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

I KNow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. that the undersigned residents of tine City of Nog;i- les, County of santa Cruz an Territory of Arizona, have this day asso ;iated ourseves to get her for the purpose of organizing and con ducting corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and te that end wa do hereby certify the followIng
 E.RsT-The names of the corporators are h. J. Hipweii. ". E. Topham ard A w. Geoshe- gan. and the name of tha 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 aad Territory of Arizsna. It may maintain such branch offices either within or without the Trrtory of Arizona. IS it's eard of Directors may e-tab- fish. At such branch offices, meetings of the Roar,i of Direc tors and stockholders may e held and any CT all of it's corporate business transacted
 SECOND The purpose for which this corpor- ation is organized is to engage in a general pre- 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 os merchandise. wares. goods and commodities; to engage in the business of and to act al 6 an importer, factor, commission merch- an., forwarding and shipping agent, warehouse man and dep sito-y in all kinds. classes and manner of personal property, chatteis and merchandise: to acquire, own. hold. deal with anl 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: to enter into and become q party to any tran acton Of lease mortgage. pledge hypo othecation of real or personal propsrty; to acquire, OWE, hold operate and control cold storage and ice lnanu- facturin, plants r1anufacturies: to acquire !. manage, deal with and dispose of shares of the capital stock and the bonds or securities of other corporat ols, and to vote and control such stock aad securities so held by It. to tine same extent that a natural person might or could do; to purchase cut of it's surplus profits. 0 otherwise -quirc and control shares of the capital stock of this corpo ation; to borrow and loan money; issue bonds, certificates of de posit, any other lawful evidences of in debtedness; to pledge. hypothecate and mort gage ny and all of its corporate stock and property to the payment of its debts and obligations.
 TERp-The capital stock of this corporation shall be So.0oo.oO divided into 5o. .CuJ shares of the Board of Directors msy 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 and personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation, or by services render, d said corporation, a--d shares of said capital stork may be then issueI and such shares so issGed shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully pad up forever sessable, and in the absence of actual fraud in the transact ion the judgement of the Board of Directors the value of the property purchased, services rendered said corpor ation, shali be conclusive
 FouETE-The exist eloe of this corpO -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 9 years thereafter subject to renewal before such termination pursuant to the laws of said Territory
 FTTE-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board of five Directors, and the following named persons shall constitute said Board of Directors. until their successors may be duly elected: k. J. Hipwen, w. l. Topham A. w. Geoghegan. R. s. Sturmer and Wm. Schuckmann: thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected from among. the stockh olcers a the Bylaws of the corpora atiOn may provide. except that for the purpose of electing Directors and that only, what is known the cumulative system of voting is hereby adopted.
 SIXTH-The greatest amount of indebtedness, either direct contingent, to which. this poration may at any time subject itself, is S25 5OOO.oo-
 SEvENTE-The stocksholders of this corpor- ation and their private property >hall be fOr- ever exempt from all corporate debts and liabi- lities.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have hereuntu set our hands. this Ist. day of October 19os-
 k. HIPWELIi, Seal
 W. F.. TOPHAM. Seal
 A. w. GEOGHEGAN, Seal.