Williams news., 1903-05-02
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE San BernardinO Packing Company.

Williams, Arizona, do hereby associate our selves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the territory of Arizona, and adopt the following articles of in- corporation: The name of this corporation shall be "San Bernardino Packing Company" and its princi- pal place of transacting business shall be in Williams, Coconino county, Arizona, with branch office and place of business in San BeInardinO, California, and at such other places may be found necessary and conven- tent for the proper transaction of its business. The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is general wholesale and retail butcher and packing busi- ness, with all the auxiliary branches usually handled, transacted or carried on in connection with such business, including the preparation, purchase and sale of all kinds of dressed meats and meat products, groceries, fruits, vegetables and family supplies; the purchase, growing, feeding and sale of all kinds of live stock or fowls used in said business, and the purchase, holding or leasing of any and all ranches, pas tures real estate, buildings, machinery or equipments necessary or convenient in carry ing on the said business, in any state or terri tory, at any place of business of said corpora tion.
 III.
 The amount of capital stock authorized by this company shall be twenty-four thousand dollars, divided into two hundred and forty shares of one hundred dollars each, all to be non-assessable and fully paid up before such stock is issued by this corporation.
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 The time of the commencement of said cor poration shall be the date of filing of these ticles of incorporation with the county recorder of COconino county; Arizona, and it's termina- tion shall he twenty-five years thereafter, un- less sooner terminated in accordance with the laws of said territory or state of Arizona. The affairs of this corporation shall be man. aged and controlled by board of directors, consisting of not to exceed five stockholders, to be elected at the annual meeting or special meetings of the stockholders called for that purpose, provided in the bylaws, and shall hold their offices for one year and until their successors duly elected. Said board of di- rectOrs shall elect from among their members president, secretary, and treasurer, and may select, appoint and employ from time to time such other officers and business managers as may be considered necessary advisable. The board of directors to act for the first year, and until their successors elected, shall be: Will liam Nichols, G. Riemer and c. c. Hutchinson.
 
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liabil- ity to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself is sixteen thousand dollars. VII.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from liability for the debts of the corporation.
 VIII.
 The board of directors shall adopt such bylaws as may from time to time seem convenient and proper and the stock of this corporation shall be transferable only on the books of the cor poration and subject to the regulations and re- strictions of the bylaws.
 In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 7th day of March, 1903.
 WILLIAM NICHOLS, [Seail
 G. RIEMER, [Seall
 c. c. HUTCHINSON. [Seall State of California
 County of San Bernardino. B.
 Before me, Cramer B. Morris, a notary public in and for said county, on this day personally appeared William Nichols and G. Riemer known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 7th day of March, 1903. [seall CRAMER B. MORRIS,
 Notary Public. My commission expires 5th day of April, 1905. Territory of Arizona, ss County of Maricopa. s'' Before me, A. s. Arthur, notary public in | and for the said county, on this day personally | appears c. c. Hutchinson, known to me to be | the person whose name is subscribed to the | foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me | that he executed the same for the purpose and | consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this | 18th day of March, 1903. [Seall A. S. ARTHUR,
 Notary Public. 1 My commission expires 18th day of April, 1905. | Recorded at request of E. s. Gosney, March 2S i 1903, at a. m. in Book l. pages 377 ct sea-, Rec ords of Coconino county, Arizona.
 H. c. HIBBEN, County Recorder. Certified copy filed in the office of the auditor of the territory of Arizona on the sth day of April, 1903.
 First publication May 2, 1903.