The news-herald., 1902-04-12

worth, Albert Draper, J. w. Etter and
d. L. Murray.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the different
kinds of business proposed to be trans
acted by this association is as follows,
to-wit: To purchase, or otherwise ac-
Quire, hold, own, sell and dispose OF
lands, buildings, and such other prop
erty, real and personal, as may be
deemed needful for the establishment
and maintenance of religious worship
and for educational, social and moral
improvement, and all other things nee
essary for the establishment and work
OF Christian church. not contrary to
the laws OF the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE III.
| Among the powers of this association
shall be to have perpetual succession,
| TO sue and be sued by it's corporate
| name, to have a common seal and alter
! the same at pleasure, to make con-
tracts, to acquire and transfer prop
erty, both real and personal, and to
hold manage and dispose of said prop
erty according to the laws of the Terri
| tory OF Arizona and the Discipline ant
Usage and Ministerial appointments OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church in the
| United States of America, as from
time to time authorized and declared
by the General Conference of said
church, and the annual conference
within whose bounds such association
Is situated.
ARTICLE w.
The business affairs of this associa-
| ton shall be managed and controlled
by Board Of five Directors or Trustees
elected and organized according to the
provisions Of said Discipline of the said
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the
undersigned were SO elected on the first
day OF January, A. D. 1902, in the town
of Wickenburg, Arizona, as set forth in
the certificate hereto attached.
ARTICLE v.
The amount of property to he held
by this association shall be no more
than Is necessary to carry out the OBJ
Jects of the association, as provided for
by the laws OF the Territory Of Arizona
The private property OF the Trustees
and members Of this associate shall
be exempt from all debts of the asso-
citation.
ARTICLE vi.
The term of existence of this associa-
ton shall be twenty-five years from
and after January 1st, 1902, and the
same may be renewed from time to
time.
ARTICLE VII.
At a meeting held in the town of
Wickenburg, Maricopa County, 4Ari-
zona, on the first day of January, A. ID.
1902, said meeting being held accord
ing to the Discipline of the church
aforementioned, the foregoing Articles
Of Association We're duly adopted and
the following persons duly elected
Trustees of said Associations: Rev. e.
w. Tarr Henry NJ. Farnsworth, AL
bert Draper, William Etter and D. l..
Murray.
We hereby certify the above to be
correct.
C. w. TARR,
Presiding Officer.
j. w. ETTER,
Clerk
ARTICLE TX.
1Ic lOiCSsOLlS ATtIcleS Snail ana uC
constitute the Articles of Association
of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church of Wickenburg, MaricoDa
County. Arizona. 4
In Witness Whereof. we have here
unto set our hands this first day Of
January, A. D. 1902.
G. w. TARR.
HENRY NJ. FARNSWORTH.
ALBERT DRAPER.
J. w. ETTER.
D. L. MURRAY.
Territory of Arizona,
County Of MaricOpa, ss.
Before me, D. F. Hall, Notary Pub
lie in and for the County OF Maricopa
and Territory Of Arizona, on this day
personally appeared G. w. Tarr Henry
NJ. Farnsworth Albert Draper, J. w.
Etter and D. L. Murray, known to me
to be the persons whose names are
subscribed to the foregoing instrument,
and acknowledged to me that they exc
cuted the same for the purposes and
consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal Of
office this tenth day of January, A. D.
1902.
(Seal) d. F. HALL,
Notary Public
My commission expires June "a, 1906.
Territory Of Arizona,
County of Maricopa.
I, B. F. McFall, County Recorder in
and for the County and Territory
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
within instrument was filed for record
at 10:45 O'Clock a. m. on this Il day Of
Feb, 1902. and duly recorded in Book
No Of Incorp., Records of Maricopa
County. Arizona, at pages 25S to 2CO.
Witness my hand and official seal
the day and year above written.
(SealO 3. F. McFALL.
County Recorder.
BY A. 8. ARTHUR, Deputy. -
First publication March, %. 1902.
JOB PRINTING.