Arizona republican., 1902-05-18
ARTICLES OF INtORPORATION
 OF THE TERNATIONAL SERUM TOXIN COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN 64 1tf-SE F. 1 That we whose hands are hereunto affixed. do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming 9 corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement:
 First: Tha names of the ccrporators are: Frank H. Cooper, Peter M Brum- gardner, Chas. A. Cooper, Francis A. Sieber. and the name of the corpora tiOn shall Ee The International serum Toxin Company. The principal place in which the business of said cooperation within the Territory of Arizona is to be trans acted is Phoenix, Maricopa, County. and the principal place of business of said corporation outside of the Territory of Arizona shall be the city Of Chicago. Cook County. in the State of Illinois. at which meetings of the Board Of Directors may be held. and the corporation may have such branch offices. either within or without the Territory of Arizona. as may be es- tablished by the Board of Directors
 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 es- tate and any and all kinds of personal property. mines. mining claims, oil 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 general real estate, manufacturing and mercantile Dusi- ness: to own. handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of capital stock of other corporations: to borrow money and execute notes. bonds, mortgag ges or deeds of trust to secure the same, and to exercise in re- spect cf all such bonds. mortgages, notes. shares of capital stock and other securities and obligations any and all rights, powers and privileges of indi- vidual owners thereof. including the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that q natural person might or could do; and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the territory and elsewhere not inconsistent with the laws CT the United States and the Ter N buy, sell. administer and deal in in any manner whatsoever certain medicine or specific known as Dr. Sieber's Serum Toxin. or any of the ingredients there Of or any other medicine or specific.
 Third: The authorized amount Of capital stock Of this corporation shall be One Million Dollars ($1.000 ,o00), di- Vided into one million shares of the par vol ,T such time as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct. said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation either in cash CT by the sale and trans fer to it of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said cornora-
 ton. in payment for which shares of the capital stock Of said corporation may be issued. and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby
 become and be fully paid up and non
 fraud iH the transaction the judgment Of the directors as to the value of the
 property purchased shall be conclusive
 Fourth: The time of the commence
 ment of this corporation shall be the date Of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the office of the Secre- tary of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 Fifth. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board Of five directors and the following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected: Frank H. Cooper. Peter Vi. Baumgardner. Fran cis A. Sieber C. A. Carey and Chas. A. Cooper. Thereafter the Board of di- irectors shall be elected from among the stockholders as the bylaws of the cor pGraticn may provide.
 Sixth: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability. direct or con- tingent. to which this corporation is at any time subject shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1G9 0G0.0d).
 Seventh: The private property of the stockholders Of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunt0 set our hands and seals this 18th day of April. 1902.
 FRANK H. COOPER. (SeaD
 PETER NJ. BAUMGARDNER. (SeaD FRANCIS \. SIEBER. (SeaD ] iCHAS. \. COOPER. (SeaD
 State of Illirois. County Of Cook ss. On this 18th day of April. in the year
 1902. before me, F. L. Klein. a Notary l Public in and for 4he state and county aforesaid. residing therein, duly cOm- missioned and sworn, personally ap- peared Frank H. Cooper Peter NJ.
 Baumgardner. Frank A. Sieber and i Chas. A. Cooper. known to me to be
 the persons described in, whose names
 are subscribed to. and who executed ! the annexed instrument. and they
 acknowledged to me that they eXecut-
 ed the same for the purposes and con 1 isiderations therein expressed.
 1 In witness whereof have hereunto iset my hand and affixed my official seal
 at my office in the said state and coun-
 ty. the day and year last above written. l (Notary SeaD F. L. KLEIN. | Notary Public. 1 My commission expires
 i Territory of Arizona. County of Mari cOpa, ss.
 | l. B. F. McI'aI. County Recorder in
 and for the county and territory afore-
 said. hereby certify that I have com
 pared the foregoing copy with the orig 1 inal articles of incorporation of the in- ! ttcTuatioual Sc1.i1r,, Toxin CamT4nv filed