Arizona republican., 1902-08-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE NEW ERA PUBLISHING COM
 PANY"

NEW ERA PUBLISHING CON-
 PANY.''
 Know All Men by These Presents: That we, the undersigned, for our selves, and our successors, have as sociated ourselves together to form q 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 it's business shall be carried on. and it's meetings held. and it's execu- tive office shall be at Minneapolis, County of Hennepirl. 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 poration 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- qufre. 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 corporati tion. Article III. The authorized amount of the capital stock of this corporal ton shall be thirty thousand dollars ESQ., 000), divided into three hundred GOOD shares of the par value of one hundred dollars Cs100) 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 -assessable thereafter.
 Article ". The time the con- 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 al the annual stockholders meet ing from their own number. and serve until their successors are elected and qualified. Said board shall consist of three (3) or five (O members. The first board of directors shall be the following three (3) persons. who may at their option elect two @ other per sons as members: H. Nj. Hinsdill, W. R. Fowler. R. E. Carswell
 Article VI. No person shall be eligi- ble to hold office or to be director who is not stockholder in this cor poration, and if any director ceases to be q 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 of another stockholder to fill the vacancy.
 Article VII. The officers of this cor poration shall be a president, a secre- tary, a treasurer and a general man. ager. There may also be a vice presi- dent and an assistant secretary-tr 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 it's first meeting following the annual stockholders meeting. They shall be members o1 said board and shall hold office for onC year or until their successors art elected.
 Article VIII. The greatest amount ot indebtedness or liability to which thi: corporation may at any time be sub feet shall be the sum of ten thousan dollars (s1O.OO0). and by vote of it. board of directors may borrow fund! to said amount.
 Article IX. The private property o the stockholders, directors and officer shall be exempt from the corporat debts of the corporation.
 Article x. The annual meeting of tn stockholders shall be held in the Cit. of Minneapolis, Minnesota. at 10 o'cloc, a. m on the anniversary of the com mencement of this corporation. unles the board of directors shall change tn time and place of such meetings l which case said board shall give stock holders fifteen days written notice o such change.
 Article XI. These articles may b amended at any annual or specia stockholders meeting of the corpora ton by the affirmative vote of two thirds of all the shares then presen and voting thereon. provided that fifteen days written notice of the m tended amendment has been given tn stockholders.
 In witness whereof. we have hereunt set our hands and seals this seventl day Of July \. D. 1902.