Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the Gila Lumber Company

KNOW AL1 MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the und ersigned have this day associated ourselves tog ether for the purpose of forming | a corporation under the laws Of Arizona, and to that end do ,,dopt the following charter: 1 ARTICLE l. l The name Of .his corporation shall be THE 0iLA LUMBER COMPANY. ARTICLE II. | This company to have as it's principal place of business and where ali the annual meetings shall be held. to be at Globe Gila County, Arizo- ma, and may k,e ep other onices and places of business, as the board of directors may estab- fish, at which places all incorporation, stock holders and directors meetings may be held and all corporf te business may be transacted. ARTICLE III.
 The amount ,f capital stock of this corpora tion shall be tsl200O) twelve thousand dollars, l divided into twelve hundred shares of par value Of ten dollars each. ARTICLE ". The general nature Of the business in which this corporation proposes to engage Is us fol. lows. to-wit:
 To do a gcr eral lumber building mater al and merchandise business; to own and operate all Ri ids of machinery for reduction | of ores and the manufacturing of all kinds Of builders material to buy and sell mines, real estate oil h nds, factories, leases, bonds, con tracts, and itocks of other corporations; to own, hold, sell and control letter patents and inventions; to borrow money and execute notes, bonds mortgages or deeds of trust and contracts; Q build equip and operate street railways, t'amways or other means of trans portation
 ARTICLE "
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con ducted by a board Of three directors compos. cd of stoc sholders, who shall annually on the third Saturday in october Of each year be elected, beginning with ,he year A. D. 1905. And until such election the following per sons shall act as and be such directors to-wit: Perry B. Lady. Edward A. Laufrer and J. II. Wright
 It is further provided that majority of stockholders may call n special meeting at any time to make any changes in the manage ment Of the business.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The highest amount Of indeb tedness or lia- bility to which this corporation shall at any one time subject itself shall not exceed five thousand dollars.
 ARTICLE VII. This corporation is formed to endure twenty five years, after It's articles are duly executed and it's charter rights may be renewed for pc. riods not exceeding twenty-five years at a time
 ARTICR VIII
 The private property of the stockholders Of this corporation shall be and is heI eby forever exempt from all liability for its debts or obllga- tions
 ARTICLE TX.
 The articles of incorporation may be amend. ed in any particular by vote of the maj iority of stockholders Of the company at any annual or special meeting called for that purpose, and the amendment shall be filed with the record CT of Gila county. and lhe auditor Of the terri tory of Arizona,and printed as required by law. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this fifteenth day Of octo- Der A. D. 1904
 PERRY B. LADY Seall
 EDWARD A. LAUFFER [SealI
 ]. II. WRIGHT [Seal Signed and sealed in the presence of