The Arizona sentinel., 1904-04-06
Articles of Incorporation
 -of the American Switch and Signal Co.
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The undersigned, 4. J. Gutzler, ". A. Bon durant, II. MacDavenport c. W. Borden and r. B. McCabe hereby associate ourselves to- gether and execute these articles of incorpor- ation for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the territory of Arizona, the name of which corporation shall be the American Switch and Signal Co.,, and its principal place of business shall be at Yuma, County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, with branch offices at such other place or places as its Board of Directors shan-hereafter desig- nate.
 ARTICLE IT. The general nature of the business of said company shall be to acquire, own and operate patents and patent rights of any and all kinds of mechanical devices, but especially devices pertaining to and intended for switches and signals; te erect, own, operate, lease and sell telephone and telegraph lines; to build rail- roads, tramways and electric roads, and canals. and to conduct any or all of the busi ness above named in Arizona or any other state or territory in the United States, or in any foreign country. ARTICLE III. The capital stock of said company shall consist of slOOO,OOo, divided into 100000
 
 stock, upon issuance, to be paid in cash or its equivalent in property conveyed to said com- pany, or for services for said company, and shall be forever non-assessable. ARTICLE ". This corporation shall commence business when its Articles of Incorporation are filed with the County Recorder of said Yuma County, and the Secretary of the Territory of
  therefrom.
 ARTICLE V.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be d. rected by board of directors composed of five ockholders who shall be elected annu- ally on the first Monday in January of each year, and until such election, A. J. GutZler, ". A Bondurant, II. MacDavenport, c. w. Borden and P. B. McCabe shall act as such directors.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The highest amount of indebtedness and lia- bility to which this corporation shall subject itself shall be the sum of S5, ,000 ARTICLE VII.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the debts of this corporation. ARTICLE VIII.
 These Articles Of Incorporation may be amended by a majority vote of the stock holders of this corporation at any regular meeting of the stockholders or any other meeting called for that purpose and the amendments shall be filed with the County Recorder of said County of Yuma, and printed as required by law. ARTICLE TX.
 The directors of this corporation may adopt bylaws for this purpose at their first meet ing; election of directors and stockholders meeting annually shall be he'd annually on the first Monday in January of each year. Witness our hands and seals this 18th day of March, 1904.
 A J. GUTZLER, ISeall
 w. A. BONDURANT, [Seall
 H. MAcDAVENPORT, [seall
 c. w. BORDEN, [Seall
 P. B. MCCABE. [Scall STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Los Angeles. "
 On this 18th day of March, 1904, before me- Frank $. Adams, a Notary Public in and for said County of Los Angeles, State of Cali fornia. residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared A. J. GutzIer. ". A. Bondurant, II. MacDavenport, c. w. Borden and F. B. McCabe, known to me to be the persons whose names arc subscribed to to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same. [Seall FRANK J. ADAMS, Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State Of California.
 Recorded at request of J. W. Darlington, at 2:l5 D. m., March g, A. D. 1901.
 c. P. GROWN,
 County Recorder Territory of Arizona
 County of Yuma. ss
 I, C. P. Cronin, County Recorder in and for the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona dc hereby certify that the foregoing is true full and correct copy of Articles of Tncorpora- tion of the American Switch and Signal Co.,, as filed for record in my office on the 23d day of March, A. D. 1904, and as ap- pears of record in Book 1, of Articles of Incor- poration, Records Of Yuma County aforesaid. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 23d day of March, A. D. 1904.
 C. P. GROWN,
 County Recorder Yuma County, A T. March 1oa4