Arizona republican., 1904-06-12
First publication June 10. 1904.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE PHOENIX INDEPENDENT TELE PHONE COMPANY

PHONE COMPANY.
 Krow all men by these preTeu' S: thlt we. the undersigned beng desl ous of l forming corporation under the IVY 5 1 of the territory of Arizona, Go Il r b / adopt and declare the fol owing ar icles Of inCo-I oratoa'
 | I.-The name of said company is anl 1 shall be: "PHOEsNIX INDEPENDENT 1 TELEPHONE COMPANY" ! 1.-The names of the corp5rators are II. M. Joy, Joseph II. K lbbey and | Arthur J. Edwards.
 1 IIL-The principal place Of bus.ne $ of said corpoI alton is and shall be the City of Phoenix, Maricopa county, Ari- zona.
 | GN.-The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by sai | corporation is the establishm mt, con- struction and operation or te epior e and telegraph lines and systems; the 1 acquisition of franchises for the same, ard the dispo iticn thel eof; the acqu . sition of stocks and bonds of other cor porations: and to do al acts and things necessary and eXpedient in carrying out the objects and purposes of the corpo.- at,on.
 V.-The capital stock cf Sail cori or ation shall be one hundred t.ous slnd | ($10a.oOO dollars, divided into ten thou sand Q0o00) shares, of the par valu of ten (slO each, payable il cash or its equivalent. at such tme 5, and upon such conditions, as tLe Bo IT ! of Directors nay crdail.
 NI.-The said corpora ion shall con- mence at the time of the filing O, thee Articles of InCOrporati ion in tha off e ] CT the County Recorder of Mar c0pa l County. and a certifi coy tee. eof n | the office Of the Territorial Aud t7r Cf Arizona, and shall terminate twcn y- | five years thereafter.
 VII.-The affairs and business O said corporation shall be conducted ty a Board of Directors, consisting of three (9 stockhCldeIs, who sail elected. after the first year, by tte stockholders at regular annual nee - ! ings. the time Of holding of which shall be fixed in tue bylaws. Until the first regular meeting of tte stcckho d crs the following persons shell te the directors If. M. Joy. JO cDh II. K b bey. Arthur T. Edwards.
 EIIL-The officers of said sorro a. ton shall be President. Vice Presi- dent, Secretary and Treasurer, and such ether officers the Board of Di-
 
 necessary 10 appoint. For the first year. and until their successors are elected and qualified, t'c fol W n2 shall be the officers of the company President. H. NJ. Joy, Wee Pre- iien, Arthur J. Edwards
 IN.-The highest amount if inde bted- ness or liz bility 10 which this company shall at any time b. subjected is SIX } thousand dollars.
 N.-The private proper ty of the st7ck- holders shall be exempt from liabil ty for the corporate debts.
 XI-The capital stock of this com pany shall be forever non-assessable.
 XH.-No stock of this company shal be issued until fully paid In witness whereof. the said cor orr tors have hereto set their hands th eth day or June. A. D 1901. H. NJ. Joy.
 JOSEPH F. KIBBEY. ARTHUR J.. EDWARDS. | Territory Of Arizona, County of Ma i Copa. ss. Before rIe. Ada Irwin. a No
 tary Public in and for the County an. Territory aforesaid, on this day D r sonally appeared H. M. JOy and ArthI
 J. Edwards known to ne to be in
 persons whose namcH are subscrihe e. ! ton. ard severally acknowledged to m that they executed the same for tH purpose and consideration thece.l expressed.
 Tn testimony whereof I have h re unto set my hand and affixed my officia seal this 7th day of June, A. D. 1901. My commission expires Dec. g. 1905 CNotary Seal) ADA IRWIN, Notary Pub iC Territory of Arizona, County Of Mai
 copa, ss.: Before me, Ada Irwin, ai No
 tary Public in and for the County an, Territory aforesaid, on this day person
 ally appeared Joseph II. Kibbey, know to me to be the person. whose pame i l subscribed to the foregoing Articles ( : Incorporation. and acknowledged t
 me that he executed the same for tn l l purposes and consideration theye'n ex . pressed.
 I f Tn testimony whereof, I have here . unto set my hand and affixed my of ! ftcial seal this 9th day of June, A. [ f 1904.
 t My commission expires Dec. 9 10, Q CNotary SeaL} ADA IRWIN Q Notary Pub i' l Territory of Arizona, County of Mari = copa. ss. I. B. r. McFall, County Ro r 'ol'I'F III anu IOl IIl' 'uutly dl iE' = ritnry aforesaid. hereby certify that { have compared the foregoing copy wit l the original Articles of Incorporate @ of the "PHOENIX TNDEPENDEN l TELEPHONE COMPANY" filed an e recorded in my office on the 7th day ( . June, 1904, Tn Book Nc. 24 of Incorpo r ations, at Page, and that the san '. is a full, true and correct copy of sue t original and of the whole thereof. t Witness my hand and seal Of offic' n this 7th day of June, 1904. n (Seal) B. r. McFALL, e County Recorde l. By A. S. ARTHUR, Deputy.