Holbrook argus., 1903-05-23
CERTIFICATE OF AMEND ... MENT TO THE ys ARTICLES OF. INCORPORA-
 TON OF THE
 ARIZONA COOPERATIVE MERCANTILE INSTITUTION.

This is to certify, That the stockholders of ,I the Arizona ,a C2.oPerative Meresntile insti- and 's eseS o ths pao.s s'a% of amending the articles of incorporation of said company held in the town of Holbrook, day of April, 1908, voted to and ordered that the articles of incorporation of said company as filed in the office of the Secretary of the ber 1888 he amended as follows, to wit:
 That article End of the said articles of in- corporation be amended by striking out all if suf ,ns and in praph as amended and changed will read as follows, tO-wit: .N!l' -1iH r
 2nd. The said corporation proposes to con duct the business of wholesale and retail dealers in merchandise, goods and wares of all kinds and criptiOns; dealing in. hold ing, and owning real estate. manufacturing and milling. plants and machinery of ail kinds. and dealing in, owning and holding the products of manufacturies and mills of all kinds sheep. cattle, horses and any and all kinds of live stock; also acting ascommis- sion merchants, agents and brokers for in- dividuals firms and other corpor rations; borrowing and loaning money. giving and receiving notes and mortgages. and in gener- al to do all things necessary for the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Territory of Arizona, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 That article Srd of said articles of incor- poration be amended by striking out all of said paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof amended shall read as follows, to-wit:
 Srd. The capital stock of this corporation shall be One Hundred Thousand tslOO.O0c) Dollars, divided into One Hundred Thousand Dollar per share. all of which shall be fully paid and non. assessable, when issued.
 That Article sth of said articles of incUr. poration be amended by striking out all of said article and inserting in lieu therof. tho following, so that the said article as amend ed shall read as follows, to-wit:
 be conducted by a hoard of director s%. c"n. sisting of Nine @ stock holders of the corpor- atiOn, who shall be elected at n stockholders meeting to be held at o'clock ? m. on the fourth Tuesday in January. la0i. and annu- ally thereafter on the snne day and hour.
 The said hoard of directors shall elect from it's own members q president vice-presi aid board of directors and the officers so elected shall hold their offices for the term of one year or until their successors are elected and qualified.
 The board of directors shall appoint a SUD- erintendent. and such other officers and em- ployees ss may he necessary for the proper conduct of the business, and such appointees shall not be required to be stockholders of
 The board of directors shah adopt bylaws prescribing the duties of the officers of the corporation. and make and adopt rules and regulations for the government and man. agement of the corporation not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United ona. and these articles of interpretation.
 The following stock holders shall consti- tute the officers and directors of the corpor- ation until the regular election to be held in
 Jesse N. smith. president. J. W. Freeman ice-president. J. K. Hulet, secretary and treasurer. J.. H: Frisby. J. A. Freeman, Jos. Patterson. '.fr tt.
 That article 9th of said articles of incor- poration be amended by striking out all of following, 50 that said paragraph or article as amended add changed will read as follows. to-wit: or liability. direct or contingent which this cooperation shall at any time subject itself shall he Sixty:Five Thousand f&s5. .OOOl Dollars M1ess af and have heregnto affi xed the seal of the said cor- @ D0'"'io" 'h's JESSE !sA dsy s MfH s fRE A. D. 1898 ., 'S'''' JOHN R. HJ!.ET' fIsf'd'"'' lse.lI. TERRITORY OF ARluiSH.. s.1'a "
 Before me. 4. r. McA Ailister, a Notary Pub lie in and for the County of Navajo. territory issrs;ss Ss ss1s an EfnsS"if E" fnSwnp to be the dersons whose names are subscril ed to the foregoing instrument. as president and secretary; respectively, of the corpora officers acknowledged to me that they ex. ec'!ted the same as the act and deed of the Arizona Cooperative Mercantile Institution for the purpose and consideration therrin expressed.
 Given under my han and seal of office this i7th day of April, 1908.
 My commission expires January 5th. IQ0a. Seal A. F McALLISTER, Notary Public. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA ss
 for the County and Territory Tio % aforesaid, "s i" hereby certify that l have compared the foree oing copy " ith the original Certificaie of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporn- ton of the Arizona Cooperative Mercantile. Institution filed and recorded in my office on the l7th day of April 1903, in book No. one of quentes, and that the same is a fmil true and correct copy of such original and the whole thereof.
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