The Arizona sentinel., 1903-09-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Smyth-PierCe Company.

Know all men by these presents: That we, whose names are hereunto a1Ii Xcd, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose or forming and do hereby form a corporation under the laws of the Territory CT Arizona, and to that end do make the following state ment:
 First-rhc names of the incorporators are FraStus E.. Pierce, John Franklin Miner, Ernst H. seiplc, Timothy =. White. samuel P.W hite, Charles A. Whlte, joscphF. Mitchell. and John Read Miner all of the Borougd of New brighton Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and George B. Post of Pasadena, Los Angeles cr,nLty. California.
 Second-The name Of this corporation shall be Smyth-Pierce Company.
 Third-The principal place in the Territory of Arizona ali which the business or this cor poration is to be transacted is in Yuma, Yuma county. therein, and the principal place of business of this corporation outside oG the Territory ot Arizona shall he in the Borough oi New Brighton. Beaver county, Pennsylvania, al which place the meetings of the stockholders aud board oT directors shall be held, unless otherwise changed hy or in accordance with the bylaws of the cu5pora- tiuII, and this corporation may have such branch offices. either within pr without the Territory of ArixoDa and either within or without tlse commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as may be creaied and established from time To time by its board of directors
 Fuurth-The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows: To acquire, own. sell lease. li cense the use of, control and generally deal in patents, letters patent, inventions secured by patents and rights 10 inventions. rights secured by inventions and rights secured to Inventors: to manufacture, acquire, lease, sell and control the use Of any machinery or other apparatus that may be used in manu- farturing. architecture. building, engineering and in the arts: To make. build. construct, manufacture, acquire lease sell and control the use of any machine, machinery, appara- tus. tool or appliance. constructed wholly or partially of any fahric. steel. iron, aluminium or other metal or substance or any combina- ti"n thereof and either prutrcted or not by letters patent of fhesc United States, or of any other country, state or pIincipnlity; to acquire. own, sell. hypothccatc, mortgage and dlsposc,.or bonds and other securities and evi- dences of indebtedness; To acQuirr, mortgage, sell and dispose of real ahd personal pFuilerty; lO DDiION IilOntA dilu tAGcQR hb6t~s DOuuSs mortgages or deeds of trust pr secure the same; to purchase. acquire. own. handle, con trol hvpothecate. mortgage, sell and dispose of the shares of capital stock of other corpo- rations well as Of it's avn iSSNr. and to eX- erciSe in respect to all Such honds mortgages, notes, shares of capital stock and other Secur- ities and obligations any and all the rights, powers and privileges of individual owners thereof, including the right to voic on any share or sh3Tes of stock held by it to the samAr extent That natural person might or could do. excepting only that this corpora tion shall not vote or cause to be voted any of its own stork owned or held by it m ifs treas ury. and in general to do all things necessary 10 the proper conduct Of the business of this corporation, in the Territory and elsewhere, not inconsistent with the laws of hese United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 Fifth-The authorized amount Of capital stock of this corporation shall be five hun- dred thousand dollars, divided into five thousand shares of the par value of one hun dred dollars each. The said capital stock has been and is now and hereby subscribed for as follows: