The Arizona sentinel., 1904-06-08
Articles of Incorporation

 Know all men by these presents: That we | the undersigned, whose hands are hereuntO affi xcd, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the general laws and the amendments thereof of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end We certify as follows: The names of the Incorporates are: stephen w. Dorsey, George II. ChartieT and George C. Haileman, citizens of the Cnite states. II. The name of the said corporation shall bc The Western Contracting Company and the principal place of business shall be in the town of Yuma, Yuma county, Territory of Arizona, where the annual meeting shall be held
 The directors may meet and do business in the city of Los Angeles, California, or such other place in the United States or any other country as they may from time to time de- termine.
 The general nature of the business proposed 10 6e transacted by this corporation shall be as follows, to-wit:
 To make contracts for the construction and equipment of railroads, bridges, station houses, warehouses, telegraph and telephone lines, the owning and operating of stores for the purchase and sale of goods of all kinds. to own, buy, lease and sell real estate, erect buildings for it's own use or under contract or for sale, to enter into contracts with other corporations to build railroads. conals, i'm prove streets, or do other and any sort of con
 
 Individuals; to build electris light plants gas, works, water works and to furnish power to others, and to do any and all things that would come within the scope ofa general con tracting business, and may accept in pay ment for work done under such contracts the stock and bonds of otier corporations and buy or sell the same. In the conduct of its business tilis corporation shall have power to issue and negotiate it's own stock, bonds, notes, or other evidence Ot indebtedness by sale or hypOthccation, and to deal in the stock and bends of other corporations.
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 The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation sh;stl be five thousand (5,00O shares of a par value of ten dollars tSl0.C9) each.
  poYation in cash OF it nlny be issued in pay ment for contracts; options, Or for services rendered, or for lands, buildings supplies, or for patents, machinery and other things val uable 10 the corporatie4l All stock so issued shall become fully paid up and non-a5Sessablc; and the judgHEent of the directors as to the value of tho property other things puT- chased and paid for in the stock of this corpo- ration shall be final and conclusive The time of the confn2encenTert of this cor. poratiOn shall be the date Of the filing ofthese articles ofincorporatior in the office of the County Recorder of YJGa county, Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years.
 The affairs or the corporation shall be con. ducted by board of three directors who shalF hold office until their successors arc duly elected and qualified as the bylaws may pro- vide, and the directors for the first year shall be as fellows:
 NAME RESIDENCE stephen ". DoISey Los Angeles California George N. Chartcr Los Angeles, California George c. Halden2an Los Angeles, California
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 The board of directors may by resolution Increase its number to five members at any time.
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 The highest amount Of indebtedness aside from the current expense accounts shall not exceed Thirty Thousand tsG0,G6e) dollars.
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 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall bc exempt from corpo- rate debts of any kind whatsoever. In testimony whereof the ineorporators have hereupto set their hands and seals ut Los Angeles, California, on this 3lst day of May, 1901.
 Stephen ". Dorsey.
 George If. chartier.
 George c. Ezalaenar. STATE oE CALIFORNIA, CcrltT oc -c5 A1go-es