Arizona republican., 1903-10-20
LEazL ADVERTISEMENTS.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE LAKE ORION AMUSEMENT
COMPANY.

LII Il LA * ofSloN "A VI L EN- 1
COMPANY.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS. That we, whose hands are
hereunto affixed. do hereby associate
ourselves together for the purpose OF
forming a corporation under the laws
of the Territory of Arizona, and to that
end make the following statement:
First: The names of the corporators
are John Winter, Hugh Connolly and
Edwin A. Barnhart. and the name of
the Corporation shall be THE LAKE
ORION AMUSEMENT COMPANY.
The principal place in which the bust
ness of said corporation within the
Territory of Arizona is to be transacted
is Phoenix. Maricopa county. Arizona
and the principal place of business of
said corporation outside the Territory
of Arizona shall be the village of Orion,
Oakland County. State of Michigan, at
which meetings of Stockholders and
Board of Directors may be held, and the
Corporation may have such branch Of
fees either within or without the Ter
ritory of Arizona as may be established
by the Board of Directors.
Second: The general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted by
this Corporation is as follows:
To make contracts; to purchase,
lease, bond. locate or otherwise ACQUIRE.
own, sell, exchange or otherwise dis
pose Of pledge, mortgage. hypothecate
and deal in real estate and any and all
kinds of personal property. water
rights and machinery; to do a general
mercantile business; to own, handle
| and control letters patent and inven-
lions and shares of capital stock OF
other corporations: and to run lease
own, operate and maintain amusements
of all kinds whatsoever name or nature
and in general to do all things neces-
sary to the proper conduct of the bust
ness of this corporation in the Terri
tory of Arizona ard elsewhere. not in
consistent with the laws of the United
States and the Territory of Arizona.
Third: The authorized amount OF
capital stock of this Corporation shall
be ten thousand dollars ($10,000.0O di-
vided into ten thousand shares of the
par value of one dollar ($1.O0) each. of
which five thousand (5.OO0) shall be
eight per cent preferred annual divi-
dend paying stock and five thousand
$4,000 common stock. At such time
as the Board of Directors may by reso-
luton direct, said capital stock shall he
paid into this Corporation. either in
cash or by the sale and transfer to it
Of real or personal property for the uses
and purposes of said corporation i'll
payment for which shares of the capt.
tai stock of said corporation may be
issued, and the capital stock so issued
shall thereupon and thereby become
and be fully paid up and non-assess-
able and in the absence of actual
fraud in the transaction the judgment
of the Directors as to the value of the
| property purchases shall be conclusive.
Fourth: The time of the commence
ment of this Corporation shall be the
date of the filing of a certified copy of
these Articles of Incorporation accord
ing to law and the termination there
of shall be twenty-five years there
! after
! Fifth: The affairs of this corporation
shall be conducted by Board of Di-
rectors to consist of not less than three
| CD and not more than five (5). and
the following named shall constitute
the Board of Directors until their sue
cessors are elected: John Winter, Hugh
Connolly. Edwin a. Barnhart There
after the Board shall be elected from
among the stockholders on the first
Tuesday in November of each year. The
officers of said Corporation until their
successors are elected shall be:
| President, Edwin A. Barnhart.
Secretary, Hugh Connolly.
| Treasurer, John Winter.
| Sixth: The highest amount of in
! debtedness or liability direct or con-
tingent, to which this Corporation is at
any time subject shall be one thousand
dollars ($1000.00), which amount does
not exceed two thirds of capital stock.
Seventh: The private property of the
| stockholders of this corporation shall
| be exempt from corporate debts of any
| kind whatsoever.
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
18th day of October, 1908.
JOHN WINTER.
HUGH CONNOLLY,
EDWIN A. BARNHART
State of Michigan.
| County of Wayne. S.
On this 18th day of October, in the
year 1903, before me, Delbert c. James,
a notary public in and for the State
and County aforesaid, residing therein.
duly commissioned and sworn. person.
ally appeared Edwin A. Barnhart, Hugh
Connolly and John Winter. known to
me to be the persons described in.
whose names are subscribed to, and
who executed the annexed instrument.
and they acknowledged to me that they
executed the same for the purposes and
considerations therein expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my
Official Seal. at my office in the said
State and County. the day and year
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