The news-herald., 1902-04-05
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
of the
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
of Wickcnburs, Maricopa County, Arizona


TITLE 13, CHAPTERS VIII and III,
and do hereby certify as follows, to-
| wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name OF said Association shall be
THE FIRST METHODIST EPISCO-
PAL CHURCH OF WICKENBURG,
ARIZONA, and it's principal place of
transacting business shall be at Wick
enburg, Maricopa County, Arizona.
The names OF the persons associating
themselves together as aforesaid are
Rev. c. w. Tarr, Henry NJ Farms
worth. Albert Draper, j w. Etter and
! d. l.. Murray.
ARTICLETII.
The general nature of the different
kinds OF business proposed to be trans
acted by this association is as follows,
to-wit: TO purchase, or otherwise ac-
quire, hold, own, sell and dispose OF
lands, buildings, and such other prop
erty, real and personal, as may be
deemed needful for the establishment
and maintenance of religious worship.
and for educational, social and moraN
Improvement, and all other things nee
essary for the establishment and work
of Christian church, not contrary 70
the laws Of the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE III.
Among the powers Of this association
shall be to have perpetual succession,
to sue and be sued by It's corporate
name, to have common seal and alter
the same at pleasure, to make con-
tracts, to acquire and transfer prop
erty, both real and personal and to
hold, manage and dispose of said prop
erty according to the laws of the Terri
tory of Arizona and the Discipline and
Usage and Ministerial appointments of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in the
United States of America, as from
time to time authorized and declared
by the General Conference of said
church, and the annual conference
within whose bounds such association
is situated.
ARTICLE w.
The business affairs Of this associa-
ton shall be managed and controlled
by Board of five Directors or Trustees
elected and organized according to the
provisions of said Discipline of the said
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the :.
undersigned were so elected on the first
day of January, A. d. 1902 in the town
of Wickenburg, Arizona, as set forth in
the certificate hereto attached.
ARTICLE V.
The amount of property to be held
by this association shah he no r,ac7ssssSl
than is necessary to carry out the OBJ
Jects of the association, as provided for
by the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
Ihe private property Of the Trustees
and members of this association shall
be exempt from all debts of the asso-
ciation
ARTICLE VI.
The term of existence of this associa-
ton shall be twenty-five years from
and after January 1st, 1902, and the
same may be renewed from time to
time
ARTICLE VII.
At meeting held in the town of
Wickenburg, Maricopa County Ari-
zona, on the first day of January A. d.
1902, said meeting being held accord
ing to the Discipline OF the church
aforementioned, the foregoing Articles
of Association were duly adopted and
the following persons duly elected
Trustees of said Association: Rev. G.
w. Tarr, Henry M. Farnsworth, AL
bert Draper, William Etter and d. L.
Murray
We hereby certify the above to be
correct.
c. W. TARR,
Presiding Officer.
]. w. ETTER,
Clerk.
ARTICLE TX.
The foregoing Articles shall and do
constitute the Articles of Association
of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church of Wickenburg, Maricopa
County, Arizona.
In Witness Whereof we have here
unto set our hands this first day Of
January, A. D. 1902.
c. w. TARR
HENRY M. FARNSWORTH.
ALBERT DRAPER.
j. w ETTER.
d. L. MURRAY.
Territory of Arizona,
County of Maricopa, S.
Before me. D. F. Hall, Notary Pub
lie in and for the County of Maricopa
and Territory of Arizona, on this day
appeared c. w. Tarr, Henry
M. Farnsworth, Albert Draper, j. w.
Filter and D. L. Murray, known to me
TO be the persons whose names are
subscribed to the foregoing instrument,
and acknowledged to me that they exc
cuted the same for the purposes anu
therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal OF
office this tenth day Of January, A. u.
1902
(Seal) d. F. HALL,
Notary Public.
NV commission expires June "a, 1905.
Territory of Arizona,
County of Maricopa.
I, B. f. McFall, County Recorder IN
and for the County and Territory
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
within instrument was filed for record
1t 1O:45 o'clock a. IN. on this IL day of
Feb, 1902 and duly recorded in BOOK
No. 9 OF Incorp., Records Of Marlcopa
County, Arizona at pages 258 to 26o