Arizona republican., 1902-10-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE THE ACME MANUFACTURING
 COMPANY.

COMPAN I.
 Know all Men by these presents: That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby associate ourslves 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 corporators are: Franklin P. Stukey, John O. James and Elmer F.. Murphy, and the name of the company shall be THE ACME 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 Lancaster in the state of Ohio, at which meetings of the board of direc- tors may be held, and the corporation may have such branch either within or without the territory of Arizona as may be established by the board of direc- tors.
 Second The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows, to-wit; To do a general manufacturing and foundry business. To purchase, lease, bond, locate, or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge. mortgage. hypothecate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property, water and water rights and machinery. and to work, mine, bore for gas explore, operate and develop the same; to do a general real estate, manufacturing and mercantile business; to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of capital stock of other corpor- ations; to borrow money and execute notes bonds, mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same, and to ex- ercise in respect of all such bonds. mortgages, notes, shares of capital stock and other securities and obliga- tions 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 pr could do: and in general to do all things necessary to the proper con- duct of the business of this corporation in the territory and elsewhere, not in- consistent with the laws of the United States, the state of Ohio and the terri tory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be fifty thousand dollors (S50,00Q.00) di- vided into five thousand shares of the par value of ten dollars (s10.00) each At such times as the board of directors may by resolution direct, said capital stock shall be paid into this corpora f tion either in cash or by the sale and 1 transfer to it of real or personal prop i 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 capi- : tai stock so issued, shall thereupon and | thereby become and be fully paid UT and non-assessable, and in the absence | of actual fraud in the transaction the judgment of the directors as to the val ue of the property purchased shall Dc conclusive.
 Fourth: The time 0f the commence ment of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles oi 1 Incorporation in the office of the secre- tary of Arizona, and the termination | InereOI snail De tWenIy-IlNe years IneTe- after.
 Fifth: The affairs of this corpora tion shall be conducted by board ot three directors and the following named shall constitute the board of director. until their successors are elected i Franklin P. Stukey. John O. James ant Elmer F. Murphy. Thereafter th' board of directors shall be elected iron among the stockholders as the Bylaw! of the corporation may provide.
 Sixth: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability direct or con tingent, to which this corporation is T any time subject shall be thirty-thre thousand dollars ($33 000.00).
 Seventh. The private property of tn stockholders of this corporation shal be exempt from corporate debts of an. kind whatsoever.
 In witness whereof, we have hereunt set our hands and seals this twelfti CPD day of September. 1902.
 FRANKLIN P. STUKEY (SeaD.
 JOHN O. JAMES (SeaD.
 ELMER E.. MURPHY (SeaD.