Arizona republican., 1902-08-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE 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 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 it's business shall be carried on, and it's meetings held. and it's 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 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- quire. own, use and operate printing and bookbinding machinery and estab- lfshments: 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 its 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 (s30.- 0O0), divided into three hundred (30Ol shares of the par value of one hundred dollars (s1OO) each.
 The board of directors snail 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-asses ble thereafter.
 Article ". The time the com- mencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Article: of Incorporation in the office of the Secretary of Arizona, and it shall con- tinue the full statutory period oi twenty-five (2O years thereafter.
 Article V. The management of the business of this corporation shall bt vested in a board of directors. the members of which shall be elected eacf year at the annual stockholders meet ing from their own number. and serve until their successors are elected and qualified. Said board shall consist oi three (3) or five (5) members The first board of directors shall be the following three (0 persons. who may al their option elect two CD 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 a director who is not stockholder in this cor poration, and if any director ceases tt be a stockholder he shall cease to b. a director thereof. Any vacancy il the board of directors rom this or an, other cause, shall be filled by the re maining members by the election O another stockholder to fill the vacancy
 Article VII. The officers of this cor poration shall be a president, secre tary, a treasurer and a 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 treasure may be held by the same person.
 The officers shall be elected by tn board of directors at it's first meetin following the annual stockholder! meeting They shall be members ( said board and shall hold office for on year or until their successors ar elected.
 Article VIII. The greatest amount C indebtedness or liability to which thi corporal ation may at any time be sub ject shall be the sum of ten thousan dollars (s1O,0O0) and by vote of it board of directors may borrow fund to said amount.
 Article TX. The private property c the stockholders. directors and officer shall be exempt from the corpora debts of the corporation.