The copper era., 1903-01-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
ERA PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Know All Men By Those Presents That. We the undersigned. Henry Hiu AL jsh q. smith: William Leonard W \ Fiu and Mark J. Egau. have this Jay ...N~ia,~.i ourselves together for The purpo.c of forrntur Corporation. under ths Law, of Inc Tc-r.t,-- Of Arizona
 And we do hereby certify. L That the name of the Corporation .hau ,r Era Publishing Company. aui Ca. t.sinr.tsi place Of transacting bushes, shall be an Inc Town Of Clifton. County of Graham Territor, ! Of Arizona
 . That The general naturc O The br.ine., proposed to be transacted. is ss follows ros- quirc. print publish. conduct sni cirrul.ir o otherwise deal with any newspaper OF newspapers. or other publication. .-f generally to carry on ihe husinr- .f newspaper Proprictors and scncr,l pub. fishers. to carry on. if AnI when it.haI seen, desirable. thc trade or bu,iucs, of s,n~r.f printers statioucrs iithosrAphcrs. cusray.-, dealers in office supplies and Al,,ru.irr agents. to build. cou>iduct. crcct Vu-,Aa,- hire or otherwise acquire or provide any ha.li. ings, offices. workshops. plant and ma hIu--v. or other things necessary or useful for the p-r- pose of carrying out thc objects of thc Com pauy.
 
 izcd Is fifteen thousand dolcr, siSpu or sal the number of shares into which ii i, divided is fifteen hundred of the par value of Zen dollar. ,slooO each. of which amount thc sum of eight thousand, five hundred dollars g. soo ,c. Is 10 be paid at thc lime of Inc r1c,uiisu cf these presents, aud the balance shall bc .,t apart and known as treasury stock l. That the time of the curmrncemsut of said Corporation shall be ou thr tate of liiug of these articles of Incorporation with th- County Recorder fin aui for Graham Cruut, Territory Of Arizona. and a certified copy of Inc same with the Secretary of said Tcrritur, and shall terminate at the expiration of twenty Eve l25l years thereafter. q. That the affairs of thi. Corporation shan be conducted by Boari "f Director. consist ing ot five stockholders. who shall hr ,,,.,.e.i annually by Inc stockholi, con ihr drst T1-.is, after the first Monday iu pcccmtcr uf ,ash year. Said Directors shall hold their o-ir, flr the term of one year from the date of the!r yl~r ton. and until their succcs,or> shall hc duly elected and qualified. unless they shall in th. meantime cease to hc stuckhuli,rs iu thls Cor. poration and any person easing to hr a .iocI holder in this Corporation shall cease Co tc {. Director or officer iu the same The following named persons who are .uh- scrbcrs to the Capital Stock of thi- torf.,r. alton, shal! constitute the Board uf pirrrfar- of this Corporation until the first Tuesday afrr the first Monday in December A n iy17 aui until their successors shall have been du'. elected or appointed. and quslidcd. and co. names and residence of the pir.,tnrs rho are appointed for the first year are as fellows Co wit
 Names. Residence Henry Hill. ...-........... Clifton. Arirons Abijah Ci. Smith. ..... ........... William A. Leonard. ..... .-.-.... W. A. Pitt. t...........-. ...-.... Mark J. Egan. ..-......... ......
 c. That the highest amount of inicbtciuc-, or liability to which the Corporation Is sta any time to subject itself. Is five thou,aud dnil,rs lsj. O00OOl.
 :. That the private property of each officer and stockholdcr of said Corporation is Go u- exempt from all corporate ichis
 In witness whereof we have hcrcuutn set our hands and seals this 10th day uf December A. D. 1902
 HENRY HILL t-cal.
 AHIJAH C SMITH seal.
 W A LEONARD Seal.
 VA PITT Seal.
 MARK J EGAS ts~sI RECORDERS OFFICE.
 Gahaham Co. Arizona.
 Filed for record the 2Oth day of Dee. Iyp2 st II o'clock a. m. and recorded in Book Arii,l~. quest of C. F. Solomon
 THoSAs SNITH
 County Recorder.