Arizona republican., 1902-06-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF RUBY MANUFACTURING COM
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE l PRESENTS: That we. whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby assocl- ate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and to thar end make the following state meng:
 FIRST: The names of the corpora tors are: Stephen r. Ramsdell, St. Louis Mo: William P. Gurr, St. Louis, Mo: Charles L. Vaudewater, St Louis, Mo, and the name of the corporation shall be Ruby Manufacturing Com Sanv The principal place in which the business nf 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 tiGn 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 cf 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 sC1al property, mines, mining claims, of. 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 q general real estate, man. ufacturing and mercantile business, to own. handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of capital stock of other corporations; to borrow money and execute notes, bonds, mort Sages, Jor deeds of trust to secure the same, and to exercise in respect of all such bonds, mortgages. notes. shares ct capital stock and other securities and obligations. and 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 natural person might CT could do; and in gen. eral to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corpora ton 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 corporation shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Cs5G0.C0o.0O) divided into Five Thousand shares C5GC0) shares of the par value of One Hundred dollars ($1000) each At such time as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct said capital stock shall be paid into this corpora ticn either in cash CT by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal prop ertv. for the uses and purposes Of said corporation. in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said cor porat ton may be issued. and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and nor-2ssessable. and in the absence Of 5ct-ssI fraud in the transaction the 1 judgment of the Directors as to the i value of the property purchased shall i be conclusive.
 FCU-RTH: The time of the com
 
 the date Of the filing of these Articles : Of Incorporation in the office of the i Secretary Of Arizona, and the termina- 1 ton thereof shall be twenty-five years | thereafter.
 1 FIFTH: The affairs of this corpora ! ton shall he conducted by a Board of ! thlee @ Directors and the following i named shall constitute the Board of i Directors until their successors are 1 elected: Stephen r. Ramsden. St 1 Louis. Mo; William P. Gurr. St. Louis i Mo; Charles L. Nandewater. St. Louis i Mo Thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected from among the stock i holders of as the bylaws of the cor poration may provide
 SIXTH: The hishi ist amount of in i debtedness or liability, direct or con- tingent, to which this corporation is at any time subject shall be Fifty Thou sand Dollars (S50
 SEVENTH: The private property Of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind Wha tsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto set our hands and seals this 23rd day of May. 1902.
 STEPHEN r. RANISDELL. (SeaD | WILLIAM P. GTRR. CSeal | CHARLES L. NAEDEWATER. CSeal) State Of Missouri.
 County of St. Louis. ss.
 On this 2Ssd day of May, in the veal 19e2 before me, Norwood Fitch. a No tai-v Public in and for the State aut City aforesaid. residing therein. dul! commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Stephen r. RamsdelI, William r. Gurr and Charles l.. Nandewater known to Iro h be the persons de scribed in whose names are subscribed to, ard who executed the annexed in atruInent. and they acknowledged |,
 he that they executed the same for th' purposes and considerations thereiI expressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hav' hereunto set my hand and affixed IT! official seal. at r1y office in the saic State and City, tho day and year las above written
 (Notarial SeaIl
 NORWOCD FITCH.
 Notary Public. City Of $. Louis Mo
 My commission expires March 9
 1904