The copper era., 1903-02-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
ERA PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Know All Men by Those Presents
| That. we the undersigned. Henry HiIi Ali
jah &. Smith; william A Leonard. W 4 Pat.
and Mark J. Egan. have this day associated
| ourselves together for the purpose 81 n.,rssias
Corporation. under the Laws Of the Territory
of Arizona.
And we do hereby certify.
!. That the name Of the Corporation shall D.,
Era Publishing Company" ani 70. principal
place Of transncting business shall 10 In Cd.
Town Of Clifton. County Of Graham. Territory
OF Arizona.
p That the general nature o. the busnie..
proposed to be transacted. Is A. follow, Tusr-
quirc, print, publish. conduct sud circulate or
otherwise deal with any newspaper or
newspapers. or other publications sni
generally To carry the bushes. 20
newspaper propri,tors and general pub-
fishers. TO carry on. IL and when IL shall seem
desirable the trade or business - general
printers. stationcrs. lithogpphcrs. enEraysr.
dealers in Office supplies aud advertising
! agents; to build. construct. erect. purchss,.
hire. or otherwise acquire or provide nuy huilf-
| ings. Offices workshops. plant and mach iu~rv.
or other things necessary or useful. for the Pur-
pose of carrying out the object. 81 the Com
pany.
, That the. amount Of capital stock author
lied + fifteen thousand dollcrs $500 o.. hui
the number Of shares into which IL is divided %
fifteen hundred Of the par value - ten dollars
! $1,000 each. Of which amount the sum %
! eight thousand. five hundred dollar- 8 5pa CO..
| Is to be paid at the time Of the execution -
these presents. aud the balance shall D. 'et
apart aud known as treasury stock
T. That the time ~ the commencement -
said Corporation shall be ou the date ~ nilug
Of these articles of Incorporation with ths
County Recorder In and for Graham County.
Territory Of Arizona aud n certified copy ~ tie
same with the Secretary 81 said Territory. AMI
shall terminate ut the expiration Of twenty I've
49, years Thereafter.
8. That the affairs u this Corporation shall
bc conducted by Board 81 Director. consist.
ing Of five stockholders. who shall D. elected
annually by the -tockholis on the first Tur''ia'
after the first Monday IN December - each
year Said Directors shall hold their ono. fYr
the term Of one year from the date - their sl>r
ton, and until their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified. unless they shall IN The
meantime cease 10 be stockholders ia mi. Cor
poration; and any person ocasing 20 - a .toes-
holder I'm this Corporation. shall cease % te a
Director or Officer IN the same
The following named persons who are sub
scribers 10 the Capital Stock Of thl- torGor-
alton shal! constitute the Board 81 Directors -
tnlH corporation uuul tue NfNt lA"HAat AlAfH
the first Monday in December \. y. 10 auf
until their successor. shall have been du'.
elected or appointed. aud qualified. ard 10
names and residences 81 the Dircrtors -ho .r-
appointed for the first year are - foii0E'. %
wit
Name, Rc.Iien~,
Henry Hill ...-.............-. clifton. AriE"us-
bijah G.. smith. .... ...........
william A. Leonard. ...... ......
W. A. Pitt................-....
Mark ]. Egan, ....... ...........
6. That the highest amount 81 Indebtedness
or liability % which the Corporation - tsnF
time TO subject itself. is five thousand dollar,
(ss.o1OOO).
:. That the private property Of each o-ic-r
and stakeholder Of said Corporation B., o. -
exempt from al corporate debts
In witness whereof We have hereuEtn sst
our hands and seals this 10Th day q December
A. d. 1902
HENRY HILL seal
ABIJAH q SMITH seal.
wA.LEOSARD seal.
VA PITT seal.
MARX J. EGAS tse.I
RECORDERS OFFICE
Callahan 20. Arizona
Filcd for record the 20ih day Of Dee. 1871 a.
II o'clock a. m. and recorded in Book ArtiCl@s
Of Incorporation on pages 10 aud Il a. the 70
quest Of c. =. Solomon.
Thomas ssTTH
County Recorder.