The news-herald., 1903-01-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
A. H. BUTLER & COMPANY.

l. We, Albert H. Butler, Masenus
Fl. Briggs and Albert B. Curtis, agree
to form a corporation under the laws Of
the Territory Of Arizona, under the
name Of A. II. Butler and Company
with its principal place of transacting
business at Phoenix, Arizona, with a
branch Office in New York City, state Of
New York.
II. The business Of said corporation
shall be the purchase, lease, bond or
otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell,
deal in, pledge, mortgage or hypothe
cate stocks. bonds or other evidences
of debt mines. lands or other pron-
critics; to conduct a general brokerage
and commission business; to act as
agent for others; to conduct general
real estate and mercantile business; to
deal in investment securities of all
kinds and in general to do all things
necessary for the proper conduct of tilo
business Of the corporation in the ter
ritory or elsewhere, not inconsistert
with the laws CT the United States and
the Territory of Arizona.
III. The capital stock of said cor.
poration shall be fifty thousand (s59,
000) dollars. divided into five hundred
| 5000 shares Of the par value of one
hundred ($100) dollars each, which
stock shall be issued full paid AMI
non -assessable in exchange for cash
| services or property.
". The business of said corporatic12
shall be conducted by board Of three
| ca directors. who shall be elected al
nually by the stockholders Of this cor
! pOration.
| V. The corporation shall commenca
business On the date these articles are
filed in the Office Of the Secretary i
Arizona, and shall terminate twenty
five (25) years thereafter
| VI The highest amount Of indebted
ness, direct or contingent, to which this
corporation shall subject itself at any
time is thirty-two thousand ($32, ,0O0)
! dollars.
VII. The private property of stock
holders Of this corporation shall hn
exempt from its corporate debts
In witness whereof, we have hereunto
subscribed our names this 22d day Of
November, 1902,
ALBERT II. BUTLER.
MARSENUS H. BRIGGS
ALBERT B. CURTIS
State Of New York,
County of New York SIS.
On this 22d day of November in the
year 1902, before me, Jennie Green. n
| Notary Public in and for the county
aforesaid, residing therein. duly com-
missioned and sworn, personally ar
| peared Albert Fl Butler, Marsenus H.
| Briggs and Albert B. Curtis, known to
me to be the presOns described il.
whose names are subscribed to and who
executed the annexed instrument, and
they acknowledged to me that they exc
cuted the same for the purposes anf
considerations therein expressed
/ In witness whereof, I have hereunfo
set my hand and affixed my official seal
the day and year last above written
My commission expires March. 1903.
(SeaD JENNIE GREEN.
Notary Public Kings County
| Certificate filed in New York county
Territory Of Arizona.
County CT Maricopa. SIS.
I, B. T. McFall County Recorder in
and for the county and territory afore,
saide, hereby certify that the within in
strument was fled for record at 1:O5
o'clock .. m. on this 8th day of Decent
Der, 1902, and duly recorded in Book
No. II Of interpretations Records OF
Maricopa County, Arizona, ut pages 434
to 485.
Witness my hand and Official seal the
! day and year above written.
B. F. McFALL,
| (SeaD County Recorder.