The border vidette., 1903-11-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE KANSAS PRODUCE COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned residents of the City of Noga- les, County of Santa Cruz an Territory of Arizona. have u is lay associated ourselves to ,ether for the purpose of organizing and con ducting n corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and te that end we do hereby certify the following:
 FIRsT-The names of the corporators are R. J. Hipwen. W. F. 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 Nogales, County of Santa Cruz and Territory of Arizona. It may maintain such branch offices either within or without the Trritory of Arizona as its Board of Directors may estah- fish. At such branch offlces meetings of the Board of Direc tors and stockholders may be held and any all of its corporate business transacted.
 sEcoNp-,rhe purpose for which this corpor- ation is organized is to engage in general pro duce and commission business, buying, selling owning holding and otherwise handling and dealing in either it's own account, or for other persons corporations. all classes. kinds and manner of merchandise, wares goods and commodities; to engage in the business of and to act as an importer. factor. commission mereh- ant. forwarding and shipping agent, warehouse and depository in all kinds, classes and manner of personal property, chattels and merchandise; to acquire, own hold. deal with
 
 estate and privilege therein. necessaey or incident to the proper conduct of the general business of this corporation; to enter into and become party to any tran action of lease, mort gage. pledge or hypothecation of real or personal property; to acquire, own, hold, operate and control cold storage and ice manu featuring plants or nanufacturies: to acquire. own. manage deal with and dispose of shares of the capital stock and the bonds or securities of other corporations, and to vote and control such stock and securities so held by 1t, to the same extent that natural person might or could do; to purchase out of it's surplus profits, otherwise acquire and control shares of the capital stock of this corpoi ation; to borrow and loan money; to issue bonds, certificates of de posit, any other lawful evidences of in debtedneSs; to pledge. hypothecate and mort gage any and all of its corporate stock and property the payment of its debts and obligations.
 THIRp-The capital stock of this corporation shall be S5oOOO.oD, divided into 5o.OOG shares of the par value of S1.OO each. At such time the Board of Directors may by reselu 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 1t of real and personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation, or by services render d said corporation. a-d shares of said caplIa Sto. :, may then issue shares issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully pad up forever non-as sessable- 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 corpor- aticn, shall be conclusive
 FouRTE-The exis: elce of this corLo 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 thereof shall be D years thereafter subject to renewal before such termination pursuant the laws of sad Territory.
 FITTE-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. Hipwell, w. E. Topham, A. w. Geogh began, R. S. Sumner and Wm. Schuckmann: thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected among the stockholders the Bylaws of the cOrpor Ition may provide. except that for the purpose of Directors, and that only, what is known the cumulative system of voting is hereby adopted. SIXTE-The greatest amount of indebtedness, | either direct contingent, to which this cor 1 poration may any time ubject itself, is | S25, ,OOOO0- sEvENTH-The stocksholders of this corpor- ation and their private property shall be for i ever exempt from all corporate debts and liabi- i lities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set ! our ha nds this 1st, day of October. 1905.
 R. J HIPWELL, Seal
 W. E. IOPhAM. Seal
 A. M- GEOGHEGAN, Seal.