Arizona republican., 1905-11-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Of the Southwes ,ern Sme4ter Co.

 We. whose hands are hereunto affixed, hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the territory of Arizona:
 First: The names of the incorporators are Samuel l.. Bean, Charles F. Preston of the corporation shall be the South western Shelter Co.
 The principal place within the terri tory of Arizona in which the business of the said corporation is to be trans acted is Phoenix and the principal place outside of Arizona, is in the city of business may be transacted and where meetings of stockholders and directors may be held.
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is to make contracts. purchase. lease. bond or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or hypotheeate and deal in any and all kinds of real and personal property, in cluding bonds and shares of capital stock claims. oil lands, coal lands. mineral lands. oil, gas, coal. Shale, petroleum, aS- bestos, salt, water, water rights and and to work, mine, explore, operate and develop the same; to borrow money, exc cute notes, bonds. mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same and to exercise in respect thereof and of all shares of capital stock and other securities and obligations any and all rights, powers anu privileges OI lIlulNluual owners, 1n- cluding the right to vote any shares of stock held by 1t to the same extent that a natural person might or could do; and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation.
 Third: The authorized amount of cap ital stock shall be three million ($3 70 0,00C) dollars. divided into 5000 shares of the par value of one hundred CS10O dollars each. At such time as the, board of directors may by resolution direct sad capital stock shall be paid in, either in cash or by the sale and transfer of real or personal property to the said corpora ton for its uses and purposes. in pay ment for which the shares of the capi- tai stock may be issued, and the stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid and non-assess- able, and the judgment of the directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 Fourth: The time of the commence mnt of this corporation shall be the 3d day of October, 1905. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years there Fifth: The affairs of this corporation shall te conducted by a board or not more than three directors. for the pres ent. with the right to increase the mum Der at any time to five and the follow ing. named shall constitute such board and the officers of the corporation unt'l 1 fheir successors are elected and quail fled: s. l.. Bean. president: Randolph F. Beam. vice-president; Charles F. Preston. Thereafter the board of directors shall he elected from among the stockholders on the 4th day of January in each year Sixth: The highest amount of indebt- edness or liability to which this corpora tion is at any time subject shall be two million ('2 0)0 000) dollars.
 Seventh: The pr;vate property of the stockholders of this corporation shal be exempt from corporate debts of any kind wha' soever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto set our hands and seals on this Fist day of Sept, 1905.
 SAMUEL l.. BEAN. (SeaD
 CHARLES F. PRESTON. (SeaD
 RANDOLPH R. BEAM. (5eaD State of New York.
 County of New York,-ss.
 Before me- Cecilia Berstein. a notary public in and for the state and county aforesaid. on this day personally appear ed Samuel T.. Bean. Charles F. Preston Randolph R. Beam, known to me to be the persons whose names are sub scribed to the foregoing instrument. and acknowledged 70 me that they eveHute1 the same for this purpose and consider ation therein expressed.
 Givnn under ny hand and seal of office, this Fist day of Sept. 1905
 (SeaD CECILIA BERNSTEIN.
 No'ary Pubic
 County Of New York. Nv commission expires SOth day of Filed according to law. Oct. 3. 1905.