Arizona republican., 1903-04-26
LEGEL ADVERTISEMENTS.
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
 OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY

LACLEDE INV TESTAMENT COMPANY
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. That we whose hands are hereunto affixed, dc hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming q corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to -t end make the following statement:
 First: The names of the oorporators are: Bruce B. Oyler, Charles Schoen- name of the corporation shall Ee the LACLEDE INVESTMENT C O NJ PANY. The principal place in which the business Of said corporation within the Territory of Arizona is to be trans acted is Phoenix. Maricopa County. Arizona, and the principal place of business Ci said corporation outside the Territory Of Arizona shall be the City of St. Louis, State Of Missouri. at which meetings of the Board Of Direct ors may be held and the cooperation may have such branch offices either within CT without the Territory of Ari- zOna as may be established by the Board of Directors.
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corpora tion is as follows. to-wit:
 To make contracts; to purchase, lease, bond, locate or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell O. otherwise dis pose, pledge, mortgage. hypOthecote and deal in real estate and any and all kinds oc personal property, mines, mining claims. oil lands. mineral lands, oil, gas. asphaltum, petroleum. asbes- tOs, salt, water and water lights and machinery and t0 WOTh, mine, explore, operate and develop the same; to do a general real estate. manufacturing and mercantile business; tC own. handle and control letters patent and iuven- tions ard shares of capital stock O: other corporations: to borrow money and execute notes. bonds. mortgag ges, or deeds of trust to secure the same, and to exercise in resrect Of all such bonGs, mortgages, notes, shares of caT- ital stock and other securities and Ob- Hgations any and ali rights. powers. and privileges Of individual owrers thereof. including the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by 1t tI the same extent that a natural person might or could do: and in general to do all things necessary t. the proper conduct Of this corpor2tia:. in the Ter ritory and elsewhere, not inc consistent with tie laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amcunt of capital stock Of this corporation shall be One Hundred Thousand (Sl00. .c00OOD Dollars. divided into Ten Thousand shares G0,CGO O. the par value of Ten ($1G} dollars each. At such time as the Board Of Directors may by resolution direct said capital stock shall be 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 Cf said corporation in pay ment for which shares Of the capital stock of said corporation may be is sued. and the capital stock 50 issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-asssss- able. and ia the absence of actual fraud in the transaction the judgment of the directors as to the value O. the prop erty purchased shall be conclusive.
 Fourth: The time cf the commence ment or this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the office of the Sec retary of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafte-
 Fifth: The affairs Of this corpora ton shall be conducted by a Board of three Directors and the following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until tkcir successors are elected: Bruce E. OyIer. Charles ScltoenheCk, and Joseph r. Walsh. Thereafter the Board cf Directors shall be eIe"ted from ano,,c the stockholders Gs the bylaws If the corporation may provide. The officers of said corrora- tion until their sue. esscis are elected shall be: Bruce B. Oyler. presida mt Charles Schoenbeck. Vice President. Joseph r. Walsh. Secretary and Treas Urer
 Sixth, The highest amount Of in dobeeJness or liability. direct ol- >Cil- tiagert, to which this corporation is at any time subject shall 5a Sixty Thou sand CS6G CG9.cO Dollars. which amount G0cs not exceed tw1-t thirds the amount cf the capital stock.
 Seventh: The private property Of the stockholders Jf this corporatIou shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have Eereuntc set our hands and seals this 9th day O: February. l?e3.
 BRUCE E. OYLFR (SodD
 JOS. r. WALSH (SeaD
 CHARLES SCHOENEi1,K. cseal} state of Missouri,
 City of St Louis. ss.
 on this 6th Gay of February. in the year 1909. before ne. w. D. i;eczor. al Notary Public in and for the State and City aforesaid. personally appeared Bruce E. Oyler. Charle: Schocubcck and Joseph ?. Walsh, known to nle to be the persons described in. whose names are subscribed to. and Who exc cuteG the annexed instrument. and they cknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and considerations therein expressed IN WITNESS WHEREOF. l have hereurtl set my hand and affixed my | official seal. at my office in the said 1 State amt City. the day and year last ! above written
 ! oNetarial S.aD
 W. [. BECKER. 1 Notary Pubic. l My commission expires June 10th. 19O3- l TTpr-it ,r N,-5..