Arizona republican., 1904-06-14
First publication June 10. 1904.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE PHOENIX INDEPENDENT TEIE- PHONE COMPANY

Know all men by these presents: that we, the undersigned being dosioCs of forming a corporation under the laws of the territory of Arizona, do hereby adopt and declare the following ar.- icles of incorporation;
 l-The name of said company is and shall be: "PHOENIX INDEPENDENT | TELEPHONE COMPANY 1.-The names of the corpcrators are H. M. Joy, Joseph II. Kibbey and Arthur J. Edwards.
 III.-The principal place of business of said corporation is and shall be the City of Phoenix, Maricopa county. Ari- zona.
 IN-The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by sail corporation is the establishment. con Struction and operation or telephone and telegraph lines and systems; the acquisition of franchises for the same. and the disposition thereof: the acGu- sition of stocks and bonds of other cor poratiOns: and to do all acts and things necessary and eXpedient in carrying oat the objects and purposes of the corpor- at!on.
 V.-The capital stock cf said correc- ation shall be one hundred thousand l ($l0O.OOm dollars, divided into ten thou
 sand Q0,OOO) shares, Of the par value
 of ten (s1O) each, payable ia cash or its equivalent, at such t.mes. and upon such conditions, as the BOlFI | of Directors may ordain. ! VI.-The said corporation shqlf corr
 mence at the time of the filing O. thee
 Articles of Incorporation in the office
 Of the County Recorder of Mar.copa ! County, and al certified copy theIeo in
 the office of the Territorial Auditor of
 Arizona, and shall terminate twenty five years thereafter.
 | NlI.-The affairs and business e
 said corporation shall be conducted by
 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 holding of which l shall be fixed in the bylaws. Until the ! first regular meeting Of the stcCkho d.
 CTS the following persons shall be the | directors: H. M. Joy. Jo-e2h II. K b. | bey. Arthur T. Edwards. VIIL-The officers of said sorUO a. 1 tion 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, tlc follwng
 shall be the officers of the company. | President H. NJ. Joy, V.ce President, | Arthur J. Edwards.
 IX.-The highest amount if indebted ness or liability to which this company shall at any time be subjected is sky | thousand dollars,
 | X.-The private proper ty of the stock- | holders shall be exempt from liability for the corporate debts.
 XI.-The capital stock of this com
 pany shall be forever non-assessable. | NII.-No stock of this company shall
 be issued until fully paid. ! In witness whereof, the said cOrPOra- | tors have hereto set their hands tha 9th day Of June. A. D. 1901. H. NJ. JOY.
 JOSEPH IT. KIBBEY. ARTHUR J. EDWARDS. | Territory Of Arizona. County of Rss E.
 copa. ss Before me, Ada Irwin. ,i0- tary Public in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, on this day r.
 sonally appeared H. NJ. Joy and ArthgT
 J. Edwards, known 10 me to b. tn persons whose names are suh scYits1 to the foregoing Articles of IncorPo a- ton, and severally acknowledged to nae that they executed the same for t.e purpose and consideration thecen expressed.
 In testimony whereof. I have h-re-
 unto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 7th day of June. 4. D. 19Oi.
 My commission expires Dec. 9. 1925. | (Notary SeaL) ADA IRWIN,
 Notary Pub ic.
 Territory of Arizona. County Cf Mari copa, ss.: Before me, Ada Irwin. c No | n Territory aforesaid on this day person- ally appeared Joseph H. Kibbey, known to me to be the peFEoH whose nam la subscribed to the foregoing Articles f ! Incorporation. and scknoWi-dged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration theIe'n eX- :,ressed.
 | Tn testimony whereof. I have her | unto set my hand and affixed my Of-
 fciaI seal this 9th day of June, A. n. | 1904.
 ] My commission expires Dec. 9. | 0I. 1 (Notary Seal) ADA IRWIN. Notary Pub ic.
 Territory of Arizona. County of Mari
 copa, ss. I. E. F. NcFall, County Bc- l 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 "PHOENIN INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COMPANY" hIef and recorded in my office op the 7th day ot June, 1904. in Book Nc. :& Of Inc O. DOT ations, at Page, and that the SSTe | is full. true and correct copy of such original and of the whole thereof.
 Witness my hand and seal Of OH e. l this 7th day of June, 190i. | (Seal) B. r. AcFALt- County Rec0ryies.
 By A. S. ARTHUR. Deputy. ] First publication June 2, Iseti