The border vidette., 1903-10-31
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE KANSAS PRODUCE COMPANY

 les, County of Cruz an Territory of Arizona, have this day associated ourselves to sether for the purpose of organizing and con ducting a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end we do hereby certify the following:
 EiRST-The names of the corporators are h. 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 Nogales County of Santa Cruz and Territory of Arizena It may maintain such branch offices either within without the Trritory Of Arizona it's Board of Directors may estab- fish. At such branch offices, meetings of the Board of Direc tors and stockholders may be held and any or all of its corporate business transacted.
 sEcoNp-,rhe purpose for which this corpor- ation is organized is to engage in a 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 or corporations, all classes. kinds and manner Of merchandise, wares goods and commodities; to engage in the business of and to act an importer. factor, commission merch- ant, forwarding and shipping agent, warehouse and dep sitory in all kinds, classes and manner of personal property, chattels and merchandise to acq uire own. hold, deal with and dispose of real property and every right, estate and privilege therein, necessaey or incident to the proper conduct of the general business of this corporation: enter into and become party to any tran action or lease. mori gage. pledge or hypothecation of real or personal property; to acquire, own, hold' operate and control cold storage and ice manu- featuring plants Elanufacturies: to acquire, own, manage deal with and dispose of shares of the capital stock and the bonds or securities of other corporat. o:is, and to vote and control such stock aad securities so held by 1t, to tine 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 corpol 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 to secure the payment of its debts and obligations.
 TEIRp-The capital stock of this corporation shall be S5OOOo.OO, divided into 5oCO1 shares of the par value of S1.OO each. At such time as 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, by the sale and transfer to 1t of real and personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation, or by services rendered said corporation, aud shares of sad cap1ta may then issue an sucn 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 transaction, the judgement of the Board of Directors to the value of the property purchased, services rendered said corpor- ation, shall be conclusive.
 ForITE-The existence of this corporation 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 to the laws of said Territory.
 FIFTE-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. l. Topham, A. w. GeogheGan. R. s. Sturmer and Wm. Schackmann: thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected from among the stockholders as the Bylaws of the corporation may provide. except that for the purpose of electing Directors, and that only, what Is known as the cumulative system of voting is hereby adopted
 sIETE-The greatest amount of indebtedness either direct contingent, to which this cor poration may at any time subject itself, isi $25,o00.09.
 SEVENTH The stocksholders of this corpor- ation and their private property shall be foT- ever exempt from ali corporate debts and liabi- lities.
 1N WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands, this 1st, day of October. 1903.
 R. J HIPWELL, Seal
 w. E. TOPHAM, Seal
 A w. GEOG GHEGAN, Seal.