Arizona republican., 1902-12-20
ARTICLES OF. INCORPORATION
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 Know All Men by These Presents, That we, whose names are hereunto affixed do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Ter ritory of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement:
 FURNITURE CITY OIL co.
 FIRST.
 The names of the incorporators are: Henry Spring. Grand Rapids, Mich. Anthony M. Maris, Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Charles w Spear Muskegon, Mich. Lotan C. Read, Grand Rapids, Mich. Harry l.. Colby, Grand Rapids, Mich. Atlanta F. Briggs, Cedar Springs, Mich.
 Martin Van Derveen Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Sylvester Wm. Barker, Grand Rapids. Mich
 Arthur J. Free, Grand Rapids. Mich. Fred D. Vos, Jr., Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Martin H. Luce, Grand Rapids, Mich Charlotte C. Luce, Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Caroline V. Banks, Grand Rapids. Mich.
 Harry Sawyer. Muskegon. Much. Louis J. De La Martin, Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Otto Albert, Muskegon. Mich.
 Corton J. Sawyer. Muskegon, Mich. John NJ Wander Veer, Grand Rapids Mich.
 John De Boe, Grand Rapids, Mich. Richard e. Vos, Grand Rapids, Mich. And the name of the corporation shall be the FURNITURE CITY OIL COM PANY." The principal place in which the business of said corporation within the Territory of Azizona is to be tran sacted is Phoenix, Maricopa county. Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation outside of the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Grand Rapids, in the State of Michigan, at which meetings Of the board of directors may be held, and the corporation may have such branch off ces either within or without the Terri tory of Arizona as may be establised by the board of directors.
 SECOND.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor poration is as follows, to-wit:
 Q puINildSts ltdSts DOlltis lONdNt OA acquire, own, exchange or otherwise dispose of pledge. mortgage. hypOthe- cate and deal in claims. oil lands, oil. gas, asphaltum, petroleum, water and water rights and machinery, and to work, mine, explore. operate and de velop the same ito 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 cor poratiOns; to borrow money and exc cute notes. bonds. mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same, and to exercise in respect of aII 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 do; and in general to do all things neces- sary to the proper conduct of the busi- ness of this corporation in the terri tory and elsewhere, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 THIRD.
  stock of this corporation shall be three hundred thousand ($3OO,OOO) dollars. di- vided into three hundred thousand shares of the par value of one dollar each. At such time as the board of directors may by resolution direct. said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation, either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or per cnno1 poses of said corporation, in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued, and the capital stock so issued shall there upon and thereof become and be fully paid up and non-assessable. and in the absence of actual fraud in the transac- ton the judgment of the directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 FOURTH.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incOrpora- tion in the office of the Secretary Of Arizona, and the termina ton thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter. FIFTH.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board of eleven di- rectors, and the following named shall | constitute the board of directors until their successors are elected: 1 Henry Spring, Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Charles w. Spear, Muskegon, Mich 3 LOtan c. Read, Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Anthony NJ. Maris, Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Harry L, Colby, Grand Rapids, Mich.