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

PHONE COMPANY
 Krow all men ty these gre en s: thlt we. the undersigned beng dosl. oUs of of the territory of Arizona, do Il r. b. adopt and declare the fol ow.ng ar iC!es of inCo-I orJt.on:
 I.-The name of scid company is anI shall be: 'PHOENIX INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COMPANY"
 IT.-The names of the corp-rators are II. NJ. Joy. Joseph H. Kibbey and Arthur J. EdW ds.
 Hi.-The principal place Cf bus.ne 5 of said corpOi at;on is and shall be lhe City of Phoenix, Maricopa county. Ari- zona.
 IN.-The general nature of the busi- ness propOsed to be transacted by sail . corporation is the estabiishm mt. con- strUct!on and operation or te ephor c and telegraph lines and systems; the acquisition of franchises fo- the same and the disIo itiCn theIe5f. the acqu = sition of stocks and bonds of other cor porations and to do al acts and things recos oss2ry and eXpedient in carrying cut the objects and purposes uf the. c3rpo-- at.cn.
 N.-The capital s,ook f cail ccr. O.. a;i1n shall be one hundI ed tcous md GlC9.CCD dollars. divided into ten thou- sand U0,0C0) shares, of the per valu ? of ten C$lG each, payabIe II cash or its equivalent, at such t'mes. and upon such conditions, as the Bo IT of Directors may ordaio. VI.-The said corpora i1n sh--l com- menCe at tEe time or the filing O the @ Articles of Incorporation in tha off Q Of the County Recorder of Mar cJpa County. and cerfi coy tse e0f n tEe office of the Territorial Aud t-r Cf | Arizona, and shall terminate twen " ! five years thereafter.
 NII.-The affa ITS and business O said corporation shall be c)rductei 7 | a. Board of Directors, consisting f three C3) stockholders, who s-all b l elected. after the first year, by tLe ! stockholders at regular annual nee = i ings. the time Of kol5ing of which shall be fixed in the bylaws. Untf, the i first regular meeting of the st1ckho CTS the following persons sk-ll te the directors: H. M. Joy. Jo cph H. K b. bey, Arthur T. Edwards. 1 NIII.-The officers of said sorCo a. 1 ton shall be q Pre=.de1t. Vice Prssi- { dent Secretary and Treasurer. 8ni | such ether officers the Bocrd of Di- ractors may from time 10 time deem. it . necessary 10 appoint. For the first ! year. and until their successors are elected and qualified ihc fol l5wn 2 shell be the officers Of the company. | President, H. NJ. Joy. V.ce Pre- iien., ! Arthur J. EdwarCs.
 ! IN.-Thc highest amount if iade bted- i ness or liz ability 10 waich this ccmplny shall at any time be subjected is SIX y thousand dollars.
 N.-The priv7te proper ty of the st-ck- holders sail be exempt from liabil ty for the corporate debts.
 ] Ni.-The capital stock of tti; ccm- | pany shall be forever non-as ssessable.
 NIL-No stock of this company shall be issued until fully paid.
 | Tn witness whereof, the slid cor. or 70 tors have hereto set their hau1s tn g 9th day of June. A. D. 1901. H. M. Joy.
 JOSEPH II. KIBBEY. ARTHUR J. EDWARUS Territory of Arizona. County of Ma f. 1 Copd. ss Before mo, Ada Irwin. No i tary Public in and for the County an1 | Tor; itory aforesaid. on this day pr | sonally appeared II. NJ. Joy and Arth.u J. Edwards, known tC rc to be tn persons whose name" are suhscrit eJ to the foregoing Articles of Incorpo. a. | ton. end severally acknowledged tO ms that they executed the same for tre purpose and consideration ttere.r expressed.
 In testimony whereof. ] hava h re unto set my hand and affixed my offjcia 5ea' this 7th day of June, A. D. 1901. My commission exfires Dec. 9. 1895 (NOtary SeaL) ADA IRWIN, Notary Pub ic
 Territory Of Arizona. County cr Mai copa. sY.: Before me, Ada Irwin. 9 No. taly Public in and for the County arc | Territory aforesaid. on this day person. ally appeared Joseph Ii. Kibbey krOwr to me to be the person whose nam i, subscribed to the foregoing Articles C Incorporation. and acknowledged {, .me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration the Q n eX -ressed.
 Tn testimony whereof. I have here
 unto set my hand and affixed my of
 fcial seal this 9th day of June. A. D 1904.
 My commission expires Dec. 9. O
 (Notary SeaLl ADA IRWIN.
 Notary Pub ic
 Territory of Arizona, County of Mari
 copa. ss. I, E. F. McFall, County R.
 corder in and for the County and Ter
 ritory aforesaid. hereby certify that
 have compared the fore going copy witl
 the original Articles of Incorporates
 of the 'PHOENIX INDFPFNDFNr l TELEPHONE COMPANY" filed an, recorded in my office op the 7th day O June, 1g0t, in Book Nc. 24 of InCo-por l ations, at Pagc---, and that the sam | is full. true and correct copy of sucl ? original and of the whole thereof. , Witness my hand and seal Of office
 this 7th day of June, 1904
 (Seal) E. F. McFALL. County Recorder r By A. S. ARTHUR, Deputy. | ( First publication Jlne Q 1904