Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
First publication June 10, 1904.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE PHOENIX INDEPENDENT TELE. PHONE COMPANH

OF THE
 PHOENIX INDEPENDENT TELE.
 PHONE COMPANY.
 Krow all men by these presents: that we. the undersigned being deslrous of forming a corporation under the laws of the territory of Arizona, do hereby adopt and declare the fol owing ar,- icles of incorpora tlon;
 l.-The name of said company is and shall be: PHOENIX INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COMPANY"
 1.-The names of the corporators are H. M. Joy, Joseph H. Kibbey and Arthur J. Edwards.
 III.-The principal place of busine $ of said corporation is and shall be lhe City of Phoenix, Maricopa county, Ari- zona.
 N.-The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by said corporation is the establishment, con- struction and operation of telephone and telegraph lines and systems; the acquisition of franchises for the same. and the disposition thereof; the acqu sition of stocks and bonds of other cor porations and to do all acts and things necessary and expedient in carrying out the objects and purposes of the corpor- alton.
 V.-The capital stock of said corror> ation shall be one hundred thousand Gl00.OO0) dollars, divided into ten thou sand Q0,000) shares, of the par value of ten Gl0) each, payable in cash or its equivalent, at such times, and upon such conditions, as the Boird of Directors may ordain.
 Nl.-The said corporation shall con- mence at the time of the filing of the Articles of Incorporation in tha offic 2 Of the County Recorder of Mar c0pa County, and q certified coy theI eof in the office of the Territorial Aud.tcr of Arizona, and shall terminate twen'y five years thereafter.
 VII.-The affairs and business Of said corporation shall be conducted ty a Board of Directors, consisting Cf three (3) stockholders who shall b, elected. after the first year, by the stockholders at regular annual mee = ings. the time Of holcing of which shall be fixed in the bylaws. UntH the first regular meeting of the stockho d. CTS the following persons shall te the directors: H. M. Joy. Jo-eph II. K b. bey. Arthur I. Edwards.
 VIIL.-The officers of said sorro a. ton shall be a President. Vice Presi dent, Secretary and Treasurer, and such other officers the Board of Di- rectors may from time to time deem it necessary to appoint. For the first year. and until their successors are elected and qualified. tie following shall be the officers of the company: President, H. M. Joy, Vice Pre-iient Arthur J. Edwards.
 IX.-The highest amount if inde bted- ness or liability to which this company shall at any time be subjected is SIX y thousand dollars,
 %.-The private property of the stock holders shall be exempt from liabil ty for the corporate debts.
 XI.-The capital stock of this com pany shall be forever non-assessable. XII.-No stock of this company shall be issued until fully paid. In witness whereof, the said corTor1- tors have hereto set their hands tn g 1 9th day of June, A. D. 1901. H. M..JOY.
 JOSEPH Ii. KIBBEY. ARTHUR J. EDWARDS.
 Territory of Arizona, County of Ma l. ,copa. ss. Before me. Ada Irwin, a No- tary Public in and for the County an l i Territory aforesaid, on this day D r. sonally appeared H. NJ. Joy and Arthur J. Edwards. known to mc to be the persons whose name; are subscribed to the foregoing Articles of Incorpo a. ton. ard severally acknowledged to me that they executed the same for tre purpose and consideration therein expressed.
 I In testimony whereof. have h re unto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 7th day of June. A. D. 1901.
 My commission expires Dec. 9. 1905 (Notary Seal) ADA IRWIN, Notary Pub ic. Territory of Arizona. County of Mai | copa, ss. Before me, Ada Irwin, @ No ' tary Public in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, on this day person. ally appeared Joseph H. Kibbey, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the forcgo:ng Articles Ct Incorporation, and acknowl dged tc me that he executed the same for the purposes and conside alton the, e'n eX- pressed.
 In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand and affixed my of ficial seal this 9th day of June, A. D 1904.
 My commission expires Dec. g 1 O5 . CNotary Seal4 ADA IRWIN.
 Notary Pub ic Territory of Arizona, County of Mari copa, ss. I, B. F. McFall County R a- corder in and for the County and Ter ritory aforesaid hereby certify that have compared the foregoing copy with the original Articles of Incorporation of the "PHOENIX INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COMPANY filed and recorded in my office oD the 7th day o June. 1904, In Book Nc. 24 of Incospor- ations, at Page, and that the saTt is a full, true and correct copy of suct original and of the whole thereof.
 Witness. my hand and seal Of office this 7th day of June, 1904
 (Seal) B. F. McFALL.
 County Recorder 1 ItN ARTIIIrP nnrnntv