Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-06-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
"HYGIENIC CEREAL COMPANY"

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 X. Detwiler. Chas. H.
Acker, George G.. Metzger, Charles r.
Clapp Philip H. Strauss, 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 bust
ness of said corporation within the Ter
ritory of Arizona is to be transacted is
Phoenix, Maricopa 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-
tablished 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 purpose 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 a general real estate. manufacture
ing and mercantile business: to own.
handle and control letters patent and
inventions and shares OF capital stock
of other corpora tons: to borrow money
and execute notes. bonds. mortgages.
or deeds CT trust to secure the same,
and TO exercise in respect of all such
bonds. mortgages, notes, shares of cap
ital stock and other securities and OBJ
legations 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 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-
iona.
THIRD: The authorized amount OF
capital stock of this corporation shall
be $4,000. 0000O One Million Dollars.
divided into ten thousand 100000
shares of the par value of One Hun
dred Q0O Dollars each. At such time
as the Board CT Directors may by reso-
luton direct, said capital stock shall
be paid into this corporation either in
cash or by the sale and transfer to it
of real estate or personal property for
ton, In payment for which shares of
the capital stock of said corporation
may be issued. and the capital stock
so issued shall thereupon 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 a Board
of five Directors and the following
named shall constitute the Board of
Directors until their successors are
elected:
Abram X. Detwiler Chas H. Acker,
George G. Metzger. Charles R. Clapp,
Philip H. Strauss.
| Thereafter the Board of Directors
shall be elected from the stockholders
as the bylaws of the ton may
provide
| he h iob ,,f
debtedness or liability. direct or con-
tingent, to which this corporation is at
any time subject shall be s1OOOOOOO
SEVENTH: The private property OF
the stockholders of this corporation
shall be exempt from corporate debts
of any kind Whatsoever
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
31st day of May. 1902.
ABRAM X. DETWILER.
CHARLES H. ACKER.
CHARLES r. CLAPP.
GEO. C. METZGER
PHILIP II. STRAUSS.
State of Ohio,
Lucas County, SIS.
On this S1st day of May. in the veal
1902. before me. Leroy d. Householder
d Notary Public In and for the stat.
and County aforesaid. residing there
in, duly commissioned and sworn. per
sonally appeared Abram X. Detwiler
Geo. Ct. MetZger. Chas. H. Acker
Charles r. Clapp and Philip H. Strauss
known to me to be the persons de
scribed in. whose names are subscribed
Co. and who executed the annexed in
strumcnt. and they acknowledge to m
that they executed the same for tn
purposes and considerations therein ex
pressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ] hav
hereunto set my hand and affixed m
official seal. at my office in the sal
State and County. the day and yea
last above written.
| (SeaL)
LEROY D. HOUSEHOLDER.
Notary Public Lucas Co. Ohio
+ Territory of Arizona
County of Maricopa, SIS.
l, B. F. McFall, County Recorder i
and for the County and Territor
aforesaid hereby certify that l hav
compared the foregoing copy with tn
original Articles of Incorpora ton c
the "HYGIENIC CEREAL CON