Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-06-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
"RUBY MANUFACTURES COM
PANY."

KNOW ALL MGN b1
PRESENTS: That we, whose hands
are hereunto affixed, do hereby associ-
ate ourselves together for the purpose
of forming a corporation under the
laws of the Territory of Arizona. and
to that end make the following state
ment:
FIRST: The names of the corpora
tors are: Stephen F. Ramsdell, ST.
Louis, Mo-; William P. Gurr, St. Louis.
Mo-; Charles L. Vandewater, St. Louis,
Mo-. and the name of the corporation
shall be Ruby Manufacturing Com
pany. The principal place in which the
business of said corporation within the
Territory of Arizona is to be trans
acted is Phoenix, Maricopa County,
Arizona, and the principal place of
business of said corporation outside the
Territory of Arizona. shall be the City
of ST. Louis, in the State of Missouri.
at which meetings of the Board of Di-
rectors may be held, and the corpora
ton may have such branch offices
either within or without the Territory
of Arizona as may be established by
the Board of Directors. And we here
by appoint the Secretary of State of the
Territory of Arizona our agent. upon
whom all notices and processes, includ
ing service of summons may be served.
Second: The general nature of the
business proposed TO be transacted by
this corporation is as follows, to-wit:
To purchase, lease, bond, locate or
otherwise acquire, own. exchange, sell
or otherwise dispose of. pledge. mort
gage, hypothecate and deal in real
estate and any and all kinds of per-
sonal property, mines. mining claims,
oil lands, mineral lands. oil, gas as
phaltum, petroleum. water and water
rights and machinery and to work.
mine, explore, operate and develop the
same; to do a general real estate. man.
ufacturing and mercantile business, 10
own, handle and control letters patent
and inventions and shares Of capital
stock of other corporations to borrow
money and execute notes, bonds, mort
cages, or deeds of trust to secure the
same, and to exercise in respect of all
such bonds, mortgages. notes. shares
of capital stock and other securities
| and obligations, ard 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 a natural
person might or could do; and In gen.
proper conduct of the business of this
| corporation in the Territory and else
where, not inconsistent with the laws
| of the United States and the Territory
| of Arizona.
THIRD: The authorized amount of
| capital stock of this corpora ton shall
be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
| (s500, 100000 divided into Five Thousand
Of he ralI Of
One Hundred dollars (s10O.OO) each. At
such time as the Board of Directors
may by resolution direct. said capital
| stock shall be paid into this corpora
ton either in cash or by the sale and
| transfer to it of real or personal prop
erty. for the uses and purposes of said
| corporation, in payment for which
| shares of the capital stock of said cor
poration may be issued, and the capital
| stock so issued shall thereupon and
| thereby become and be fully paid up
and non-aSsessa BILE, 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 corpora
ton shall be conducted by a Board of
three go Directors and the following
named shall constitute the Board OF
Directors until their successors are
elected: Stephen F. Ramsdell. St
Louis, Mo-: William P. Gurr. ST. Louis
Mo-; Charles L. Vandewater ST. Louis
Mo. Thereafter the Board of Directors
shall be elected from among the stock
holders of as the bylaws of the cor
poration may provide.
SIXTH: The highest amount of in.
debtedness or liability, direct or con.
tingent. to which this corporation is al
any time subject shall be Fifty Thou.
sand Dollars (s5O, 100000.
SEVENTH: The private property
of the stockholders of this corporal ior
shall be exempt from corporate debt:
of any kind whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have
hereunto set our hands and seals tn
23rd day of May. 1902.
STEPHEN F. RAMSDELL (Seal
WILLIAM P. GURR. (Seal
| CHARLES l.. NANDEWATER. (Seal
State of Missouri,
County of st. Louis. SIS.
!. On this 23rd day of May. in the yea
: 1902 before me, Norwood Fitch, No
! tary Public in and for the State an
City aforesaid. residing therein. dull
] commissioned and sworn. PERSONAL
appeared Stephen F. Ramsdell, Williar
: P. Gurr and Charles L. Vandewatel
known to me to be the persons de
: scribed in. whose names are subscribe
j to- and who executed the annexed in
Y strument and they acknowledged t
q )me that they executed the same for tn
s purposes and considerations therei
d expressed.
:, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l hay
d hereunto set my hand and affixed m
official seal, at my office in the sal
: State and City, the day and year la:
a above written.
(Notarial Seal)
e NORWOOD FITCH,
e Notary Public, City of S. Louis. NJ
= My commission expires March 2
= 1904.
j. | Territory of Arizona.