The border vidette., 1903-10-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE KANSAS PRODUCE COMPANY

kNow ALI MEN BY THESE PEEsssrs. that the undersigned residents of the City of NoSa- les, County of santa Cruz an l Territory of Arizona have this day 1sso lated curse. yes to .sether for the purpose of organizing and con ducting corporation under the laws Of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end we do hereby certify the following:
 F.RST-The names of the corporators are R. J. Hipwell, W. E. Topham and A. w. Geoghe- gan, and the name of the corporation shall be the KANSAS PRODUCE COMPANY. The principal place in which the business of this corporation shall be transacted is the City of NogaIes, County of Santa Cruz and Territory of Arizona. It may maintain such branch offices either within without the Trritory of Arizona, as it's B9ard of Directors may estab- fish At such branch ofiIces meetings of the Board of Direc tors and stockholders may Ee held and any CT all of it's corporate business transacted.
 SEcoND-rhe parpose for which this corpor- atIon is organized is to engage in general pre- tluce and commission business, buying, selling owning holding and otherwise handling and dealing in, either it's own account or for other persons or corporations all classes. kinds and manner oe merchandise, war s, goods and commodities; to engage in the business of and to act as an importer factor. commission merch- ant forwarding and shipping agent, warehouse and dep sito-y in all kinds. classes and manner of personal property, chattes and merchanulSe: to 3cQulre, OWn nOlu- Qcll WitH and dispose of real property and every right, estate and privilege therein. necessaey incident to the proper conduct of the general business of this cOrpo: atIon; to enter into and become party to any tran acton of lease. mort gage, pledge or hypothecation of real or personal property; to acquire. own. hold. operate and control cold storage and ice manu- fac turing plants or Elanufacturies: to acquire, own, manage. deal with and dispose of shares of the capital stock and the bonds or securities
 
 such stock aad securities so held by It. to the same extent that natural person might could do; to purchase out of its surplus profits, otherwise a -quirc and control shares of the capital stock of this corpo ation; to borrow and loan money; to issue bonds, certificates of de posit, or any other lawful evidences of in ciebtedness; to pledge, hypoihecate and mort gage thy and all of its corporate stock and property to sec"re the payment of its debts and obligations
 THIRD capital stock of this corporation shall be S;0.OJO.0O. divided into 5oCOJ shares of the par value of SI.0J each. At such time the Board of Directors may by resolu ion direct. said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation and such payment may be either in cash, or by the sale and transfer to it of cal md personal property for the uses and purposvs of said corporation. or by services render d said corporation, a-d shares of said capital sto i- may De t;Ien issued an such shares so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully pnld up forever non-as- scssable. and in the absence of actual fraud in the transact.on, the judgement of the Board of Directors to the value of the property purchased services rendered said corpo-- aticn, shall be conclusive
 FoUETE-rhe exist nee of this corro ation shall be deemed to commence at the date upon which the duly certified copy of these Articles of In corporation shall be filed with the Auditor of Arizona and the termination tn reof shall be 23 years thereafter subjsc to renewal before such termination pursuant to the laws of said Territory
 TIFTH-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of five Directors, and the following named persons shall constitute said Board of Directors, until their successors may be duly elected: R. J. Hipwcll w. l.. Topilam, A. w. Geoghegan. R. $. Sumner and Wm. Schuckmann; thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected from among the stockh olders the Bylaws of the corpor ition may provide. except that for the purpose of electing Directors, and that only, what is known the cumulative system of voting is hereby adopted
 S1XTE-The greatest amount of indebtedness, either direct contingent, to which this cor poration may at any time subject itself, is S35, ,OOOU0. SEVENTH The stoclssolders of this corpor- ation and their private property shall be for ever exempt from ali corporate debts and liabi- lities. IN WITN WHEREOF. we have hereuntu set our Ina nls this ist, day of October, 19o3-
 R J HiPWELL, Seal
 W. E TOPHAM, Seal
 A. w. GEUGHEGAN, Seal.