Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-06-03

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
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 corporators
are: Holm Il. Cross. II. NJ. Peer.
Claude Il. Ricketts,. and the name Of
| the corporation shall be THE GALA
NERAS COOPERATIVE COLE MIN
ING COMPANY. The principal place
in which the business OF said corpora
! ton within the Territory 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 St. Louis. Mo. and An
geles Camp, in the State of California,
/ at which meetings of the Board of Di-
rectors may be held. and the corpora
! ton may have such branch Of
fees either within or without the Ter
| ritory of Arizona as may be estab
| lished by the Board of Directors.
| Second: The general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted by
To purchase lease. bond. locate or 9TH
| erWise acquire. own, exchange. sell or
otherwise dispose OF. pledge. mortgage
| hypothecate and deal in real estate
and any and all kinds of personal prop
erty. mines. mining claims. oil lands,
mineral lands. oil. gas. asphaltum, pc
| trceum, water and water rights and
| machinery. and to work, mine, explore,
| operate and develop the same: to do
| Il general real estate. manufa curing
| and Nero antile 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
| 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 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
eral to do all things necessary to the
| 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 corporation shall
he One Million Five Hundred Thou
sand dollars (S1.5O0. O0O) divided into
10000 shares of the par value of Ten
dollars $4,000 each. At such time as
the Board of Directors may by resp
luton direct. said capital stock shall
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cash or by the sale. and transfer to il
of real or personal property for the
uses and purposes of said corporation
in payment for which shares of the
capital stock of said corporation may
be issued, and the capital stock so is
sued shall thereupon and thereby be-
come and be fully paid up and non
assessa BILE. and in the absence of ac-
tual fraud in the transaction the iudg-
nent of the Directors as to the value
OF the property purchased shall be CON
elusive
Fourth: The time of the commence
menr of this corporation shall be the
date of the fling of these Articles OF
incorporation in the office of the Sec
rotary of Arizona. and the termination
thereof shall be twenty-five year:
thereafter
Fifth: The affairs of this corpora
ton shall he conducted By Board O
Five Directors and the followinz
named shall constitute the Board O
Directors until their successors ar,
elected: John +. Cross, II. NJ. Beer
I;urt Cole. f. II. Cole D. Jannepoule
Thereafter the Board of Directors
shall be elected from among the stock
holders as the bylaws of the corpora
ton may provide.
Sixth: The highest amount of in
de5tedness or liability, direct or con
f tingent, to which this corporation is Il
! any time subject shall be Five Hun
f cred Thousand dollars (s5oO, OO0).
Seventh: The private property o
the stockholders of this corporation
shall be exempt from corporate debt
of any kind Whatsoever.
, In witness whereof we have hereunt
: set our hands and seals this twenty
first day of May. 1902.
J. r. CROSS. (Seal
H. NJ. BEER. (Seal
CLAUDE b. RICKETTS,. (Seal
! State of Missouri.
I County OF St. Louis, IS.
On this 21st day Of May, in the yea
1902. before NE, John w Paddock,
| Notary Public in and for the State an
r County aforesaid, residing therein
4 duly commissioned and sworn, person
: ally appeared John r. Cross, II. y
. t:eer, and Claude p. Ricketts,. know
V TO me To be the persons described i.
d whose names are subscribed to an
e who executed the annexed instrumen
n and they acknowledged to me tha
q they executed the same for the pun
= poses and considerations therein e4
II pressed.
: In witness whereof 1 have hereunt
e set my hand and affixed my offici;
seal at my office in the said State an
+ County the day and year last abo1
u | written.
v (SeaL) JOHN w. PADDOCK.
h Notary Publ
Is My commission expires Nov. Il, 1870
d Territory of Arizona,
r, County of Maricopa, IS.
ID ], b. T. McFall, County Recorder
and for the County and Territol
t. aforesaid. hereby certify that | ha'
a compared the foregoing copy with Il
ORIGINAL Articles: a TOcoIDora tim