Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-27
Secretary of New Mexico.
Articles of Incorporation Of The Belen
Mercantile Company.

Articles Of Incorporation of The eelen
Mercantile Company.
Know all men by these presents.
That we, Henry Gerpheide, of Albu-
querque, New Mexico, Samuel l..
Deitsch, of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
and Hugo Scharwenka. of New York,
all citizens of the United States, have
under the provisions of an act of the
legislative assembly of the territory of
New Mexico, entitled AN act to Gre
ate a general Incorporation act permit
ting persons to associate themselves
together as bodies corporate for min
ing, manufacturing and other indus
trial pursuits" approved December 81,
1867, and under the several amend
ments to said act passed and approx
ed thereafter, associated and dc here
by associate themselves together as a
body corporate on this the oath day Of
February, A. d. 1903, under the cor.
porate name of THE Belen Mercantile
Company" for the following purposes.
to-wit:
The buying and selling of merchant
Use of every kind and description, and
carrying on a general mercantile and
trading business in the town of Belen,
County Of Valencia and Territory of
New Mexico.
To acquire by purchase or otherwise,
hold, sell, mortgage and convey such
lands and appurtenances and personal
property as the purposes of this cor
poration may require.
III.
To construct buildings and improve
ments which may be necessary or
proper to the carrying out of the OBJ
jects of this Incorporation.
w.
To acquire by purchase or otherwise,
hold and sell on commission or other
wise, cattle, sheep and other domestic
animals, wool. grain and other prod
ucts of the ranch or farm.
V.
To exercise all such incidental pow
ers as may be necessary and proper to
carry out the objects of this incorpora-
ton.
The capital stock of said Company
shall be and is hereby made Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15, 00O. 00), divided
into One Hundred and Fifty shares of
the par value of One Hundred Dollars
each. which said stock shall when is
sued TO the holders thereof be fully
paid up and worcestershire.
The principal place of business of
said Company shall be and is hereby
located at the town Of Belen in the
County of Valencia and Territory of
New Mexico.
Said Company shall continue and ex-
isl as a body corporate for the term of
fifty years.
The number of Directors of said
Company shall be three. and the m
and places of residence of the Direc-
tors who shall manage its business for
the first three months and until the
successors are duly elected and quail
! fled are Henry Gerpheide, Albuquer-
que, New Mexico, Samuel L. Deitsch,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Hugo
Scharwenka. of New York.
In Witness Whereof, we have here
unto set our hands and seals on this
twenty-fourth day of February, A. d.
1908.
tSigned)
HENRY GERPHEIDE, (SeaD
SAMUEL l.. DEITSCH, (SeaD
HUGO SCHARWENKA, (SeaD
Territory of New Mexico, County of
Bernalillo, SIS.
On this 22d day of February, A. ID.
1903, before me personally appeared
Henry Gerpheide, Samuel l.. Deitsch
and Hugo Scharwenka, TO me known
to be the persons described in and who
. executed the foregoing instrument, and
!; acknowledged that they executed the
same as their free act and deed.
In Witness Whereof. | have hereuntC
set my hand and affixed my officia
seal on this the day and year last
above written.
(Signed) JOHN IL. STlNGLE,
! (SeaD Notary Public.