shall the"eupon 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 FOURTH: The time of 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 the termina- { ton thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter
 FIFTH: The affairs of this corpo- ration shall be conducted by 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. CIapp, Philip H. Strausz.
 Thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected from the stockholders as the bylaws Of the corporation may provide
 1 SIXTH: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability. direct or con- i tingent. to which this corporation is at any time subject shall be S1OO.OOO0O.
 SEVENTH: The private property ol the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 | IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have 1 hereunto set our hands and seals this 3fst day of May. 1902
 ABRAM K. DETWILER. CHARLES H. ACKER.
 CHARLES R. CLAPP.
 GEO. C. METZGER.
 PHILIP H. STRAUSZ. State Of Ohio.
 Lucas County. ss
 On this 31st day of May. in the year l?u2, before me. Leroy D. HOUShOlder a Notary Public in and for the Statl and County aforesaid. residing there in. duly commissioned and sworn, per- sonally appeared Abram K Detwiler Geo. G. Metzger. Chas. H. Acker Charles T.. 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 strumcnt, and they acknowledge to me that they executed the same for the purposes and considera tions therein ex. pressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ! have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. at my office in the saif State and County. the day and year last above written.
 (Seal.)
 LEROY D. HOUSEHOLDER.
 Notary Public, Lucas Co.,, Ohio Territory of Arizona.
 County of Maricopa. ss.
 I, E. F. McFan. County Recorder il and for the County and Territor, 1 aforesaid. hereby certify that I,av.